New-York tribune., 1903-02-10
.YOUNG TO CELL FOR LIFE
tyusfice Hev7ick, -1duases and 1c-
cents Plea of Guilty.

The trial of William Hooper Young for the mur-
se- of Mrs Anna Pulitzer brought 10 q sud-
der and unexpected close yesterday in the GRIM
inal Branch Of ;he Supreme Court when Justice
Eerrick accepted a plea OF murder in the second
degree and az once sentenced Young 10 lmprisoh-
snsnt for life with hard labor, in Sing Sing.
For the first time his trial Young walked lnto
court He walked with feeble and halung STEP
nut with head erect and looking more like a man
than on any of his former appearances his eyes
had lost their look Of terror. and he sat strash' IL
his chair looking at the court HIS ai'ereo 'P
rearance was explained by the runor tha'
IL had been decided 10 allow him to escape '.ie
death penalty and plead guilty OF murder IN 'ne
second degree
Dixt-5ct Attorne.. Jerome with W. r. s. Hart and
Lawrence NJ. Martin, GounSs counsel mao
wbisnered talk with Justice 1Eerrick. and Young
was taken from the courtroom Ten minutes lale,
Mr. Hart returned 10 court. and again the oounsei
talked with the Judge.
Clerk Penny called Young to the bar Then Jus
tice Fferrick spoke sharply:
Young, stand Ut.
Young stood ur He seemed TO understand thor
cughly all that going on and there "s7 "O
trenlor in his face or in his hands
I understand Justice Herrick went on. ina, %
you wish 70 recall your plea Of not guilty. a"o
plead 20 murder in the second degree.
Prompted by his counsel. Young murm'Ired some
.t,ne .t1st Justice fierrick construed into an
assent.
DO vou desire TO be sentenced now
Again Young murmurod something
-r,e,e is no occasion now Justice Hcrrick said
for me 10 make any remark as to the enorini's
af 1our nfencc. You aware Of the pehah! "a
vour crime The sentence Of the court is that you
he conhned in the State prison at Sing Sing at haro
abor for the term OF your natural life
Young was taken back 10 the Tomhs- ne
showed no signs OF perturbation. and walked as
calmly out Of court he had walked in
Justice Herrick said to the jury:
II Is hut right TO tell YOU. gentlemen. that he
4 adj iSrd
this plea and also advised the District Al'"rnt: ~ ~
rcndition AS you were Doubtless aware. he ma
been under medical surveillance, me reppIt ~ -.
1ops-rsct zt.ornev In substance states that this
man Is insane in the legal ASPECT OF =; t
From purely medical Po,nt 0I sbfiiT Fif 70 for crime
because Of insanity, u IS necessary 70 snon sif
ference between right and Nrong- IN A. tirr 5;wnr
man medically insane. who docs know me oal,So
ence between right and wrong Is rep@lSg drsnej 70
me Is OF that class While mentally unpa alsant1 5s
and subject 10 delusons he does know s t6T ~ q, 70.
~nce between right and wrong anG }hert IL l,ird
epcnsbIe his acts His insanity II OF N
called proeressive II ses5ed 10 me saT rna1ty
in this case, and that the law shouo oe ioI
with plea that would conle ,hiS = MAJ @ - ,ses,ion
that the law might have put 20 deatn Possioi'
irresponsible man.
MI Hart said he would strive 10 have Young
declared insane and have him removed from
tSiug Sing 20 Matteawan. Counsel Tor aopng pi ?
father who is now In Paris sick, oabied 10 faIi7
III Tba Srosecutiou was satisfied with the ending
a conflict Of medical testimony would have cause, cause
Enlargement and compromise verdict Aooep'
Frank Enselhardt witness IN inc @ ula mf Td
.hrrested yesterday on a warrant tW3 w. 9TH de-
xertion Engelhardt is the foreman of the ! I1srs
stable in Hoboken. where Young rented p'se'