Daily Republican., 1883-05-03
7 HjR D EDITION,
MRS DEACMAMp Acquitted.
Verdict Gives General Satisfac.
tiOn

DENTON, Md. May The long
Il, achamp poisoning trial ended at five
inmates beiore one o'clock to-day with
veldct OF not guilty. Colonel Bryant
conclud. Il his argument al half past ten.
The Court, in dozen words, directed
the jury how they must find their YER
dict, if they found Il verdict OF guilty.
The baiiitt was sworn and the jury
retired to their room, lu few mo-
ment, the densely packed Court House
was nearly emptled.
At l2.4j p. III. the jury, through their
foreman, asked permission TO come into
court and get further instructions con
cerning the verdict. The Judge then
read the statute, which provides that all
murder by poison shall be murder in
the first degree. They again retired and
after an absence of five minutes re-
turned with IA verdict of not guilty.
Three ballots We're taken by the jury.
The first and second stood ten for ac-
uuittal and two for man,aughter the
last, which was taken after they came
in for instructions, stood twelve tor
acquittal.
\ TOUCHING SCENE IN COURT.
The scene in the court room when the
verdict was rendered WAS very touching.
The court room and a space OF thirty
wards i'll front Oft was literally pack e
ed with breathless audience, Every
body seemed certain Ofthe verdict aud
YET the suspense was painful. j udge
Wirl;es ;uimOnisnea the crowd that no
demonstration, Of approval or disap
proval wouui ne ro.,.ratrd and that any
Offender won Il l." Committed to Jail.
The silence ~ "a profound that the
si .htest whisper anywhere in the room
could have been Ii ard The prisoner
stood and held up her right hand and
the foreman Of the jury pronounced the
word, not guilty. She sat down, and n
few tears trickl ii down her face, one,
so beautiful, but now pal" and worn
The immense audience brea1hed a deer
sigh Of relief. The friends Of Mrs,
B,}rhamp and counsel, who had Tough
SO hard tor her liI" quietly gathered
around her and in broken accents
rendered their congratulations, and IN,
now celebrated Beachamp poisoning
cas- has passed into history.
THE FAIR PRISONER DISCHARGED,
Nj. Russum moved for her discharge
Tic Court granted The motion ANA hcl
lady friends. who have been 50 u"vOlcc
in their attentions, assisted the weeping
lady uut Of the court house. The tuur
took occasion 10 say that they seldom
made any comment on the Nerulr ui ;
Jury, but that on this occasion Il wa
due to the members OF the Jury tina, ~
Court should bear testimony to Thu
faithful and exemplary manner IN whlrI
they had discharged their duty, and aS
sure them that their verdict would nn
only receive the approval OF their owl
consciences, but deserved and wonld r.
ceive the approval Of their ielIow-cItl
zeno. The Jury were then discharged
with the thanks Of the Court.
AHEARN ACQUITTED WITHOUT TRIAL
The case of the State vsJames Ahearn
who was under Indictment for being al
accessory before the fact Of the murde
of Martin BeaChanp, was immedatel |,
called, and the counsel for the defense
Messrs. Downes, Mutchler and Rus
sum, announced that they were read,
for trial. Mr. Ahearn was brought int
Court, looking somewhat pale from hi
confinement, Immediately arraigned an
pleaded not guilty, He elected TO b
tried by the Court. The State sui
mitted the case without evidence, an
in five minutes n verdict Of not guilt
was recorded and the prisoner dis
charged