The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-17

So the Jury Finds Coughlin,
O'SuIlivan and Burke.
a VERY MILD PUNISHMENT.
Kanx Gets Three Years, BegKs "sot
Guilty. aud the 0fher Three life sea-
teuees-How Thsy L1ke It.

CRIcaao. Dee. fs--Tnss afternoon - 30 ne
attorneys for both were notifies ~ the lal2S
tAaE verdict hsd been feaeEe1 aa1 their -
tendance a. the ensxt Hss desired. lbs saefEA
dispatched 0aisfas 20 e0ad0et the dessn1eat y
fke coarfrsszs sosns tFgaese w&s experiences
- nnaspx al the eft0rsess fSf tas aeie1se 40 :
siixhf DELAY was tbe FsszaL
II wAs nns until afseznoon to-day that the suff
finally cane - eerdiet. AMI then y WAS EhAt
Jarrr CaIvxs who bad bsea v0nng Tor 80 as
aaltssI faa A. of tas Defendants SINGS toe 11sy
sent oct. eonssEte3 % esmpsonaise Inc otnef
iarass were Esr hasxiag Barke, Conzhlis ana
OsSulax4a. While be was f0r letting them al
Of Culver naasiy agreed 20 Isfe sentence for
ths fhree TIE IerY was practically HnAnirnosas
on te sntsset OF xxr aeq1ltaAls but little TINE
was neesisd - eK Eanzs's terra
Tia ger6set % the Jury Il es fellows:
We. shs IEfy, End Defendant JOAN :. BeRgs
net guilty. We. the iary, dad Defendant gohn
Eanxe guilty Of maasi&aghtef a. charged In tee
fnd5ctnsens, and Ex bis Punishment ~ fmpEfs-
onEnena tn The penstenamry 10. 3 term Of three
year4 We. she lary, nsd Defendants Coughiin.
Patrick O,sallfTsa and Martin Burke. guilty Of
murder in tEls asnnex and form as charged IN
the lnaieGment, aha 81 the penalty 81 lmprls
meat 10 tie peniisntt4rT for the term Of their
natural IiFea.
AT ne fazaest Of the deseBse the Jury were
then poiled anA tAey Fe3fsrEed the verdict.
Simultaneous with the announcement Of the
Veraies, Cogsyhiib. 0EaliiyaH and Bnfke turned
deafssiy pals whlle knn1e started snddealy
from his SCAT and moment lsseF dropped bis
head uSsa his breast and burst iate tears.
Beggs faEe vas luminous with Joy and tsnnae-
diatsly after the polling oi the jury. from amid
the prisoners ne wakes ever 20 the laTy box
and dnrinx the b7eathiesa lnll that followed
shook FOREMAN Ciafk' hand heartily and sid:
sstsehslesleu, thank yoa. ] trust the future
may eOuarn yanf taagment npen ne, ana that
you VII never Fcsfet That yon found rae not
SuiltS OF this terrible charge
TIE nnly sound THAT broke the stiffness follow
inF shan was the deeF sobs Of lattle Kanze- He
bu - cat With
''eod knows I am innocent never va in
Iaksvisa that highL On. God knows ana inno-
esnt. geat eleen.
OfsnlllrEn was the only one OF the ether three
prisoners who found refuge in tears For q mo.
m9nt they fTirkied down mis- cheeks, but min
ute later his black eyes flashed with defiance, on
. revival gf courage, and dashsng bis hands
across bis brUw he sraeed up in his seat and
cast = longing glance around the courtroom.
The only evidence Of terror to be perceived In
couKhlis was ths Increased pAilor that over
spread bis iaee "a he fully rea'txed the dxnie-
canoe Of the sentehSe I'd life imprisonment. and
bis III twitehed uerveusiy daring the colloqny
that followed between attorney and court Fela-
tive 70 q motion for new trial.
Martin kaFka was unQHesitonably the least
affected OF all the prisoners His usually ford
face took on = slight palloF a. the verdict was
announced, but moment later bis Jaws began
the mefhodieAi massication Of sum n regularly
- ct sny previous time during The trial
Whcn the verdict was announced aud the
large audience contemplated little kunxes
grief. Bexgs turned TO the reporters anJ said:
''it's shsms 70 sentence Knnss. poor little fei-
iowt think he u 40 inoeent - ] am. It's
a. m m Ia IA far
three years he had 80 more idea Of being
found guilty than yoa had
The comments among the audience varied.
Both the Irish factions we're well represented.
and naturally took opposite viewA CFouin's
friends we're Indignant at the verdict. ssIfs
shaSas." aid D1nne, - shame and n travesty
open jastiea." Hts sentiments found an echo
from dossn irishmen nsar BIN. while onlS
d0Een feet away members Of the other faction
wers seastssslasins themselves and the prison
evs that the verdict was 40 more. and friends Of
Beggs we're elbowing their way through 10 grasp
the hands OF the guardian of Camp 20 Ia fesiei-
tation upon his exoneraEen. Forrest IN be-
hAlf Of the fuur convicted defendants. entered
the customary motion for rev trial After con
siderable dsscassion the Judge hxed January
iszh Is the day en- which the melton
Tor q new trial would be argued and
the prssoasss we're taken back 60 jail. KHnKe
was eth tfysng ard went ons 81 the door with
she tears running down bis face and still mat-
iesing aas sohhing % himself BuFke followed
KnuEe aud a. he passed whispered n Forrest
ard sEnflsd tie seemed satlrely uneoncesBed.
OSnliSsn followed. looking pale and ksiiow
has not different from his usual appearance
Coughlin vas the last TO leave and ~ be ssaiked
cat be hsli .afned and locked back Into the
court room a. II expecting 70 nnd some friend
The door changed behind the bailif and the
Ctoain ease wss ended