The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-02-26
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DOYLE Sentenced to Death
" ! don't care what you do /;
you'll do as you like any
howl
Campbell demanded Back for Trial

Hnbens Corpus Hearing No Argu-
nent NeceSsary.-Alex' Campbell
resMRnded back TO JniI.
on Friday. at Q =. NJ, Alex. Campbell was
brought out Of jlil ON n writ Of hnbeas corpus
for nearing before Judge Dreher tn determine
whether he, Campbell, could be let out ON bail
The hearing was private; Only the memnrus
nnl Mrs Alex Campbell, ns a matter OF cOui'
tesy were adiDtted. Before proceeding TO hear
the d stimnny, Judge Drehar announced that
for ynrinus reapOns beneficial nike to the COir.
and the uefendnnt, the hearing would be pri
vHte and that nnder no circumstances should
any one present repeat outside what might be
said In their presence.
Jno. j. BertOlettc, Esq, then suggested Ia
the Court that the witnesses for the Common.
wealth retire to n separate room and That ON y
one Mt n time be admitted 10 testify. Tne re-
quest wns granted, aud AL the witnesses were
conducted 10 room uD stairs In the Cou
House. excerpt Kerrigan, who was under the
vigi ence of the police.
las. Kerrigan, VINO had "sqnesled.' was 1rst
nut on the stand, ana the story Lc related was
anything but pensnnt His manner on th7
stand was unreservcd Bnt his ansB ers Tn rie
questions put by the different counsel were
u en- W tlOut any hCaltntiOn or embarrassment.
The council for the defense were unable on
cross examination. 10 bntlle him III any one ms
lance and it was the od story told over on c.
rect examination. His examination wa t1C
most prolonged ~ M Is the principal ns wen rs
the most damaging witness. Campbell with
the most intense auXiety drank In every WORT
KerrigNn had TO sug, and every now ana thci
1t seemed to tel on HIM uS teIIihle bOnDshtll
thrown into Calup. Mrs. Calnpbell sat close "
her husband and listened patiently to the reve-
latiUn EerrVan unfOldrd 1t was nnlv now aud
theu that her intense black eyes Nere cast Il.
round at those present.
a few Other wiuesscB followed Re fiFal,
and the testimony closed.
The Commonwealth submitted the case with.
out argument, aud he defense did the same.
The Judge then ~ n few short sentences re-
mnnd I'd the prisoner back to Jail, there to n
wait tne action of the GRAND Jury, and subse-
Guenty his trial
Court House anxious TO gain ndmittlnce and
OIL the arrival Of Campbell II seemed as though
n little disturbance might ensue from one who
was de .ermmed to shake Lands with Campbell
and Who seemingly had taken too much of the
ardent The police force however were too nu.
merous for an thing Of tbs KIND TO arise.
The Adjourned Court.-Hearing OF
the Motions for II New TriaI.-Che
Motions Refused.-Doyle Sentence
ed to be Hanged.
Pursuant tn Adjournment Court convened nj
p m, on MOnday, 2lSt lust. Michael j. Dove
WAS soon after biOught into Court the Court
room being crowded and every one nnxiOus to
see the prisoner. Mr.. KalbiuS then arose and
stated that lie deslron TO tiIe an amended atfida-
VT IOr new trial, ana Cnlled on the Prothpno.
tary to swear MichHclJ j. Doyle in order to sign
the same This was ol jected to on the ground
that Dole was not cOgnizlnt OF the facts him.
self from q personal Know edge. i new afila
Wit WAS then urilwr uud sworn tn by r. J. Fls-
teF containing III substance the following {:
hat II. j. Fister ana p. ]. Glnter were present
at the Jury room when the We dict was an.
neunCed, and that they received paw tor the
same. althoug1 tnev were not sworn office rs Of
tie Court however Officer SuOhl, one Ot the
cqnstabes, was, present. with che Jury, IN the
absence OF Constable sherry.
TINS ultidavt brought forth quie n little dis.
cusslon bv counsel on both sides, counsel for
defense stated that this tact Just came to his
xnpWlelop IO.GOV. \ he ('uurt Drfprp1 fIaf
j. Fister he examined, lie was therefore placed
upon the stHnd.
T. j FIsicr was sworn and testified a. follows
Il was III II small aute-rOOrn up stairs. the cons
tables were JI0. sherry and Jno. ~trUh re-
maiued there all night. p. j. Glner was WIN
me an Iitgh; l was Oaid for my sGIvIcc SheI.
~ was absent IN the evening wlllr [ wasn't
sent acre To have cha ge OF the Jury: / cot
tnueu IN the absence Of sherry m the same
rom with Su0nl nnd Ginter rem ned with
Shcrry and StiOhl all that nIyht We were sent
there to relieve the tipstaces; We were told
officers. trohl ddnt sleep that night. neither
did sherry | tntnk I ddnt stay awake u ! that
night heard them tell lnm they wished 10
retire T. c.. Sherry / and tho G q her mon, the
conslGbles uuH Gntrr Didn't / Tx very lnuoh
that night ! wasn't near the Jury we hSnnt
a ccnyersation ABOUT the case Cont knos
that l talked nbOut the case L dOn't know
what the rest talsed about
Gross examined. II was not in the Jury room
whi Q they were in 1t they lad agreed before
got there | hadn't any charge OF tn" Jurv-T
shouldn't think so any how SttOhl was there
all the tmei Sherry was gone about rs or 20
minutes 1 talke1 with the ury after tbev had
agreed / lnnk IL was about 10 O'clOck IN the
might: they asked me for something TO eat ;
they snld they were hungry; the jury came
down stairs in Cnprge of The constable and went
out in The yard pnd returned with tne constable
again they said they wanted something TO eat
and told them didn't know that they coulo
get ANYTHING
Here Mr. Kalbfns arose ard asked that he be
allowed to file mis- additional reasons, suOstan.
tiatlng the same by vefY forcible speech. Mr.
IN 10 la Inu.s hat
men were present with the cGnstaOles, slept
with them and COnv0rsed with them vet these
cOnstables were sworn MOTTO suffer any one nor
themselves to talk to the Jury, unless 10 ask
them IL they mad agreed upon dict | take
1t. IL your Honor piease, tnat this amendment
is in time ana that II is 80 overwhelmingly
strong that your Honor can't hep out grant IT,"
Mr. AlDrlghJ spoke to the 10 loving effect !:
ut Is not proved that these men were present
with the Jury. II seems that there is nothing
in the affidavit sufliclent to grfnt this amend
meDt. We were undor the impression that the
charge was as to inc Jury but such is not the
case" Here certain authorities We're read IN
support OF the EeniieInan's own view OF t1e
case
After argument a few moments consultation
OF the Judges. the motion was Overruied.
MT Kalbfus then tuOk u D the original reasons
filed for n new Trial, ana Oegan TO eXplaln them
AWAY in order to have new tl1al GRANTED The
Ond was taken. VIZ that If YOU don't return a
verdict of guilty you wiz be hooteo from the
community In which Won live" Here the Court
BROUGHT Mr.. KalUfus 10 halt, as he Lad east
reflections on the Coal and lyon Police. ana the
Court thought II had been reflected upon also.
This was the second time the Judge cautioned
Mr.. Kalbtus TO be careful of his language. The
Judge seemed rather emphatic In mis- last re-
mark TO Mr. Kalhtus
At the conclusion Uf Mr.. KS argument, Nit.
Craig arose and spOK0 at length IN Iebuttal.
Nj. Craig having cOnouded ar. Kal0fus clos
ed the argument After which the Ju. ge on a
few moments consultation, agreed 20 postpoSe
their opinion until Iuehday, at Ia. H. when
both motions would be disposed or
Tuesday, at 9 O'Clock Il. NJ, Court opened.
The first in order was the case OF May San.
ford VS.. Barney Hand charge assault and
battery The jury brought IN verdict against
defendant
The next case called was the Com. vs. Adam
Laubaon charge pejury.
AT 40 45 a, m, MICnael j. Doyle was brought
into court by the police. Tho case oil tie Con-,
VI. A dam Laubaon was suspended for the time
wnle the Judge took up the original motion for
new trial and disposed OF eacn objection hs
appearing in the mOtQn. The Judge passed on
the notion tied on Monday and while he cou
demns the action Of the ups,ave lu admitting
Flster and Ginter INTO the adjoining room of the
jury, Set thinks the objecuOn is Insufficient u
n ant new trial. The first objection in the
original motion was abandoned Uy counsel and