The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-08
JERSEY "a / s JUSTICE, !.
II ytils So fff4g - ft.f 3lF ,.
sThrse Men Missi Convicted Of Murder.
4. o':las TkiI,yYeats u.
ANOTHER FIFTEEN YEARS
The 8 cla9 : Ar sa,l.hsrs0tS ,.ht' one 81. tho
IS. ss;M N Y en- LaysaDylngxasf il g 9 4,ss 8 u
4 son Was aelrg .''.'. I S'.
III 8anfanCad A
sentenced.

9utlDy VI muGoerslp JnoE second degree,
Tor. tho killing off Jennie ABossohieter,
on Dot. 18, 1900, by the administers
tion of choral and subsequent rape, toI
gothor with George j 1korr, who pload>.: !:
ed non vult contendre to a charge Of rapo
woro brought itno tho court Of oyer and
tormiuorrat Patterson, N. j J, on Tuee-
sday,f Tor. sente1ee by Judge ,pixon,s.s Mo-
AlIister. Campbell and Doat hwero each
sontonced,to;2Q years imprisonment. mt
hard labor and Kerr to 15 years impris
onment at hard labor The e,aentenees,
of atEMhS fhoft the ,fp9l gtor,nsS1f; ;fniis
prison. 6na MI hiahs tha. lew. pfoyitlosa
but in the case Of X err a fine .cf 81. 600
might havo been added HI t5s & ''isst
The court hQuae. was crowded. In
thecoMrt room wero tho father, step
mother and sister Of Jonnio Bossohioi,
tor. Counsel for. all tho def. ndapts.
pleaded for olcmenoy. ,McAllister, snd,
A CamrboH looked extremely palc and
! Death had tho appearances Of suffering
greatlysu ndor@th6'straiu.s $500 Ss.l
Judge Dixon addressing tho prisonora:
4 aaid:is ssYou stand convicted Of murder
in Ahn .sepondS degroosi Had you been.
foaaa s&;l.yaf murder Ii tho frs {, dc
gree J. he. .puniahmcpt,would havas boon,
death, hut thalenionoyy,of the juy>in.
thQ oXe{oiso Of their laval .authority,
saye9 you from the galloYa We; must
admAister laws as they .aro. tits trno
t6SsS aentencos will destroy your lives
oblit6fing;evefy prospects Of an ~hoSheeo,ff,,
abiesexiat 90 among Tho people. "'Pho
court cannot make any distinctions But
. mustssehtende you for tn iist is ooIrii1no. ss;;s
III t!tst the fearful Consequences
fraens rea i0Nfiime Will helrssSSpng t1pans apd
yen!nng ~ Of this community and
point t,o9t y t. the% .9a.:stst sttsaat shoy cannot
viqtuo and hof or: HRso sontonoe us.ap - ~;
court is,that each Of you bo impfisoned
in tho State prison at Trenton at hard
4 laboR fora term Of 80 years." = :Ssss:,
George j. Kerr :WasIhon called tofhc
+ bar, and by his attorney ontorod srloa
d OF nonas ynit contondere to tho charge Of
! ASSAULT Counsel asked tho court To-
y !exefoise! !clemehoy. Ha spoke Of tho
I pfisonor's fathor, aaid to !bo dyings and
ot*his: sistersswifo and Six ohildron. Z
1udge Dixon atonoe paBsod sentence
! HoS.Baid& sisf& l.SSat sssos & a: .,;f>iy. 4
:iasThaevidenco:i o:insthiu isssaso does not
say shatT You hSalpSa III adainistain@
the drug, butipartioipated Sin fsSs sssIs
islhNment Of the girl. y Ia ono s resIoctj
s yQny. cases is, /, yyprse thAp the othora
Il StiopSs, foyS virtue, You had 4 wifo wor. or
& thy Of. tho higbost sffootiona md ch;l.
4 dSSh f6r.1 .1yojnf ooii oiiiiSS3 corn. bnt vou 5;a.
a regardea all and permitted yourself to
drift away From d proper domestic lie.
ant now you stand hdfe : a WroSk' of
vice and crime and suoh.9a oriinol No
startled, ,sxssy., won aniy ) and: n,anIv s'tu
'heayt.,. That pitiloss: ride that daa
tardly outrage, tho poor victim laid
d9M BY 4 he roadside, itoa regardless / Of
fNt1ds Or bss beasts. ! How y gladly
would spare your relatfvob,5 but in
tho cxernss of.my duty 4 cannot, With
out. ;ho!d,anythipg which the Z Ghteneo
Of tho ,1aw rs quiri 3. The sentt nooiof the
opurt IL that you bo imprisoned in tho
state prison fol a term Of 1h years at
hard lab6rM ~ S!'s'SN'ls.sS.F \. \: Nh
M1S.A9llister,S tsampbell and y, nth aud
Aofr mado d. statement to tho publio
thig a!1s afterndon- ..It saya rs. r S.s 81,
..".inWo aro rosigned to our fate and
propose to fade tho future with manly
!eaEia1, h!esaaEFi1s, qark Y! rs it ia. u. q, 4
sbsef |Se . psss Dsf
%We oa,,id v,n:Asnaa aar p'a.iposs:. th; u
wonid tenSs1o ohs,a ~ IN ~ ,'h,;s thlnss. s!F
,6aI; ;SSns but wo proposo e taD +, sbsar nS ngr