Daily globe., 1883-10-31
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She Jury Return Verdict OF Not Guilty
Against Fred. Bul0v for Arson-Inter-
estin.y Trial of q Deaf Mute tor Larcsp n y
incidents Attendant Upon the Case.
After an able and impartial charge tc
the jary yesterday morning in the Fred
Bulov arson case, they retired, and after a
short absence brought in verdict OF not
guilty, and the defendant was release ed
from custody.
At 2 o'clock the case of the deaf mute
F. II. Joinette for rob6ipg the apartments
of two other mutes named Popki and Ri
ley on Grove street last August, was called
up, Prof. Mays beiug sworn to act as sign
interpreter.
The testimony went to show that the
accused WAS Canadian shoemaker, who
had recently come to the city, and after
making an evening call upon the two
Mutes in question, returned at midnight,
accomplice,) and getting in at an open
window by tearing down mosquito bar,
rifed Popki's clothes of a $50 watch, a
| charm and chain, and pocket book, and
those of Riley of few dollars. Riley
| claims to have been disturbed by the en-
trance to the room, while the officer who
| arrested Joinette testified that he handed
| over The stolen property to him without
| the asking.
Riley, who is deaf but not entirely
dumb, testified on the stand that he visited
Joinette in jail and he told him to help
him out. This witness was asked the qaes-
/! tions prop ounded by the judge and coun-
sci by the interpreter by signs and gave
his replies in d very difficult hlgh-keyed
voice peculiar to deaf man.
Tbs prisoner, who is very young and
| never had but a years schooling, signed
| with the deaf End dumb alphabet to
| the interpreter clear and succinct
statement Of how he entered the room, but
claimed that his companion did the steal
irg, taking coat and giving him, ,Joinette,
| the watch, purse and charm, the lions
the theft with the frankness of school
| boy.
While the county attorney in his few re-
marks claimed that the Indictment for
feloniously taking this property was
proved by his own words, he did not hold
that he was ignorant of the fact that he
had committed crime, and if convicted
said that the state would pardon him and
place him in proper reformatory insti-
tuition.
| The counsel for the defense plead the
ignorance of this mute of the crime he had
committed, and that his character should
not be tarnished by further Imprisonment.
than the two months he had already under
gone, but that he should be acquitted and
| placed in deaf and dumb institution to
be there cared for and educated as far as
| possible.
Judge Wilkin, who asked the Interpreter
many questions to put to the
prisoner and the mute witnesses, the facts
in the case being got out with great diff
| Guilty, reserved his charge to the jury
| until this morning, both the state and de-
Tense having rested the case at about
| 6 p. N.
One Of the incidents of the trial was the
placing of young man in the witness
box by the defense who stated that without
the use of the deaf and dumb alphabet he
could converse with the prisoner and had
several times by natural signs acquired
by him in growing up with a deaf and
dumb person. Mr.. Eyan rather doubted
this and put him to severe practical test
by having him question the prisoner on
different points, who readily understood
his motions and satisfactorily replied to
them by nod or shake of the head.
1t was an amusing scene to look upon
these mutes giving the closest attention to
the interpreter as he repeated to them on
his fingers and by other gestures the pleas
of the respective counsel, sitting as they
did, like statues, with their eyes closely
riveted upon him, with countenances as
firmly fixed in lineament as the Egyptian
sphinx itself.
After the jury retires on this case this
morning that of Alex. Gross for larceny
will be taken up. to be followed by that Of
MulIeny and Mulloney for rape.