The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-31
WILL BE SHOT.
Patrick CoughIin Sentenced 10 Die
On Decembe 10.

DocGmUc- AO.
Patrick CoughIin, stand upr'
Those words were uttered yesterday
afternoon at 4:35 and Patrick Coughlln,
recently found guilty of the murder OF
edward Dawes. rose to his feet Inc
great crowd in the court room We're eX-
pec.ing to hear those words, and yet
they dreaded them. They knew what
was coming, and many of them waited
the whole afternoon to hear sentence
of death pronounced. but now they
dreaded it. A strong pity was in the
breast of every one there, not Tor
Coughlin, but for his mother, worn
looking little woman with gray halr
and a terrible look of woe on her face-
She sat near him throughout the en-
tire proceedings of the afternoon, help
Iessly listening to the able plea of Colo
mel HAYES and the other attorneys,
hoping that a new trial would De
given. Surely they could never XIII her
bCy. But point after point went against
him and the terrible fear began 10
show in her face.
Prosecuting Attorney MaglnnlS nnlsh-
ed his reply to the arguments OF the
defendants attorneys and the court
over,.uled The motion for a new trial,
saving he would not shirk any respon-
sfbiljty in the case Il was then that
he said the words: Patrick COughEn,
stand up"'
The defendants nerve remained with
him and though he trembled a AtIle
and paled somewhat, he stood up com
nara lively calm. He was evidently OF
The c,Dinion that he was not 70 be al
loved to speak for he said, To like to
say Just one word, Judge" while he
was IN the act of rising 10 his feet.
Wait just moment, sad the
Judge. 4,,a
Judge Bartch then propounded the
usual question, saying that ne nau
been convicted Of the crime and asking
tioo INV sentence should not be passed
upon him. He replied IN an lhcohet|
emf manner that he would like about
thirty days to get some papers redoy
and filed for presenting his case lll0
was evidently the result OF hazy loea
% his counsePs plan, VINO aIlerW va US
asked for that time in which TO HE
bin of exceptions.
The agitatio of his mother moVed
every one in the court roonl' even
Coughlin. The judge said:
s.You were indicted by the grand
Jury of this judicial district OF the
crime of murder, and you nave peehl
found guilty of that crime Inc pendiety
fixed by the statute for the CRIME LOT
which YOU have been convicted Is
gaatb and must be inflicted by hang
ing you by the neck until you are uedu
or nv shooting you at your election.
7N7,icb mode of death do you elect
ehaU be inflicted mon you?
III take shot
you e1ect to be shot!
Yes"
His poor mother was rocking 10 ana
e-fe@ nd !
ing, NO! mol not that, not thal. 1dhe
Imprisonment for life.
She had not realized that the judge
must pass a death sentence, ana eNl-
IDENTIFY thought the prisoner coulu nave
his choice. The court continued:
"Tt is the judgment of the court
that YOU. Patrick Coughlan, be taken
from hence to some place OF cohllle e
-rent until Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1898, ana
befween the hours Of 10 in the forenoon
Of said last named day, in the YARD
of the iail or place of confinement
where YOU are confined. or in some
other private place within this Ju-
dicial district, you be shot until you
are dead. and may Coo have mercy
on your soul.
that sounded like braggadocio, but he
softaned at the sight of his mother 5
grief. and put his arm about her
Deputy Marshal Ballantyne whispered
something to them and they at once
left the courtroom.
The time for arguing the new trial
for Fred George was postponed till
Saturday. He seems quite merry and
thinks he got off easy with merely a
conviction OF murder in the second de-
gree
If Coughlan really realizes the posi-
ton he is In, he shows wonderful
nerve. But for the presence of mis-
mother it is probable that his de-
nleanor would have been more defiant.
The defense tried to get a new trial
on the ground of new evidence, but
could make no afIidavits that such
evidence existed.