The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-31
CZECH SENTENCED.
Justice Lippincott Orders
the Murderer to Be
Hanged in October.
FISH" JOHNS COMPLAINT
Told the Court That His Witnesses
We're Not All Called-His
Demeanor.

With no other signs of emotion than
a convulsive clutching of his trouser leg,
with his right hand. and the setting of
his mouth firmer. John Czech, the old
fisherman who shot and killed his wife
Mary on June 8, listened to his sentence
of death in the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner this morning.
He was taken from the Jail and escort
ed to the court room and a~rraigned be-
fore Justice Lippincott by Under Sheriff
Erwin. Ex-Judge Abel 1. Smith and
Counsellor Frambach, the lawyers who
defended Czech. were in the court
room. Outside of the regular court at
taches there were no spectators.
The Court addressed the prisoner
through Interpreter Pressler. Czech was
asked if he had anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced.
In German he said: THAT is all very
well; but all the witnesses were not
examined. The witnesses examined We're
only those with whom she stayed.
There were others who were not ex-
amined."
The Court asked. rs that alp"
They ought to Judge me right" con-
tinued Czech. 81 don't care which way
it goes, but I want to be judged the right
way"
VERDICT WAS JUST.
.Your counsel have labored in your
behalf with great ability and force"
said the Court after Czech finished.
.TWe are informed and believe it to be
true that every witness possible to pro-
cure in your behalf and all evidence
possible for them to obtain, that might
be of any benefit to you on your trial,
they did procure and obtain on your trial.
Your defense was conducted with great
ability and care. Counsel were unceasing
in their efforts in your behalf. The jury
convicted you of murder in the first
degree for the Staying of your wife on
June 3 last. The Court is satisfied from
the evidence that you were entirely re-
sponsible mentally when you committed
the act. The life you and your wife led,
for which you were both responsible,
no doubt, appealed to the sympathies of
the jury; but on the evidence and the
law they were not privileged to reduce
the degree of your offense to murder of
the second degree. They could arrive at
no other conclusion than the one rem
dered to the court. Now it is the duty
of the court to impose sentence.
PRONOUNCING SENTENCE.
1.-THE sentence of the law is, and 1t is
by the court here now considered and
~adjudged, that you John Czech be taken
hence by the Sheriff of this county from
the bar of this court, TO the Jail of the
county from whence you came, and
there to remain and be kept in close
custody and confinement until Thurs
day, the Sd day of October next, on
which day, between the hours of ten III
the forenoon and three in the afternoon
of the same day, you be taken by the
Sheriff of said county to the place of
execution provided by him according to
law. and there be hanged by the neck
until dead"
AS Interpreter Pressler told Czech the
awful sentence which is the laws de-
mand as punishment of his cold blooded
crime, Czech shuddered slightly. He
was taken back to Jail and locked up in
Ward i, where all men under sentence
of death are confined.
The counsel said they had not decided
whether they would apply for a writ of
error in Czech's case.