The New York herald., 1877-10-28
A TERRIBLE COURT SCENE.

now wIENERs AND HIS FATHER AND SISTER Re
CEIvED THE VERDICT THAT pooMs HIM TO
DIE.
The closing scene OF the trial William Weners In
ST. LOUIS Tor the killing OF Amercus vcspucius Law
renco Is thus described In tho Globe. Democrat OF
Der 20:-
For an hour the nssembage In the court room
waited anxiousiy Tor some intimation irorDthe jury
room. Three minutes longer waiting, aud then at
thirty eight minutes past threo O'Clock tapping on
the jury room door brought Marshal HohoH 10 his
feet and caused doathliEs silenco 70 rcgn In the
room. The Marshal opened the door, looked IN and
closed u again Immediately. sigh Of rcliel
p1ssed rom 4na Ss ss1 rs vas no.
q false alarm, however, and as Judge Jones resumed
hts upon the bench the jury door again
opened aud tho tweivc men died slowly and solemnly
into court. Not word broke tho omin0us silence
which pervaded tho place. and ye before sho jurors
room who had read the terrible verdict from tho
OF tho jurors. rho prisoner maintained his
posure wonderfully, the nervously rapid working OF
has fingers alcne evidcncng tho excitement under
which he aboring. His sister turned pale
grasped tho tack OF her brother's chair and cast
ptoous gancc along tho line Of jurors, whose foreman
handed slip or papor TO Mr.. Cabby, Clerk OF the
Court who read out IN clear, ringing voice. tho yer.
dct"We the jury, Ind tho defendant guilty OF muir
der IN the lrst degree."
A sensational scene such as Is seldom witnessed In
ensued. Tho prisoners face blanched. His sis
ter sat still for moment, gazing into vacancy aud
clutching tho chair IN front OF her. Then she flung
hcr arms round tho convicted clons mock and broke
Over and ovcr again she kissed him and mock
and hands, only stopping aud then 70 cry ~ him
tu q tono OF most pitoous endoarnont, "Oh, Blyt"
'.My own brother Billyl" my oaly brotheri" Then
she would stop for moment and look wildly round,
and say dehauty, "They snan't do anything youi
Al last Tho stolidly Of tho prisoner melted away and
with streaming from his eyes, he leaned back
over chair and brother and sistor cnioldcd
IN ono anothcr's arms There hardly o dry eye
in tho room, aud the Judges tremblcd
no ordered tho Marshal 70 the prisoner into
the jury room. Here no followed by his father,
whose nseotng with his convicted was sccn0 OF
terrible patnos Uttcriy broken down by the WOO
that upon them, father and son rushed into
oIe anothcr's arms and broke into hysterical Sob
bng, which heard in distant parts OF the build
Ing. II terrible sight TO see the old man, Ia his
hystericnl emotion clasp his mighty TO his breast
and kiss him, with such iondness parent best0ws
upon u little child he loves, and torrible
when, overcome by excess OF feeling tho ngonized
parent suddenly rolaxcd grasp tho prsonors
neck fell back senseless tho floor. Restora
tvos were applied and IN few moments he recovered
consciousness. So painful scene had nevor before
been witnessed Tho court, and was only OF
mercy remove Wieucrs 10 tho jan, wnither hc
followed by his s0rr0wing relatives hc crowds In
tho court rooms collected togetncr and waited
aDxiously ut tho loot OF the Four Cous staircase
catch glimpse OF tho prisoner he passed by They
were disappointed, however, as Weners was removed
TO tho jail BY the back way, whore utter undergoing
specially close search BY tho guards ho consigned
q ha coll.