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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
washout ON the Southern.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 16.-The trains
OF the Southern Pacific due here from San
Francisco yesterday morning and last
evening have not yet arrived owing to a
washout near Lang's. The train for San
Francisco which left here late Saturday
night returned yesterday morning bringing
the passengers OF one of the tied up trains.
Ii is reported that the train from the north
due here yesterday morning went into a
washout at Lang's and two Pullman cars
jumped the track. No passengers were In.
inred, On the Yuma extension q washout
at Mesquitta station, 81 miles west ol
Yuma has caused the suspension OF trafe
and passenger trains have been turned
hack ..-.-.. .s.- --.
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Culver was the MAN.

CHcAao, Dec. 1e.-It was not until the
afternoon Of to-day that the jury finally
came to verdict, and then it was that
Juror Culver, who had been voting for an
acquittal Tor all the deiendants since the
Jury went out. consented to compromise
The either jurors wers for hanging Burke
Coughlin and O'Sullivan, while he was for
letting them all of. Culver finally agreed
was practically unanimous on the subject
Of Be2gs' acquittal, and but little time was
needed to fix Kunxe's term.
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Beggs q Free Man.

John F. Beggs left the jail this afternoon
soon after court adjourned in company
with his lawyers and friends. As hestepped
into the street free man. Beggs was heard
to say: 81 am going to spend the rest Of
my life hunting down the men who killed
Cronin." Beegs spent q few minutes at his
Office and then hurried home, where he pos
itively refused to receive callers this even
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and still muttering and sobbing to him
telf. Burke followed Kunze, and as he
passed whispered to Forrest and smiled.
He seemed entirely unconcerned. O'Sulli-
van followed, looking pale and sallow, but
not different from his usual appearance.
Coughhn was the last OF the prisoners to
leave. and as he stalked ont he half turned
and looked back into the court room. as
II expecting to find some friend. The door
Changed behind the bailiff who brought mp
tho rear, and the GFenin trial was over.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
The Eject ON the Prisoners.

At the req uest of the defense the jury
Was then polled and reaffirmed the verdict.
Simultaneous with the announcement Of
the verdict Couehlin, O'Sullivan and Burke
turned deathly pale while Kunze started
suddenly from his seat and a moment later
dropped his head upon his breast and
burst into tears. ...
Beggs' face was luminous with Joy and
Immediately after the ol.ing Of the jury
he arose from amidst the prisoners, walked
over to the jury box and during the
breathless moments that followed shook
Foreman Clark's hand heartily and said,
"Gentlemen, thank you. trust thefuture
may confirm your judgment upon me, and
that you viii never rearet that You found
Theonly sound that broke the stiffness fol
lowing this was the deep sobs Of little
Kunze. He burst out with"God knows
am innocent. I never was in Lakeview
that night. Oh, God knowsI am innocent
gentlemen" O'Sullivan was the only one
OF the other three prisoners who found 9
refuge in tears For moment they trick
led down his cheeks but q minute later hii
black eyes flashed with defiance or reviya
| of courage, and, dashing his hand across
his brow, he braced up in his seat and cast
long glances around the court room. Th'
only evidence of terror to be perceived II
Coughlin was an increased pailor over
spread his face. as he fully realized the sig
nificance OF the sentence to Imprisonment
for life. and bis lips twitched nervouslJ
during the colloquy that followed between
his attorney and the court relative to tn
motion for new trial. Martin Burke un
questionably was least affected OF all tn
prisoners. His usually forid face took ol
q slight pallor as the verdict was an
neunced, but moment later his jaws be
gan q methodical mastication OF gum a
regularly as at any previous time durin
the trial.
As the verdict was announced and tn
large audience contemplated little Kunze's
grief, Beggs turned to q reporter and said
"It's q shame to sentence KunEe. Tn
poor little fellow think is as innocent q
am. It's an shame to send him to tn
peaitentiary for three years. he had n
more idea Of being found guilty than 20
had"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
|THE WASHINGTON VHIRL
Doings of the Senators and
Representatives at the
Nations Capital.
The Chief Construction Agent
of the Union Pacific
Makes a Denial.

From Tuesdays Daily.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The senate COM
mittee on judiciary ordered q favorable re-.
Brewer OF Kansas, to be associate justice
of the supreme court.
The ways and means committee held q
meeting this morning and prepared to enter
promptly upon work preliminary to the
preparation OF q tariff bill by providing
for a pumber of hearings, at which inter-
ests likely to be affected by the proposed
changes may give their views. The hear.
ings are fixed as follows: Metal ores and
coal 26th; sugar 2sth; chemicals Both;
sarthen and glassware 31st; wool January
I'd; manufactures OF wool 3rd; flax, hemp,
iut. and cotton, snuff and cigarettes. 7th;
provisions ami farm products Sth; sundries
9th: wood, woodenware, books and papers
10th.
The house joint resolution for printing
the agricultural report for 1889 passed
with amendments fixing the number of
copies at 100000 and appropriating
5000, 900 for the cost.
Among the bills reported from the COM
mittees and placed on the calendar vas one
allowing the State OF Cal fornia per cent.
of the net proceeds OF the public land sales
that state.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following: By Sanford, for the re.
lief of the manufacturers OF wine; for the es-
tablishment OF gun factory for finishing
heavy ordnance on the Pacific coast and
for Notifications on the Pacific coast. By
Ingalls,, for the allowance of q cumulative
pension. By Manderson, for woman suf.
frage in all the states. Mitchell offered q
resolution, which was agreed to, instruct
ing the judiciary committee to inquire and
report whether the Chinese laborers who
have never been in the United States or
who, 'having been here" have left the
country, may under the existing legis-
lation be permitted to enther the United
States for the sole purpose of transmit.
across the same, either with or without
authority from the secretary OF the treas
ury, Mitchell also offered q resolution
which was referred to the committee on
oreign relations "calling on the president
for copies of oil the diplomatic correspon-
deuce between the United States and TIE
government of China since the pass age of
the Chinese exclusion act on October, 1888,
having reference to that act.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of executive business.
After tire doors were reopened the con.
current resolution offered by Ingalls, for the
holiday recess from Thursday, December
10, to Monday, January 9Th was agreed
to. Yeas, At; ns.ys, IL.
The senate then, on announcement from
the house of the death OF Representative
Gray of Louisiana, adjourned as an ad-
ditional mark of respect to his memory.
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Pension Examiners Recalled.

WASHINGTON, Dec. c.16.-Commissioner OF
Pensions Paum to-day issued an order di-
recting forty OF the 2SS special pension ex-
aminers, now in the field to. be recalled and
assigned to duty in the pension bureau in
Washington. The number OF examination
fields ia to be reduced and their several
boundaries extended 80 as to cover the
entire country as now. Gen. Raum's pur-
pose in making this change is to increase
the effective working forces OF the Office.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
Culver Won't Talk.

John Culver was at his home at Evans
ton this euening and refused to make any
statement ag to what took place in the
the jury room, or whether or It he was
the dissenting member. All he would say
was: 'T took what to me was the only
lust course" Mr.. Culver warmly denied
the stories OF quarrels among the Jurors.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
Congratulatins Stanley.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The secretary OF
state has sent the following cable: "Stan-
lev, Zanzibar: l am directed by the presi-
dent of the United States to tender his con-
gratulations to you upon the success
which has attended your long tour OF dis
covery through Africa and upon the advan-
ts ges which may accrue therefrom to the
civilized world. BLAINE"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18

Sr. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 16.-Julius Hooper
was to-day shot and killed by Louise Ep-
person, near Bakersville. Hooper for some
timr has been teasing Miss Epperson about
her admirers, and had driven her nearly
frantic. To-day at the dinner table he
commenced joking again when the girl left
the room. got q revolver, came back and
without q word shot Hooper in the head.
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Fatally Injured.

New YoRK, Dec. 16.-Dr. Hsnschel, q
saloon passenger on the La Bourgoyne,
from Havre, went upon the promenade
deck on Dec. IL, during q severe gale, and
vas knocked down and probably fatally
injured by terrific sea which boarded the
vessel
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
Express Office Robbed.

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Dec. 16.-Five men
entered the express Office at Brownwood
la st night, knocked the night clerk senseless
aud robbed the safe OF 81 900.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
Cuttinr the Wires.

New YoRK, Dec. 16.-The work OF cut
ting down electric light wire was begun by
the commissioner Of public works Saturday
and continued all day yesterday, and was
resumed this morning.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
rha,r Funds Exhausted.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The committee oi
striking gas men at Manchester and Sal
ford announced that their funds are ex
ha nsted and they advise the men TO ask
ana comnanies to take them back.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
Find q Verdict.

2 p. m.-The attorneys for both sides
have been notified by the judge that yer.
dict has been reached and their attendance
at the court desired. Sheriff Natson has
just despatched the bailiffs to conduct the
defendants into the court room. Some
trouble is experienced in finding all the at.
torneys for the defense, and delay will
probably result.
1895 p. m.-The attorneys have arrived
aud the prisoners are being brought in.
The court has just been called to order.
The verdict of the jury 10 as follows:
1--WE, the jury, find defendant John F.
Beggs not guilty. We, the jury, find de.
fendant ohm Kunze guilty OF manslaughter,
as charged in the Indictment, and fix the
punishment an imprisonment in the pani'
tentiary for q term Of three years. We,
the jury, find defendants Daniel Coughlin,
Patrick O'sulhvan and Martin Burke
guilty OF murder in the manner and form
as charged in the Indictment and fix the
penalty at imprisonment in the reniten
tiary for the term Of their natural lives.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
MINERAL LAND ASSOCIATION.
The Proceedings Of the First Meeting for
Montana's Benefit.


The Proceedings Of the First Meeting for
Gontana's Benefit.
The following is an official copy OF the
proceedings OF the Mineral Land Associa.
ton OF Montana, at their meeting on
Thursday night:
HELENA, Dec. 12, 1889.
The incorporators OF the Mineral Land
Association Of Montana met at their Office
in Helena at 7:30 p. m, A. Il. Mitchell in
the chair.
Thomas G. Merrill was named as secre.
tary. Present: Mitchell, Mcdonald, Bar
rett, Cruise and Hershfield.
A. 81. Mitchell. president OF the Mineral
Land convention. having been empowered
to all any vacancies in the list OF incorpo
ratora, named A. A. Mcdonald OF Philips.
burg in the place OF Cornelius Kohn oi
Deer Lodge, who is absent from the state
and J. e. Kanouse OF Townsend in the
place OF David E. Folsom Of White Sulphur
springs, who is unable to attend to the
duties Of incor porator.
The secretary was requested to prepare
bylaws for the association and an ad
dress to the citizens OF Montana setting
forth the obj. ct and aim OF this associa
tion: the necessity Of the work to be per
formed which called this association in ex
istence; and the only means by which
efficient work can be accomplished, and
the Importance to those interested in min
ing properties OF becoming stockholders ir
this association; also to prepare subscrip
tion lists for publication; also to have tn
articles OF Incorporation completed; te
communicate with each incorporation, noti
flying him of the next meeting and urging
each to attend. .....
Adjourned to Friday, Dec. 20, at 1880 p
M, 1889. at the same office in Helena.
THOMAS G. MERRILL, Secretary.
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Barrett Operated Upon.

BosToN, Dec. 16.--A surgical operation
was performed upon Lawrence Barrett
this morning consisting Of removal OF
some Ivmuha attic glands OF the throat. As
soon as the patient is convalscent hs viii
ia ke himself to Germany or some other
European watering place for rest and re-
cuperation.
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KILLED by Q Train.

WnKrsBARRE, Pa, Dec. 16.-A party Of
Poles were walking home from work on the
Lackawanna railroad this evening when q
ra.aenoer train ran into them from around
= cnrye. Three were killed outright and
another fatally injured.
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ZANZIBAR, Dec. 16.-The sultan was TO-
dav invested with the Grand Cross OF St.
Michael and st. George, conferred him by
a. r,uaan NJ England. There was q grand
esramoney and the English ships fired
nj 1utee
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Earthaualke at nGadrid.

MADRID, Dec. 16.-A shock oiearthquake
were felt in Granada last night. At the
theatre the audience became panic
stricken and fed from the building. All
escaped without serious injuries.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
Caucus Abandoned.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The Democratic
house caucus which was called to meet to.
night to determine what position il any
the party should take in regard to the Sill
cott deficiency has been abandoned.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-18
Released on Bail.

DEsoro, Mo-, Dec. 16.-B. M. Chambers
who shot and killed lawyer Bowman was
to-day released on bail in the sum OF $50,.
600.
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Strike Over.

LosDos. Dec. 1e.-The strike oi sne en-
,,oysa Of the South Metropolitan Gas COM
.r 80 "a. failed. the company having filled
pm pnI tbe strikers places with non-union men.
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what the Judge Thinks.

.'What do you think .oi the verdict.
3pdaean asked an associated press repre-
sentative Of Judge Mcconnell, after the ad-
tournament OF court for the day.
"Judicially, OF course, can pass no
opinion upon the verdict; as an Individual,
however. and without being cognizant Of
all the proceedings in the jury room. I
might say. ! think the verdict is the result
OF the objection OF some Of the jurors to
the death penalty on circumstantial eyi-
denca."
'Mr. Culver, probably" mo, not Mr..
Culver, necessarily. understand he was
in favor OF an acquittal from the start. It
was only after long and harassing de-
liberation that he originally agreed with
the rest upon this verdict. You will prob
ably find Mr.. Culver was not the only man
upon the jury who was opposed to the
hanging of the three principal defendants"
But the jurors all swore on being ex-
amined as to their competence, that they
had no conscientious scruples against
ca pital punishment on circumstantial evil
dence."
THAT is all true, but behind all this
each man had mental reservation that
the evidence must be convincing beyond q
reasonab BILE doubt. Now, II some OF these
men should think there was even the faint
est shadow as to the guilt OF these three
men, do you not see how natural it would
be for them to easily compromise the mat
ter with their conscience, no matter how
conclusive their judgment might be, by IA
voiing life imprisonment in lieu OF the
death penalty? ALI because the case was
one of circumstantial evidence"
II believe you feel relieved that there has
not been Disagreement"
II do, most assuredly. Although il the
jury had disagreed and it became necessary
to try the case again, I should not have
fncAed from presiding over the same case
again."
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On the Road to Health.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-Ths Cologne Gazette
says that Emin Pasha is making rapid
progress toward recovery.
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A Sad Incident,

When the verdict was read this afternoon
Dan Ceughlin's wife and little girl were sit.
ting out in the main corridor OF the crimi-
nal court building. Some one rushed into
the corridor and announced the result.
Mrs. Couehlin gasped, stood erect, shrieked
and fell back into thechair. She buried her
face in her hands and moaned wildly. The
child, too, began to cry loudly. Mrs.
Whalen, O'Sullivan's sister-in.law, was
standing by and turned roughly upon the
men who were watching Mrs. CoughliD.
"Oh, you cut -throats. you tried your best
to hang them, and now you hang around
to gloat at us in our misery" She shouted
and then followed Mrs. Coughlin into the
private room.
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The Jury Renders a Verdict In
chicago's Great Trial.
BEGGs FOUND INNOCENT OF MURDER
CoughIin. Burke and O'Suilivan
Sentenced for Life.


II -
caIcAao, Dec. I6. 10:2O 9. m.-Jndss ii zfs.
Connell has just announced from the bench
that no verdict has been reached by the
Cronin jury and that he would not be in
attendance again until 3 p. m.
A significant fact in connection with the
impossibilities Of q speedy verdict is that
another room has been fitted up down.
stairs for the grand jury and that the
Cronin jury still occupies the grand jury
rooms. The morning papers published all
sorts Of wild and woody yarns in regard to
the case. One, in an extra, declared the
verdict had been reached and pretended to
give the penalty in each case. Another
gave long circumstantial account Of how
Juror Culver was assaulted by an infur.
lated member oi the jury because he refused
to agree with the other eleven, and that
Culver sent notice to Judge Mcconnell de.
manding protection and that Mcconnell
replied that he would have to look after
himself. The absurdity OF this is self
evident from the fact that Judge Mcconnell
said TO an Associated Press reporter yes.
terday that anything like coercion would
justify the discharge OF the jury.
When Judge Mcconnell sent a messenger
to the bailiff in charge Of the Jury to inquire
whether the jury had any communication
to make to the court, an answer came
back promptly. The jury was not pre-
pared to lake action and had no commu'
nication whatever to make to the court
Thus all reports OF the jury having agreed
upon verdict we're found as utterly ground
less as the hundreds that proceeded them
It is now utterly impossible to get any
information OF any character before 2 p
N. Judge Mcconnell, in an interview with
an Associated Press reporter this moi ming
deprecated any publication Of wild specu-
lation by the papers, and denied that any
assault on Juror Culver had taken place al
published. The matter would have beer
reported to him and it would meet with
prompt punishment. The statement that
Culver had appealed to him for protection
was absolutely false. He added that 1t
was going too far TO suppose the jury I'M
able to agree az it had not intimated any
such thing to the ,urt.
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interviewing the Prisoners.


About o'clock an Associated Press
representative went to the Jail and found the
four convicted defendants out in the cor
ridor with the other inmates taking the
usual exercise before supper.
Kunze seemed to hold himself apart from
the other prisoners and remained in his
cell, refusing to be comforted in his mis-
fortune.
Coughlin and O'Sullivan were at the en-.
trance of the cage. discussing the case with
q couple of members OF Camp 20 who had
called to offer their sympathy-or con-
graduation, who knows which.
At the approach of the press representa-.
tivss they quic ly lapsed into silence and
the visitors departed. A note was subse-
quently sent to Coughlin and bis COM
panion, requesting an interview, and they
finally approached the cage. ~.
"I am sorry to disappoint you" said
Coughlin very courteously, 'but do not
desire to be interviewed" --r..s..
dict?"
II am afraid shall have to refer you to
Mr.. Forrest, my attorney for an answer to
that question" ........-.
"Are you disappointed at the verdict?"
"Well, I suppose no man regards the3ver.
dict OF life imprisonment with any par
ticular enthusiasm" said the ex-detective
grimly, 'but really, gentlemen, must de.
cline TO be interviewed"
With this sentence Coughlin retired, pleas
antly bowing good evening as he went. 1t
was evident to all that the pris oner was in
mood very nearly elation and to Dan
Coughlin, at least the verdict was the
source OF elfcongratulation. Hishabituai
mood during the confinement the past six
months has been one OF taciturnity, but
this evening bright smile illumined his
face and his step was light and buoyant.
In the boys department Martin Burke
was found walking up and down smoking q
cigar. He seemed entirely composed and
good natured as he greeted the Associated
Press reporter.
"Well, Burke. what do you think OF it 2''
"Oh, I am not saying a word, said the
young Irishman.
"The Chicago papers have had enough to
say about me already, and don't want to
| gi We them any excuse for any more"
"But you don't include US in your gen
81 al dsmnation?"
"Pm not damning the papers," said
Burke, "I've nothing against them, but
guess they can get along without me-"
All efforts to extract any comments from
Burke on the verdict were vain. He ex
pressed himself as being delighted to con
| verse on what he termed social topics,
but on this "other business" as he called
it, with jerk OF his head towards th'
court room, he was as dumb as an oyster