Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-01-22
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] PITTsBUB0, Pa, Jan. N.--Ths Mutt
Dukes murder trial closed to-day IN,
was given to tho Jury, and an anxiou
Ipublis await the verdict As was expec
cd the osgernsss TO gain sdmittsnce 70
tho Court room to hear the address OF
counsel caused that room TO be crowded
Throughout the day 10 Its utmost caps
city. The number Of ladies In attend
sncs was even larger shan any pr evioui
day Of the trial, and many Of them
stood throughout the proceedings.
When Court adjourned at noon for On
hour, very few people left the Court
room for fear they might not be able 70
get In again. Many had come pr0vid-
cd for an all day siege, and - soon a.
the crier had announced the adjourn
ment they brought forth lunch baskets,
and for time the Court room present
ed more the appearance Of an indoor
picnic ground than . temple Of justice.
Those who had not been thoughtful
enough TO provide for hunger sent to
the neighboring restaurants and had
lunches sent 70 them.
The closest attention WAS paid TO the
addresses Of counsel throughout, aud
their addresses were very able. AT one
time when District Attorney Johnston
made some uncomplimentary allusioD
TO Mrs. Mutt, an audible bliss came
from different parts Of tho room, and
once when Senator Voorhees, furnished
q rounded period denunciasory Of Dukes
there WAS slight applause. This was
QUICKLY checked by the Court officers,
and Judge Stowe sternly informed the
audience that manifestations Of any
kind would be severely dealt with. He
had no occasion TO repeat the warning.
The first address was made by Dis
trict Attorney Johnston, who appealed
10 the jury to do their duty, regardless
Of the consequences. Then came Major
A. M. Brown, who pleaded for the life
Of tho boy who had avenged the de-
stroyer of happy home. Senator vor-
hees then addressed the jury, his speech
being in the same channel with that Of
Major Brown. He denounced Dakes,
the author of all this woe, In the
bitterest terms, and painted him - .
creature too vile to bear tie namo Of
man.
Leaving out of the question tho In
sanity OF Mutt, tho Senator maintained
he did right In killing the murderer of
bis father and the despoilsr Of his sister,
upon the broad ground that the invader
Of the ssnctity Of the family circle took
his life In his hand, and deserved TO be
shot to death. Historically, hs said, there
had been 10 instance In 200 years where
. Jury had convicted Q man who had
slain the traducsr ofa wife or sisters
honor. He closed with N appeal to the
jury TO render . verdict OF acQuital
without leaving the box.
d. r. Patterson closed for tho pro-
sssutisn. He argued that tho evidence
revealed that the killing Of Dukes was
m unprovoked, prsneditated, delibo-
rate murder, committed by man In
she full possession Of his senses. He
asked the jury to return verdict, not
such ~ would accord with the SEN
timental gush Of the day, but one that
would establish the law under which
they and their postsrity will live in
security forever, and one for which
they could render An account with .
clear conscience 1t the great day.
After an adjournment for one hour,
the Court re-convsned at quarter
before seven o'clock, and Judge Stowe
delivered charge to the jury which
took him three e-quarters Of an hour TO
read. He charged that there could be
but one of two vsrdicts, equity Of
murder In tho first degree" or "NOt
Guilty" Upon the evidence adduced
regarding the killing, simply the YER
dict must be guilty, and there remained
only the question Of sanity. He said
that under the law Of Pennsylvania
every man was presumed to be sane
until he was proved to be insane, and
that the jury must 10 convinced BY .
fair prep0nderance Of evidence that the
accused was insane, or they must con-
vict. The charge throughout was
against tho prisoner, and awakened
tho confident hope Of his friends NOS .
little.
After the Judge concluded tho jury
retired, and at half-past 8 o'clock, no
verdict having been returned, Court
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow:
In his charge Judge Stowe was careful
to say to the jury that If they acquitted
upon the ground Of insanity they must
soy so in their verdict, which is taken
to mean that he will commit the
prisoner to sone asylum.
A HIgh Toned Thief.
Sometime during Sunday night .
,neak thief entered the residence Of g.
!. Kienle, 101 Linden street, and stole .
liver watch from Mr.. Kienle's vest
pocket. Tho thief entered the house
y the front door which had been
eft unlocked. and passing through
he house entered Mr.. Kienle's room
md abstracted the watch from his
,ocket, leaving . silver chain behind.
The thief also left lot Of clothes, two
,uns and Other articles that were lying
within reach and took his departure