The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
80 YEARS AT
HARD LABOR.
Continued From Page One)
PLEA FOR CLEMENCY.

Judge Dixon took his seat on the bench
AT 20 O'Clock. A few minutes before this
the fS.ber. mother and sister OF Jennie
Bosschieter had entered the court room
ami had been conducted 10 seats in the
middle OF the room.
McAlister. Campbell and Death were
brought into the court room and were
conducted 20 the seats they had occupied
during their trial.
The proceedings were begun by Michael
Dunn. counsel FOR Death. who made
plea for Clemency toward his client. cit
ing his good record during the Spanish
war and the fact that up to the time OF
his present trouble Death had always
lived proper life. MIR. Dunn also asked
for leniency I'm behalf OF Campbell, and
presented a long petition signed by prom
incnt citizens of Paterson, who had
known him for many years The petition
bore l23 names, headed by that OF Mayor
Hinchcliffe.
Ex-Judge Scott then addressed the
court I'm behalf of McAlster. He wanted
TO offer only one suggestion IL was the
first crime with which McAlister had
ever been charged before a bar OF justice.
McAlister Campbell and Death were
then told TO stand up.
SENTENCE IMPOSED.
Judge Dixon addressing the prisoners
said: 'Nou stand convicted of murder in
tho second degree. Had you been found
guilty OF murder I'm the first degree the
punishment would have been death, but
the lenicncy OF the jury in 1he exercise of
their lawful authority saved you from
the gallows.
1--WE must administer the laws as they
are. IL Is true these sentences will de-
stroy your lives, obliterating every pros
pect of an honorable existence among the
people. The court cannot make any dis
tncLon but must sentence YOU for this
crime. [ trust the fearful consequences
from this crime viii help young men and
young women OF this community and
point out to them that they cannot hope
TO secure happiness outside OF virtue and
honor
"The sentence OF the court is that each
of YOU be imprisoned In the state prison
az Trenton at hard labor for a term OF
thirty years"
A PLEA FOR KERR.
When kerr made his formal plea Of non
vult cont, ndere his counsel. John Hard
ing spoke ia his behalf lie spoke OF
Kerr as an industrious man, honorable In
his past relations and hoped the fact of
'itrr's father being now on his death bed,
OF his faithful wife and six children de-
Plead for mercy at the hands of the court.
Judge Dixon in passing sentence on
l,eer said The evidence I'm this case
does not say that you helped I'm adminis-
teIing tie drug, but participated In the
raYishm,n mt of the girl. In one respect
your case Is worse than the others. You
were older and had more obligations for
v.rtuc
You had a wife, worthy Of the highest
affections, and children for your concern.
but you disregardcd all and permitted
yourself TO drift away from a proper do
mts'ic life, and now stand hero a wreck
OF Vice ano crime. and such n crime,
NO wonder it shocked the community
an startled every womany and manly
hearr. That pitlless ride, that dastardly
outrage
''lhe poor victim laid dead by the road
side regardless OF whether she would bo
found by kind friends or by beasts How
gladly would J spare your relatives. but
In the exercise 90 ms duty I cannot with
hold anything which the sentence OF the
Law requires
''1 he sentence OF tho court Is that you 10
imprisoned in the state prison at Trenton
for term of IL years at hard labor"
Tho four prisoners were promptly re-
moved 60 their cells ana will bc taken Ia
Trenton in a couple Of days.