The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-09
A CELEBRATED CASE.
fhs Bosd Trial SIM a Subject OF
Interest.
An interview with Judge Phlllipg,
Who Presided Al she Trial,
Tho Verdict jas, ia uh opInIou.

uLnulEo, ftL,,Ilr. q. Al though Mont
gOmsfy, frttus aul Clement, the defend
anff iu tnU ium a. Lmna Bond trial ln''
closed hoge haFr ltpar Ell from uur mii q
IhsT ave HilIi receiving "a powerful rtt1f't
t'.u 81 tlU As.ar, ug raIlcl tongues, OF voc
people hero, The boiling ~ tuil very
strong ugh.rs' them. DC vel DO against On,
Jurors, RttAsrs are mofu people now who
arc inclined o. excuse the scti0n ul the d H
ter than there were un Thursday, ..
lrst report OF the verdict cAIIisd with % .N'
tense dlsapsDluftnont aud surpntc nst Al
sorts uf fImuia HprH khlat regard the
usa Oi uI0nUy hy t.n uUirucs ffu uuduo
influence tscf.cd upon The juror ty some
myFtsEisus means. Very ioH were in'.iaei
20 the b0uei that tho verdict was ia'f and
h3ntst. bias 10 i8a very Otsy MISTER nov 20
Of tho Jury upon The ground tnAt 10
acted s0u.c.eutl0usly up3n the evidences
before arI With a feeling that such a YER
die. would meet the approval OF mo un'
prtIu4.csd public. That they erred up
pears o. GO ErEsfslly Csngtord' tu' lhai
they acted aCgaIl Dos no their honestly con-
ce.Fti idea OF iusree b. admitted HnW by q
v5Iy ia'g potion 0, Die Ius.dcna 10, Mont
Egm,Iy county.
Judge phllIo, bai1fr wa9m ne case
vas tried, said to tno Republican CORES
'Tbsra IS one thrrg about tl.s Jury Tint
h have noticed asa singular isc'. Ailtf 10
bad hg'u sworn in everybody tAd, 'Inets
is one oi the best iurIss ever selected ia
"A Montgomery county 10 represents honesty,
intelligence and it4r!cssn,sI, and yen may
dsUalu on 10 Lhst they will give tair ave
lust verdict Every body s"id thif; don
rsmsmbcr that ever heard Jury moro
warmly c1mplm,ntsd than was The one up
~ the ius they DrOusht ma their verdict.
Than aysfy body began 90 damn them, 10
vas the worst Jury oysr selected they Uero
lot oi fools and all that SORT az talk
"But, Judge, Whist is your opinion as 10
the Justice OF The vUrlictY'
n CSuuu. Zee how they could have re-
Mfuei any other verdict under the evil
seuce. They we're compelled to decide
upon tho evidence admitted 10 them ana
vera not informed AZ 10 matters That were
tiMp. 8 Cuisid' gossip aud wtr' not admit
ten 40 evidence 10 was a good, fair, intel
iEcut jury, aud, Ia my opinion, returned
fhe only verdict shat could have been found
from me admitted evidence
'Hhaf Is yuur own opinion no TO the ac-
usl guilt or innocence Of the defendant
There are great many peculiar i,g
lures Il ihr case, rul were 10 Judge solely
from The sworn evidence OF the witnesses j
c.uil do nnlui.g but admit that ihe'.
men wore not guilty. bui, as said before.
there afo peculiar features ia tho CASE
VINCE create. apparently iusiImouuiah'c
dJu5.a. 4 nave probably given more
taought 20 this case thau any other lnni
rfs come under my observation for year,
] have taken the prominent points ana
built up theories around them, and must
confess that they have Lett She whole case
sscoun. cling a, twas pVrplsS.ng. lWouia
prefer not to cypress any opinion - TO INC
guilt or innocence Of these men, but | vii.
ssy that / am satisfied With the verdict OF
the jurT under the sworn evidence. lHer
did their duty like men, and endured their
long. tedious confinement without MUIR
mur.Rr. They should not DO censured TOR
their verdict put rather complimsnied Tor
ga fully performing what they conicien'
tiously believed to be their duty"