The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-12-19

braced up in his seat and cast long glance
around the court room. The only evidence
of terror to be perceived in COughlln was
the increased pallor that overspread his face
as he fully realized the significance OF
sentence to life imprisonment, and his
lips twitched nervously during the
collOquy that followed between the attorn-
neys and the court, relative to the motion
for a new trial, Martin Burke was unqueS-
tionably the least affected of all the prison
ers. His usually tlorid face took on slight
pallor as the verdict was announced, but a
moment lather his jaws again began the
methodical mastICation of gum as regularly
as at any previous time during the the trial
As the verdict was announced and the large
audience contemplated little kunze's grlet
Beggs turned to a reporter and said:
1t is a shame to sentence kunze. The
poor little fellow, | think, is as innocent as
am. 1t is id shame to send hlm to
the penitcntiary for three years. He had
no more idea of being found guilty than
you had of being declared an accompllce IN
this crime.
COMMENT ON THE VERDICT.
In the meantime the comments among
the audience were as varied as were the IN
dividuals that constituted the motley as
semblage that had assembled in morbid GU
riosity to hear the penalty pronounced
upon their fellow men. OF the Irish IN the
audience, and there were scores, the
two factions, into which the people are dl-
Vided, would naturally be indignant at the
verdict ut is shame, said Hon. Z. w.
Dunno, "a shame and travesty upon JUS
tice." His sentiment found all echo in
the hearts of a dozen Irishmen who
were near him, while only dozen
feet away, members of the faction were
congratulating themselves and the prisners
that the verdict had been no worse, and
friends of Beggs were elbowing their way
through to grasp the hands OF
the senior guardian of Camp 20 in
felicitation upon his exoneration. Beggs
took seat in one of the jury chairs after
the retirement of that body and spent the
next half hour pleasantly according inter
views to the score of newspaper men that
crowded around him. Mr.. Forrest, on be-
half of the four convicted de-
PENDANTS, entered the accustomed
motion for new trial and
after considerable discussion, the judge
fixed Jan. 13 as the day on which the mo-
ton for new trial should be argued, and
the prisoners were taken back to Jail
Kunze was still crying and went
out of the door with the tears run,
ming down his face and still muttering
and sobbing to himself. Martin Burke fol
lowed Kunze, and as he passed he whisper
cd to Forrest and smiled. He seemed en-
tirely unconcerned. O'Sullivan followed
looking pale and sallow. Dan Coughlin,
the ex-detective, was the last o.
the prisoners to leave and as he stalkcC
out; he half turned and looked back into
the court room as if expecting to find some
friend The door changed behind the bailitf
who brought up the rear, and the Cronir
trial was over.
A PATHETIC SCENE.
| In the main corridor of the crimina
co urt building, before the announcement o
the verdict, sat Dan Coughlin's wife. On
her knee was the pretty little girl that ha
continually called out in the court room
for her papa. The old grey-haireC
doorkeeper knew that preparation
were being made for the return of the jur.
with their verdict, and he plea ded will
them to go home. He told them that III
verdict would be reached, but they woulC
not go. They knew too well that the seen
of excitement and the hurried move
ment of the court officials mean
something was about to happen. In vail
they asked if the jury had returned yer
facts until some one rushed into tn
corridor and called out the result
Mrs Coughlin gasped, stood erect
shrieked and fell back into a chair
She buried her face in her hands anc
moaned wildly as she wept in her anguish