Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-17
LIFE TERMS
The CrOniR Jury Arrives
at a Verdict.
and 7HE HAND OF JUSTICE
rr. .rr ls Heads Of the Chief
C.lsgnioE
and THg HAND OF JUSTICE
RIGGS and gUSls FORTUNATE.


r...t~u arUlt ilt Criminal OJuft loom.
..oai was eally on hands, and hun
l-.7.ofrId rum,ts were sdoat i, was
generally thought that the verdict OF some
.Iol nsd beeu agreed on during the night
ALI ih-rs was general disappointment
-b-ostI040Jadss McConne.l announced
tb.t mo- rlmmuuicatiou had be received
.-5u the jury ro5m. C5urt od-
.sp.i Obs crowd thinuei out, end the
ts..ys msn in the jary ROOM CONTINUED
,.sr DELIBERATIONS. At2 o. IA. ;he SAM
So, ons crowd was ssan assembled. Io-
i--.,, was intense os Jodgs Mcconnell
.o.s bis seat aad dispatched messenger
,s tbs Iary ro1m In moment be re-
..rssd with tbe announcement that the
..r, bad communication 10 make
s,n- trouble was experienced ia dadins
All ns attorneys fer The defense,
bot they eeie iaally assembled
,uonsat later the door leading from the
.,H opened with a clsug and the five de-
,..i,au marched in TO receive the au-
oss5,.asa. OF their fate. Hard
breath was heard as very
eve m the vast audience turned
uss-i john r. B.ggs. who led the pro-
ea..oa AS the audience wa eoatemp'.t-
.as .hs prisoners and commenting upon
tllr demsanor, tbe roise OF
many footsteps VAS sgain heard without
and a moment later toe twelve men, in
ahoss Judgment huug The lives OF the i've
defendants. entered She room headed by
Foreman Clark.
GUILTY THE ERDICr.
"Gentlameu." said the Court, II un-
dsrstsnd you have reached "a conclusion in
this case With bow F5rsmsn Clark
took from his pocket huge envelops and
handed it TO the Judge who iu turn
handed % 90 the Clerk Tee Clerk viii
read the verdict, said the Court. In
stautly there VIA a hush over the vast
audience-a hush SD profound that as
Che Clerk tore open the envelope the
sound tsll di,cOrdnntly upon anxious ears.
A moment later this anxiety became PAIN
ful in its intensity AS ihe Clerk begau the
reading of the verdict TO Was Not
suilty a. 90 Bsggs aod guilty as TO the
other four. kurl' was given three years
imprisonment and che other three life
terms.
rHE TEXT oF THE VERDICT
The verdict OF the iury In the Cronin
,sss is as follows We the ary nod tue
defendant John T. Bsggs. not guilty. We
the iary. q 1d tho defendant John hutzt
guilty of mans'sugb,er. ss charged 10 the
Indictment. and tV his puni-hmenl at im-
pu-ooueut iu tho peaitentiary Tor IA term
l, three sars We. the jury, hnd the de-
ltuis1ts. Dan C0uehlin, Patrick ID Snui-
van snd Martin Bufkc guilty of murder DO
che manner aud form ascharged in the in-
dictment. and Ex the penalty at impu@-
oument 20 The peuitenhary for the term oi
their natural lives
Mr. Forrest. of the defense, at oacs re-
aaNted that the jury be polled ans this
gas ocdered by the Court To each laror
ths Question was put hy the clerk OF The
court. "Was this and is this uog your yer
9ictf" Foreman Clarke was the hrst man
% rise and answer firmly IN the eih'ma-
tive. The eleven followed ln turn aDd
gave the same answer.
HOW THEY HEARD THE NEWs.
simultansous with the announcement
of the verdict C0ughIin, % Sullivan and
Barke turned deathiy pale, while huuz'
started suddenly from bis seat aud mo
ment later dropped hs head upon bis
breast and burst into tears. Beggs lace
.sss luminous with Joy. and Immediately
after the polling oi The iury he arose from
amid the prisoners. walked over to the
inry box ali during The breathless lui'
that followed. shook Foreman Clarke :
hand heartily and saio Gentlemen
thank you. I trust that the future may con
iru your iud gmsni upon me. and that you
.l1 never regret that you found me no,
yuiltv OF this terrible charge. As be
shook hands with the Jurors each man
bowed his head in acknowledgement Of
the grateful words OF tae liberated man
Yhsonly sound ttat troke the stiffness was
tha da.u aohs of tha little German kunze
He burst out with God kaows ! am iano-
cent Iuevsr was in LiEeyisw that nigh.
Oh. cod knows 7 ann innocent geatl,-
men.
O'sCIuNAN's TEARS.
u'Saihvsn v.s the only one Of the other
three prisoners who found refuge 10 tears
for a momtnt they tucsled down MS
cheeks bot moment later his black eyes
t4shed wiih defiance or revival of courage
sai di-hmg his hand scros3 hls o OF, be
tr.ced up n bis seat aud casts long glance
arouaJ the court room The only evidence
of feeling perceived ~ C0ughhu was the
Increased u-'lor that overspread his face as
he fully rsal1 "a the significance OF a sen
ieloe to ME imprisonment, and hls hPs
iR..ctei reiyousiy daring the colloquy
tU-i followed between the attorneys and
thso5u-t relative 20 the motion iOr q new
ual
hrBkE WAS COMPOSED.
Martin Burke was uuquestionably the
Itssi affected of sl the prisoners His
o-uaIIy ilrd face iook on slight pallOr
a llevsriicl was announced, but a mo-
4va, later bis iass egain began the me
--oi.,l masucau0n Cf gum IS regularly
at alF p5eVous time during the trial
.-e verdict Vas announced and the
'a's- audience contemplated ltlle kurzes
h-lgs turned to o. reporter and SAID
i. Psi shame t1 sentence kunLe. The
po'' hii-e fellow. ! lh.nk he is a8 innocent
an. ltisa 3-mnsd sbane 10 send HIM
' ir'''rn'ary 'or three yeirs. lie
DO more iota ol hei-g found guilty
iNaa }ou bad u' being lee'ared An accom-
p.IIe Iu this .r...a