The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-01-30

care not for they are here to be tried under the law
and denounce the statement as untrue. Tears are
not ali on one side. A few tears now may save
afterwards Think OF me tears Ear a o. eoe WIDOW
riers of the law then there viii be tears The time
10 stop tears is now These men r CRY Tor mercy;
them 10 90 with me to the Armory Hall, 30, Con-
rad. Conrad speak 10 mel" was the cry OF the wife
,rben he was there. / feel indignation at the at
teTnnr To make this a matter of revenge and inter-
nose as a wall of adamant and ask you, all of You,
10 be Tse yoa see the R living fog s
Won can't see the old man. he has all the feelings
as You and 1 have, but he has gone to his Maker
propose to let those men go scott free. / will
maintain the dignity OF the law; This plea at
those tears of Mr.. O'Brien which he shed at the
last were few and precious. Have respect for the
law The law is above price-the law depends on
Justice and justice must be done. have felt the
rresponsibilfty There are young men on this jury
You must feel the dignity of your position. You
will do your duty iTTesPee t OF anything else
personal feeling. There were questions PROFOUND
ed by Mr.. O'Brien about making example and
dence of more than one. And you are going to
consider all these matters singly and alone and
will render verdict that you will not be ashamed
of. Give the case fair aud candid consideration.
THE VERDICT
When the jury remained out all night
and did not agree, it was generally be-
lieved on Friday that they would not be
able to do So This feeling was intensified
when rumors of how the jury stood began
to float. Of course there was no founda-
ton for these reports-mere 'guesswork,
but the general opinion was that the jury
would disagree. At noon the same feeling
prevailed, but it was then known that an
agreement had been reached, and the jury
would render their verdict at P. NJ The
news spread like wild fre and long before
the court opened the crowd about the
uilding was as large as ever, and
when the doors opened, there was a
perfect rush for seats, and 10 few
seconds the room was filed to its utmost
capacity. At 2;20 P. NJ. the jury filed in
to the court room and in solemn manner
took their seats. After the usual interro-
gatories by Judge Smith, Mr.. Underwood,
the foreman passed the verdict to Clerk
Harson, and that functionary slowly and
distinctly read tbs verdict which is as fol-
lows;
Patrick GrogaO, guilty 10 manner and
IOItl DIS CuAISSo III tue luuiOi hShef SeS
Sentenced to the penitentiary for life,
Patrick Ganey, guilty 10 manner and
form &c-PeDitentiary for IA years.
James McCormac-Nos Guilty.
Immediately afte: the announcement of
the verdict Mr. O'Brien demanded that
the jury be pollej. and each juror answer
ed yes"
Mr.. o Brien then gave notice that he
would enter motion for q new trial, and
during his remarks classed the verdict as
the most atrocious he ever heard.
Judge Smith set Monday February 9th
as the dag of hearing the motion.
The prisoners were visibly affected par
ticuary Ganey, who expected either an
acquiital or ye.y light sentence. GroeaD
received his fate more stoIidly than
Ganey, but one could see that he was try
ing to brave it cut, and that be fully real
lied the dreadful magnitude of his SEN
tence.
McCormac, when his fate was announced,
went to the water cooler, took drink of
water, and then after speaking with
the prisoners, Clancy and GrogaD, left the
court room, and disappeared from view.
Thus ended one OF the most important
criminal trials ever held 10 Rock Island
county. Il was ably prosecuted brilliantly
defended and admirably conducted-the
speeches for and against the prisoners
being ali that eioqusnGe and ability could
desire. Let the curtain fall on the closing
scene.