The sun., 1900-12-30
LIFE SENTENCE FOR BURNZ.
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Si'OND DyGRIy.
The Ns.ni, ~ the Trial II Considered . victor,
Tor the Defence III. pri.oo-r Received
Wis senttnre MIthont IrrIInE AppatentIt.

I WHITE rt.tys, Y. Y. Dec 20 After being
out for ncarly three hours tho iury In tho
trial of fdeM Claiming Burr7 for the murder
OF Stationmastet Fellows NJ Scarsdale sta
/ tion. on the Harlem Railroad. on the nirht
4 OF Dec 4. 1900 brought IN verdict to-nioht
OF guilty In tho second degree Just before
10 O'Clock Judge Roogh sentenced th" youth
TO imprisonment for life in Sing sing
The prisoner stood up Just before he wns
sentenced and said lie was ~ years old was a
clerk by occupation and that this was the
first offence for which he had ever been tried
DO YOU know Of any reason why the Court
should not pass upon you the sentence which
the law provides In tho offence Of which the
Jury has found you guilty." asked Clerk
Becker of the prisoner.
Burnz Razed vacantly at stalwart Deputy
BheriGs Moore Ind 1oder. who stood at each
side Of him. and after a rnusc rrurmured
long -drawn-out. NO" His manner at this
moment was what it had been throughout
tina trial. lie seemed not 10 he fully aware OF
what was going on about him. and to care
less. After his sentence had been pronounced
he calmly lighted a cigarette. stretched out
his hands for the nippers, and inhaling u
mouthful of smoke said. Well sheTins. let's
20 back 10 the Jail It's all over and it came
out Just as told you long ago IT would. VIII
you have cigarette2" The big sherns
declined smilinEy and escorted the boy over
tho iron enclosed bridge 20 the county Jail.
To-day at noon he will toe taken TO sing sing.
To the crowded courtroom tho verdict
apparently came as a surprise. 7 he spec
tators had evidently expected that II would
be murder in tho first degree When Fore.
man Charles Edd dSon Of 1arrytown announced
the verdict District Attorney Andrews
,4rprDai Ir,k Iff rbai Da la.
predicted that Burnz would be convicted
Of murder In tho first degree. Judge Mills's
face relaxed into a smile as hs declared =
the court that he had no objection TO sentence
being passed on the jury's verdict Yes.
j think IL Is big victory for US" he said
aftnrward. The boy was a self-confessed
murderer and We had TO put up a hard fght.
Murder In tho second degree was all that
We could hope for
or the prisoners family not a memb.r WAS
IN court when the jury returned. when news
home In Scarsdale Mrs Burnz and her daugh-
ter EXPRESSED much satisfaction at the out
come. lhe boys fsther would say nothing.
lie appeared in court only once during the
trial and was reported as saying that he had
no Interest whateyer IN the outcome Of the
fight for his sons life.
Dr. spltzka was called hen the last days
hearing began at 0;aS O'Clock this morning.
His opinion which was admitted, that the
both sides. Judge Koogh then ordered the
court doors locked and announced that no
person would be allowed TO leave the packed
room while the summing m was In progress
Just As Judge Mills was about % begin Burn2
tnitohsd about nervousy. physician was
the prisoner from view for the rest Of the
Judge Mills's appeal for a verdict ~ murder
In the second degree consumed almost Ave
hours His one contention was that Burnz
was not mentally, responsible at tho, time of
manner IN which the prosecution had OBJ |
tanned some Of its eHpert testimony. Prose- |
crtor Arrirews finished his argument for a |
death penalty At half past O'Clock, Judge |
had returned from sun er two hours later |
they went out to ballot. There we're more |
women than men present when they came |
back at $50 O'Clock. Whom the 'ury was |
seated and Young Bu-nz had wa'kei 70 his !
seat the foreman asked Judge Keogh, II We !
find verdict Of guilty Of murder l. Tho second |
degree will there be any sentence. other than
life imprisonment for the dcfandant?" Tho |
Court replied that there was but one penalty. !
Then they went back for 9, final session.
% one Of his keepers. From that point on
he appeared az Ease in his mind and stepped |
up eagerly 10 have his s.utence pronounced, |
Harry Deiter Who to tiAo elrlv In the trill |
that he w'- With Burn on the night TIT fe'; |
10 5 vas mpr 'era NIT he had susaostei |
XII Fellows he ought TO bring I'm to /
some light s,ot where he could count |
the money called On the Dit trict Attorney !
tonight Tie aid tat tie tall that had been |
maze bout hy motto inf encs h wing been |
evertet on Burr. ad frightened him. Pnt he
for the murder NJ Fello VS. The District Attor- |
ney told him not TO worry himself