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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
4 QUESTION ABOUT
BN00m'S Iron
BzheHs
ms WERED.

Tie ouesfior has urobabty been asked thOusGndE
81 times How can Browns lion BitteTs cure every
thinRY Well II doesn't But II does cure any disesss
for Which reputable physician would prescribe fEA
Physicians recognize Iron as the best restorative
agent KAN 60 the profession, and inquiry OF any
leading chemical firm win substRntlate the assertion
that there are more preparations of non than of am
other substance used IN medicine This shows con-
clusively that iron II acknowledged 70 be the most
important factor IN successful medical practice Z r.
bovever remarkable fact, that prior to the dscCv
cry Of BROWNS IRON BITTERS no perfect
" satisfactory iron combination had ever been found
BROWNS IRON BlTTERSSS9ssii 9 RSs t 8sass
hsEdsche, CT produce constipation-alI other irOn
medicines do. BROWNS IRON BTTTERs
cures Indigestion, BfIiOusuesS, weakness,
Dyspepsia Malaria, ChilIs ard Fevers,
Tired Feeling. General Debility. Pain In tls
side, Back or Limbs, Headache and Neural
gia-tor eli these ailments Iro1 e prescribed daly
Brown S IRON BITTEKS. A9F s1ss f de- 3
minute. Like al other thorough medicines Il ac1E
noWiy. When taken by men the first symptom o.
oenent ls renewed energy. The muscles then become
nrrnr, the digestion improves tia bowels are active
y eo7tef the eject IS usually rapid and marked
me eyes oen at once 70 brighten: the skin cleayF
up; heaithy color comes to the cheas: Nervousness
disappears tunCtiOael dsrsngemen- become reC1-
lar. sne n nursing mother, abundant sustenancs
= s.-pp-!ed Tor the cinld. Remember Browns Iron
bttters Is the ONLY iron medicine that il sof IL
IuTiCus. Physfci-Es and ErEggis>s TercRz.sHd =
The Genuine has Trade Marx s1d c-ossad red line1
G. wrapper U.sF1E Nd OTHER.
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DIR. ELLEN B. FERGUSON,
AFFTCE AND RESIDENCE, NO. SS4 z.
u Brigham street, Telephone 81.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

IL The Probate Court IN aud for he C0ua-
~ Of Salt Lake, Territory II Utah.
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TO RENT

TIE FNE e.. sT F sd aNR T Ear ts4@s sp
nv to D. J. Grifiths.
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THE POLYTECHNIC
Opened on
OCTOBER Isl, 1885.

Chemistry, Meta lurgy, and Mnlos
thoroughly taught Ladies' and Gentlemen
who wish - become studeMS ms! car al
once. 4tr
Chemical, Metsllurgieal and N;ning ex
aminstiOns attended 70 and Ssils1sctlon
guaranteed.
address ia " First South Stree. next 70
HERALD Buildlng,) or 149 Second south
Street
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WANTED

sopvrEG OR OTHER CLERICAL WORK,
[ By a young man. Address O. Herald
ONCE.
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TERRTT6RT OF UTAH.

CoUNrY or SIT RkE.i
I,John c. Cutler Clerk of he Probate Court,
in ana for Jhe County OF It Lake. Utah
Territo-y, DO hereby certify that the fore.
going Is a fun, true and c sTrect copy OF
an order appointing time snd place TO rear
petition .6r order 20 sell real estate ana
personal property q the ma te" o. the estate
of James Bate an, deeess j, as appears OF
record IN my Off Z. t.W
IN witness whereof. have hereunto
set ny hand AM affixed the
isEAL. seal of said Court tals 24tn day
o. ne e Der, AID. lSS5;
John & uErLERs
OBJ - Probsre CLERK.
8. IS. DAEKE, Attorney for Adniristrator
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arpTrFICATE \ As FOR $50 sHARFs
( IF Buckhorn Mining Company stock.
-, M vslur TO any me hut the O~ner, the
m. u ~ If Robert J. Go,d:ng dec asedl. Re
essit III A bert Dewey, Eighth Ward, ana
he rewarded.
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PIANO LESSONS.

IFRT RADCLIFFE, TEACHER OF No
vi sic. 30. 2SS E. First South street,
second door east Of ST. Marks church. oR.
den visited Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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IN THE MATTER OF The ESTATE OF
JAMES HATEMAN, DECEASED
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Order Appointing Time an6 Place icr hear
ieg Petition or order 10 sell Real Estste.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03
TEE MEETING WAS Nor BRQEEy UH


On the evening Of March II l1S6fl the
Hartford Wide Awakes went 20 Waterbury lCOuD. rs
gucsts OF the Republicans OF that city, whore over 200
torch bearers received them the depot After parade
Of the streets the Wide Awakes formed hollow square
Ina front ~ Browns Hotel which faced tue pubic green,
with their Waterbury friends standing Compacy Wnu.
Outside the street packed with peaceful COncOursc
until speaking began from the hotel balcony.
Then the peaceful people EhO surLcd against the WIDE
AvaSes, begiu such drmOh,ac lowing and yelling that
syglkiug impossible and was suspended. Captain
Cnaltcr. of tho Hartford Wide AWakcs, Oh tue
balcony with the officers Of the meeting or which stephen
". Kellogg chairman. When tue bowling ceased lir
down. ono 81 the Wide Awake iCuteaaEts called 10
Cor tain Chaker II 10 best 10 " 20 in Captain
ChIkCr replied, Walt and see They waited AID they
Mr.. Kellogg aftcr being rOarcd down four times,
turned Cal Chakcr SAID be could do D0thng. and
that speaking would have 10 be- dispensed with. Captain
thahcr asked II Ie wanted speak aud told that lac
did Did Mr. Kellogg dc.ire to have order restored
and the reply again was yes
Captain Chalher then stepped TO tho front Of the
balcony ana gave the oriet " wac AW'k1S. 10, your
duty! In instant every torch was lowered, ts lamps
uusppcJ. and the stats Ta,ptd in rCdy haud.,aud the
Wide Awakc~ with their war cry, Vide Awake, Boys.
set upon the brlwug crowd and sent them flying with
H. ana when The enemy had been put % Hight the Wide
Aakcs restored their lamps the stalls and agan took
up position outside the meeting, a, Inc OF dc euce
Friend and Zoe were alike surprised az THIS demon
sratou OF tue Wide Awake. After the excitement
over the meeting resumed, and speaking had been
going half hour 80, when the foe. reinforced,
returned o. the ciarsc and hurled thomas and clubs,
ana and dirt at the assembled multitude. The
Wide Aw.kes took no notice OF their attack aud this
the order rang out vide AWakts' 40 your amy.
Again the lamps and stats parted companyan again the
Wide Awakcs pursued their flying Prosecutors. This
time their campaign was longer ana more thorough one,
but when the dc Awakcs returned and stood again III
line Of guard they had accomplished hec GRAND, and
the who through all their line Of march during the
evening hat Wayluid them with iupIccGtluns and
missiles which had continued up 10 and into the meeting
on the square, were seen no more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03
ErsY rOLIcE COuuJSNIONERS.

Police Captain Allairc OF the Tenth Precinct
sent IS letter To Superintendent Murray on Thursday
protesting against the treatment Of policemen who arc
sent to Bellevue Hospital 10 watch prisoners there. He
wrote that John kuckeHOrOd, OF No 2bl East Fourth
ST. WINS arrested August % and has since been kept
Ia the hospital rs q prisoner, charged with cutting
Annie Fiber. OF No. ChrySticst., With razor. Rock
cubrOd cut His own throat a-0 and II was necessary TO
send him the hospital for treatment Every day s,ucc
then officers have been sent 20 watch him. lie -
able To perform light work and the hospital or.
dcrch have compelled him to make up beds sweep tho
floors and carry articles nom ward To ward the police
obliged 10 follow him from place To place. often
from floor to another. After describing that prac
dee Captain Alaire " IL is evidently wrong and
sloud be remcdcd." Superintendent Murray forwarded
the letter 10 tho Board oil Police yesterday with the
gctun that the Comm -sOncrs OF Charities and COTrcc
ton be asked to provide properly guarded room IN
OF tho police. Under the present system, Mr.. Murray
wrote Inc services or several officers required 20
guard each prisoner II prison ward s established
policemen VIII be able 10 Wdic All hc occupants or
The ward. The superintendent HlH9 laid before tho
Board the record OF Policeman RoLart kOpP. OF tho
Twcnty-sccOnd Precinct who wa4 appointed In 1883.
stating that he had never been arrested Oi or convicted
any crime, ana lac also gave his axe as twcny-eSht
lettcrcaTrcr three years prior 10 ms appointment as
policeman and that he arrested FOR drunkenness and
lined I'm a police court. When he was arrestcdlh l"sO
Hc gave his age twcntyseYcn. Inc Boafl sent the
parTs To Corporation Counsel and asked FOR advice
IL was thought unwise to dismiss bin Oh charge OF per
Jury, because policeman was once set back by tho
Court Of Appeals on the plea that tho Board had no
power 10 try perjury eases.
Information was sent the Board 10y the Civil Service
Examiners that the examination Of police captlinS who
are candidates for promotion had been postponed until
October ~. The pOspOnCmCnt was due To the failure
OF the Board to certify 10 fitness OF the captains for
promotion. Commissioner NOOrhlS SAID on Wednesday
that he was ready TO certify 20 the efficiency and
satisfactory conduct OF all the captains General Porter
also expressed an unWillingnc5s to give the required
dy but IL was understood that all the Commissioners
al { looking up tic lie ords OF the captains
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03

BR0OKI.YN.

District Alderman John Eoc.ch again arre'tcd
yesterday the complaint OF Joseph BtcchlTci whom
he defended IN action Tor ErluE Improper articles
BAcchlrach claims that lie paid :pc-c so as retainer
and was pay him $50 M the Close 81 the case
Alcrward EOe-ch got 500 more in order to ycoNcr the
goods seized when hcchG-arh nrrf tod. but the
goods have not been returned lor-ch c}iM. that III
retainer 10 be- 600 ana only part ~ II las boon
paid. lie was released on At- own rrcosnILncr untl
October -.
Tho Rev Samuel - Ha,-ry, formerly pastor ot the
FRANKLIN Avenue Prc-bytc.iu church. hus accepted Tho
pastoratc 81 the Durycl Mission Chapel W C'ru ont ave
Two muricrers arraicuc iu The Court ~ Sessions
yesterday aud pleaded not snly Ihcy w"r" Thomas e.
Armstrong. who shot and killed hi- rtcp father Albert
H. IIcrr.cK on AUGUST 10. uul Charles sheridan, who
stabbed ana killed Thomas Farrell on september -.
Tho new police Tn'rol boat f. 10 he named the Judge
Moore after the presiding judge In the Court OF ~cs-
.ior4 Mayor Low ha- been hnuuGod hy having the new
fire boat named after him.
The Metropolitan independent Catholic Church L1,
hecu incorporated 10y ~ -. Lawrence. John 'gu-hl.u
Isaac CtIhart, James if Carney, J. Y. Mcnamara
Henry smith, john West, Albert Dcmorcst and Samuel
Van Acslcn.
An electric Hight +, being placed in tho rotuuda O.; tie
City Hall.
Coroucrs Jury founi yesterday that tie death Of tho
infant child OF Annie Phillips servant at No. ilo
Gaics-avc., due 10 tue mothers thro%ug tc child
down the ar-shaft aud thst Charlie. sullivan the en-
poycr the girl ana reputcd father of the child,
accessory after the fact.
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Schr Crockett Thcrndke wentworth. MI DAYS with
paBtec TO " 4 G King vessel to r Menus & SON.
qssETmwna sspss , aoss modoeste ESE cloudy,
wns 20 s%e W e. as
fall, 3-I0OtLs.
Arrived yesterday
Steamer AzsIea tBr Dsre LysrpsA is dave With mdse
steamer Rover Br ohron Barae6a 81 days with fruit to
steamer Ola DOminIon, smith. Richmond CITY Point and
Norfolk with mdse and passengers TO old Dominion ssco
to Borden { Lowell ''''' WI" muse
Ship Ida (Ger Winter Bremen 80 DAYS with empty bar.
rels 70 order; vessel 70 Herman Koop& Co.
days with empty barrels order vessel 20 BOYD
HS Con- vessel to F%nS Hye q Sn '0'eo 70 carter
BARK Aurora tNor Koss settin ~ days with emptbar
cb Park I'll LGSTc' Ger Kass9odt days. with
Bark hSaeem9ker lO stJohn nh classon. LIVERPOOL 40
barx kan Braz, slobo, Aracaju 40 days, with sugar
- 'D'''H'A * Co. CLEARED.
steamer Grecian Monarch tBr Brstow, LondonPatton,
Steamer SeFya BE McMickan, Liverpool via Queenstown
Steamer city . Of Shcsge Br Watkins Liverpool
B hedGewcs
steamer Katie Ger. Petrowski, stettin, &c-Chas
Steamer Calfn (DtcAl, Boer. Rottcrdam-Funch Eiye
Steamer westernland Belsl Randle, Antwer2-pe.cr
steamcT Miranda CBr) Bndon Halifax and st Johns NE
steamer caraeas mSpkns Laguayra, Puerto cabeo and
steamer FRAN INor Beruldsen Progroso Thebaua Bros
BSsWick Gac Il Mallory CO. anu fein-ndina via
isa%S old 5o%nG& sn N0r0 CITY FONT AMI
steamer Manhattan stevens West Point Va and Newport
steamer WIN woodward. Young Baltimore-J Krems.
steamer Effective OBJ. MchenUr, Phiadephia-slmpson,
steamer Glaucas Coleman. Boston II F Dimock.
ship Granite state FIT, Hong KOngJohn Ejvermore.
BARK British America tBr; CoalleeJ, Rotterdan-snow g
Burgess.
Steamer CarondcIet for Fernandina
Bark Havana FOR Havana.
Anchofed Civ Tsahd boanG Fo o Baeac,
Ayres. OF sands Point-Bark Nicola, for vianl.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The wreck which was in Fast River New.York having
disappeared the spar buoy which marked has been akea
BY order of the Lighthouse Board.
Tomrlinsvlle 81 OCT l. iss5.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
LONDON Oct2-Auiyed, steamer Wethcrby (Dr), lewis
sailed. steamer called sBr). Fershaw, for Boston.
LIVERPOOL oct Arrived steamer Explorer (BD Black,
from Now Orleans Septic.
lst-Saicd steamer Circassi Br Richardson Montreal.
3Oth ult-salied steamer hevea OBI. Jenrey for New
QUEENSTOWN oct 2-saled steamer Celtic ORB Gleaae
from Liverpool hence for New.York.
HSnitobsn 9T darrntfers far Boston D Or
EEwcAsILE OCT Arrived steamer Bassano lBr Moore.
ISLE WIGH oct Passed steamer Mosser (Br) Tzeck
scIY, oct Pissed dr. dc Kersubiec,
coFFSTAGPY to Oct $saea steamer Heia Dan, Thorn.
ANTWERP oct Arrived steamer Belgenand tBels Beg.
Sent 5-,aiici steamer Newcastle city tBr) Montreal.
ADHN oct lArTived. steamer Devolsre obj, IurYis,
Irtm Japan anu China on her way TO New-Hork.
FATHEG PoIyr, Oct Passed King Obj.
JANE!Eo Ocl i-saed steamer oilers (Br or New.
HAyAyA, oct l-saed, COnfuesos, Faircota for
Ncw-YOrk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03
NEW-IERsEY TOWNS.

HoRoKEy.-Frederlck Koope. milk dealer was fined
500 by Recorder McDonOugh yesterday Tor selllhS
aduerated milk.
BAYoSSE.-A canoe propelled by young man was
10 capsiZe in Newark Bay, off Twenty-thirdst yes
terday. Two who the accident procured boat
and rOwed out TO the canoe which was noatlng bottom
upward. The had disappeared. and his body was
not recovered. The canoe was canvas one, painted
black with the washbOqrd grained in oak.
~ELZABETH.-Captain Jennie Wilson, the fair young
Salvation Army woman who caused 80 much commo.
ton some time ago by being arrested a charge OF
bgamy, is seriously i'll in the county Jail The ClY
Council Thursday evening defeated ordinance pro
vidng for tho election of Commissioners OF Excise by
the people and abosing the present Board Of Excise
EyoNA.-Twcnty cars OF a Philadelphia and Reading
coal train were wrecked here yesterday. No one was
injured, but travel delayed two hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03

it was removed and probe inserted so
as to determine the exact depth that it had pene-
trated and to prevent the instrument from Shipping
t1rough the last layer of bone and decorating the
dura mater with its sharp edge. The skull having
been skllfully cut through, button OF bone. was
removed and showed from its depth that the pa
tents skull. was unusually thick and hard. ne
brain appeared through the opening thus made IN
healthy condition and could be seen pulsatlpg
strongly with every heartbeat An elevator was
then inserted beneath the edge OF the inner table
of the skull and the surgeon, using ms finger as
fulcrnm, raised the depressed portions TN they
were level with the surrounding parts, The inner
plato of the skull was shattered ana inc
of a pair of bone forceps the broken
pieces of the skull were picked upaad removed.
and such pieces as fractured badly, even
though they were united TO the healthy bone, were
Clipped off until smooth edge was made ms
took away considerable portion of the skull ana
left corresponding section of the frain exposed.
The brain was thoroughly washed with an antlsep-
tic liquid and every mlnute portion OF broken D0ne
was thus removed from its surfaces to prevent IT.
ritatlOn. The flap was then returned TO lts posi-
ton over the pulsatDg brain aud the wound was
bandaged with gauze. In short time the lnnu-
ence of the ether passed Oil and Mclaughlin ex,
pressed himself as feeling comfortable. He stood
the shock wonderfully and lis strong constitution
will aid his recovery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03

A contractors son, John b. Sheridan, who
lives No - West SiNyrstst, was prisoner IN the
Norkyilc Court yesterday Ills head was bdndaeed anJ
there wcIt blood stains on the wTIppug4 Policeman
NcKruua said that there teht ~ SNty-ninth-st.
and Sccoudavc lie ordered the prisoner to 20 away.
% IIc was abusive and went away, bat lie followed mo
aui was obliged to defend M self with ms club said
the officer.
sheridan said that he was az work for his father and
that there uu quarrel 10 ail. lie added " The
ON cor complained about -Ou" ,tcam-plpes which were
IN the street / told INN that | was not re-
spou.lblo thc.r being there. lie then
clubbcd mo without any proyocutiOn' Other witnesses
said that the officer was drunk. but he remembered
hnvu. drunk only glass ~ beer. The officer called
upon CuiuWIss Thomas Bionuan, who was present
10 for his chtsIctcr. but the Commissioner made
rcly, aud Justice German discharged young Sherl-
dan.
Joseph Kashmcr. age twenty-five, OF No. l22 Fret
ave. va, arraturi before Justice Power no the EsscS
Market Court los officer NcGCwcu Tor a,sauting him az
srcuu! st. and Flr-tlyc by striking HIM In the face
with hls clcuchnd fists, knocking n!m down arl running
away with his hat. The prisoner, apparent "a m'ld
mluucred young man. said that ha talking 10 som"
friends when the officer assaulted them He simply at
tempted defend himself and u running away TOOK the
uf.ccrs hat by mistake. after hclGg Knocked down.
Turning toward tho officer, Justice Power remarked ::
Your story doc, not hang wen together no all-you
Cuug these men, I'd" prisoner WAS he'd Tor cN
animation IN default Of $500 ball
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03
McLAUGHLINs FRACTURED SKULL.
A DELICATE OPERATION PERFORM BY DIR. WEIR
AT THE NKW-YORK HOSPITAL

a
AT THE NEW-YORk HOSPITAL
Michael Mclaughlin age thrty-slx, of No. 1G
John-st, was the subject OF brilliant operation
performed Ry Dr. MG %S s fsSSnt' W rs
working in the basement OF the New-YoIk
Steam Company's build ing. brick fell
seventy feet ardstruck him on the
head. He thought he was no hurt much, but the
wound in bis scalp bled pr0fusely and he walked
TO the Chambers Street Hospital. There 1t was
found that his skull had received compound
fracture. The wound was dressed and he was
transferred TO the New-YCrk Hospital. lie rode III
the ambulance Oh the seat with the driver. -
York Hospital DR.. Weir saw that from the
great depression Of The skull and
minuted, III all probability there were spllnters
from the bono penetrating the brain substance.
Mclaughlin was taken directly TO the operating
room. and placed himself upon the table without
assistance. When the cone containing the ether
was placed his nose, he objected and expressed
his willingness TO have the operation performed
without the use of an anasthetic. But
tho auesthetic was insisted upon
After the hair IN the neighborhood of the wound
had been cut OF q knife inserted in the scalp
and the rough Incis0n that had been made by the
brick was extended upward and downward to the
length of five inches. The scalp was then raised at
the edge OF the opening thus made and 1t was dis
sectC up and turned back from the fractured bone
which was found 10 extend over larger surface
than had been supposed. The membrane that
covers the outer surface of the skull was thoroughly
Gcraped oil aud point selected where the bone
was firm, as close to the fractured place
rs was salc through Wulcu an entrances cOutu
be made to the BRAN. Taking trephine, which
IS cylin drical in shape about an inch IN diameter
having serraled edge and movable steel pin IN
side OF the cylinder 10 hold 1t IN position in the
bone the surgeon placed 1t upon the skull and by
a twisting motion and light pressure slowly sank
the trephne into tue hone. The skull was so badly
fractured near where the hole was being bored
that great caution was used to prevent undue
pressure of the bone upon the brain. Soon bright
red color appeared IN the boring that followed the
sinking of the trephine indicating the diplp-the
substance that separates the outer and inner tables
of the skull-and the surgeon proceeded with
greater care. After every turn of the trephine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-03
LOUIS FRANCOIS CONVICTED.
VERDICT OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGEEE-
INSANITY TIIE DEFENCF.

INSANITY THE DFFENCF.
louis Francois, the Frenchman who is accused Of
numbering his wife on May 20, sat Stoidly Ne,ter-
daV IN the Court of General Sessions, while his
trial was going On before Judge Cowinc. His conf
sci tried 10 prove that hc was insane, bat II" did
not betray anV want of mCntal balance by nervous
ness. Witnesses had testified on the previous day
that hc and his wife had qu#Irclied and that lac
was seen carrying her dead body III canvas bag
toward the North River. The WOn2n's death had
apparently been caused by stranguiaiion.
Police Sergeant 4. j. Thomas. Of the twentieth
Precinct, and Assistant Keeper Fogarly, OF the
M0rgue. testified as to what was done with the
wOman'S body after FraHcOls's arrest. i4H
Ex-Assistant District Attorney Brady asked
Judge CowinC 20 advise the jury acqut the pti--
oncr on the ground that there was not sufficient
evidence of his guilt, and also asked that the
charge of murder IA me trsj degree
dencc. These motions were denied. J.. ;. Cove
argued in behalf Of the prisoner that there was 40
proof Of murder that II murder had been COM
iuittcd there was no proof that the prisoner com
United it, and that if he did commit II lie was not
mentally responsible.
Francois was called as Il witness in his own be-
half. He gave his testimony calmly and was for
the most part intelligent IL his answers. lie gave
a statement similar in most ., respects
10 that already published. lie said
that he went home after midnight, that be found
his wife lying on the floor and lifted her t. the
bed. She was apparently dying lie testified that
he then lost consciousness of what he Was dong
and that he did not know what bad happened un;l
lie found himself IN the ponce station. lie haId
that he had been subject 10 fits OF epilepsy.
Several witnesses testified that Francois had a
good reputation formerly aud that he was usually
peaceable Dr. A. T.. Mann testified that he had
examined Francois and that he hal al Unbalanced
mind He found That the prisoner was subject 10
eglleptic fits and that when he had the fits nc
unable to tell what he was doing and was pTacti-
caly incapacitatcd mentally.
Dr. A. r. Macdonald and DR.. W. J.. Hardy testi-
fed that they mad examined Francois, apd that hC
WAS not insane.
J. NJ. brady closed the case for tie dcfnc aud
Assistant District attorney Joan u. Ec'
lows made the closing speech for the
prosecution. He SAID that the fact that
death was caused by strangulatlOn was a proof Of
pTemeditatOn.
Judge Cowing charged the jury, describing the
different degrees Of murder aud manslaughicr. The
im.9 retired at G:3O y. H., and returned at $40,
rendering Il verdict OF murder III the second degree
Tor winch the penalty is imprisonment for lie.
Francois was taken 20 the IOmbs. All the Jurors
except ono favored a conviction of murder IN the
first degree.