The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-18
BRUGNO'S SLAYER DOOMED
uIs FATE a LESSON TO OTHER ITAL-
IANS, JUSTICE SM sArS.

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Tn. Condemned man Rstsrts. I~nsistinG
Tint he IL nnnocent-Two Otheru. Con-
yicted or nnanslnushter sent 60 Prison
/ R1.Poiesnan Bentenoed for CiusbinE.
Yesterday was sentence day In the criminal
branch of tho Supreme Court and Justice Smyth
WINS ON the bench. Among those sentenced were
tbroe murdorors, ono OF whom was con-
damned to death. The 6rst man called up was
| Policeman Owen Sullivan. who was convicted
| of clubbing q prisoner in q station house coll.
The prisoner was James Dalton, the highway
nnn who robbed Henry Hildebrandt, Brewer
Ringers collector.
sullivan said Justice Smyth. you have
already been severely punished. 1 understand
that you have been dismissed from the police
forco. Thus you lose the benefit Of your seven
years service and are deprived Of means of
supporting your wife and children. The
crime for which you have been convicted was a
brutal assault. Dalton. the complaining wit
ness, who is under n sixteen years sentence.
Justly deserved being sent to prison, but at the
same time he was entitled to the laws protec.
ton. The sentence of the Court is that you be
confined In the penitentiary for q period Of sixty
days."
The next man sentenced was William 9.
Sayros, convicted of granddaughter in the sec
ond degree. On the night Of Sept. 8 he came
here from Stamford, Conn.,. and with $l5 in his
pocket he started out to see tho Bowery. He
met n woman Mt Chatham square who snatched
his money. He caught her by the throat, and
she screamed for help. Three men came to her
assistance. She slipped the money to one of the
men. who proved to be Michael Agnew. Agnew
ran away. Sayres followed and struck AgneWM.
who fell on the sidewalk and fractured his skull.
"Sayres, you should have run away instead
Of punching ARnew." remarked Justice Smyth.
80 From ynur lnDpuape On tho witnpsH stand L
am satisfied you are a prizetlRhtcr instead OF a
hospital nurse, as your counsel claimed. You
are prizefghting terms. The sentence of the
Court is that you be imprisoned for one year and
The next man called walked to the rail crying.
He was John Shea, an ex.policeman., who had
been convicted of manslaughter in the second
mixed ale party at his house. 1l6 christopher
street; Among those who attended the, party
9uarrolled, and Shea hit Smith with a club and
threw q brick at him: Smith died from the in
juries thu; inflicted. In sentencing the ex'
The jury RECOMMENDS you to the mercy OF
the Court. 1 will be merciful to you by sen.
three months. When You set back to Sing Sing
you will find that YOU have to serve an addi.
tional two years and eight months. This will
keep you there for four years and eleven
How is that - inquired Shea, still weeping.
"Ill tell you" remarked the Justice. I'm
1890 you were convicted Of perjury for trying
to send an innocent man to prison on u trumped.
up charge. Of arson. For this you were sen.
fenced to eight years imprisonment. You would
DO there now. but you got n communication of two
years and eight months for good behavior. I'm.
der the law you will now have that two years
and eight months to serve when you get back to
prison."
Angelo Carhone." shouted tho Clerk. ard an
intelligent-looking italian stepped up to the
rail.
"Carbone," said Justice Smyth. you have
been convicted of murder in the first degree for
Killing Natalie BrOPnO, Your crime was com,
mitted within 300 feet of this building. You
stole up behind Brogno and stabbed him twice
Your countrymen are too handy with the knife
In passing the death sentence upon you / hope
1t will be a warning to your cou~ntrymen."
II don't see why an innocent man being sen
fenced to death should be u warning to Grim
inals." remarked Carbone. Il have been con
victed OF . murder which another man com
| mitted."
Justice Smyth replied to this by sentencing
Cabone to death during the week beginning or
Feb. z.