The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-11

First Conviction For Murder In
Jackson County for Forty Years.
Kansas City Times.
The trial Of Richard Green for the
murder Of Deputy County Marshal
Henry H. Hughes closed last evening.
The jury was dismissed about four
o'clock. The trial has not been as long
and tedious "a murder trials usually
are. Scarcely three days vas con-
sumed in hearing testimony and argu-
ment. The evidence was all on one
side, and it was Sd conclusive that the
jury was out less than half an hour
when they brought IN their verdict.
RECEIVING THE VERDICT.
Tie crowd did not disperse when
the jury retired. Scarcely any left
their seats. They seemed to under
stand that the jury would no. he long
absent. and they waited. The
prisoner took a fresh chew OF
tobacco, crossed his legs. cast sweep
ing. scrutinizing glance over the
crowded courtroom. then turned his
face from the crowd and sat silently
looking into the gasjet just before him.
He waited patiently and indisierently.
NJ one looking into his pale face and
restless small eyes. that flashed defiantly
beneath his dark. bushy eyebrows.
would have thought that he waiting
a verdict of life ar death. Nor did
he move muscle or heave a sigh
when the jury marched solemnly hack
ID their box. He cast a careless glance
over the jury and then changed his
tobacco from his right to his left cheek
and continued To masticate faster than
ever. Then came the question from
the Judge: "lIave YOU agreed upon
verdict, gentlemen
I'VE have" replied Foreman Por.
ter. Then the clerk real the ominou>
wor,l.:
1--WE. the jury. fini the defendant,
Richard Green. guilty ut murder in
, the first degree on the second coani
in the Indictment.
Then there was some legal clerical
corrections by the clerk. and the jury
again rcafiirmed its verdict and Wa
discharged. When the verdict VIA
read every eve turned towards the
pri.oner with the natural expectation
of seeing a change in his hitherto
calm Indifference. The only sign
made BY the prisoner tina, i,e heard the
verdict was 3 slight turn oi his head &,
the left. where Deputy Marshal Hayes
and Jailor Farrell were seated. lie
Lnked ut them and winked. while u
momentary merry twinkle seemed t.
fash from his eye-. Their he r-sum
al bis old position. a moment NOR
md the shnckles were placed upon
his wrists and he was led away. He
went to hi. cell in silence. speaking Ia
no one. and evidently caring for
nothing. He has maintained a close
silence throughout the trial. and M t.
late hour last night had refused to
converse with any enc.
TIE MURDER.
The details connected with the muir.
der If Deputy Marshal Hughes were
published last Februarary. when the
brutal act was committed. But 8
brief resume Of the affairs will not be
out Of place here. On the 18th dav oil
February. 1877. Richard Green.
George Tarwater and Frank Miller
assaulted and injured two young men
on the East Levee. named Henry
Mintzing and Isaac Gartlney. A war.
rant was issued by Justice Ransom.
and on the evenin. Of February 9Th
Deputy Marshal Hughes started for
Independence to arrest these men.
Information had been given that the
men he wanted were at work in the
woods near independence for q farmer
named Fisher. After making some
INQUIRIES Of Mr.. Fisher, which satisfied
him that his men were there. he pro-
cee,led to q cabin in the woods and nc.
companied BY Fisher. entered
Hughes saw and identified Miller.
and with his right hand on his pistol in
his overcast. he with his left hand
drew forth his warrant and read it.
He turned to another man in the
room. supposing him to be Green. and
said be wanted him. The man assured
him he was mistaken and Mr.. Fi-h~.
corroborated the mans denial. at the
same time calling Deputy Sheriff
Hughes attention to a man standing
! in dark corner Of the cabin, saying.
There's Green" Hughes proceeded
to arrest Green. when the latter called
out. "You can't arrest me-" In q
moment afterwards Green yelled out
With furious oath, "Get out Of this.
you --. and id quick. too. -
At the same time he fred al Hughes,
the ball entering the left lung inflicting
q fatal wound. A second shot was
fired. which struck Hughes in one Of
the arms, breaking the bone near the
shoulder The murderer and his COM
panion fed into the woods. The
country was promptly alarmed and
soon after daylight the next morning
both were surrounded in q field and
taken alive and brought to Kansas
City for safe keeping. II il urged
that Green feared that he was wanted
BY Hughes for something more than
an assault. He had recently broken
jail in Fremont. Ia. where he was
confined for hone stealing. and was q
fugitive from justice when he arrive.
in Kansas City.