M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-05
THE INFERNlL MllCniNE
NA IN II dl GP!
TRIAL OF WILLIAM ADRlSON,
Fer the Murder OF Isaac Allison

Fer the Mmder OF Isaac Allison
ArriSOn found Gully.
The argument in this case closed al
Thursday noon. The Court charged :hr
Jury, giving them impartially The Law
in the case. From that point we giv'
our report in full.
JURY ROOM.
After the Jury returned, :he Court or
dered recess until 8 o'clock in th'
evening. The Jury were conducted to
the room adjoining the Court, where a
warm dinner had been prepared Tor them
The door was locked, and a Deputy
Sheriff stationed at the outside, TO guard
and respond to the calls OF the Jury
The Jurors sat at table some time, at first
in silence, but gradually approaching
aud discussing the case. After dinner,
and an interchange OF views, vote was
proposed, Os to lindj = the prisoner gull
ly of murder 10 the ii 'tdegree. Il was
taken solemnly and resulted,
| Yeas. .'.'',....'..'.... lU
Nsys'''.''''''' '''''''''.'''''''''
Those voting in the negative gave
their reason, aud points upon which the!
doubted, were explained. After fifteen
or twenty minutes had been thus spent,
Sc cond vote was had, which resulted
Yeas ..'.....''.''''.; ]
| Nays. ..''.'''...''''''
In a few minutes third ballot was
had, which resulted,
| Yeds.' '''''''''''''.. IL
| Nays'..'.,''..... ......'''..''.''' U
BY which the jury agreed to report o
verdict Of gnilty of murder in the first
degree!
The third ballot occurred after the
Jury had been in their room about an
hour. They announced the fact that they
were ready to report about 4 o'clock, but
the Coult not being in session, they were
detained in The jury room until G o.
clock.
THE EVENING SESSION.
A little after six o'clock the court
room was again opened to spectators, .
largc crowd of whom were in waiting.
Even the seats reserved for the benei,
Of the fair sex soon filled with idltrs.-
Inside the bar ii was soon known that o
verdict had been agreed upon. What ii
was, was not known, but it was easily
guessed at, EARLY verdiCts are always
sgaiusl the prisoner" was Whispered in
more than one eur, and The general ex.
pectdtlon was against the accused. a
solemn anx;ety was depicted on every
countenance. need wish TO hear the few
words upon which the lie Of a fellow
being depended. The jury came inic
Court, each and every one presenting
tha / demeanor due to their position.-
Tie utmost silence instantly prevailed.
APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONER.
With the jury, the prisoner was
brought into Court, and for the irSt time
during his trial, was placed upon the
prisoners bench. lie folded hIS hands
and turned his eyes to the jury. We
had fair view Of his countenance. 1t
was sorrow(ul, deeply traced with care,
yet fixed. An occasional deep drawn
sigh, end a nervous twitching Of The fn.
gers, were the only sigUs OF emotion. -
Yet his appearance seemed pitiul, the
occasion may have affected our vision,
hut We no longer saw ia him the bold
young mun, facing the most conclusive
evidence against him, and buoyed by
hope. He seemed 20 feel his fate!
RENDITION OF THE VERDICT,
The clerk asked the jury if they had
agreed upon a verdict. Utter silence
prev allied as the foreman arose and pass.
ed the sealed verdic. TO the Court. 1t
was opened and read:
1--WE, the jury, find the defendant,
william Arrison, Guilty Of murdcr in
the frsi degree, IS charged in the in.
dictment."
When it was read there was & move
among the spectators, as il disposed to
applaud. One man said rather loudly.
That is righr!" but the prompt call Of
the Deputy Sheriff for order was instant
ly obeyei. The announcement made no
change in the prisoners countenante; a
deep drawn sigh was his only responce.
A young lady sitting by the side of Judge
Finn burst into tears, and even his
Honor seemed much affected. DESTROYS
Of sparng the prisoners feelings as
much as possible, Deputy Sheriff Hig.
don gave him a seat behind the Sheilf's
desk where he was free from the gaze Of
the spectators, which was fixed upon
him.
The jury was poiled, and each juror,
as his name was called, responded 10 the
verdict. They were then discharged by
the Court, who thanked them for ;heif
patience throughout the long and tedi.
Gus trial,
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL.
Judge Key, on behalf Of the defense,
made motion for a new trial, and ask
ed an arrest of judgment. The Court
ordered The motion to be entered on the
minutes, The motion, we presume, will
be argued al an early day. After this
the Court adjourned.
ONE FRIEND TO THE LAST.
We have mentioned that when The
verdict was rendered, a young lady burst
into tears. Soon after, she seated her
self beside the prisoner. aud engaged in
close conversation with him, during
which tears flowed freely down her
cheeks. We understand that during his