St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-27

Pending the seventh ballot a proposition
to return a verdict of manslaughter was en-
tertained and discussed, but under the in
structions of the court was decided to be i'm
practicable. The tenth ballot shows the ex-
tremely narrow chance by which the accused
man escaped the death penalty. The finding
of the verdict of murder in the second degree
was accompanied with a recommendation to
clemency, which, while showing the humane
inclination of the jury, was Of no avail, as
the law has shut the door to all discretion.
Porter received the verdict with an evident
sense of relief, as he had clearly feared the
worst.
On the announcement of this verdict and
discharge of the jury Counsel Erwin for the
defense moved for a new trial on the
grounds of exceptions taken by the defense
during the progress of the trial and also that
the verdict was contrary to the evidence.
which motion was taken under advisement
by the court.
In the case of VIM. Rice and Richard
Wilkins, indicted by the grand jury for steal
ing the horse, buggy and harness OF Geo. w.
Turnbull, valued at $500, 10 which both had
plead not guilty at former session of the
court, Richard Wilkins was brought into
court and retracting his former plea substi
tuted the plea of guilty thereto.
Emma Brown was tried by a jury for lar
ceny, found guilty and sentenced to three
| years hard labor in the penitentiary at Still
water She WIS defended by l.. NJ Hastings,
ESQ.,, to whom the court ordered fee of SO
to be paid by the state.
Paul Kuhn, for the larceny Of 800 worth
of dry goods from the firm of Lindeke, War
ner d Schurmeir, was arraigned and SEN
fenced to six months in the workhouse.
| James Broderick was arraigned for trial
for robbing Nils saloon of SO, being armed
with dangerous weapons, and $40 was ordered
paid W. c. Gaforth by the state to defend
him. After conversation with his counsel
Broderick retracted his former plea of not
guilty, substituted the plea of guilty of simple
assault, and was sentenced TO the workhouse
for three months.
Charles Lucas was arraigned for uttering
and publishing false order by which he OBJ
tanned 500 bags, and WAS sentenced to hard
labor in the peuitentiary at Saltwater for two
years.
In the case of A. J. La Croix and Samuel
Jones, for stealing two horses, wagons aud
harnesses from Patrick Gleason, Samuel
Jones was arraigned and sentenced to hard
labor in the penitentiary at saltwater for
three years.
DOuisa Goodnow, a receiver of stolen
! goods, was srraigned and altered her former
| plea of not guilty and was sentenced TO the
workhouse for two years.
Barbara Reynolds colored, who had plead
| guilty at a previous session of the court to
simply assault by cutting her favorite love in
| the breast with a razor in 6t of drunken
and Jealous frenzy. was arraigned and SEN
fenced to three months in the workhouse.
Paul Magon, indicted for arson on the
charge of hndling an incendisry fire near
the seven corners was arraigned and on the
ground that the state had attained insult
cient evidence to convict, was released.
VIM. Ryan, indicted for the larceny of a
watch and chain from the person of Henry
W. F. Davis, retracted his former plea of not
guilty, plead guilty to the larceny of 81, and
was sentenced to hard labor at Saltwater for
one year.
At the close of the forenoon session the
court adjourned over to Monday at 10 a. IN.
In the afternoon counsel argued before
Judge Brill in chambers demurrer to the
indictment found by the grand jury against
F. J. Brosseau, for obtaining money on false
pretenses by selling out his milk
depot in the Cathedral block, on
Wabashaw, at fictitious and deceptive
value, which was taken under adTisement