Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-05-27
A Verdict Of Guilty Reached in the Murder
Trial.
SOME SURPRISE At THE RESULT,
But General Feeling Of Satisfaction Among
the People.
The DELIBERATIONS OF THE JURY.
A Motion by the Defense for Rshsaring Of
the Case.
INCIDENTS OF THE FINAL DAY.


was crowded all day yesterday by q
throng which awaited with what patience
was vouchsafed to its individual members
the determination of the jury in the
murder trial. At no time was there less
than one hundred people present, and often
the crowd was much larger. Thepresence OF
so many at the Court House
during the day was an unerripg
barometer, by which to judge
of and gusge the public interest and anx-
iety as regards the outcome Of this case.
For the past six days it has been the prin-
cipal topic Of conversation wherever men
eoDgregated about the city, and the theo-
ries advanced, the opinions of the guilt or
innocence of the accused, and surmises as
to the verdict to be finally returned, have
been as numerous as the sands of the sea
shore, and Us yariegated "a the flowers OF
the field In fact, so great has been the
amount of discussion, and so freely have
opinions been expressed, that should =
A NEW TRIAL
be awarded, one would esteem it difficult
thing to select twelve competent jurors
from the city who could swear they had
not formed or expressed decided opinion
as regards the defendants.
Court opened promptly at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning, and the jurors, the de-
PENDANTS, and counsel on either hand, were
soon in their respective seats as usual. After
the usual iormalities the jury took the pa
peIs and filed ont Of the room, retiring to
their apartment on the west side of the
main corridor. There some of them shed
their coats and sill went to work upon the
problem submitted to them. At hslf-past
twelve o'clock the Jury returned to the
court room, and Foreman Lukens an
ncunciDg there had bsen no agreement,
they were dismissed for dinner, with the
Injunction to be back ut ten minutes to
two. Foreman Lukens suggested they
would prefer to return at hslf-past one,
and this was asSsnted to by the Court.
At that hour they again retired, and the
discussion was resumed by them. Occa-
sionally one or more of the Jurors could be
seen, in their shirt-sleeves, at window,
and once during the afternoon one OF them
leaned upon the steam heater and looked
out Tor quite while.
Meantime
TIE PRISONERS
sat in the Court room, putting in the time
during the morning by talking together or
with their counsel, or in looking about.
Daring the afternoon they had q conversa-
ton with Mr.. Sommerville, of their coun-
sci, and later the defendants took part in a
general conversation between some news
paper men and members of the bar, and at
times seemed to lose sight OF
the serious position they were
in, while they laughed at some
amusing incident or witty sally. But for
all this, the day was very evidently
long one to the two men, and once Kelley
remarked to the representative OF the
REGISTER, "Oh, 1 wish they would hurry
up" Both prisoners talked very fresly
about themselves, but, of course, avoided
saying much bearing intimately upon
the trial. Once, however, Kelley express
ed himself somewhat bitterly towards one
or two of the Ohio witnesses who had
testified against him and his companion,
and then went on to say he could not, for
the life of him, see where the black cat
story came from"
"Oh, III tell You about that" said
Christie. 81 know where that came from.
When we were ont on the B. & o. with
Watson and them fellers, we had big
black cat, and were making it trot around
with a whip. In the Jail / got to telling
the fellows about it, and that is where
they got the idea"
That was funny thing they lugged in
about my taking the bolts out of my bed
to kill some one with the Leg" said Kel
ley. "I'll tell you about that. There is
q corridor clear around the Jail, and its just
thirty laps to a mile. We would take out
our beds and put them in the corridor for
hurdles to jump over as we went around,
for exercise"
CURIOUS THING.
At another time during the afternoon,