Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-20
MKANE'S SENTENCE.
SIX YEARS M THE STATE PRISON At
SING SlNC.
A Great Surprise tn the Pabue-rh. D.,
soner Staggered by the Blow
Popular Feeling.

. BROOKLYN. y. Y. February bib,
Y. McKane. the convicted Grtyes.oa ,.,a,
teal boss, was sentenced this mornlng h,,
Justice Willard Bartlett "a ,hs co,,r, =,
Oyer and Terminer to SIX yeir' iro-ts,,
ment in the Stats prison ~ SIM, si,.,
The sentence was a great surIrss. 4, ,,,.,
one. II was expected that th, t.r,,s -.
commentator to mercy W0ulI l...so. r...
tice Bartlett 10 b. more ,.rtat. W.,
the Judge pronouncel sent.re. Mt.
turned deathly pale and ,u..s.i ... ,,e.
ing before him and Iears .Or.l l.e.t..
choeks.
Justice Bartlett took h.s % .. t,.
bench at l0Il O'Clock. Mcha.. .t..-
brought from Raymond-stt,,t tlf Id. .,.t'
as o'clock. His counsel ar.....
O'Clock sharp. They hal to .I.r ,,i.
squeeze their way thr.u.. ...
crowd that has ever as. 0.h.i .. t.'
courthouse In this citg Nf. b. f...
yers got inside II devciopcI QUAR- u.t....
had secured additional l...I .- r.
Person OF Colonel Edwin t Ir.
New York. Mr.. James dill ,H l.. ,......
for the condemned man t. r...U.'
He made motions for new lr.. .....1.
rest OF judgment. Tor ster. I.....f ...t..
ment. and FOR twenty days l. 3D.. A..
pare exceptions Tor stay. Iu.... Iart.
lett denied them all
PLEA FOR NEBCY.
Then Colonel James male a lr. p,,,
for mercy Mckanc listened. wI.h 49,
east eyes and flushed face. Ar.r b.
plea was finished, T. M Shena~i for ,t.
State, asked that long sntrc. o.. DO.
nounced
Clerk Byrne then asked N,r.H. ,t,
usual question. Have I aa,ih.,. DID,. ....
why sentence should u0I h. r,....l..
McKaBe arose. scizcl tfs r.Ir. vrb
his left hand, and m . .4 ... ,....,
| said II don't know $50 f.. .... .,,.
thing TO say much. ..t ..rlr 8
never did anything wr.n. N n. Did. D
| had nothing 20 do last r..rU0a wHb Oil.
| inspectors rever al.iaI .r.u af ,u
much less TO do anyihn- prrl. s,,
not guilty never dd au,fhH. arars ii,
all my life"
His voice grew Wcsk.- la Do .r.t,
tho last words. Ho he-tttl arl nan
/ turned towards his chair -u.l o, F.
minute. McKane." said C'..k p.rrs "y.,
have not yet heard your sart.a.a.'
! McKane turned back again. ,..ags, ,b,
} railing with his left houd. and md tt
/ right hand into his poet... THn Win
/ lifted head and closed ,yes d. u..r..l
The voice OF Justice BaUl,u broke on,
silence.
| THE JUDGES WORDS
! II am not at liberty" he .tI d, ,
tone OF intensity. TO disregard thr n..om.
mendation OF the jury Tor m,re, N...-.
/ theless. In passing sentcncp. ,lnuu, over.
I look the great gravity OF OBJ. ,rm. 3D..
which this defendant nas heen convicted
The fact that h. disohc,rI fta laws a
the more "A matter ~ mnm.ut nr th.
reason that he Is an INTEL GENT man. wbu
exercised wide authority. ana who ku..
what the law was. This astalafed h.
, offence. The sentence should nlt De-. t.I
/ light lest II should nor b.. t nrop.r punish
ment; and. on the other hand. b. should
not be 50 severe as % .A,.t. ympath,
I The sentence OF the court IS hlt you p.
confined In the State prison at Sing SIM
for the ,eIm OF six years.
As Justice Bartlett spok. Nd. prlson.r.
face had gradually grown whittier ami a,
the words six years f'II 90 hls ears
hts countenance turned ptlil g. Hirte|
To 30 20 his chair with hi. eyes sfirl closed
! As he felt his way along las "a mar
stricken blind BY the severity of n, s,n
tencc, Sheriff Buttlinr tD1h hm by th
arm and helped him into seat.
Then the courtroom burst into an up
roar The court officers lnl tho iuIa
yainly endeavorei To r,st'r. orl,r Th
lawyers tried 90 talk D tho court. bu
they could not be heayi ShrflH slatiliu.
took his prisoner into o. sNle fpom. a0.
Kept him there until a sQuli of roio.mar
cleared the hall. After thtt ho tDok h.n
10 the Sheriif's office. anl ih.n lD thc mll
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