| Show HOPT SENTENCED I 1 HE ELECTS TO BE HUNG JUNE BEING THE DATE FIXED FOR eor EXECUTION today to day being the date fixed for the passing of sentence upon fred hopt convicted of the murder of john P F turner the prisoner was bro brought into court at ten oclo ocio cb on being asked by judge hunter if he had anything to say why sen tence should not be bei bej passed upon him he replied that he had not yet made up his mind aa to the manner in which he preferred to be executed and requested that he be be allow ed a little time for consultation with the marshal on the subject the court granted the request and hopt was taken charge of by deputy marshal sprague Bp in about fifteen minutes subsequently the prisoner was wag again brought into court the usual question was put to him by the judge zo hopt p t replying that ho he had nothing t h 1 n g t to 0 state why sentence should not be passed udon upon him the court informed the prisoner that the statute gave him the choice of two modes of execution shooting or hangi hangl hanging hg hopt replied that he could not quits quite makeup hla bla mind as to the metr mett lod iod but he had consulted with the marshal and would make a choice of hanging the court then la a the usual statutory form passed sentence of deathly death by hanging upon the prisoner the spot designated being some private place within the third judicial district and the time between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm cf june iet isi 1833 A large crowd was in the court room and witnessed the scene which was almost totally unsentimental except on the part of sheriff turner the father of the young man who was eo bo foully murdered the court so far as aa discernable discernible discern able the bar and the crowd made no exhibition hibi tion of emotion while the prisoner prisoner manifested the most stolid as to his bis approaching doom A few da days davs vs ago a motion of the defendant by his counsel cou neej neel for a new trial was overruled A oil bill of exceptions x is being belog prepared with a view to an appeal to the su supreme aerne court |
