Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-14
TACOMA.
MARLIN FeuSs cuilrY.

TIE suxY nKTras A VERDICT N Tgxs1I
HNUrss sETER LxAvrso THE pox-
TUE PRISONERS APPEARANCE
The lrisi ef Wa. Martin vss con,
clsded at 4:o O'Clock yesterday after.
uoon. The jafy retired at that tine
snd tssuty nliauses later returned with
3 verdict Of naarcsr In abe first deerse,
They bad taken two ballots at which
fwo voted for scQrittai snd ten for con
vistion. Oa the sscond ballot the vote
was unenlrsocs for convietion.
As. Bracstcn The cuu1sei Tor the de.
ferdant made a very orecissble effort 10
make acsse out of the slight diserepsn.
eiss IN the testimony Of ,hs witnesses
Tor TIE prosecution. No testimony was
offered en- the part of the dstsnss. TIE
discrepancies were very siish, and the
| attempt TO make case out Of them vas
perhaps the mere creditab!e. Prcsecus
| ing Attorney Coiner made bis case cora
p.ete out Of the chain of circumstances
and then ciinebed it With two CT three
wine sses TO whom the prisoner had
confessed the commission cf the deed.
de mace strong opening address to
the jnry and followed Brausfon's fort
vith shorter but still stronger appeal
than his first. Although hs said that
be felt that the case was 50 plain that II
sc,fcsIy needed arRnmsnf 81 all.
The prisoners q appearance for the trial
vas N 1eh changed since last he was
seen 10 the justice oocrs. His long mat
ted hair that cntled upon his shoulders,
and bis dirty beard, that reached 10 bis
breast, had been shorp, his face being
shsveu Of ali hair. H;s dirty blouse aud
oaeey jean panta!oons bsd been dis
csrded for nest salt OF clothes. Hs
vas thus rendered SO different Ia ap-
pearance that some Of the witnesses re
fcsed to identify him positively.
Throughout the trial he sat an absofbe
listener and observer, his mild blae eyes
opened wide in close ana wraihfr! az.
teniion to each witness. the remarks Of
the court and the harapeues Of the at
torneys, his expression never changing
whether be wss the object Of the attack
or defense. he became restless unds
observation, however, and when tbs jary
retired and aii eyes we're directed at
him his mouth, which is as little indloa
tive OF strength as his mild eyes. worked
osnvnlsively and he employed the tins
biting his lips. When the verdict was
read by the court ne looked no more or
less interested than 10 any other part o.
the proceedings.
His counsel CAV notice thst be would
within the three days allowed by law
prepare motion for q new trial.
SouIH PRAIRIE ON 4 STBaKE.-The
coal mines at south Prairie have shut
down In consequence of @ demand
made by the miners for an increase of
wages OF Is per cent The ship State of
Msine was TO have loaded With South
Prairie coal but sinoe the action of the
miners and the refusal of the operators
to comply tbs ship will take $50 tons Of
south Prairie, Gall that IL ready and
the balance in Carbon Hill. Superin-
fendant Burnett has taken the air
pumps from the miBe and says he will
cot grant this advance.
BHowS DEMuRs.-J Judge Tosn, "a
counsel for w. Ii. Brswp fled oemur-
sr 10 the indictment whioa charges him
with the criminal libel OF bis dead wife,
recently reported. Tue demurrer sets
up THAI the indictment charges more
titan one crime; the name Of the crime
IL not sufiisieotly stated; that II does
not show that the libel Was committed
With an ~ropg or malicious intent. etc.