Year: 1874

Imprisonment for Lire in the state


Prisoa-He Receives the Sentence


without Any Emotion.


There was large crowd in the Court of Oyer
and Termlner yesterday mornlng-Judge Brady on
the bench-to hear the sentence passed upon
James G. King, convicted OF murder in the second
degree for killing Anthony +. OMEN. On his way
10 the court room, accompanied by William +.
Howe OF his counsel, he told the latter that he
did NOT care Tor the conviction, as he ielt confident
that on reviewal OF it upon bill OF exceptions
the Judgment would be reversed. As he took his
seat he showed the same Indifference that has
characterized him throughout the trial. Though
the cynosure OF every eye, he did not quail for a
moment during the trying ordeal.


Ex-Judge Beach, his senior counsel, rose and
saiG Your Honor, am instructed by Mr.. King to
apprse the Court that he intends to present bill
OF exceptions, for the purpose Of reviewing this
trial, and to ask that you continue the OF
this Court to enable MIN to prepare his bill. With
regard to the result of the trial nave no obserya
tion to make-nothing to say to Your Honor. l
suppose 1t will take the stenographer a week to
transcrbe his notes and the counsel prepare
the bill, and to do with the utmost expedition.
feel it due to myself TO say that, although there
are legal questions presented on the trial worthy
of review by the Court Of Appeals, shall have no
further connection with this case.


District Attorney Phelps said he saw no objec-
ton to proonging the session, but there was no
necessity for deierring sentence.


Judge Brady-1 think it better to proceed to
Judgment this morning. The Court will be con-
tinued to give time for the bill OF exceptions.


The prisoner was then ordered to stand up, and
the usual questions were put by the Clerk. King
said his age is thirty-fve When asked II he ever
learned any mechanical trade he shook his head.
His last place OF residence seventeenth street
when asked the number he shook his head, and
when asked whether he had anything to say he
shook his head and muttered "NOthlng.n


THE SENTENCE.


Judge Brady then proceeded to sentence the
prisoner as oIlows:-'James c. King, you have
been tried by as intelligent, conscientious and
honorable jury, in my judgment, as any ever saw.
They have rejected your plea OF insanity. They be-
heved that you were sane when you did the ter
rlble deed for which you have been tried and they
have spared your life that you may atone Tor it and
repent ol that enormous crime 1t is not ior to
dwell on its character, for you are man OF inteli-
or any person IN the community. IL Is a melan-
Choly spectacle person OF your intelligence IN
such a position. There is nothing OF mitigation in
your case, and the Court VIII impose the severest
penalty of the law, Your sentence Is that you be
confined to State Prison, with hard labor, for the
term OF your natural le."


King did not move muscle or betray the slight
est symptom 0, emotion. As he sat down he whls-
pered some thing to John o. Mott, one OF his coun-
sci. and then reapsed into his wonted apathy till
removed by an Of1cer.


taken from the Court, sis either consummate
actor or the craziest man out OF the lunatlc asy-
lumn


It has since turned out, from statements made
by various members OF the jury that King had
very narrow escape from the galIows. When they
hrst went out they were all convinced OF his guilt,
sufficiently strong doubt In his favor to induce
bringing IN the verdict rendered.