New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-17

sound of the Judges voice broke the silence.
Slowly the jurors answered TO their names and
the twelve men were announced to be present.
Gentlemen said the Court, u understand
you have reached a conclusion in this case
With a bow, Foreman Clark took from his
pocket huge envelope and handed it TO the
Judge, who in turn handed it to the clerk 10 be
read. 1t was as follows:
We. the jury. fnd the defendant Jchn F. Beggs not
guilty
We the jury find the defendant. John Kunze guilty
Of Ilanslaughter charged in the indictment hN
lis punishment at imprisonment in the penitentary for
term OF three years.
We jury. find the defendants Coughln Patrick
o'Sull'an and Martin Burke guilty OF murder in the
manner and form charged in the indictment and fix
the penalty Imprisonment the pentertsry for the
term OF their natural lives.
Kunze, the nervous little German was over
whelmed by the sentence of Imprisonment for
three years. " ! am innocent: God knows | am
innocent he cried God knows | never was
out 10 Lakeview that night. Longenecker bought
two witnesses; ] am sure of that; they went out
and bought farms with the money they got. He
and Schuetter did it,"
In the main corridor of the criminal court
building before the announcement of the verdict
sat Dan Coughlil's wife On her knee was the
pretty little girl that has continually called out
in ignorance of the facts until some one rushed
into the corridor and called out the result. Mrs
COughlin gasped, stood erect shreked and fell
back into a chair
She buried her face in her hands and moaned
wildly. The babe stood leaning against her
mothers knees. For a moment she looked into
her sorrowing mothers face, and then laying her
pretty face in her mothers lap, she too began to
cry.
Mrs. Wheen, O'Sullivan's sster-in-aw, had
come over 10 hear the result. Her handsome face
hardened when she heard the news Her eyes
filled for q moment but only for a moment. Then
She turned savagely upon the men who stood by,
attracted by Mrs Coughlins sobs
Oh, you cut-throats, you tried your best to
hang them, and now you hang around 10 gloat at
us IN our misery, she shouted.
Are you satisfied with the verdict ?' was asked
of State Attorney LOngenecker.
am always satisfied when j have an honest
jury in murder case"
What do You think of ii. anyway? p
why, it's compromise vcrdlct That's all
there is about it, That's all anybody can say"
viii you make statement regarding the
position you took in the iury-room p was asked
of the alleged single stubborn juror, Mr.. Culver.
Il cannot" replied Mr.. Culver Before we
came into court each man placed himself upon his
honor not to reveal the proceedings in the jury
room. i certainly took what TO me was the only
Just course.
Mr. Culver said the report that juror had
struck him wholly untrue. lie added: !
was more than surprised at the story. While at
times the arguments waged warmly, there was
attempt at bulldozing, much less any blows struck
1t was q of long discussions and finally sub
mission"
After congratulations TO Bcggs in the Jail Office
had somewhat abated, he turned to accompany
his LAWYERS and business associates from the place
Passing to tre big street doors, the conversation
in the little group evidently deeply earnest.
As he stepped into the street free man. Beggs
was heard To say:
I'm going TO spend the rest Of my life hunting
down the men who killed CrOnin."
Coughn showed by his manner that the
dict was less than he had feared. The
same was true OF Burke, but neither of the two
men would talk on the subject.
Mr. Forrest made motion for a new trial. and
Judge Mcconnell fixed January 10, 1890, for
argument on the motion