, 1874-09-26

eUlhtncat Win HuJ Teaapnhbfo tnccTy except tat OF
Tim tnry ero i.rncte TINT H. in TIM nre.cnt cuac,
tho houao of Anderson i'ad, for about threo wcckt,
encd that other pcraons might havo entered Tic houso
anti got 1osscasoa Of MI tho articles found about tho
paccd this canl1o wlloro II wsa p1sccl and might hnyo
tlone all tho crlnallvo ncss, then o nere he. at
giit, aud t,e Jury aiionfd seqait ino doicniani: "
Tha Jury nro INSTRUCTED tint. while rorsonn Of good
II entirely cifcnmstsnal s,"l tlo good character Ii
clearly prove aud In proved TO !ayo existed nuiform-
by Tho jury ~ circumstances Of groat weight, and
ought properly to shfctd ,nan from al cttnnatiyo
md a1t6rirpus circumstances G1tNt bc, uAtahtiR
notwithstanding such character.
1the Jury bsleye from th9 evidence that otller ror-
bindings, and other crmtrsyo inatoriala, and also
had access, might hnyo la ntccss to bis houso and
aye p1accd alt thu or,minn.vo material wero II waa
p.ee then no deductions Of tho guilt e the dsfond-
owl I .s ,natorls or ot such IN material x"S or
nnry kept nbont a house and In hs xtale, othcr-
wtgo accessible to him tn eontnon with other people,
Tho Jury instructed that no amount or number
Of nlcFoy atiH!co''s cromaanccs can tuRtlfy con-
victlon Of guilt, and It s only when slch circun-
sonablo doubt TINT cireumstanual oveuoo jt,stitIes
aach conviction and III tho present caac. nlthough
highest degree, ard thst Anderson to probnlAy guilty,
anl tlat TINT probability Ia Of tho highest degree atil
TIM Jury should rcndDr verdict of not guilty Unless
tho facte proven aro Incapable Of explanation upon tho
theory that somo unknown porson entccci tho louEo
and did tic act.
II tho Jury bcliovc from tic evidence, tl,at tho fro
Enited by Tho top VI Tho candle. and that Anderson
went to Cornoi at about o'clock in tho morning. at
that tho ro WIS not discovered for about two an op-
half hours, anil that tho fro 1gnsetl md burned wat
It dld burn before that time, and Tho alaence Of AL
orson rascA reasonable doubt 10 whether llo aot
tho fro. thcu tho Jury Should nnd tho dofeuant nut
guilty.
rho Jury aro Instructed that, 1t they talloyp from
tic cydeice that Anderson had property In hs loeo
which was insured, and that such property was o4al
toor greater n amount than tho INSURANCE, md, bc-
aides. tha no Ind property near by not Insured, aud
TINT Ills relatives hal property tere &lso and that
AndcHon 70 far IA tho evidence BhowB. had motive
to commit tho crisS H fact Ia 10 be consdered az
great weight tn his faso and STRONGER evidence should
10 required than II All nequato motive to commit The
crimo Ind been developed by tho cytIonec.
H. upon the whole caec. tho Jury incline to tho to-
lief hat Anderson is guilty chaged but they haye
reasonable doubts na whetpr ha in guilty. I'M.
Auown person, then the Jury ahoud lind Tho tefcn.-
mt not gltJ. Notwithstanding tley think probably
A1lllerson ia guilty.
To tho above tho Court added m instr1,ction
that If tho defendant was found guilty tho Jury
should fix tho penalty at nok marc than two
years imprisonment tn tito po1litontiary, to-
totLor with tine not exceeding s., 600 1t they
fount1 verdict Of not guilty, thoy should simply
80 state.
Tho jury retired ct twonty n,iuntcs past
o'clock.
Judgo Rogers remained in court till $50
o'clock III orllor to receiyo tho verdict, sllon1l
tho Jury agree 1T that hour tho Judge retired,
inBtructing thom, should thoy 1agroe bofore tho
conYening Of Court this morning, TO seal their
verdict.