Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-15

New York, Nov "a most pathetic
and remarkable scene occurred IN tne
General Sessions Court to-day, before
Recorder Smyth. Carl Felgenpaum
was ON trial for the murder of Mrs.
Julianna Hoffman, at 544 East Sixth
street, the night of September last.
The scene was dramatic one when
Feigenbaum, his face almost green IN
its deathly pallor, his, eyes, red with
much weeping, his hands and lips trem-
bling. was led to the har by two stall
wart court officers. Feigenbaum could
not speak word of English. Lawyer
Lawton, who had a hard fight for
Feigenbaum's life at the trial, stood on
one side of him and the court interpreter
was ON the other. The clerk Of the court
looked at Feigenbaum and asked:
"Have YOU anything to say why the
sentence Of death should not be passed
upon your" =,
"As sure as there is God in heaven"
cried Feigenbaum, al am innocentl
am inuocentl did not do itF
| AS he uttered these words he lifted
his hands high above his head, beat his
breast. shook his head and look OF
abiect terror came over his face.
| AN ATROClpUb MOhDhh'
"Tell him." said the recorder to the
Interpreter, "that on the first day OF
September last at 544 East Sixth street,
the evidence taken upon his trial dis
closed the fact that he committed the
crime of homicide. taking the life OF
Julianna Hoffman"
"They testified falsely" cried Feigen-
baum, with sob.
"Tell him." continued the recorder,
in cold, measured tones which showed
no emotion, "that the murder committed
by him was one of the most atrocious
that has ever come to my attention.
Feigenbaum mopped his face with
faded baudanua handkerchief, and
walled out the words:
81 always tried to make an honest
living. | would be ashamed to kill a
poor old woman"
DEATH AWAITS HIM.
"Tell him." the recorder went on,
athat the evidence also established the
fact clearly that the killing of this
j, woman was preceded by deliberation
/ and generalization on his part, and was
evidently for the purpose of robbing
her of the few dollars which she pos
sessed."
! 81 didn't know that she had money
broke in Feigenbaum. 81 didn't know
: that the man who was with me was q
a scoundrel."
: "Tell him." came the cold tones once
i more, ''that there is only one punish
i ment fixed for crime such as he has
o committed, and that is the punishment
of DEATH"
With tears streaming down his face
a and his whole frame shaking with emo
r ton, Feigenbaum almost screamed the
q words:
!, "Like Jesus Christ was crucified, so
will be! | am innocent! Oh, Godl
am innocentW
10 LED SCREAMING FROM THE DOCK.
X "Tell him that the painful duty de
wolves upon me to announce that Judg
Re ment and fix time in which it must b.
1t carried into effect"
ID Then Feigenbaum grasped the inter
n prefer with his left hand by the arm
It, and, pointing his right forefinger at thu
er recorder, said:
&c "Tell him am an old man, woult
T. not take knife to kill the old woman.
"Tell him." went on the recorder i
IT the same measured tones, "that tn
Is Judgment of the court is that he suite
I'd death during the week beginning Decen
IN Der 18th next"
Feigenbaum was led, screaming an
weeping, from the room over the "Bridg
of Signs" back to cell in the Tombs.