Daily Republican., 1883-11-26

Gentlemen 6f tho Jury, have yo,
z reed upon your verdict ?"
We have" answered several.
"Who shall answer for you?" inquir
Cd the Clark, and the reply came back,
"Our foreman"
"How say you, Mr.. Foreman, d.
you nnd Lewis r. List and Lewis List,
the prisoners, guilty - in manner
and form indicted, or not gull
ty" WAS the next question by tha
CLERK. Z f2Fa Hg- m
Amid IN almost breathless silence, ,th,
foreman, . tall elderly man, slowly
raised from his seat, and with q hssits,
ting voice ~ though he dreaded to pro-
n0unce the fatal word answered, .
1--WE hnd Lewis r. List guilty In
form and manner - indicted, and va
nnd lewis List tho elder, guilty Of mur.
dor In the second desrea
The suspense WAS over, and murmul
arose from the vast array Of spectators,
but whether 1t signi6ed condemnation
or approval, could not be told.
The effect on the prisoner was terri
BILE the elder List had leaned over
while tho Clerk was asking tho usual
q questions, 90 that be would not miss q
single word, and when the foreman
pronounced tho verdict, he fell back
with . convulsive sOb, and almost
shrieked my boy, my poor, dsas
son, and he Joined his tears and soba
with those Of his son.
A soon - quiet WAS restored the
jury were, by request Of tho prisoner d
counsel, polied, and - the Clerk called
tho name of each and asked the ques-
tion as that your verdict" each one
answered: at is."
Austin Harrington, Esq., who wa
visibly affected, arose and addressed the
Court =" May 1t please your honcrs, We
ask that sentence be suspended, and
move for new trial" The Court, after q
moments consultstion granted the re-
quest, and announced that they would
hear argument on tho motion to-day.
The prisoners were then removed, In
charge Of the tipstaves, to the cells In
the basement, where they were visited
q few minutes later by . representative
Of the REPUBLICAN,. Young Mrs. List,
who will shortly again become moth
or, was seated outside the cell door,
rocking herself to and fro, crying ~
though her very heart would break.
Young List was pacing up and down
his cell with bis hands tightly clenchsd
and his eyes turned toward the ceiling,
while bis means Of anguish could be
heard for some distance. Tho father
was sitting ON the side Of tho low bed,
sobbing and ejacuating ooh. my
son oh, my poor boy whatsball / do
what shall do' He did not seem to
think OF care for himself oil his sor-
row and trouble seemed to be for the
son.
Just at this moment the elder Mrs.
List, who had been absent during this
scene. and did not know what verdict
had been rendered, came down TO the
cell accompanied by two ladies. When
Lew saw his grey headed and aged
mother standing by the cell door, with
and afear "f the worst depicted
In her face, his entire strength seemed
TO forsake him, and he sank upon the
low stool and buried his face In his
hands, while the father rosa from the
side of the bed and commenced to pace
the cell, still convulsively sobbing.
In an instant he turned, and ap-
preaching his wife said between his
sobs: "dOu't be frightened mother"
but she, overcome with grief, and reali-
zing the worst, had started from the
cell door and down the corridor, but
returned, coming towards
the reporter, with her hands nervously
and pulling at her breast |
,.id :" Oh, cir shall smother can't !
cry how wish I could my tears are
stopped here, a. she continued to grasp
snd pull at her throat and breast, and
hey will smother me-" ,...I
Meanwhile the two ladies, who had
,ome down with her, were whispering |
words Of consolation and cheer In the |
,ar Of the younger Mrs. Nst. The little
,irl, about two and . half years Of ago,
Who has bssu with hsr mother all
through the trial, was also sObbing and
,ryinR, and tho reporter, although
to witnessing hesrtrending
Genes In the performance OF his duty,
ound this too much for him, and felt
'elief when Deputy Sheriff Spring, at
lis request, opened the door, and he
,assed up the marble steps, out through
he corridor into the sr ct and turned
IT'S steps h0meward.
There Ia great diversity Of Of opinion
the verdict, aud a. the repor-
or passed along he met q prominent
md we'll known lawyer that has been In
)ourt almost every day Of the trial, v no
n answer to the question:" Whati
,our opinion of the verdict?' replied
t's the most outrageous ever rendered
q this county. There was no evidence
o convict those men ;of any crime
,reater than manslaugh or.
A few steps further on, another
qually we'll known attorney, who
tands second to none At this bar, was
net, and asked the same question, when
10 answered II did not hear oil the
vidence, but from what l did hear,
annot see how the jury under their
aths could have arrived at any other
esult."
several others we're interviewed with
bout the same result, and persons who
Vere approached with the same question
n Saturday night OF yesterday, seemed
D be equally divided in their opinions.
&-O-S-
state OF the ThePmOmeter
( tho REPUBLICAN, ONCE In the shade,
O'Clock 10 O'Clock II o'clOcl
AGO AGO AGO
Fem & Co.'S thermometer registered
esterday, 60 degrees at 8 p. M, 50 at
p. M, and 40 At lOp. M.
me W00sh04s
Once Of tho Chief Signal C1icsr.
Washington, November &.-10 a. m.
or the Middle Atlantic States
lain; snow is reported In the North.
rest. The temperature fell decidedly
n the Woat md Norfh woat rOaA In the