The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-23

o'clocn. The Hrst ballot showed, guilty To- not guilty.
O. ON the second ballot for sentence which the Jury
has the privilege OF afnxtng, the vote Was-hanQ
ing s: imprisonment 4 ON this debate ensued, and
finally at ten minutes past eight, verdict OF guilty
was returned and the prisoners sentence was nxed
at
IMPRISONMENT FoR LIVE.
Mr.. Mason made the customary motion Tor new
trial. but Is mol likely that he win make anything
byu.
The falling OUT between Zeigenmeyer and Mr..
Asay, ms nrst advocate, Is thus expained:-Mr Assay
wished him to plead guilty to q charge OF man
slaughter, possibly with the idea that as mansaugh-
ter as crime Is not known to the extraditon au-
thoritles the Prussian government could reclaim
the prisoner. He had consulted Mr.. Reed, who de-
cllned expressing an opinion until ZeiGenmeyers
TO such an arrangement Meanwhile Zeigenmeyer,
confident OF acquittal, changed his counsel.
There are two other charges against the prisoner
OF forgery, but these VIII not be pressed. civil
suit TO recover the
MONEY OBTAINED ON THE FoRGERIEs
has also been Instituted, but cW 60nOp one thou
sand dollars have been paid to counsel by order Of
the court, and 1t Is not likely that any OF the re-
mainder Will ever be recovered by the banks.
The arrest and conviction reneot the greatest
credit upon the perseverance and acuteness OF De-
tective Dixon and Attorney Reed. Seldom Or ever
worked mp from so slight clue: In the files
OF the HERALD, where are inscribed the great
is to be found another such as this. That mere
boy should have planned so devish crime and
suc6 GOODNESS snch &c, coppeteness and SUCH caous
ness seems almost Incredible.
LURED GUABLETON TO CHICAGO,
where he was unknown and where his absence
would cause no comment, disposed OF MIN with
cool determination. exhibited al inlernal ability III
securing the murdered mans property ana remark
able skill as forger. HIS crime might have re-
mained undetected but for his selling the goods.
among which was account book 1whereln was
Gumhleton's handwriting and for the presence on
the body OF Blake Brothers. letter.
I have seen Zeigenmeyer twice since MS arrest.
Un Sunday last the day preceding his trial. visited
hlm in his cell with Captain Wells sherman, As
sstant Superintendent OF Police. IL was swelter-
ing day and the murderer was
IN HIS CELL, NAKED
as the day OF his birth. He spoke confidently or the
result or MS trial, which he seemed ardentv to
desire. During his trial he sat beside his counsel,
dressed In a brown tweed suit and wearing no col
lar. His countenance was white and he was i'm.
movable as II cut IN marble. He never spoke to his
counsel nor moved muscle, save once. when
the witness whom he humbugged into
Identifying him at the bank said that
he had gone to the depot, where Zeigen-
meyer had not kept his appointment, then
the prisoner smiled perceptibly on the evening Of
his conviction Zeigenmeyer said he did not blame
q similar verdict He, however. held to his first
story, that he and Gumbleton went out together,
on that fatal night and that they both got drunk.
After that he remembers nothing. The fOrgerles he
admits. ,t
THE MURDER HE DENIES
There Is not In chicago to-day one man who be.
lieves that the real murderer has not been secured
and In q few days the grated doors at Joliet Will
open to receive one OF the greatest criminals that
ever lived, never to pass them again, save as a
CORPSE. f.t