, 1880-05-09
CLARENCE DAVIS.
The Bi.amtst Gets Five Years and
Thousnnd-Dollar Fine.

The B&ERmtHt Get* Five xeAf1 0Q0 u
T1ou.and-Dol1ar Fine.
The Criminal Court was crowded yesterday
morning, so far US seats were concerned. the
main attraction being tho closing argument of
Stato's- Attorney Mills, who drew better than
the evidence, though the latter in spicy case
Is usually more rcishctl by the curious than the
speeches Of counsel Even the benches In the
gallery were occuplcd,-u great compliment to
the brilliant prosecutor. Davis sat beside
his lawyer while Mr. Mills was addressing
the jury, and several times, when his infamy
WIS being referred to, doubtless wished he could
rink through the tioor. Once or twice he seemed
to get angry ut the language used, but showed
no disposition to resent what WIS said. us when
Col Cameron made his speech. The three wives
were seated in row on tho prosecution sido OF
the bar, fucing their husband. Miss Lynch being
flanked by her father and mother, but Mary Ann
and Maggie sar By themselves. Davis looked
hard ut one or the other now and then. en-
deayortng to attract their attention. but they
ignored him. The women were differently
affected by what tho States Attorney said.
Mary Ann smiled at the slnps given Davis,
Clara seemed Indifferent, while hagKie's feel
ings were evidently hurt by the harsh though
just illusions to hlm.
spoke to three points only. First, as to Davis,
fnuructerizin9 him u 4 moral blKamist,
ruiner OF women, a man who was not man,
but q heartless. devilsh scoundrel; SECOND. "
to the law, not dtspit'ng tho proposition that Il
Maggie had a husband the marriage with her
was void: and third. US to conspiracy y
blacken Magxic's character in order TO shield
the prisoner, Mr. Mills claiming that the tcstl-
moty Ut the truthful witnesses proved beyond
doubt that she was not Matte Smell
He concluded ut twenty minutes Ut l, and tho
Court then gave the ordinary Instructions the
case of course turning Oil the Smell marriage, II
the jury believed the evidence offered by the
defense regarding IT,
we're out ust tteen minutes. When they re-
turned there were not oyer l50 people present
the others having gone on under the impress
70 aafe 1p hop in 81 the
Clara was Oh hand.
THE VERDICT.
When the Clerk read, I'VE. the jury, md the
defendant guilty as charged in the second count
Of the indictment. and tx hts punishment ct tive
years in the penitcntinry and fine OF 4l,UQ.
tho spectators began to applaud. nut the noise
Mr.. and Mrs. cleveland were evidently pleased
but Cluru betrayed no emotion beyond swallow
ing the lump In her throat. Davis himself Was Il:
very ungry; be really believed that ne would ht,
acquitted. When the other wives, who were 10
the SUITES Attorneys Office, heard OF tao result.
they we're happy though MaKge aItGfwatns ~ rus
lot, the defense having tried To show that sho
wns q prostitute, she apparently cures more Tor
Davis than the others do.
When Davis was about to be taken back to
jail he requested tho privilege OF seeing Clara
and bidding her good-by, but her parents re-
at tas theIr RI inhumanity.''
A reporter saw him subsequently, and he
abused Maggie, and said he hadn't had fair
plnincd Of was luck OF money to yet Witnesses:
He said he would rather be behind the bnrs and
chained to the floor thnn live WIN hArlot. 10
had done nothing which gruted on his conscience
-wus much-abused, innocent man, and would
Mr: Van Buren, made motion for new trial.
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