National Republican., 1880-03-01
GUILTY AS INDICTED.
Continued from Rra Pa0c.j

lCONH'hed from rVH fugcJ
the noxt morning the conversation he held
with a party the night before, but publicly
denied it, aud went TO the paper publishing 1t,
demanded and was given retraction. When
this trial came on he contradlcts himself and
says he did hold the conversation. He asked
the jury ifsuch testimony was worthy ofboliel
forhimself he did not think it was. lie was told
that Brown kept an intelligence office; he
should put up another sign of satisfactory evi-
dencc furnished at the shortest notice" He
pointed out the fact that Bedford reached
the drug store five minutes before the body OF
Hirth did, and how he tarred about the body
until tho spirit fled. 1t was tho sumo old mag
notism that drew tho murderer to his victim.
lie maintained that after the murder Pinn
hastoncd across tho lot to Mrs. Halls house,
aud that there WIS no doubt about his being
there or tho time Of his arrival for he hastoned
there while lIrth lay dying on the sidewalk
| At this point recess was taken.
| Upon rcsumng, tho District Attorney spoke
of the time of the commtta of the homicide,
aud showed how Bedford aud Pinn mis- ght have
been parties to 1t and still have reached the
house of Mrs. Hall about the time claimed.
After returning to the clothes worn by the
prisoners upon that night and commenting
upon their guilty appearance, ho concluded at
2:30 o'clock, saying that, in Wow Of all the
testimony presented he should be exceedingly
disappointed IL they failed TO return verdict
of guilty.
JUSTICE HAGNER
then proceeded to charge the jury as to the
! law upon tho subject, aud occupied one hour
aud fifteen minutes in so doing.
TIE JURY RECEIVED THE CASE
aud retired at $50 o'clock. His Honor waited
some time for them and they not ugrceug he
| proceeded to his home, leaving word that he
would return Mt any time prior to IL o'clock
if sent for. At 1915 p. IN. word came down
stairs that the jury desired to SEQ the judge,
and there WINS a cOmmotion. Many sup.
posed that verdict had been reached, but it
was soon ascortaincd that they wished further
instructions. There being 10 gas in the court.
room, candles set In beer and other bottles
upon the window easements were scattered
about the chamber giving IL anything but
brilliant appearance, rather adding to the
solemuitv of the OCCASION.
His Honor arrived at five minutes Of IL, and
counsel on both sides being present the jury
was sent for aud brought IN.
Clerb-lIave you agrccdr
Foreman havo not.
His Honor-Well, gentlemen, you sent for
me- Do you wish anything
| Mr.. Holland (GUreman)-Ics, sir. We wish
to know, first, what constitutes an alib
Second, that you will read that part of the
certificate of DR.. Schalcr in regard to the
blood on Piun's clothing. Third, Pinn's
answers on cross.oxaminatton as to his where
abouts the morning after the murder.
His Honor-IIas the counsel anything to
say? l propose to read what have of Pinn's
whereabouts on the morning after tho mur.
der, given on cross-examinstiOn. Has the
counsel any objection?
Mr.. Miller-N0ne on our part, SIR
Mr.. Perry-Thon l understand there Is no
objection to its being read?
, Messrs. Miller and Coyle-None at all.
Mr.. Pcrry-Ncry well.
His Honor then proceeded to read from his
notes, which are always very full, the test-
mony of DR.. Schafcr in regard to the blood
stains upon Pinn's shirt and pants and the
whereabouts of this defendant, as testified to
by himself the morning after the murder. He
then took up the other question. What con.
stitutes an alibi? He said that it meant
literally elsewhere" For Instance, man
accused of breaking open a house on II street,
on January l, proves that he WAS in Baltimore
at that time. That means he was elsewhere
lie could not have done it, as he could not have
been here to do it. He inquired if that was
what they wanted to know.
Gilbert l.. Joy Juror)-Your Honor, think
it refers to time. what we want to know.
His Houor-If man is accused of break ng
open safe at Willard's Hotel ut / o'clock i
must be for the jury to be satisfied, II he prove
an alibi, when he proves that lie was ut tn
Capitol at 1880 o'clock. If a man was ut a cor
|, tain house ut a certain hour the jury must b
satisfied that he could not commit murder a
n certain place and not have time to get to th
house after the murder was committed.
j. Mr. FickIing (another juror)-It must b
proved out of the evidence?
His Honor--Yes, out OF the evidence. N
matter what hour he wants TO prove, that hOu
must bc proved out of tho evidence to th
. satisfaction of the jury. The jury should b.
satisfied by the proof. A person may not b,
able to name the exact minute that he wa
y there, but so near the time that he could no
have been at the other place and have time t
get back to the place whero he claimed to hav
been when the murder was committed. !
there anything else?
> Foreman Holland--No, sir.
His HonOr-I will remain in the buildin
for half an hour (then 1i:30 p. m.). l do nc
say that for any purpose of influencing you
a, but to suit your convenience and that of couu
81 sci.
At midnight no word having come from tn
jury, they were locked up for the night, II
Honor went home aud the prisoners returnc
+ to Jail If th0y should agree, no verdict wi
. be received by the Court until this morning
THE STATUS OF THE JURY.
Considerable speculation was induged !
after the jury retired the second time as
their status and the figures were placed /
various ways until it became evident tha
many were guessing about it instead of posses
sing any actual knowledge on the subicc
2 From the best and most reliable nformntio
that The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN represents
tive could obtain it Is believed that when tn
= jury came into the courtroom at ll:3O la,
- Saturday night they stood In the cases of Bee
ford Rnd Queenan II for conviction and
against, and in tho case of Pnn 10 for convit
l. tion and for acquittal. When they retire
after obtaining tho Information sought afte
it Is rumOred that tho hangng.out man againi
Bedford aud Queenan went over to the mi
jority and completed the verdict of guilt,
One OF the two loft the minority side for Pinl
and made them stand II to in favor of col
(. viction in his case Those protesting to kuo
-. say that tho jury stood this way through Sa
If urday night and yesterday, and up to th
II latest accounts Of them last night. 1t is sal
o.. that the ono juror holding out is II colora
h man, and is so firm set in his views aud bci
: that argument availeth not, and nearly all
- his fellow jurors have given up hopes Of brin,
ing him to their way of thinking. A fr,
moro confident than their companions, belle,
y that when the court cOnYenes this mornin
they will be ready to deliver a verdict in Il
case of all the defendants. This is one pant
the story Now there is another, coming fro
~ other sources, and that is that the jury
hopelessly hung, and stands oght for acquitt
Of all the prisoners and four for their convi
tion.