The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-08-10
sAyrRANcIsco JUSTICE.

Some months since 10 San Francisco
a little girl, Maggie Ryan BY name. was
found, dead, and with unmistakable
signs of outrage upon her, uoder q
wharf. The community was terribly ex
ci,ed BY consequence of this murder
and rape and nnusual activity upon
the par, Of the police finally resulted in
the capture Of . brutal fellow, q butcher
boy. named Charles Quinn. who, being
almos, detected IN the act Of which he
was suspected, acknowledged to its per-
petrstion-owned thai he had forced the
cbild, Of eight or ten years of age-to
submit to bis purposes, and then, With
q ghastlJ cooiness of demeanor dis
cribed the cause and manner of her
iexth. He was rescued from the justly
Infuriared popu!ace and lodged in jail.
He has just had his trial with the result
described IS follows by the Alta of Sun
Gay Last:
At five minutes before ) O'Clock the jury
we're brought into Court. As soon as they
bad taken their seats in tine box, those pres |
ert crowded around the tables and desks, |
eager to hear what the result would be. In
few moments death-like silence prevailed |
A solemn scene then followed. The Court |
Mr.. Clerk. oall the jury. The Clerk then
called the names of the jury, all responding.
of the jury, have you
agreed upon a verdict Foreman of the !
jury-We have, sir. Clerk-What is your
verdict? Foreman-We find the defendant
guilty Of murder in the second degree. The
Court-Reeord the verdict. Clcrk-Gentle-
men. listen to your verdict As il stands re-
corded. You say you find the defendant
guilty of murder in the second degree-so
say you all. Jury-We do. Court-Gentle-
men you are discharged for the term. What
Day shall we fix for judgment Mr.. District
Mr.. Byrne-Next Wednesday.
The Court-The prisoner IS Iemanded into
and sentence will be pronounced
next Wednesday. at III o'clock. As soon as
he jury was discharged. Quinn commenced
smoking his cigar and smiled. His bro.he.
zane up to him and shook hands with him
~ having his life spared Quinn replied ,
Thank God for this. had a kind jury"
turning to his counsel he said he was under {
bile to repay them. 1t would yet be found
nut that he was innocent; it NAV be five years I
II ten years. Among the spectators there {
'as general surprise on hearing the verdict,
mt the majority said the jury were the judges,
nd they were now satisfied that the law +
honid take its own course, in which the COM
nunity now concur. On the 6rst ballot the
ury stood six for murder in the first degree b
nd six 70! murder in the second degree.
Inc Of the jurors declared that God and his u
pnscience would not permit him to give is u
"ice to sentencing the prisoner to death. Ga
Re second ballot the result changed. and
fter discussing several propositions as to the
tate Of mind of the prisoner. and the diff
mites that might arise if they disagreed, they
ame 10 the unanimous conclusion to render "
verdict Of murder in the second degree. :,
hief Crowley and Sheriff White then mar
hailed their forces The passages leading 81
ON the Court we're then cleared of all per- L
ms. Both gentlemen named led The van.
he Prisoner was taken BY the arms BY Cap u
ia Lees and Under Sheriff Knox, who were r
BY fifty officers, and followed to :,
le Jail BY 4 crowd of several hundred, who n
ere kept At bay BY the police. Along the 4
'ute. and as the prisoner entered the Jail
'ors. there we're cries of Hang him" No u
'isoner vas ever 50 we'll guarded and escor:- f,
from Court to Jail As this one, and none
~ ever more pleased with the protection VI
ven him than Charles Quinn. =,
WGat Argument can the true friends n
law and Order-of which We claim to n
ons-ofer as against L. nch Law when r
20 aud murder are thus excused bv . u
'ly ~Dpsnaelied jury y? Such a result, ro
such u trial simply makes a mockery a,
Law and farce of legal trials for hi
ime h