The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-26
Young MUTT SET FREE.
DEC, AREc NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.
WiId .coh-, - The Court Room Nh"n 'hr
Verdict WAS Announced -rh" Accused
Discharged AFTER an Inquiry ~
IL, His sanity,
lsu or . crtiruAnpcA sr.


Ir,.>m-E"H, Jan. 4a--lhc city vas oH
/ the 1ut yiyr Yesterday morn!n: ~ know j.
,he,e had been q yer lir, IN The Nat, cas-.
The cottr; mc' "a, $3.50 0'clo'h. an hall AZ
hou, later /; W., ammo niece l.Il the Jury
were ready with ,Iri: ,rIdirt IN the
courtroom tncrr ,rr. r. mtIN spectators
as ever. and Uuts,C A. ugal.. n ever who
could moi get IN. \, ten "ciock sharp
the Jury files in, and when they
were seated .Iuigc Stowe STERN!
warn.G tie audience that. 10 matter what
the verdict mghi b., there should be no
demonstrations Of approval Or diSapproval.
Those disrrgariiug .hi> injunction would, he
said b. arrested. The prisoner who was
In the dock, VIA told {" stand ny lie did
50, standing ~ lig!6 ~ 'tlluc his lips APP
parently thinner amt more cCiorIcSs than
usual, and vi. heavy eyes more heavy.
"Gentieucn, lave yOH agreed upon a
verdict? aShet Clerk Rowland. We
have answered the juror, What
say you, guilty o. not guilty;
was the acNt Interrogation. No'
guilty rtp!l,'i Tie foreman, ana >nch u
shon; ~ weU, vi from he thousand ot
Voices in the courtroom never "as heard
before, IN this count! NJ least. The shout
entered the mouth. al Iho-r In waiting, auC
they proclaim q Il Is thry las Downstairs
yelling ~ the Top ut theiy voices: "Acpult-
ted. .NcVniipl.' The crowd ~ waiting
up0u the street ,oDk Up the It.
traiu, and yelled out Win might ana
main: "Acpuittni"' shop men ran
10 their doors and joined III the shouting
judge stowe was "a ~! appearances a. hap.
py as The happie.G 4 hearty smilr Hum
mated his face a. lie left the bench ana
shook hands in greeting with number OF
those who had worked and p!Nyct 4. The
deliverance OF the boy. He never seemed
10 think once about enforcing tl' penalt!
Tor disOtrdicnce ~ his injunction about OF.
der.
Nut, WAS removed 10 prison e. undergo
examination which shall establish his pres
ent sanity. He will probably be dischIgcd
to-day. Mrs. Mutt aud her daugitc. heard
The news rs they We're a!igh.ing FROM L car
riage In front Of the Office OF their counsel
They were deeply affected. Tie jury called
On them in a body, ana some OF the jurors
mingled tears with the widow.
Judge Stowe says II the verde: lad beeT
different lie would have been the first to
sign petition for pardon. Everybody in
dorses the result. When released, the pris-
oner will be taken to the farm OF an uncle
in Fayette County, and there kept until the
excitement has passed away.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24.-The hearing As 10
James Nuts present mental condition took
place before Judge Stowe, and resulted in
tbelprisoner's release. DIS. Wylie, Beatty,
Heron and Christy were examined and
all agreed that at the present time Mutt Is
of sound mind and fully responsible, and
they thought it would be perfectly safe to
restore him to liberty. He was then dis
charged and In the company OF friends, left
the courtroom for Major Browns office,
where his mother, sister and other relatives
were waiting 10 receive him. On the way
he was rendered perfect ovation. The
scene at Browns office was very affecting.
His mother and sister wept bitterly as they
threw their arms around him, and the JOY
thus expressed seemed to know no bounds.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, Jan. 2i.-James Mutt,
with his mother and sister, Miss Lizzie, ar
rived here late yesterday afternoon.
large crowd had collected 1t the depot, and
were prepared to give the party M enthuot-
astic reception, but Mrs. Mutt requested
that no demonstration BIO made, aud this re-
quest WAS strictly Obeyed. Many, however,
rushed up and shook hands with James as
he passed into the carriage. The friends OF
Dukes, while disappearing Of the verdict,
say that il was nothing more than they en-
pected after the change OF Venue. Young
Mutt made the following statement;
Ino more intended to Kill Dukes that even.
ing when left home than l have of killing
you now. always carried pistol All boys
have fancies, and mine was 10 be good
pistol-shOt Many hours | have spent prac-
tcing with "A pistol before my father was
killed, and after | got fathers pistol became
more than ever infatuated with II. How
made such good shooting that night | cant
say, for am not what IL known ~ a good
pistol-shOt Af,er got the mail started
home that night, and turned into the noNt
building, where. they said, laid in
wait for Dukes, for an entirely different
purpose. Coming out | saw Dukes
pass, nnd the timo from the moment
began to shoot till quit is now, ana always
has been. II bank 10 me. did not know how
often fired TIL heard from others. None
at my relations ever advised me 10 shoot
Dukes. on the contrary, they always wished
he would 40 where zone OF nS wuult see
him. Boys have advised me 70 XII him, ANA
have received letters saying 10 ki him, but al!
my relations advised mo not think Of doug
such n thing. don't know yet what | shali
do. | am II great home boy, and would Ike T.
get work whore | could be home. Will advise
| with Mr.. BTpChenrttgN., Dnd he may nud mo
something To do.
FINDLAY, O., Jan. 24.-News OF the ac-
quittal OF Mutt reached this place-Lyman
| Dukes native town--yesteniay morning.
The universal sentiment is that the verdict
is right, excepting In the Dukes settlement
near here, where the dead mans remains
will b. placed next summer, and where his
property lee. Several of his relatives were
present during the entire trial, and are very
bitter against what they call the sentimental
verdict of "A prejudiced jury.