Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-02-28
The 4 miss Trial,

We give below the verdict IN the
Amiss trial and particulars Of the clos
ing of the case as published by the
S,auntOn indicator
At 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning
the court re-asse mbled, and the jury
ca me IN. The )ury's inquiries of the
night before had taken all the inten Sc
anxiety out of the case. The court
warned the audience against any
demon STATIONS Of approval or dlsap-
uroval when the verdict WAS read, and
the foreman of the jury then handed to
the clerk OF the court the following
verdict:
1--WE, the jury find The prisoner not
guilty Of morder in the frsl degree, on
murder 10 the second degree, but guilty
Of volunlar, manslauehter, and fix bis
term of confinement in the penllenlar}
at four years.
[Siened.l r. T. LUCAS. Foreman"
There was hasty conference Of the
prisoner, and lis counsel and the Ia
ter announced that they were satisfied
with the verdict aud would take no APP
peal.
The Court then ordered the release
o. Leila Lester and Fannie Lewis the
two female witnesses from longer de-
tenlion in Jail.
HOW THE JURY ARRIVED AT THEIR
VERDICT.
On the first ballot in the jury room
the VOC stood eleven for murder IN
the second degree and enc for acQui'-
tai. The second paliot stood eight
for murder 10 the second degree and
Tour scattering Tor Diff rent degre es OF
guilt. There were nine ballots in all,
during all of which, save the last. Tie
one Juror voted for aCquillal. AT las
the verdict given The court was adopted
as compromise.
GONE TO RICHMOND.
On Wednesday evening Sergeant
Runnels aud officer Hounihan TOOK the
convict at lis oAn request, to Ricn-
mOnd, OH 4:3O fast express, four hours
after bis conviction. Amlss had .
shawl over his hands TO conceal bis
handouts. and had q cigar in Bis
mouth.
Tie feeling against tie prisoner evei
since tie Homicide has been very gen'
eral aud intense iu Stanton, and may
be inferred from tie lac. thai yesterday
morning
AN EFFIGY OF AMlss
was found hanging to II tree, III The
court yard. Sergeant Runnols acted
wisely in hurrylng the couvict away
for lie very thought that Amiss was
in the city with so light a sentence
seemed to goad The people to anger
The mind OF this orderly and practica
people seemed TO have been transform
ID into gunpo~der which only needle
a spuk 20 bring forth violence.
TIE CONVICT IN TEARS.
A;lcr The verdict, aud his return tC
ial, Amiss sent TOR Commonwealth
Attorney Echois and iold him that he
waited 10 say 10 him that he bore NJ
malice towards him for his prosecution,
which, while unsparing was far. A
the end Of the conversation Ami''
covered hiy face with his Lands arc
vCpl biItelly.
WHO TIE JURY WE'RE,
The following we've the nembers o.
4 e iury-Jos. Carney. Of Lyuclbar.,
Shoemaker, D, {. Wright, OF Line
burg. Tobacconi-t. J. G. Pleiiier, o
Llnchburg, Tailor; f. W. a. Snler o.
Lynchhurg, Baker; J. A. Sgd r, o.
Richa cud, Grocer; VIM. Rebmon. o
Ric mCnd, Butcher; Z. F. Lucas, d
Alexandra. (FOremau) Commission
business; R. T, Cock, of Alexandria,
Fish aud Oyster deal,r; NJ. K. Norris
of Alexandria. Carpenter: B. W. Nall'
of Alexandra, Merchant; Thos. L
Monroe. of Alexandria, Painter; and
Richard f. Cox. of Richmond, Collec'
tor. Before leaving the CITY the jury
wrote the following tribute to Sergeant
W. D. Rlnnels and Deputy Sergeant,
Geo. A. Hutcheson:
The Jury desire TO express our
thanks TO the Sergeant and Deputy, o
Stauulon. for their kindness and atien-
iiou while in their charge, ever read)
10 supplying our many wants, boIi