Daily Republican., 1881-12-10
GUILTY OF MURDER,
The JURY IN TIE HARRIGAN
CASk CAL MEM
with th~Ir Verdict Yesterday Al.
tern0On NJ 4 is 6O'clOek-Harsi.
gan MAUifests very liaie Ira
teresa In the Mater.

Yesterday afternoon while the case OF
Derringer rs. Derrlnger was iu progress,
a bailitf came down and Informed ths.
Court that the Harrigan Jury had
agreed upon verdict. The regular
jury boz being occupied by the jury il
the caae then on trial, the Harrigan
jurors were provided with chairs inside
tho railing. The prisoner was brought
from his cell in the basement, and
placed in the dock. An almost breath
less silence prevailed, as the clerk Of
the Court arose, and turning to the
jury asked them the usual questions.
The foreman Of the jury arose and an
swered each question in firm tone of
voice, until finally the ,nomentous ono
was asked: GLOW do vcu find the
prisoner at the bar, guilty or not guilty,
in manner and form as he stands iu-
dicted" 2" Scarcely a secoud had elapsed
when the foreman answered in u firm
voice, Guilty in manner and form as
he stards indicted"
Immediately upon the answer being
given, Levi G. Bird. Esq, one of the
prisoners counsel. requested that the
jury be pol!ed, when each juror with
out the slightest hesitation concurred
In the verdict as II had been rendered
by their foreman. During all this time
Harrigan sat in the box, apparently the
most unConcerned man ia the roorJ and
did not show the slightest emotion
whan the verdict was announced.
the prisoner did not seem to realize
that the verdict was murder iu the
first degree, for as he was being led
from the Court room, he asked one of
the tpstaves who had him in charge
what the verdict was; the officer did
not reply to his question, but after he
was placed in mis- cell ne again asked
and one of the officers informed him
that he had peen convicted of murder
in the first degree. A deathly pallor
passed over his face, and t%' moment
he appeared as though he was stunned,
but it was only for moment, for he
quickly recovered himself and resuming
the Indifferent air that he has main
tained throughout the trial replied,
We'll if am to be hanged guess that
can stand it as vel as any other
mau." 1t is not known When the SEN
tence Of death vii! be pronounced and
it was rumored last evening that his
counsel Messers. Bird and Lore woul1
make application FOR new trial
IL was almost impossible 20 a. certain
from the jurors any thing that took
place after they retired u their room.
one Of them stated that the first thing
done was 10 pass % resolution that un.
der no circumstances would they make
any OF their deliberations public, SIill
there iS generally ay mysterious as
1t is, to obtain Information On lhes,
matters, and last evening alter "A great
deal OttrOubIe, it was ascrr' ajued that
from the til st there We're none ot the
jurors in favor Of aCqult.al, and that
| the verdict was reached before tG'
| seventh ballot wa taken.
The jurors seemed to feel the rrspon
sibiitv that rested upon them, ami rem
dered he verdict, as they believe at-
GOrding to the evidence.
The prisoner is sti III the cells at The
Court House, and viii not be 6rouEh,
before the court to-day. IL is probable
that a motion for new trial Will be
made oa Monday,