Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-01-21

determined ~ carry IL out, or crafty u, before
he did 50. II IL no m itter how shnet time he |
ma have thought OF II or dsliberaled upon II |
enly that he did 30 previously think about u
and delibcratcd upon IT, aud entertained Il In
hs mind Ifthen, you anl beyon n rrnsona.
BILE doubt, that ths prisoner thus purpas-ly and
deliberately and with premcditaied m ilics kill d
his wife, then he is guilty Of murder in the
frat degree. aud your verdict should be &C
eurdngly. But II you fni, however, b 'yOai q
reasonable dUubi, that the prisoner killed his |
wife thus pu rpose'y an m lliciiu sly. rs have
before explained, bat With ut this .liberatiuu |
aud pr-meiiiad ~ which | have IN 'utiou.d |
then he is vuity in IN $40 N i,RTse only, and
your verdict shonld be accordingly
II, Agaiu. you should h.Id shat the prisoner
killed his wife purpJteiy, but wihnui or upon
q sudden quarrel. alteration or sharp, or dis.
aErOeable, or singing words tasen them
then lie u guilty Of IuInhtuEiIt4r Only, an
your verdict should be acc Irdingly
There isin the in lict meni, gentlemen Of the
ury, CIrse counts, you will understand by
the word g count" Il this the statement nf
how the prisoner killed his wife. The lrsI
count states "r charges that he killed her bv
hitting her over the head with club: the sac-
snd nnd the third charge that he killed her by
staosing her and cutting her With = kuifs.
PerhapA, IL you anI the dofeuda y guilty, if
you are MT sttis6,d thu he was Insane,-
and you ind him guilty Of som ans ur the
rSher Of these offence, IL is practically unim.
pFtAnt on what 'unt thu tsstim NY tended ta
show that either tn. wUuu i fr m the knife ar
from the stick killed her but Ill your aIsn-
tinn to the testm nv, which ton !, t. show thai
after he was done Nabbing her with tue kni'e
she was not then load. anil that tho blow ia at
did take her life was. perhaps, with tie stick
and u is for ynu TO say, il you should fnd
that the blow with the stick killed hsr. Uhy.
then, OF course he wnnld be guilty il, IL
YOU are not aIti+A.d that he was insine when
he did il; why then. it " 'ulj he under the
Arst c1uni, for the Indictment un ler the first
count states that hs XII d hsr vita this clnb.
The Court then exl,i rite to the jury four
f"rms of a verdict: First, for scquittal sec
ond for mu-deri In lie drrt degree third, for
murder in the secnnd degree, ard fourth fur
manslauKhter. After instructions as 10 how
the blanks were tn be used. the jury. At eK ,ety
III o'clock hled into she room ani we're locked
up.
At the conclusion Of Judge PILLARS
charge, the jury were sent to their room
and STAYED there for the remainder of the
day and all night, before they arrived at
4 decision.
WEDNESDAYS IRocEErINos.
Court re-assembled at $50 this morning.
with no tidings from the jury. AT g
o'clock they were taken TO breakfast, and
returning filed into tue jury room. In
momenI knock was heard on their door.
the Deputy Sheriffin charge opened it, and
the foreman informed him that they were
ready with verdict. Noble was brought
into the box, looking considerably the
worse for their nights vigil, having been
out twenty hours.
The Cour: asked them IL they had ar
rived at a verdict. Their foreman replied
that they had, and handed to the Sheriff
one OF the four forms which had been Civ
en- them when they retired to deliberate.
he passed il to the Court. The audience,
which completely filled the large Court
room, was still as death.
The Court then read the verdict: ave.
the said jurors" &C., ado find that John
Noble was
GUILTY OF FMANsLAUGHTER,"
A sigh Of relief escaped from many in
the room, and buzz ran through the au-
diencc. Noble, who, when he was brought
in, looked the same sad, detected and bro
ken-hearted man that he had during the
entire trial, changed not an expression, but
Ncemed to be gazing straight before him
into vacancy.
The Court" This is your verdict gen.
tlemen ?"
The jury nodded in assent.
The prisoner was directed to stand up
and asked il he had anything to say be-
fore the sentence of the Court should be
passed upon him. Noble replied very
family, scarcely above whisper, "No."
The Court then said that, as the prisoner
already knew, he had been found guilty of
the crime nf manslaughter, tor killing
his wife. The shortest time of imprison.
ment to which he could be sentenced was
two years, and the longest, Is years,
When he considered the prisoners age,
said the Court, that he was past the age Of
90 wears and that to sentence him TO the
penitentiary for the longest time would be
almost for his full life, he did not feel dis
posed so to do. lie considered that he had
been good, exemplary citizen, and there
was no doubt but that he had been strongly
provoked and deeply stung to commit the
act; but he could not sentence him TO the
lowest term allowed by law, on account of
the fearful crime lhat he had committed
the prisoner had sent his wife into the
next world without moments warning.
The sentence of the Court was. therefore,
that he should be confined in the peniton.
tiary, at hard labor,
FOR FIVE YEARS,
and should pay the costs OF prosecution.
Noble, when the Court spoke of his wife,
broke down entirely, and sobbed like a
child.
After sentence had been pronounced, the
Court warmly thanked the jury for their
patient attention to the case, which, he
Haid, was something more than usual. He
also complimented them on the verdict,
which in his opinion was what 1t should
have been.
Mobiles counsel will make no effort to
change the result. Mr.. Tyler entered
motion for the appointment OF guardian
sor his estate. His property, however, has
already been decided to his brother, Mar
tin Noble, who lives In Millbury. Noble
was worth, probably, at the time of the
tragedy, about $4,000 but fully one-half
OF this will have been consumed in his de-
fense. Ills children have been adopted by
some Of Mrs. Mobiles relatives.
Public opinion is somewhat divided on
the correctness of the result hut II is gem
orally thought that justice has been done.
now THE JURY STOOD.
The jury on the first ballot, stood II for
manslaughter and for murder in the first
degree, and not vote was changed until
after siege Of 20 hours, when the juror
who desired rope succumbed.
WHAT 1T COST.
The County and State will pay some
thing over ST 900 for this trial. The jury
fees amounted to over 5000, and the witness
fees, which will come ont Of the tate, swell
ed the amount 10 over 5000, Two attor-
neys were retained to assist the p ,oseen-
tion, and their fees will swell the bill 10
perhaps 81 800 or 81 ,S00--according to the
contract with the attorneys.
BALLoU's MoSrHLY MAOAEISE Ton FEBRU-
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is sISsusd. and IL a. full Of good things As ever.
There is a sea story, a eon,iuuAtion Of
QuGd'a great tale Of " That Taylor Boy" and
several domestic stories Of absorbing Interest,
and these 10 connection with the illuslFalinns
and poetry, 80 towards making Up a magaEIns
that cant be excellvd 10 this coantFy. Pub
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