The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-04-10
!The GAUGE 81 thss. cineinnaH Riots.

Last Saturday night after judge Matthew,
hhdi charged the immortal land now thoroughly
was tried for the murder d William Kirk, publ,
sentiment WINS generally expressed, ~At last we'i
bang q murderer in Cincinnati : Roth those
SeT Sc n nc Law and those who could undes
be nothing elise than murder In the first degree
q TINT At furthermost. two Or three Of the jnrer
given them mar tioulnrly 20 nndcrpsand that thsi
only business was to report upon the truth o.
the facts that had been presented, and that thsj
e9se sa Ts ss lay to
70 have recognized their duty plainly, and dis
covered no way to any verdict except ono d
murder tn The. first degree; since they sent .
sne court Tor information, and asked II they cculi
recommend tho boy to mercy, despite that
yerdtct. The court replied that tbsy could
MSnday, when the jury announced readiness t.
deliver verdict, the court room was packed
with humanity, and difficulty was experienced ii
making passage way for the entrance Of Juror,
and onicerc When the FOREMAN announced thai
degree, but guilty Of manslaughter fthe nIldesi
possible under the tndictmentj There arose orr
OF surprise, mingled with expressions of diegns,
and anger, from the whole audience Before i,
minute had passed tho boy was taken through
the judges private room, down the back stairs
END through the tunnel leading over into TIL!
1aI-ehus cheating the noisy crowd cut Of |,
sight Of him and probably ont Of an opportunity;
to do him bodily harm, Tho court asked th
prigoness counsel i they Wished the iar!
the verdict 81 each and sass5 ON Sni
of them. They said a they had NJ
such wish. " The same thing was asked 81 TIL
prosecutors. NO. sir, : exclaimed Messrs Pngi:
polling 1oa DC xsa
ask the court what he Thought Of theverdict
With an indignation that he shared with hun
dreds Of others around him, he could not srefraii
nom expressing himself in an UNDERGONE .Iti.
2 DID outrageE he exclaimed and without th,i
customary thanks to the jury for their faithful
ness In doing their duty, he simply BALD ETH.
jury is dismissed. The twelve men arose iron
their places with an Irregular stagger, and go
prisoners counsel also left, and went down tn
street. The prosecutions had welded 30 strong j.
chain OF evidence that Berner's counsel bef0rs
the trial. offered to enter;a plea Of murder IN th
prisonmcnt for life, That Cincinnati wni
burst which has followed "a shown ins op :,
published sntssyisTs With CITIZEN
board Of trade, said, on Change: e II think /,
djsgraceful and disgusting beyond expressioi.
The time has come when the people Themselves
VIII nd the county OF the expense Of tryinI
tractors was broken up on reception Of the news
and there was but one opinion; -The sooner jail,
are destroyed, police disbanded and the the or
time ~ California vigilance committee is inang.
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
to regain ths
public ken, It seems, and would fare nj at tho
hands OF the rioters. Their names are Eamue:
Edwards, John Wtlsey, Erancis Duck, Elwood
Hen51e Michael Mcclure, Louis Harmeyer, Hen
lips. y: q %$sT