The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-04-11
The cause Of the Cincinnati ssiots.

Last Saturday night, after Judge Matthew
had charged The immortal land now thorouglly
terrified twelve before whom William Bern.s
WAS tried for the murder OF William Kirk, publ.
sentiment was generally expressed, AT last wei
hang a murderer in Cincinnati Both those
veTsed in the law and those who could under,
stand plain English were sure the murder could
be nothing elae than murder in the first degree
or that ut furtherIaost, two or three OF The Juror,
might cause q disagreement The court had
given them particularly to understand that theh
only business was to report upon the truth o.
tho facts that had been presented, and that they
had nothing to do with TIT, law except to use ii
az a guide to their findings. AT first they seen
to have recognized their duty plainly, and dis,
covered no way to any verdict except one O.
murder in the first degree, since they sent Z,
the court for Information, aud asked If they ceult
recommend the boy to mercy, despite tibet
verdict. The court replied that thZI could
Monday, wien the Jury announced readiness tt
deliver u verdict, the courtroom was packed
with humanity, and difficulty was experimental
making a passage way for the entrance of jurGr:
and oi1icerc. When the foreman announced thai
Barler WIS., not guilty of murder in the frsi
degree, but guilty CT manslaughter the miidea,
possible under the intietnaentl there arose u CT,
OF surprise, lninGled with expressions OF disgusi
and anger, from the whole audience. Before /.
minute had passed the boy was taken through
the Judge private room, down the back ststrs
and through the tunnel leading over into thu
jaii--thas cheating the noisy crowd cut OF i
sight of him and probably out OF an opportunit,
to do him bodily harm, The court asked tn
prisoners counsel ii they wished the iur..
the verdict Of each and every on
Of them. they said they had 4,
such wish. The same thing was asked Of tn,
and Thomas in disgust; we don't want an,
polling from that jury" 1t was not necessary IL
ask the court what he thought of the verdict
With IN indignation that he shared with hun
dreds of others around him, he could not refrain
nom expressing himself in an undertone. TIT
t did outraged lie exclaimed, aud without thu
customary thauks to the jury for their faithful
ness IN doing their duty, he simply said: Tit
jury is dismissed" The twelve men arose from
out OF the court room amid great tumult. Tit
prisoners counsel also LETT, and went down thu
street. The prosecutors had welded so strong;
chain Of evidence that Berners counsel, befor.
second degree. which would entail i'm
hurst which hes followed is shown b,
last Monday, President W. w. Peabody, OF tn,
board of trade. said, on change: Il hin ii
disgraceful and disgusting beyond expression
The time has come when the people tlemeelyea
will rid the county of the expense of trying
murderers. A meeting of builders and con
tractors was broken up on reception Of the newe
and there was but one opinion: The sooner jail
are destroyed, police disbanded and the the OLE
time As California vigilance committee is inang.
urated, the sooner there will be security for life
and property" Precautionary measures were
discussed BY the sheriff and his deputies at the
Jail. before tho verdict had been known an hour.
The Jurymen remained in the grand jury roon
for hours, awaiting opportunity to regain then
homes secretly. They have disappeared FROM
public ken, 1t seems, and would fare Ill at the
hands of the rioters. Their names are Sa1nue.
Edwards. John Wilsey, Francis Buck, Elwood
Henric, Michael Mcclure, Louis Harnleyer, Hen
~ Bohne, Samuel Merrill, Wesley Skidmore,
Charles F.. Doliahan, A. +. Shaw and l.. A. Phil.
lips.