| Show anil french arc gien lars in he fen feen cladas TO BE CS mrs OF ate ili nt ly alit baij hilll consoli Coc soli aim la nin trial the court room of the first district court wag crowded on the occasion of the of the two men lio had created so much interest for lie pa ft few 1 y s being ac cured 0 having burned the novelty theater it was that ahe in tion fir a new trial in the caie aa french would he heard and to the many it was of special interest to learn on hat ground the case could again be placed before a jury the of this motion did not take place until the afternoon major breadon then announced eliat be would picc ed to argue the case as french lie raid As your honor la aware I 1 hive drifted into the defence of french by be merest accident more than otherwise As mr goldan hai seen att to take the aae out ol 01 my hands after I 1 biad ben by the court to act lor him st a time that seemed hii tily impre arto erto me I 1 have bad m thice to dj with the case or to bay in hia behalf sines lie then edel to show that tho evidence as it has been adduced in the court was of such a natura that it could not be believed and therefore new trial houd b granted judge hinders n a brief as to hi MOW of the lie eaid that in his mind there ground for tha j ry to accept alis testimony as tey had dine and bring in the erect they did for that reidon he felt eliat he could not do otherwise than deny the motion for a new trial french end golden were told to stand up and receive e fr fiade in substance tha fol lowing under hi present of th I 1 feel this one cons ration and I 1 have the knowledge abat I 1 eted quitted Auit ted the judge of all judges whore is not like that of man and I 1 feel that at my next trial if I 1 ba at corded one 1 shall eland before my fellow men I 1 hue not a word of reproach to those who composed the nry th ch found me guilty the conviction was obtained obtain id on hearsay evidence and on thata oie there was nt a of ad bucel to bring me face to lace with the crime against me fora I 1 would ak your honor to bi as lenient in pronouncing ilia sentence of the court on the chirgo on which jl stand arraigned the ciura slid mr french you inow better than tie alry whether they have found a verdict in acord arne with the truth or not whether they made or not if there is a mist ike it is certainly amat I 1 escarc ly think it aliu alie inis taen w aa toddi diony brought in and there was amr to rebut it in the li rat lei 0 A e may conie to the of the action against you the aa burned there is no dispute aa to that part of abe tw there was reason to believe thit it was the work ot an incendiary from the statements you hate made according to the you had a knowledge ol 01 alie burning before abe fire took place aud you expressed st you were in company with those who on your own delencia claimed to have burned he theatre you were seen with him a short time before abe fire and was been amone the farat at the are and was in his company a few houis after abe fire while at the burning you was accused to your face of having done abe nork and you neier denied it but turned the question by an to tie accuser take a drink the truth ato remains eliat the particular attitude 0 the defendant during the trial ofin ton la to influence ane jury in their verdict I 1 say that I 1 cannot help that 1 agree with the jury that atances was brought out on the trial tends to connect you with the crime and show yon glifty french there was not one word of oia testimony that went on the stand aad was allowed to go to abe jury lliel was true statement of abe cafe it was all manufactured court that assertion will hardly ehnke an ordinary and man as bainn BO that goldena t sti mony was lie only w th a of truth la euine states this offense offence is made a capital crime and ia with imprisonment for life here the limit Is fifteen years and that under abe most liberal system of that I 1 know of where abe time will be materially shortened the crime in itself Is of abe highest degree it springs as a rule from malice for a man to go into the heart of a city and deliberate ily beet fire to a building where there may be human baingi Blee pinc cne carcell car cely conceive of anything more in its court bow old are you mr golden golden twenty seven years of a ee court and what is your age mr french french 1 was born in 1821 Mr Evane french yes air 1821 court you are then close on 0 o 70 french yes air I 1 am 18 abla was what to one and all appeared a deliberate lie to all who heard the answer it appeared that he was at not 40 yeara ol 01 age ami abo noise jauch a laight erand of became aa great that the bailiff bad to maintain order court mr golden the in your case is that you bo confined in the penitentiary tor the briod of twelve years and mr french your sentence ien tence Is be confined in alie penitentiary fur a period of twelve years that Is all thi gonera turned to their law cerp golden without any expression on his face while creich for a brief instant he was not pre pred or the extent of abe fente oce daring the afternoon golden was engaged in writing out a statement whick he tod which he gave to the tor publication A of TUB aked a ked him what be had to say of the cabe and he elated eliat be had nothing but what lad already appeared the commercial man be faid is to find out who swipes la these newspaper men think be 4 a myth bat mr knows better A hla statement of tho wo does not figure M of great importance at abia of the proceedings nothing wai elicited from him for nation just the motion lor the new rial 0 franchs frenchs Frenc hs cate french called a reporter of THE to one eide and hinder ir m an article describing life in hie city prison which be desire to see punished pubis hed it was and found to be crouched in such lang nace hat it to it it wag also very and referred to the conditions and treatment at the city jail the conditions at that place are such blat the grand jury found cra pion to censure it but whether it ia the fault of the management or the which at their dis joa the citizens of are allowed to judge tor themselves |
