, 1873-12-26

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| tion. Tho Testimony was short and to tho point,
being tho same AZ that given Mt tho inquest, mud
on tho adjournment for that day only two wit
m noBaoa for the prosecution romninnd to DO heard.
Theae wore heard tho day. following, Sept. TO-
and five wisnoaaos wore called to provo tho good
character Of tho praouor, after which au equal
number Of rebntting witnesses wSro called to
! nhow ls, bad character. Tho States Attorney
| then, Waiyod The oponlng speech, and h|r.
on of nas sentoaso az irssnt ID asse ito for sagor ga
waH found guilty. Tho Stato's Attorney then
closed for tho prosecution in hory. eloquent
speech, and tho Court charged tho Jury briefly
aa to tho law mud evidence Il, tho case, Tho i1ry
wero out only n fow minutes, aud brought IN tIo
following verdict:
We, Tho Jlry lmpanectl to try tho Of The Poo
nle y ohrtstolher aerty for tho nnrler Of Patrick
to 10 hanged BY tio ncck Until dead. > '''9 '''''
The Court found this verdict to be informal,
and directed tho Olork to amend It in conformity
with Inv, which was done as follows:
", tho Jury, find tho defendant guilty in ,nanner
and form charged In tho tndotmeut and nx aa his
punishment that ho auffor death by hanging.
Tho jury having been polled, aud having iudi-
vidually agreed to tho vordiot, the stato'B Attor
ney moved for aontenco, and tho prisoners coun-
sol moved for a new tEtal.
Tho prisoner was brought up for sentence
Sept. IA, Judge Irco on lilo Bench, whom the
motion for new trial WAS mnde on tic ground
that tho Court rofusod to give proper instruc-
ttonn for tho dofenso. This molten bong oyo1-
ruled and exceptions taken, a motion for arrest
OF Judgment Haa made IN tRn fo1fownr rro,nila.
That tho Court erred In not granting q ohango
OF vonue; that tho Court orrod iu refusing tho
challenge to tho array in the Cause that tho Court
erred IN refusing . continuance that tho in
iuJcpent. md that tin initotmcnt iid mt cI,nrns
that tho death Of O'1Ioorn wag causod bv Ght,s.
tophor Ratrorty, or a pistol in hig lnuds.
Tie Inst cause cited was shown to be incorrect
Ir4A&t &tA- f--
vol taken as far as tho COPY furnished to tho
prjsouer ,yau co1cpr1,od and TIN nation for mr.
rest of Judgment having bnen oYorruled, Mir.
Small presented an nldit2onal reaann In that lila
copy OF the Indictment furnished the prisoner
WAL faulty. This also having boen oYorrucd,
tho motion to pass sentence was acted upon, aud
Ulristophor Rafferty, was uentonced to bo con-
fined in tho County Jail until Oct. 4, 1879. aud
thou to bo hanged by tho mock until dead.
the prnsr anprnarnr,u
hliYter with bia exceplinnn. and n snnarsodana
was granted: and when tho case woa hoarj bn.
fore tho 8untcme Court. That hodv roversod tho
Judgment ia the lowor ronrt. nm Tia pro,,,,ii tint
Judye tfreo erred IN rofa;,,,, lin rnoton ~ tho
accusod for ehanra of ya5no i1ociIimr t1,at ~ IT.
was not q matter within tho aiarroljon ~ i'm
Court but must bo uro,,ted w,on aalod Tor.
Accordingly, on tic GOTH OF Noyembor. 1872.
the case was rodooketed In tho Criminal Court
Of this county. and on RnjYertv'a .nnIicat;on ~
change Of vei,uo to Lake County was pranted'
r1p arcnun 1u1.J "o t'A'
Tile second trial Of Raiforty occurrad ot von-
hogan. and opcned on tho Itb Of Fohrnnrv iast
rhore was nothing esueo;aIy now in i ~ ethar v.
pnllete tbs nr,soner or pM n - to o coaeI
Eop Of t1amuatory oyidcnra which Ind y hcen nod
nm aeninpt him nj tho nrnvjos trai Al, tha in.
nortant wituosses reitaratni THAR formor stata-
monte. Waukegan. however. would not unlo
tle good work which Chicnro Ind harnn' md
lie prisonor wns again flooned tn fianth iha
Judre. on tha 1lith Fl the montS snnte"c;nr him
to be llpncel on tho 7th az WaycI, ioat. Mr.
Small did not ciyo in horo, howoyar. Mo f,loi n
given bolow: NN~
r,,r s,,< .,, .,,n-nsrn..
nsfrsr,ra nansn, n,,ts;,,ns L%s: .ns;. =. -.
which ,ras modo su,ernonoa fr,o ~ - IIa
Mcs,t"r Sasnc.t I,a;, " @ nno xtun. ~.
Coart iSnb 1n &1 fs7S 'o "''''o ~ '"o oup1'1n'
rl,e frat error ru t1ao hv Mr. an,, A..
tloro wns m rcm;tt;trr NJ m.1nta fro.,, S'o ~"
S,nromn ronrt ra,o,,f;,, IT, nn,, .ao1 ~ tna
criminal Cn,rt ~ Gnoi4 otv e''1ru n, ~ tat s,io
therefore. thnt court 1,oi1 m ;nrs1ici;o" nc r. oror
the coao - !" ra!anat5 .1 ~ ~ otuol
channc ~ vonra ~ Gabo Go,',,t ~" ~ oAooi 'uo
thu ~ ta r. a'7seu "As III 6uoasanoo
tTha th;ri1 orrnr "s' na.;c,,od ora t,,o axo .,,t
proved fatai. was tint tfo lowcr @ co,,rt oxcndod dad
from to % INV ta avi1ancn 'o"or t ~
,coa1, ;jfc3o}v ~ tha ,ra oI;oad
tst t1,s ~ ,ng ,s,,;a Mnstans Wns a,eou
arrest r, fnrty o not iaeai amco Il ,vaa o,,o ~
hntch chic1 1natica nHt-a, i',1 "an aoa oo =,
blank and ieft at thS staIio, tn ho l1e n~t o,% ~
,1an IN case ~ nrargon,r ~ ea,, a;,,l. Ia IL
custom. In re1atIon 10 fbis worrunt w,ic ns ,a
or Rs orTee IN ~ 'sn tr;r;a car mn WIS
httornnv Ieed IN is III b1oi o nsasos
st"tna oe fa,in,ra ~ ~ e 1ha s41a ~ '9o euso,
Tecnrd concns;vclv abova th,+ patrioe o'sto,ra .n
the n,,ri1orct o;ccr Hai nn,n1 s~hotaron -
in VIII, 1c wa1rar. mnd tnnn e. ,nrt ~ , ~
arrost of Raffertv rla arrnnt ~ :; ran1nr ~ Io ~,
IT, focc aithn,;nb y r,av haro Inn'' ~ w
roo,,"r1v jsenca t}'ora n o.oooo 49, t.,a,, a.
or ofnrod 10 .ov t1,at 6,.ar 6ni"ara T. g'1Tn IL
sa.nn;ota n;oor soan.o, I."', - ,ran -, ~ n.a
M tLo avnnca,n tho raaorJ ~ a@S
no1or 10 w +hn .yarr.nt i;J ,,et ron5 = ~
ranI a~I AZ ,,nt H. IT, ~ VI ne"f IT,
d,I rot arcak ~ Rorartu mi n,a1o ~ otto,,,t u
~ o+sos liz, ~ r. ti,a a,;dan uo ~ ~ ~ Mn
;rrenn,artv ~ tha xarrautS xn M ~ ,s H.
Con3t hcinw lar tho vo,v rooI ron aon t1at y ho5
~ haor;nr ,,,on 1io :sna NJ, haoa,,a" = aa an
manifeat lint it was a1, n,temnk IN rnt III, n aida
issuo. go M to msIead tho i,1ry md cover m md
conceal a horrible crime. In thus exotndinr thc
evidence, the Court holow did what it was mani.