The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-03
The Cause Of tho Cincinnati Riots:

Last SATURDAY. night, after. judge Matthews
had charged the Immortal land now thoroughly
was tried for the murder Of William Kirk, public
sentiment was generally expressed. At last Wen
hang murderer in Cincinnati" Both those
versed In the law and those who could under
stand plain English were sure the murder could
be nothing else than murder in the first degree;
OF mat at two or three OF the Juror
given them particularly to understand that theil
only business was to report upon tho truth Of
had nothing to DO with the law except to use 4
as a guide to their findings. At first they seem
to have recognized their duty plainly, and dis:
murder In the first degree; since they sent to
the court for information, and asked ii they could
recommend 39l1 ID the boy to mercy, despite theil
Monday when the jury announced readiness to
deliver verdict, the courtroom was packed
with humanity, and difficulty was experienced in
and Qticerc. When the foreman announced that
Berter was not guilty Of murder IN the first
degree, but guilty Of maaslaughteI TIE mildest
OF Surprise, mingled with expressions of disgust
and anger from the whole audience. Before
m NH had passed the boy was taken through
and through the tunnel leading over into the
jail=thus cheating the noisy crowd out of d
sight Of f him and probably 9q5 Of an
prisoners counsel il they wished the jury
POL n.rd to see IL. il manslaughter wa.
Of them '' They e"'H Said anu they every had nd
prosecutors. No, SIR exclaimed Messrs. Pugh
and Thomas in disgust; I'VE don't want any
polling from that jury" It was not necessary to
ask the court what he thought of the verdict:
With an indignation that he shared with hun:
dreds OF others around him, he could not refrain
from expressing himself in an undertone Itt
id outraged" he exclaimed, and without the
customary thanks to the jury for their faithful:
ness in doing their duty, he simply said: THE
jury is dismissed" The twelve men arose from
their places with an irregular stagger, and got
out Of the court room amid great tumult. The
prisoners counsel also left, and went down the
street. The prosecutors had welded so strong
chain OF evidence that Berner's counsel, before
the trial, offered to enter plea Of murder in the
prsonment for life. That Cincinnati was
not not wholly , unprepared for the out
published interviews With prominent citizen,
last Monday, President w. W. Peabody, of the
board of trade, said, on change: Il think it
disgraceful and disgusting beyond expression.
The time has come when the people themselves
murderers." meeting Of builders and con-
tractors was broken up on reception of the news,
and there was but one opinion: The sooner jais
are DESTROYED, police disbanded and the the old
time 40 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 the verdict had been known an hour.
The jurymen remained in the grand jury room
for hours, awaiting opportunity to regain their
public ken, it seems, and would fare i'll at the
hands of the rioters. Their names are Samuel
Edwards, John Wilsey, Francis Buck, Elwood
Henric, Michael Mcclure, Louis Harmeyer, Hen
Charles F. Dollahan, A. F. Shaw and l.. A. Phil
lips