Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-08
STEAD DECLARED GUILTY
THE SENTENCE NOT YET PRO.
NOUNCED BY THE COURT.

Mrs. Jarrett Also COnYIcted-Messrs.
Booth and jacques ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Lopez Charge Strongly Against the
Aocused-BishOp Boutwell, t?) I'M
pugns the Object of the Prosecution.
LONDON, Nov. THE trial OF Mr..
Stead, editor of the PaH Man Gazette;
Bramwell Booth, OF the Salvation Army;
SaSnpson jacques. of the staff Of the Pail
Ad1 Gazette, and Louise Mourey, defend
ants in the Armstrong abduction case,
was resumed at the Central Criminal
Court to-day before Justice +. L0pes.
Ihe Judge, IN his charge to the jury,
urged that they bring in a verdict ac-
cording to the law, and not 10 allow their
personal sympathies to influence their
decision. Mr.. Stead, Justice Lopes said.
hlled the Pau MAI Gazette with filthy
and disgusting articles of an obscene
nature, the publication OF which was not
connected with the present charge.
TEE POINT AT ISSUE.
The only material question for the iurv
to decide was, "whether the child. Eliza
Armstrong, was taken away from her
home against her fathers WHIP They
were also 20 determine whether the mother
sold her child to the prisoners, as alleged
by the defense. The jury retired at $40
O'Clock, and the foreman asked the Judge
before the Jury left their seats to allow
them to distinguish between Mrs. Jarrett
and Mr.. Stead as to their criminal liability
IN the case. They concluded that Mrs.
jarrett had disobeyed the instructions Of
Mr.. Stead.
A VERDICT OF GUILTY.
The jury brought in verdict Of guilty
against Mr.. Stead and Rebecca Jarrett
and acquitted Messrs. Booth and JACQUES.
rot a. 10 hn
$40 O'Clock with the verdict. They
agreed that Mr.. Stead aud Mrs. Jarrett
took Eliza Armstrong from her home
against her fathers will, but could not
agree as TO whether Mrs. Jarrett obtained
the child by false pretenses. They also
agreed that the mother did not sell
her child as alleged by the defense and
that Mr.. Booth and Mr.. jacques were not
parties TO the abduction. The Judge de-
ferred passing sentence on the convicted
prisoners until after the trial ofthe indict-
ment for Indecent assault against Messrs.
Stead, aud jacques, Mrs. jarrett, and Mrs.
Mourey. The prisoners were all admitted
to bail TO appear Tuesday next. The Jury
allowed that Mr.. Stead had been misled
and they urged that the laws for the pro-
lection Of women and children should be
better enforced.
now THE RESULT Is RECEIVED.
AuS iIlthub Oh MT STEAD ufo very lus
dignant over the severity OF Justice
LOpe's summing up against the prisoners
in the case, and accuse the Justice Of
having followed the bias OF the prosecu-
ti0n. Neutral opinion, however, Is 70 the
effect that the Judges charge was adj
mlrable in every respect, and especially
for It's absence OF prejudice, its lucidity,
directness, aud clear disposition of the
points Of law involved. The trial leaves
Mr. Stead IN the position Of an imprudent
enthusiast who will be considered dupe
OF Mrs. Jarrett and Mr.. jacques. IL was
the latter who 1rst induced Mr.. Stead to
90 into the revelation business.
sTEAD's HACKERS.
The Social Purity associations main.
tain their iull faith In Mr.. Stead, and ar
que that be did nothing but his duty.
Bishop boutwell, publishes n letter in
which be says that Mr.. Stead saw no other
course to cure the terrible evils revealed
In the PQU NGU Gazette than TO make the
whole public aware Of the enormity Of
their existence. Mr. stead was In
no way responsible. the Bishop contends.
for the disclosure of these horrors.
The perpetrators Of the horrors were
alone responsible and but for the work
performed by Editor Stead, the Bishop
intimates that it is doubtful IL parliament
would ever have amended the criminal
law. The letter concludes with the state
ment that il has been doubted whether
the motives which prompted the prosecu-
ton of Mr.. Stead for technical abduction
were really as claimed honorable and
those of simple and sincere indignation.