Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-20
OAjLY DEMOCRAT.
VALUE OF yE00OEN ON 4
jury.
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Frsn - nsssssesy Ala Mel.
On Friday. in the city court Of Nsntssm
cry, . negro, Piince Shepherd, uas tried
upon AZ indictmeAt fos ~ 0usasr Of HE
vile. The murder is allsdgsd to have &C.
CURED ir this county. in August, 1866
The testimony against the accused vas en-
,irsly eiracnstsnssl. The jury tsyisg tbs
cAss vas con possi Of one white man and
eleven negroes. ltrsturusd . verdict Of
guilty. on Friday night, and ssnssnssd
The assoee1 - b hanged. 3 ~
The noeua6g stsr the sss1ise 80 sseusn-
-. enc Of the negro jurors. Mike Ceslss,
came into court, and undsr oath made the
following statement:
81 never. was jurym before, and
didn't know What TO Do, and what 70 ~.
| 6i1n's knss what 70 do. and sslG1
tAso 70 let ne out, and thy ~ouldn't, add
l prsysd Gsd 70 help me, and show -
vhas Vas right, and to tell me What to DO"
Judoe-" When esksd you all il ths
jury box last sight if that vss the vsrdiss
ef eli. did you 20: say yes!"
Nike" Ne didd't say anything."
Judge" Well, Why didn't your"
Nike" Because, didn' know the ssnss
Of What you said"
Judgs-"Hss any one talked .i,h yos
about Ibis casei"
Aiks-"No, sis, nobody at III. I ~
troubled oil night end vent straight this
morning to see Gen. Clanton about it,"
The verdict vss shssinsd BY rising Up.
| cot down three times. They told me 70
get up. tod them didn't know the
81 A. Xii IA
= man oughsto be hung. He ought to 60
the psnitsnsiasy II be 10 guilty. and ~
must Daks hin guilty. tsok this ssss
with God - the judge ted ne. ! strug-
gled With God"
Solicitor" Did you net andssstsad.
when you vent into the jury-rooo, what
you vent thses fort"
Nike went late that room (ths jury
ing reen) bseauss ND others vset 10
theea"
Sslieitss-"Did yea not ssderstasd that
ysu we're u try Prince Shepherd r
Aiks-''Ihsy and - What was ~
opinion. and Get up and tsld en-
The jury was here sworn and sxsminsd
By the solicitor - eeutsaai0 A,ke Ce~lse.
Peter Dsbardelabsn (colsrsd) swers that
''hs heard Mike. AFTER the jury committed,
sey that ishsy ~ - thst shs - shsald
b hung. be We satisfied. he eot up nd
spoke twice on it,
Lee Pope (eolse6) tsGomsd 1--WE ~
our foreman, ~ ooleeto9 III Waed there
- cur fsrsaas, add l ssid. gsntlsosn, l
an in favor Of hangiss. Then Mike Coz
lee said, 'Ged forgivss. Why net man !"
Then ws argoed the case, end Mike said
that Psiass - guilty"
Warren Mitchell, (colsrsd) testified
"whsn vs hst west 70 the jury they said
that Ill in faves Of hanging must riss. Nike
said. 0ed fosgivss. Why net man. Tbsa
be sitsrvssds vstsd guilty."
jack Crunb. (selsrsd) lseti6ed-"Ws
elected NJ. Geek, think his nsos VS.,
fsssnas (Ms. Wssd ves Ssssnas). Tbe
fersmAs aid As vented - - dssids - il
- the accused vas Of eur eolss, and ~
tsek ths vote. He said tAes I'll il Aver u
guilty should rise. Nike ross, and aiter-
wards said. God fergivss, and Why net
msnr Nike 10 nifty ignaunt this morn
ing. but he talk nifty veil last night
Lewis Jackson (colorsd) tsstifsd-"I
reflect zsssly bsw A:ks statsd Dc qssssie y.
All ris up but tWo, Warren Jehnsing and
smother gentleman. Den Mike Cevlss hs
began - york shout, AID Mike. be say, 1t
VAS 20 hard TO take iife,' and Ne talked
bout it and den ~ say il vas hard fer =
take Dc lite Of HE wife for aaeshsr woman
Ispsek kindly to Nike. I rested happy
last night dream about It bet believe
done my jest part
Af,ss bearing this testimony, the court
took under consideration the spplieatiso
for new trial.