, 1889-12-19

other three prisoners who found refuge
IN tears. For a moment they triCkled
down his cheeks, but minute later his
black oyes flashed with defiance, or tho
revival OF courage, and dashing his hand
across his brow he braced up In his seat
and cast lingering glance around the
The only evidence of terror to be per.
ceiyed In Coughlin was the increased
pallor that overspread his face. as hc
fully realized the significance of the sem
tence to life imprisonment, and his lips
twitched nervously during colloquy
that followed between the attorney aud
the court relative to the motion FOR
new trial.
Martin Burke was unquestionably the
least affected of all the prisoners. His
usually florid face took on slight pallor
as the verdict was announced, but
moment later his jaws again began the
methodical mastication of gum, working
as regularly as at any previous time dur
ing the trial.
COMMENTS ON THE VERDICT.
As the verdict was announced and the
large audience contemplated little
Kunzes grief, Beggs turned to report
er and said: "It's a shame to sentence
Kunze; poor little fellowl think he is
as innocent as i am. It's a damn
shame to send him to the penitentiary
for three years. lie had no more idea OF
being found guilty than you had.
The comments among the audience
were various. Both Irish factions wero
well represented and naturally took op.
posite views. Cronin's friends were in
dignant ut the verdict. "Its shame,
said Hon. Z. w. Dunno, "a shame and
trayestry upon justice" His senti-
ment found echo from dozen lrishmen
near him, while only dozen feet away
the members of the other faction were
congratulating themselves and the pris-
oners that the verdict was no worse and
the friends of Beggs were elbowing their
way through to grasp the hands OF the
senior guardian of camp 70 in felicita-
ton upon his eSoneration.
MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL.
Forest, In behalf of the four convicted
defendants, entered the accustomed mo-
tion for new trial. After considerable
discussion the Judge filed January 13 as
the day on which the motion for new
trial should be argued.
TAKEN BACK TO JAIL
The prisoners we're taken back TO Jail,
Kunze still crying and going out of the
door with the tears running down his
face and still muttering and sobbing to
himself Burke followed Kunze and, as
he passed, whispered to Forest and
smiled. He seemed entirely uncon-
cerned. O'Sullivan followed, looking
pale and sallow, but not different from
his usual appearance. Coughlin was
the last of the prisoners to leave, and MS
he stalkod out he half turned and looked
back into the courtroom, as II expect
ing 20 find some friend. The door
changed behind the bailitf who brought
up the rear, and tho Cronin trial was
over.
1T WAS A COMPROMISE.
II was not until after noon to-day
that the Cronin jury finally came to a
verdict, and then it was Juror Culver,
who had been voting for acquittal for all
the defendants since the jury went out,
consented to compromise. The other
jurors were for hanging Burke, Cough
lin and 0'Sullivan, while he was for let
ting them all oil. Culver finally agreed
to life sentence for the three. The
jury were practically unanimous on the
subject Of Boggs acquittai, and but lit
tie time was needed to fix kunze's q
term.