The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-09
-x.-.....,. or Arthur Spring In Phlladsi.
co1vssUc. sSe Murder OF Ellen Lyach and

me aseSo .ol,,s ar Mann then addressed the jury
Co. the Commonwealth. He was followed BY Mr. DoIan
e. the prisoner and Mr. Reed closed the case Al about
~ oicIok At night Judge Kelley charged the Jury and
thew then retired 10 deliberate on their verdict
Az the trial was drawing TO close the o. .nse .h
excitement prevailed not only within, but among the
crowd outside of the court house me numee, 1.ouna
the building immense and ne business OF the
s.ons climbing up TO the windows from Sixth street.
the laughing or talking aloud Several we're brought into
court by the Marshas ocers and placed in the front
~ ths isouers dock until the court about to ad
iourn After q reprimand from Judge Kelley for their
tIes sness such their conduct appeared be-
when explained they were permitted to depart.
On his way to theprson, last night. or rather this
morning for il after IL o'clock Spring laughed With
the oHcers. and felt pretended to feel sort OF
sursnce that he Id be acquitted and expressed
himself II rumored at II O'Clock last night that
the Jury stood IL TO l. and that the one quibbng
npe matters which had little nothing to do with the
guilt or innocence Of the prisoner
This morning the prisoner brought from prison
about o,elocs BY that hour great crowd had
ssmbed having obtained knowledge Ct the rumors Of
the previous night There quiet but intense ex-
citeme.t pervadng the mass Compressed lips and CON
these and only waiting for occasion to excite TO action
minutes TO 10 o'clock the jury came into court,
and after silence obtained, the Clerk asked them II
they had agreed upon their verdict Tho foreman an
swred they had
Judge Kelley drsc ted him to take the verdict
The Clerk detected the jurors to rise and look upon the
prisoner They all stood up but Spring did not the
gaze the jurors with that directnsss and bodness Of
look which he had displayed upon former occasions.
box, and held his head ncning sideways to the jury
The Clerk raid "How say you gentlemen, is Arthur
Spring guilty Of the murder OF Een Lynch in the man-
and form "a he stands ndic'eds'
At this moment all breathess anxiety, and not a
sound wAs heard within the court room.
The foreman replied Guilty" :
.'Of what degrses' asked the Clerk.
Foreman.-Of the frit degree.
Mr. Dorsn from his sea and asked that the jury
This added to the intensity of feeling already exng
and more than one person was hoard ." A-r'i'
ed that the prisoner Guilty Of murder in the hrst
d'F,s free n,so,., than called NJ, por,n 70 him. and
stated something in a low voice. which we could not
Mr.. Doran forward, and sad-May 1T please your
Honsrs the prisoner Arthur Spring. desires to make
statement to the Court.
The judges consulted together about the matter, when
Judge Kelley addressed the jurors who had returned
their verdict, In substance, as follows
JUDGE KELLEY's SPEECH TO THE JURY.
Gentlemen of the Jury-You have now closed painful
factory Court You have doubt
scientifically thank you for the interest you have mani
10 e sUSsct before n and for ts see0on
you have given to the testimony and the law bearing
upon it. Snached as you were from your business to
undertake the determination Of the guilt innocence of
the prisoner you could not but find the duty unpea
SAINT one Az general thing, jurors ought not to be
thked for the performance Of their duty but in
this cass and under the circumstances which brought
you here against your will feel 1t to be my duty to
thank you. that citizens adverse 10 sitting
for the purpose of dischsrging dssgreeable duty
but II is one which cannot be avoided You are dis
Mr. Reed, the district Attorney, now rose. and said
that he hoped such indulgence would be granted
that asked for by the prisoner The proper time had not
unseemly and inappropriate and he hoped it would
Be allowed he objected to il as wholly irregular.
Nj nsran ssidMhe nopeo the Court would near sne
never have another opportunity
Judge Keley-Arthur Spring the Court viii hear you.
Arthur Spring with his face very much flushed, and
the tears filing his eyes, and spoke follows,
far could hear and understand him. he spoke in
suppressed and broken manner =
SPEECH OF rRISG, THE MURDERER.
Your Honors-An know about this matter, can tell
you. have been going down to Mr.. Lynch's house
to At Ragan's. She introduced herself to as
Julia Conner, and asked me to csl down and see her
in Federal street and then went back to nv home
thought her Conner but afterwards found out
il was Shaw. finally went down to see her, fs~
in the back part Of Mrs Carols house came home,
usual, after supper, to Mr.. RagAns. I sometimes
this WAS NO. often. Mrs. R.ss. and myself had Ia a. dim
GUILTY. told Mr. Raglan was going to Washington, and
for West Chester on our road to Washington Ny son
said he would not go to Washington and IS loved him
20 came back with him we walked Gscx, ana AFTER ss
adys house who had known for eight years. to see If
could borrow little money. Ny son said there was
had renewed We the house where she formerly
Ived, and knocked at the door. asked IL Mrs Hara
said did not tell You sof vent to where she had
removed to, but my son did not with me. knocked
at the door and think the youngest daughter OF Mr.!
O'Hara came to the door. She knew me, and asked IL
my not Spring. said yes she said that she
had often heard her mother speak Of me- but that she
not in. came back to where my was, and said
we would 60 to Maguires We went there and told
them we were very tired Mrs Mcguire said we could
sleep in the back We then bed and when
Igot up In the morning. found that very
much worn | went that night TO Mrs. Harriugton's
house. They had all gone TO bed knocked At the
daha anna dnuu andla at in told har
wanted to borrow -, and told her Raglan o~ed me
$3.50 She gave me the IS, and then went back. The
and buy pair Of shoes for himself got the drinks
Msgutrss BE went, and when he came back he gave
of shoes When again became little short Of money
went TO Mr. Fords and borrowed 50 from him. He said
vss ont Of change and ~snt dom to Soryou soms
from Mrs. shaw, and If she had it not, to get her to
borrow It frsm Lynch Ny son was With me. Nothing
in BY Mrs. Carroll asked for Mrs Shaw We went right
up stairs. Lynch was lying down on the bed His wife
before Lynch got and went for liquor and brought
in Mrs Lynch said he had been drinking for the last
said she had told me before he went for the liquor
would not have let him gone. gave him half dollar TO
get IL Mrs Shaw made some punch, but would not
and said shs had nursed him when infant She told
him We were going to get married We got and vent
down stairs with Mrs shaw and introduced to Mrs.
Carroll Went into the front with Mrs. Shaw and
gave her quarter to get some liqnor She did 80,
and made four glasses OF punch We drank 1t, and
then got up, and were about going out when we
met Mr.. Carroll in the entry. He struck his wife
because she had the door fastened him. Mrs.
Carroll called out, "SprDg me-" said here am
l. Carroll asked who Spring said am the man.
He wahcd up and struck me- and followed me to the
stairs 70 strike me again said dent strike again,
for don't want to strike you in your own house. His
brother took him off Ny took hold OF him. and
wanted TO strike him. He then out in the yard We
soon made friends and into the back room and sat
down. When started to CO. two part Of the
way home with After they left my said ia
fbarI lad mt ask LYME fprm farI
heard that he had been paid $685. and bound to have
that money in the trunk TO morrow night said am
knosn there don't touch it, for I'll be suspected Ny
son ssd IL than that in the trunk because
Mrs shaw told you going 10 marry her and go
into business in Market street told him not to do
would separate from him. Said he that Is what
get for leaving sisters in Washington and getting
out Of Sing Sing denied about going to be married.
told him had changed hats and wanted him TO take IL
down. He aid he would not but he would go down the
next night TO take the money. said would go down
uhn had carried lArQe hu In