The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-04
JOE COBURN CONVICTED.
REMASDED FOR SENTENCE AFTER
NEW TRT1L WAS DENIED.
His Counsers and the a ssi.tnnt District-l,ttor-
ney's Addressrs Ia the Jury-A short Con-
suIiatisn-uow the rugilist Acted.


ney's Addresacs In the Juiy-A short Con-
suliatisn-uow the Tugilist Acted.
Judge Sutherland was on the bonch In the
General Sessions at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. and the juryincn wero promptly in their
seats. The attendance Of spectators YVES at first
small. bu. lntor tho crush WIS great. Tho pugil-
st Coburn. was pa!c and wcnk. Mr.. Charles
W. Brooke was the only ono of his lawyers In
attendance. He called Friend Pitts 20 testify
that there was a bullet ho, in the plate glass
window of his store at Thiriy-thrd street and
broadway. MIR. PITTS favored Mr.. Brooke with
this information.
In answer 10 Foreman Brown Officer Tobias
said that police officers can carry any kind Of
Mr.. Brooke then begun his address 10 the
jury. speaking of the extraordinary haste of the
prosecution in putting his client upon trial. and
describing the nrrcst. detention. and Indictment
oil Cohurn within twenty -four hours; llo asked
what was the Cause of this unusual haste The
prosecution might have obtained its Witnessed.
who are officers of tho municipal law at any
time. On FRIDAY the indic tIn"nt was found, AMI
on Monday the case WIS on tho cnlcniar for
trial. Was there any reason why tho trial should
mission Of the na5ault man clothed in
tho Uniform OF policeman c 0nanntb,,i
! citizen. and tho oflicr has not been put upon
| his trial. Why single out Coburn. and hurry 50
speedily to tns trial of his cauas2 Thompson
~
! force for many years. HIS act attracted gene
raj attention u the brutality of the police force.
II was seemingly desired nv the authorities
that tho attention of tho people should be Iii
retrd 70 another class " persons than the po-
lie on ,,ers, md thus thc haste n the coburn
case. N might not be n safe thing tor tho
| Officers TO- assault reputable citizen. but II
they could find some person not altogether
within the pale OF society. they might seek 10
! bolster up the for 90 nv ting upon him. Mr..
Brooke described IL" Lohurn quarrel. saying
That il WIS 81, ar asrOrlngt to the police OF era
I Il - lHNun
on rrs before they assaulted him. Counsel
uskrd the jurors. whom he believed 20 be sem
sbc men. whether they believed. what he called
tie Improbable story. that the police officers
SUFFERED COburn To- draw a pistol He herated
capt. Williams. ana allied upon tho pros 'cution
T. reopen the cnss II the District Attorney
4 ought he might throw any further light upon
! He insisted that Witnesses who are 10 he be-
loved testified TINT they saw the police officers
cinb anI terribly multroai tohurn before any
/ CONS der that this was probably the most truth
icy Sonid any oinsr person. Briors thf lay
/ at .un. as any other ciiYrn. MIR Brooke was lu-
pr --rd with Cuburn's own testimony. and b,.-
] h"N"l it true. The prisoner had fast amount
J oi prejudice ~ nhat. lie had been assaulted
nv the public prtrr yet, WITH all this prtJudirc
against hiui. counsel beloved that his client had
rr.-"ut'd cas-" which proved that he ~ not
gailty. bee,n,s public prejudice points its
warrant against MIN. IL IL the duty OF every
cti1-n To- StNni 10y the person clothed with au-
] tNNfitN. u Stgui Toy hlnl NlHn 40 administers
ti' law righNuly. Tho close ot Mr.. brooAvs
sp". p " tis r.cNnd with much Snow OF favor
Assistant Disiri't Attorney Rollins began his
address to tie jury hy CRITICISM M, the conduct Of
tue d"f 'ne" IN ertlci-lng the prosecu tion. Some-
thing had been said about " ruilrnaiing." II
! that meant hrl ngac a prisoner totr,al and pun
| i-hiug him. then Mr. Rollins believed IA rail
! r1ndlns" He d.pinr.d n enlargement IT the
! jury y this case II was satisfied that tn" con-
/ duct Of the defence had been most eNtraordi-
! nrry. II had been series Of theatr cal scenes.
Roll fNtlf FOR
: lighting Cor thor client, mud thus created u
laugh. lie apprehcniei that the pugilist had
him, and explained that the prosecution had
teen most con-id"Iate e. III" pris"ncr Mr.
wis Haunted 10y ~. defence. and th"r" was
mn ID m"rrim'nt. He quoted from the play OF
,C}ntsl'ne.' and said that Couurn was IN
/ dpum.dly work Il th" same author. H."
Thought that I'll" sli It nj ht ha". been the one
/ which wa waved ~ the late campaign. and he
hnd am recollection that he saw 1t In
Mr. Rollins t,ok UP tho theory o. tho defence
and ridruled il. and when hc described the
prisoners witness = everybody. .n'luding
/ tohurn. laughed. He re- .ited the prosecution.
/ story Of the tragedy. and at lour o coek finished
Then Judge Sutherland began his address to
/ the Jury. His II 1Dcr oppressed the hop" that
! N" Jurors wouiu carefully Nelgh the cNidcnee
and render aycrdfT Re- ord. ngly. without pr"iu-
/ die. thai might arise conc rning thr prisoners
d record ON the one side. or the talk of police
I outrlg'- on the other
! At 5 80 the jury r.tred, onl u, SAB they re-
D. tufn.u. Foreman brown, IN response 70 IN"
/ usual question, said, Guilty On the first
/ count"
You moan guilty ~ an assault with intent to
! Kill z" asked the clerk.
The youthful foreman distinctly responded
! Guilty Of assault with intent % KILL
Cuburn ahlcrtly bowed. but did not speak TO
the friends who clustered around him.
Lawyer Brooke Immediately moved for a new
. trial. 1t was denied Then Mr.. BROOKE asked
| for an arrest of Judgment Juts. sutherland
| declined To- grant IA" request and remanded the
] prisoner FOR sentence.
fhts ~ NO AZ fNr
/ conyi ton aud one against. on tho second bal
/ lot they wer" unanimous lor IA verdict Ol guilty
/ Of assault with intent a. kin.
Coburn WAS follow ii to the City Prison by
! many Of his friends, who sugg, sted that n"
must not weaken" They said that the case
+ snuull De- taken to a higher court Cohurn SAID
/ nothing in reply. aad seemed utterly exhausted
I VIII he entered his cell. He will probably be
: mt need tomorrow