Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-06

The vote this time resulted as follows,
MI Dtrricksol voting IN the affirmative
Gully Mr'srs. Jeans, Vale, Rnsine,
Dcrdchson, Perkins, Cranston, Clark,
E."rson, Clerntu aud Van Dyke.
y d Guilty -Mes.rs. Holland and Mar.
shall
Argument was again In order, and
Messrs. Holland and Marshall were fully
convinced MS to the guilt Of the prisoners,
80 when the Jury was pOlled for the third
Hud las. time, Il few minutes after one
O'Clock the vote resulted unanimously
for verdict of guilty. The jury was
then conducted into court and delivered
their verdict u.s. above.
Further than a light colorlng in their
faces, tue prisoners showed no sign, OF
ast0ui-hment or surprise nj the verdict,
and were Immediately conducted to their
cells aud furnished with dinner.
Af,er they had finished their meal. an
EVERY EVENING reporter was admitted
to the Jail and talked With the prisoners,
who c1nyersei freely about their trial
and the circumstances connected with II.
Reporter What do you think Of
the verdict
Carter We'll, to be candid, we were
nos surprised at it.
"D) you consider you have had fair
trial - our reporter asked.
/ In the main, We have" answered
Thomas, and II some of the Testimony
for The prosecution had been excluded, as
!, Should have been, we would have no
grnnngs On which to complain"
"Ihat testimony Of young L1bdell, for
instance" observed Carter, "shoud haze
been excluded, as il Is evident the man
was lying. again, there Is the
testimony Of Lungrcn, which is sim
ply absurd ard the wonderful Car
herrys testified TO things which existed In
their Imagination only"
Thomas Suppose we had been citizens
Of Wilmington and our previous bad
character had not been known, do YOU
think the jury would have convicted us
Oar reporter told them the Jury had no
right 10 take the previous bad rhiractci
of the prisoners into consideration, and
il Wa charitable TO suppose they did not
l.twl0f and lluhbuft were next visited
who entertained and expressed views
similar 70 those of Carter md Thomas.
Mir. lliggius," said LlwlOr, "ha'
made q motion fora new trial, rs sou mr.,
aware, and has four days in which to oil,
rrasuta aud argue the matter. thinl
he Will succeed, aud in the event of &
setJnd trial, ii fair, whicl thiuk II viii
bc, We Will"
All the prisoners expressed Themselves
as well pleased with the light their coun
7el had made for them, and denounced
as untrue The following item fion thu
Gls ne of Tuesday, "hich was headed
"S0uy. for Having Employed Counsel
The bank robbers, IL seems, are sOrrl
now that th"V went 10 the expense ni EN-
p.ot jug counsel Tor their defense. 10 d
stalca, upon good authority, that they have
saiJ II they had known the deicuse cpul'
make ont no better case, they would hav
saved their money, mud plead guilty The
must evidently consider 10 had job, TO u
rnngietrd tud lose large counsel lees, too.
Latter they handed the following moi
to our reporter for publication:
Fd,nr Eely E0mmg Ne say th
article insert in the Gazstts yesterda
and headed Sorry Tor Having Z nploye
Counsel" is an unmitig lted falsehood
, en- the C0Gtrary, We have every reasoi
10 he fully satisfied with the Jealous AM
able defense made by our counsel, an,
take this method Of desying this an,
every other statement made TO the con
trIry. JOSEPH LAwLoR,
j. T. WATSON,
ED. II. liURLBERT,
i. IL. CARTER.
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