The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-14


The jury came in and Foreman Crane said
Your honor one Of the jury desires to ask a
question of the court To most of lis it seems
a question Of TACT but We prefer to let Mr.
Harrigan speak for himself
Judge Wylie- The court will hear his ques-
ton, and if it be a question of fact, will not
undertake to pass upon it
Juror Harrigan then arose, and in con
fused manner put question to the court of
am almost unintelligible character, which
seemed to relate to the date of certain orders
made by Brady and to the nature of the
stumbling block which Brady said he found
in his way,
Judge Wylie-These are questions Of fact
and not of law, and it is not for the court to
instruct YOU in that connection. Now, gen
tlemen, You have had a sick member of the
jury with you, and a disagreeable incident
has happened this morning. He seems to be
in measure better, and hope he will now
be able to perform his duties | don't pro
pose to discharge this jury very easily This
is the second time this case has been tried. |
don't y,ish to put any undue stress upon your
minds, but the court thinks you ought to
upon a verdict of some kind You can
retire again.
The foreman ''Your honor, we have not
agreed upon the question of conspiracy in the
case. If we should agree upon any one of the
parties, / wish to know if we can report to
the courtN
Judge Wylie-No, You must report the yer
dict as q whole, according to my instructions
You can decide upon any point in this in
dictment in any order or time, but the verdict,
when reported, must be a complete verdict
not based upon a part of the Indictment but
upon the whole. There are substantially but
two questions in the indictment; first as to
the conspiracy. On that you have right to
say whether the defendants or any of
them were concerned with Rerdell in that
conspiracy If you decide that there was
conspiracy with him, you must say who was
engaged in it. But that is not all: You
must find at least one overt act following
If you find conspiracy and one overt act, it
is you duty to render verdict as to the par
ties so found, and that covers the whole
ground You cannot say that yon find a
conspiracy and no overt act, or an overt act
and no conspiracy. A verdict of guilty
must be a general verdict in that way. A
verdict of not guilty, of course, covers the
whole ground, and that is the rule as TO the
whole or any number of the defendants.
The foreman complained of the high tenn
perature Of the jury-room and asked to be
permitted to walk in the City Hall park, to
which request the court acceded, saving he
would treat the jury well at present, but in
timating that a resort might be had to com
mon law rule deprivation of light and food.
Jio{t = f,r
The deputy marshal was instructed to al
low Juror Vernon two drinks per day, but to
prevent the circulation of the whisky bottle
among The jurors, and the court took a re
cess until 10 a. m. tomorrow, with the un
derstanding that it would meet to receive a
verdict if the jury should agree upon one he
fore that hour.
HIS POPULARITY DID 1T.
The first assistant postmaster general has
explained that he did not name twenty post
offices after himself, The people of nineteen
small hamlets and towns petitioned to have
them called Hatton and one he named Hat
tonia, for family reasons. His great and
widely difFused popularity did the business,
and he could not prevent it without seeming
ungrucouS. 1t is notedethat two postqffices
have been named after Gen Gresham, which
shows that Hatton is generous as well as pop
uiar
SUGAR.
The treasury department has issued the
following circular in regard to provisional
rates Of drawbacks ON refined sugar and
sirup
Until the 1st of September, 1888, on ex-
portaton of sugar and sirup, refined wholly
from imported sugars tank bottom sirups
cane Juice, meada, concentrated melada, OF
concrete and concentrated molasses upon
which duties shall I've paid at the rates pre-
scribed by the tariff Of March 8, 1888, draw
back will be allowed at the following rates;
/. On refined loaf, cut loaf, crushed, granu
lated and powdered sugar, stove-dried, or by
other equally effective process, 2 80 cents pei
pound
. Refined white coffee sugar, undried and
above No % Butch standard in color ?,
cents per pound.
3 On all grades of refined coffee sugar
No. ~ Dutch standard and below in color / g
cents per pound.
4 On sirup resulting entirely from rein
ing above enumerated imported materials
four ce.ts per gallon.
Allowances on sugars will be subject to a de
duction of per cent. and allowances on sirul
to dedu, ton of 10 per cent as prescribed By
law.
Is GUITEAU's CURSE REFLECTIVE?
The fact that Michael 6heahan, one of tn
Guiteau jurors, has gone insane has sug
gested to one of the Washington papers tina
Guiteaus prophecy that evil would befall al
those connected with the conviction was com
ing true Sheahan's relatives state that the
Frequent maledictions of Guiteau during
the trial upon all who should find him
guilty have haunted Sheahan for months
and have lately kept him awake nights Ar
| ingenious local writer suggests the follow
| ing incidents which have occurred in the
way of the fulfiliment of Guiteaus curse
| The death of District-Attorney Cor6hilli
| wife was the first event which coule
be called a fulfillment of Guiteau's pro
phecy Juror Hobbs wife died Surgeon
General Barnes, an important Witness died
| Judge Porter'S health is said to be wrecked
| Marshal Henry, Bailiff Stahl, Detectiv,
| McElfresh, Jail-Wagon Guard Perry Car
son, and the driver, James Leonard, wer,
dismissed from service. Dr. Noble Young
an important expert witness, died. The Rev
DR.. Hicks has been ibeled. DIR. Gray, an
other expert, was shot at in a Utica asylum
Dr. Mcdonald has been or is subject of in
vestigation in connection with his adninistra
ton of Wards island, New York Office
Pat Kearney's removal from the Baltimor
& Potomac depot was only a temporary mis-
fortune, though at one time included anon,