, 1881-02-06

and In proof OF it the body was found In ono,ho-
direction the next morning. he believed tSer
Johansen & vas ~ killed just where the body Wa Eas
identify tho remains had been remoyei} ~
pointed strongly to the prisoners mi,
No one but HnltEren would have desrei dlss
to destroy his IDENTITY, but havtn; been the iot
person seen with him it was natural for him - ~
be first accused OF the crime under the cr,,.eo ~
stances, and nc had appreciated the situadnn
Hustgren i satisfaction WIS, after the dtsc0ra.1.
OF the body.which he must have heard OF hy nna
Sunday. that it could NOT be identified. Th{s w
been u part OF his plnn M doubt aud bis gres. aa
hope OF escaping arrest and punishment fGr ~ ~
awful crime. Instead OF going to his Old hna a ~
irg-house that Saturday night he lodged i !.
staols, aad the ne neIt aay appeared with The rolt
loola sAid it had done him service the n:ht is. r.
fore aad wouid protect him again The rnzo-
could not be sneered out Of court as was at
the defendant was particularly significant. and
tue fact that the blade did not appear ea9
to contain ,any traces Of blood cut no hu1e hrure
wash tho blood OH. and the jury should NOT ioss "a
sight Of the tNct that the murdered mans neck
had been cut from. car 10 eur with sharp in
stru1ncnt when the body WIS found.
THE NEXT cRIM1SATISG CIRCUsfsrAycp
considered was the patched Is bill. which Ind
been paid JohAnsen Saturday and found ~
Hultgreus possession after tho tuurQer Tha
person who had paid the money to the murdered
particular bill called attention to the marts
upon it by which it hnd been identi1ied ~ sxs
planned its being loaned to Anderson by Hill.
Eren, and dweit ut some length upon its cornino
into tho possession Of the prosecution, uruinss
that it was clinehiug circumstance III favor of
the prisoner guilt.
In conclusion, he urged that there could ho m
doubt nbout the prisoner having 1nnrde,aJ
Juhansen. : The circumstuutinl evidence ha
thought, could not we'll have been stronopr
There was the association. the dead body the
money, the raznr, and the patched S bil. iii nf
which were conclusive. Huttgren was rha
murderer End committed the crime In the dsrk.
ness Of night. He had sat through the tra,
without tear, and his character had long since
been read. He WIS Capable Of any crime. and
In the interest Of public 1nc:nls aad good eoy,
crnment> be asked that the full penalty Of tho
awful crime be awarded him.
no VERDICT YET. it,
At this conclusion OF Mr. Mllls' argument the
Jury was instructed Us to the law In the usual,
furtn tho Court adding an instruction however
on the question of clrcumstantili evidence and
the twelve '*good and true men retired at $40
o'clock to rench Il verdict. Up to G:.D thay had
not been heard from, and an adjournment Yaa
Att o'clock Judge Moran returned and re-
ccived tho report OF the Grand Jury. but moth
ing was heard from the jury in question. Sur
per was ordered for them, however, and ihe
Judge promised to return at later hour
Judge Moran returned at II O'Clock, and nnon
inquiry found thut the jury had not agreed, and
ttilI there was NO likelihood thnt they would be-
fore morning, They wcr. SaiI to sianh then "A
they had when they first retlrcd,-a majority be-
ing FOR acauittai, i,-and 1t wns freely predicted
that the result OF their deliberations would b.
return this morning ut . o'clock to see whae
progress they have made, and, in the event uf
their not having AGREED, will determine how
much longer he will keep thern OUT