, 1877-06-01
L1NCOLN'S GRAVE.
The Jury Find Mullins and Hughes
Guiity---A Year Apiece.
Falsity of Some Of the Allegations Made
BY Defendants Council,
Intercepted Letters from tho Prison.
ers-..Effort 10 Manufacture
Testimony.
The Way in Which Alibis Are Gotten Up
to Save Sooundrela.

6ptcfot MtpatcA to 9as Tribune
sru1NarIELp, ILL.,, MaT 3l.-Tho trial Of Mulllns
and I}ugtes, the mon who attempted 10 steal The
remains of President Lincoln on Tho 7th Of Eoven.
bef last ended tbls morning, ana tho result will
doubtless ttssipate tho Impression entertained BY
snany tat these Villains weto the Victims 81 plot
cuneoetod by detectives fos tho purpose Of securing
SONS glory. Tho crime waa Of saeh sAevsl'sh
character that Il ia not to b wondered at tnt thu
narration Of liz details failed u carry conviction.
fut ss,ds from tlis, tie Tint. Inter. Ocean. and
Springfield Hsgisier threw eold watcr
on the ease from tho drst pnblea-
ton In Tnk TntsuNH, and continued to
DO 50 whenever an opportunity presented
Itself. Tho course Of The newsvspcts named "
attempted robbery TYE TntngxE contained :
sonns of the ons tho 3t. ha utou ten
had A bare mention Of the oeeussense: sabssauent-
f.ve % sSs mi dctsIls of Tho plot IND diagram II
MS ua IT, sfG.E se hs sosa
understand IL and forthwith interviewed number
Of sta!y detectives, who Favc y - s4cir opnon,
wsh sasi ssw ., Nrts"g g b. s che C
cago. This, was harrrd upon ty Tho Int<r: 0ctan.
sS ssaSsa 3! liz; ~
spondent Of The 7smts, and, having 9eon hauled
over the Goals for Kctt!ns f@sooped; @ a sous4 a 90
Egtsier TO-. Jay took back all that il has said aud
now acknowledge. that thu case was genuine, and
.ns
my mr. fay .Si eeaein.ssy eas Ut Sap ths
HAMILTON AND oRENDoRVF.
hrnR On Until tho last momenl and In their ,argu.
psnts to tho Jury last night openly charged iaat
paaon psf 5 ssnt ~ stsp s w sn
t9 wrs up nna ase, nna
n.cnt in bis favor. Mr. Wnshburu had tcsltded
thst bis connection With The ca+s e .stsd from Hoy
ing any knowledge Of tho plot was whom DO met ons
Of i,s reporters On Tho train s,ectton:daY morn
w E. WsSpas e III ia ns ae 10 s,ss au,s hs Il
anY ons connected with T1i1 Tn.nux1 That
the tomb was 70 b robbed, md hs
IT, Information. The reporters instructions wets
to follow Ms WashbnEn and 20 whero no went.
When he foand ont that tho topoEtc. knew Of the
scheme, ha took him along ~ q matter OF course:
stananF ss H. o' W.shbasns espst denial q h"sas
dissertation Iths infofanee being that hc had gons
10 loved % sesom'%Sy hiaj. tSose stteIosys biask;;
wan ~ss moi " .hs III; and thejr
o.eadosa @ ' aeknowlcdaed I m led. this 'bJ saying thts
u thuf sItents demanded that they should sa7 what
fot lying about decent PEOPLE IN the hops Of p5sj
ndeinx he Jug n tavoi Of t's thsrss; Tno
.'arFumsns" of these tHo shJstSr - o. as!a Ma'
s as Coming IS aud
being called horse.shiascs and scoGndrels ia eyesy
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+ "A s!$ sss; ,ssys ,.,, verdict s, n.,n
Hamilton ta!d that he believed Sweeglca told the
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