Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-20

dsfs were committed at tbs same tune
at his house and in the pre.eucs uf the
little children of the accused. Tbs firs,
verdict was manslaughter. The indict-
msnt for killing the wife Eas next tried
and resulted in a similar verdict. THIS
was too nucb for Judge Sheldon's sense
OF 10 Sfice. and he delivered to the jury
the following: ''Gentisinen. your labors
IN this case with the rendering of your
verdict are closed. bat this court has a
further dIsy To perform which it Cannot
avoid. Ii II a duty which the court
owes 10 itself not only, bat to the peo-
pie OF this country. While the merits
OF this case were under consideration
the court could express no opinion upon
the evidence, but nov il is al liberty TO
speak, and while il is an unpleasant
SIX. Il nevertheless becomes the plain
and sacred duty of the conrt 10 express
IN clear and explicit terms it's profound
astonishmeut at the rendition Of such a
verdict; a verdict so utterly at
variance with all the facts in the
ctse and the laws which
governs them. Such verdicts, gentle
men, are mockery of Law and trav-
esty upon justice, and will render trial
by Jury farce. Gentlemen. you as
sumo the responsibility for the terrible
condition of affairs which exists today
IN Graham county, making, as il is,
foul blot upon the map of Arizona and
= disgrace to the civiliz itiou of the age.
fou, by this verdict, have deprived
every man Of constitutional rights of
protection you have sanctioned dis
order and have welcomed anarchy, and
were II not for the press of business
before the Court the great expense
which would he incurred by the impan-
neiIing OF a new jury. | would immedi-
ateiy dismiss yOn from the further CON
slderation of any matter before the
Court. Gentlemen of the jury, you are
discharged, and | only regret that Il
cannot discharge you for the term
There Is great excitement here among
the roughs on account of Sheldon's re-
buke. Some threaten violence. Ora
ham county IL full of cowboys, and was
the scene of numberless murders during
the last six months.
Oar Chine.e Puzzle.
SAS Francisco. Nov. l9.-The Chi
nese 80 called traders" still aboard
the City of Picking have succeeded in
bringing about deadlock in court.
Forty remain to be examined, and the
steamer sails Wednesday. There is no
law to detain the steamer, and Judge
Hoffman says he cannot refuse a writ
OF habeas corpus to any person alleging
that he is illegally detained. What to
do with them remains dnsolved.
A Sad Case.
Tucson, A. r., Nov. 19.-Harry Bon
hurst, of Pomona, CAL, shot himself in
the left breast this morning with
large rifle, with suicidal intent. The
young man came here two months ago
with girl named Susie kete, for.
merly of Lancaster, Ohio. They
that they were married in
Yuma, September 9Th. The girl
took up with a drayman named Jack
and finally married him, Won
Bonhurst says, through fear of vio-
lence. The boy is 20, the girl is 10.
The boy is crazed and beart-broken
over the affair. he wound is not dan
gereus.
Mining stocks.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 19.-Bodie On 4Oc,
Best d Belchef $40, Balloon 45c, Califor.
MIA 25c, Chollar 205, Consolidated Vir-
ginia 400, Crown Point $50, Exehequer
Toe. Gould q Curry Las, Hale d Nor
cross l.55, Mexican 2.65, Ophir $50, Pc
bosi 65c, Savage Goo, Sierra Nevada 3.35,
Uuion $40, Utah 2.40. Yellow Jacket
40. Overman 25c, Grand Prize 80. Mt.
Diablo 3.25, Northern Belle $50. Silver
King Toe.
shipping lnieiligence.
SAN FRANoIsCo, Nov. 18.-Arrived-
steamer Umatilla from Seattle, ship
Alaska from Tacoma whaling barks
Abram Barker, Francis Palmer, J.. A.
Amethyst, Bounding Billow, |
Atlantic, and Mary and Susan, from Fox
Stand schooner Norma from Umpqua.
l9th--Steamer Columbia from Portland,
San Pedro from New Tacoma. British |
steamer Wellington from Departure
Bay, ship Detroit from Seattle; whaling
parks Carroll, Arnold and Dawn, from
Fox Island; brig Orient from Umpqua,
'chooners Parkesburg from CoQuille |
liver, Gertrude from Okhotsk sea, and |
Nose from Coquille river.
Cleared l9th--British ship Josephus |
'or Nanaimo.
Sailed lSth--Bark Henry Buck for
Seattle.
PoRT townsend, Nov. l7.--Arrived-l
Schooner Coursen.
PoRr Discovery, Nov. IL. = Arrived
Bark Mary Glover.
Pedestrian Match.
San Francisco, Nov. 19.-At 7:20
o'clock today the scores at the pedes- |
rian match now going on at the Pa |
'ilion were as follows: O'Leary, 53
niles; Hart, 65, Harrison, &c; McIn- |
yre, 20.