Year: 1865

The Lazarus Murder-senteace OF Ber-


nard Friery TO be Hanged ON the Last


Day I'm March-sp>ech OF the Prisoner
Touching Remarks OF Recorder HoH-
man-How the Prisoner Took It-Sen-
tence OF . Noted Young English
Burglar for Attempting to shoot Po-
liceman-A Man Charged with killing
His wife with an Axe, &C.. sc.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before Recorder Hoffman.


II having been announced that Bernard Fnery, who
convicted Of the murder Of Harry LAZARUS last week.
would be sentenced yesterday morning. the court room
throngcd At early hour by anxious 10 VIII
the almost closing scene Of this terrible tragedy
Although there great crowd Captain ODonnell and
his assistants maintained the most perfect order Shortly
after eleven O'Clock the Recorder and District Attor
ney Hall and his assistants Messrs Hutchings and Bed
ford, came into court.


DARING YOUNG BURGLAR SENTENCED 10 TIE STATE PRISON


Previous 70 the sentence Of Frery, Mr. Hall sad-K
your Honor please, in the Of the people against
Charles English who yesterday convicted by his plea
Of confession OF shooting officer Connolly while he was
engaged In arrestng him for burglary, move for the
judgment Of the Court In that case.


The prisoner was placed at the bar, and when asked
piled that he was a clerk; and when asked what he had
70 why judgment should not be pronounced against
him, he said that he would like to have put over
other day for he had something TO say to the Court


The Recorder proceeded to pass sentence foows:-


1t by these papers, English, that you
teen years old and according TO the statement Of your
counsel you have been in this country about months
and yet you have been here long enough TO earn the
yopnr man II e s fearful thing 10 think usepo"'e pouns
man, seventeen years Of age, bearing your general
appearance Of intelligence and activity, should be
arragned at this bar for sentence upon serious
o charge this On the 7th Of this month
you were engaged in the commission Of burglary
and when the police officer In the discharge OF his duty
undertook TO arrest you you shot at him three times II
not your fault that you did not become murderer


was rather your good fortune that you did not succeed
In killing him The police OF this city In tho discharge
Of their duty to great risk and great danger
and the least that bad man do when he has violated
the law is not 70 assail the officer OF the law In the dis
charge of his duty when he seeks to arrest him. They
must be protected in the discharge Of their duty and
whoever commits any oftnce who takes the life OF
officer must expect the fullest punishment or tho law
The young men, the middle aged and the old men, who
see you sentenced this day for this crime, will realize
not only that the punishment IN certain but severe and
prompt shall, therefore, sentence you 20 the State
Prison for the term Of ten years.


THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY MOVES FOR SENTENCE ON yRIRy.
Mr. Hall then and said lit also becomes my pain
fu duty to move your Honor for the Judgment Of the
law upon the conviction In the case Of the People W.
Bernard Friery convicted the 17th OF February OF
murder in the FIRST degree


The Recorder-Put the prisoner at the bar
The prisoner, who seated beside his counsel
hesss scdgwck and Stuart then rose and stood al the
bar


THE CLERK TO THE PRISONER
Mr. Henry vandervoort, the Clerk OF the court said


Bernard Frery you may remember that you have here
tofore been indicted certain murder and felony by
you done and committed. Upon that indictment you
were arragned and upon arragnment pleaded not
guilty and put yourself upon the country for trial,
which country has found you guilty What have you
70 say why judgment Of death should not be pro-
nounccd against you according TO awf


FRiERY's sPrKCH


Frery spoke ~ folows-I went into IAzarus' place.
had intention OF harming him. drank for three
or four days. and did not know what doing I
always the best OF friends with him, and had any
falling out with him.


When the unfortunate man had finished his re-


markr Recorder Hoffman Addressed him In the following
Words


rxcoRpERr ADDRxxx TO vRrKRy.
Bernard Friory, 'he morning Of the Sd day Of
January 1893 In the presence Of several Witnesses you


stepped up 10 Henry Lazarus, said he "a good little
man. and plunged your dagger In his neck. The blade


OF was about seven inches long; you drew u from the
wound wiped the blood from u with your fingers,
marked that Harry was . good little man, but you


went out In the open air Henry Lazarus passed into the
immediate presence OF his God. He had done you
harm II was reckless wanton murder. II showed


utter disregard OF human lfe and without the slight


eat Qualification The only plea that could be nterposed


IN your behalf was that you was mad drunk when you


struck the blow Your counsel did a for you that could


be done, but wee In vain for them TO struggle again
blity Of contradiction The jury promptly rendered


verdict OF guilty Of murder in tho nEsi degree and that
verdict consigns you TO death upon the galows.
There IN q class OF In this city OF whom


you may be considered representative, who have no
| respect for the laws Of God They violate
| both. In the belief that they do with


impunty, aud IL Is only when tho heavy hand Of pun


ishment falls upon them that they realize their account


ability To either II is well for society that there


onsons when such be iuad feel that the pen


ahics OF violated law certain and The thou


sands VINO have watched your trial. M tN blcf ths You