The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-12-21

braced up in his seat and cast a long glance
around the court room. The only evidence
of terror to be perceived in C%oughlin was
the increased pallor that overspread his face
as he fully realized the significance OF a
| sentence to life imprisonment, and his
lips twitched nervously during the
c%olloquy 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 thep prison.
ers. His usually ford face took on a slight
pallor as the verdict was a~nnolnced, but a
moment lather his jaws again began the
methodical m~astlcation 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 grief,
Beggs turned to a reporter and said:
1t is q shame to sentence Kunze. The
poor little fellow, I think, is as innocent as
I am. 1t is a id shame to send him to
the penitentiary for three years. He had
no more idea Of being found guilty than
you had of being declared an accomplish in
this crime.
MMEN 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 di-
vided, would naturally be indignant at the
verdict. ut is a shame, said Hon. P. W.
Dunno, "a shame and a travesty upon JUS
tice." His sentiment found an echo in
the hearts of a dozen Irishmen who
were near him, while only a dozen
feet away, members Of the faction were
congratulating themselves and the prisncrs
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
felieitation upon his exoneration. Beggs
took a 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 a new trial and
after considerable discussion, the judge
fixed Jan. Is as the day Of which the mo-
ton for a 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
ed to Forrest and smiled. He seemed en-
tirely unconcerned. O'Sullivan followed,
looking pale and sallow. Dan Coughlin,
the ex-detective, was the last OF
the prisoners to leave, and as he stalked
out; he half turned and looked back into
the court room as if expecting to find some
friend. The door changed behind the bailiff,
who brought up the rear, and the Cronin
trial was over.
A PATHETIC SCENE.
In the main corridor of the criminal
co urt building, before the announcement Of
the verdict, sat Dan Coughlin's wife. On
her knee was the pretty little girl that has
continually called out in the court room
for her papa. The old grey-haired
doorkeeper knew that preparations
were being made for the return of the jury
with their verdict, and he pleaded with
them to go home. He told them that nc
verdict would be reached, but they would
not co.. They knew too well that the scene
of excitement and the hurried move
ment of the court officials meant
something was about to happen. In vain
t die3y' "s 4Sev if x ths f Jury IN had is returned t. Of q y TER
facts until some n rushed into the
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 and
moaned wildly as she wept in her anguish