Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-03-16
A ScallawaS Jury.

the Jury CHls HoTu1IS EesGfHeu q
verdict Of acquitta'. When the jury
stated it's verdict Judge Wilson looked
amazed, and said: "Geat,emen of the
jury: suppose the verdict is the one
you thought you should render under
your oaths but it is oae which gives
dissatisfaction to the Court, because
we thought the evidence sufficient to
justify different verdict. If you
have committed az error it Is one we
cannot avoid, but of which we can
only express our condemnation in this
mild way. The prisoner is discharged. 4"
Dukes then left the court amidst
great excitement and isdignation.
$3.50 P. M.--Piacsrds calling an in
dignation meeting tomorrow on &C.
count OF the acquittal of Dukes were
posted up all over Uniontown as soon
as the verdict was made known.
$50 p. y.-The Indignation over the
verdict is terrific. An excited crowd
have Just started toward the court
house. where Dukes is in charge OF the
Sheriff, carrying a stuffed etiigy OF
Dukes. They are also bearing .tiigles of
the jurymen. and violence is momen.
tarily Spected.
9:45 p. M.-The crowd haze reached
the McClelIand House, and are few
doors from Dukes's room. They sus-
pended his etfigy across the street, and
are singing We wilt hang Dukes's
body Oh sour apple tree" Everybody
is Oh the streets.
Que for Morse.
New y orS, March IA Samuel Morse
was placed on trial to-day at the Court
of Special Sessions on the charge Of eX-
hibiting play without having procured
a license for the building in which it
was produced. The testimony before
the Police Magistrate was admitted
as evidence, and several p,rties ,esti-
fed that they had witnessed the play
without paying any admission fee. The
plant be dismissed, arguing that the
Passion is not a play and that the per-
Torrance that was interrupted by the
police was not a pubic exhibition Z.
After argument on either side Justice
Smith announced mis- decision thac the
Passion is play, bot that the perfor.
nance was not a public one. The com.
plant was then dismissed and the
prisoner discharged. Justice kilbreth
dissented from the opinion. Another
private rehearsal will soon be at
tempted.
Wants to Fight.
New YORK, March lJ.-JohH Sulli-
van, in Hills saloon, yesterday smiling
ly said that he wished he could meet
Slade ard have SIG. 600 upon the result
The truth is, said ne, q don't care
to tight 1t is neither part nor parce
of athletics but really the newspapers
compel me to tight by their taunts OF
,wardice. But | am ready to fight
any man i'll the world for SO, 600 side
and gate money" % driving away the
pre- fighter was greeted by the crowd
with cheers. SULLIVAN was at Harry
Hills place last III ght and spoke to an
admiring audience for an hour. He had
evidently been drinking heavily. He
spoke in disparaging terms of Fox,
Mace and S!ade, and challenged them
To stop their hippodrome business and
20 to Boston. where he would like to
arrange match for s., 900 or $4,000 a
side.
New YORK, March lj.-Hon. Jere.
miah Sherwood, who arrived in Cali
lorna in lS4., and was Lieutenant OF
Company T, Stevenson's regiment, and
al 5erwards clerk for Sam Brannan at
his store at Suffers Fort wien the first
exchanges of gold dust for merchandise
were made, died at bis residence here
last night OF pneumonia, aged 90. He
was a member OF the firm Of 4. q.
Newman 4 Co., and was formerly in
the State Legislature from Westchester
county. the funeral viii be attended
by the California Pioneers here in
body. He leaves wife and two
daughters.
OMAHA, March l3.-.At > o'clock
this morning five masked burglars en-
tered the residence Of Eugene ONeill
and subdued and robbed the inmates of
500 in money and a watch. and jewelry
to 5000. Three of the bur-
glars had fight up stairs with Mr..
Rusch and his two boys. and finally
"verpowered them, but not until after
Mr.. Rusch had been slightly wounded
in the forehead with revolver shot.
While this fight was going on Mr. aud
Mrs. O'Neili and their niece, Mrs.
James. were under guard of two bur
glars down stairs. Three suspicious
ch lracter. have been arrested.
NEW YORK, March ia large
aumber OF personal and political friends
called to see Patrick Esan to-day,
among Others being his cousin, Rev
MIR. Egan, OF Terrytown, n. Y. Many |
etters of welcome to this country have |
been received by Egan from prominent
men and the Land Leagues Of all parts |
IF the United States One OF these |
erters Is from Mrs. Parneil, 10 which |!
he most warmly welcomes him and |
lays: II hope your visit to America !
viii be the means of uniting all the |
strength and Intelligence of the Irish |
orces."
After Virgins.
OTTAWA, March lj.-Chief of Police !
1rant received the following written in
ed ink on postal card from Chicago
asst evening cod tTiroirs or Nina