Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-10
Gossip on the Mutt oaso.
THE TRIAL MAY TAKE PLACE IN THE
WELSH CHURCH.

'f"Ni hSltcI leatcTuhJ.
The new Court House is in the dim
future" answered Mr.. Mercer.
Il mean the Welsh church around
the corner"
That is matter for the Court aud
District Attorney to decide"
But ii has been irtimated that the
church may prove too weak to safely
hold so great crowd as will surely
attend this trial"
That is mistake. The County
Engineer has examined the building
aud he says it will with safety hold
lust as many people as can get into il
Il Is supported by Iron colums in thu
centre, aud pillars underneath. Iti4
strong and substantial, and if the trial
i held there no one need have any
fears of that kind"
Up stairs in the Criminal Court
rlom Judge White stood chatting with
tie District Attorney that is aud the
ID strict Attorney that is to be. When
Mr.. Rnbb was asked where it is to he
held he said it was a question for Mr..
Porter, and Mr.. Porter in turn said !,
rested with HIS Honor, Judge White.
The Judge said it would rest with
Judge Bailey, at is not unlikely"
continued His Honor, that Judge
BAILEY may prefer the church on nc.
'"uni OF better ventilation. Unsafe {?
On, that Is nonsense But if the
church will hold the largest crowd
then | am in favor of the place where
We will be annoyed by the fewest
number Of people"
by the way, Mr.. Porter" said
Judge White, addressing himself in.
formally to the District Attorney.
elect, Il was examining the law in re.
gard TO this change Of venue, aud was
At fret under the impression that we
would have to certify this case back
tn Fayette county, but | find We must
20 on and treat it just as lift belonged
to our own county"
Il believe SO, your Honor" re-
piled Mr.. Porter, "but | understand
the District Attorney of Fayette
county intends to conduct the prose
euIion, AID | would prefer that he
should"
Certainly it would only be proper
courtesy that they should have charge
'f the case. That will be easily ar.
ranged. Bot there is another point.
l don't know of any Law that tells Us
u"w to act in case of conviction.
Mind, | say, in cdse there is a cunyic.
-ion. Shall sentence the prisoner.
and if do, shall l sentence him TO
ne executed in Fayetie county by the
tayette county Sheriff, or by our own
sheriff and in Allegheny county ?
You see there is no law exactly bear.
ng on that point. WANTED 70 save
Ciuley little If ! could, but | sup.
oose we would act Just as in civil mat.
ters, and If he should be convicted
would have to sentence him to be ex.
ecuted 10 Allegheny county by our
own Sheriff. OF course the expense
would belong TO Fayetto- If the case
should be taken up, our own courts
would have to deal with the ques.
lion"
by this lime his honor had reached
" MS nat, and he and the reporter
INDUCED in an informal talk about
this case as they walked to-
gether towards the post Office. Said
tue Judge: Il think there will be
some difficulty in securing q jury to
try that young man. Most people
have an opinion in cases Of this kind.
Now, with me, it makes no difference
what my opinion is, it never has any
bias in my reaching q conclusion.
First. ! want the Law and the evidence,
AMI then--shake my opinionf Well,
shake the Cathedral over there and
the Judge smiled blandly.
ado you think Mutt IS guilty."
"ie seems to be legally guilty, un.
less they can show he is or was legally
insane"
"Do you think he will be convict.
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