Telegram-herald., 1889-12-29

beggs case MAS then taken up OR
the seventh ballot only Two voted
guilty and ten not guilty" The
eighth ballot made the ex-senior guar
dian free man The ninth ballot add
Cd another man 20 the pbalsnx that sas
standing out Cor Kunzes conviction. and
then, before another ballot was taken.
IN ehort was made 70 determine the de.
gree Of his guilt None 81 the Jurors
seemed g. De willing 20 send him % the
penitentary for a term % fourteen wears
which is the minimum penalty for the
crime of murder They did not know
whether or not they had the right &C
fnd him guilty % manslaughter. and to
determine the question they sent q
note 70 Judge Mcconnell 70 End out
how FAR they could 90. The reply was
that Kunze could be found guilty % man
slaughter His fate Was settled on the
thirteenth ballot
Then came the in,nortant part ~ tho
deliberations fixing Of tue punish
ment Of the three chief oonsuirators
The fourteenth ballot WAS taken 10 find
out IL Burke, Coughlin and O'Sullivan
should be hanged Ten voted ives" and
two no" when Burke Was voted on
alone all but Culver voted 70 hang
him. The dissenter had sup
porter in O'Sullivan's case. but he
was alone seAin when Coughlin's
name was mentioned. On the eight
esnth ballot. which was taken % End
out whether life imprisonment would bs
q sufficient punishment the vote stood
six 10 six. On the nineteenth bal.
lot Culver alone stood between
O'Sullivan and the gsllows. and
when the twentieth ballot was taken.
late Sunday evening. the three
murderers were in the shadow % the
rallows Before the iurv ceased ballot
ing Sunday night Culver intimated very
strongly that he would not consent tc
send the murderers down FOR longer
term than fourteen years. lie said they
might be innocent and that n il should
ever turn out that he had hanged an in
nocent man be could never forgive him.
self
After the twentvfrst ballot which
was taken on Monday morning. Culver
said he would consent 20 send the mur.
derers 20 the penitentiary for twenty
FIVE years and ballot was taken on the
proposition. Every one OF Culver's col
leagues voted against IL. Tho twenty
second, twenty-third. twenty-fourth
and twenty-ffth ballots were taken
on the inhiction OF the death penalty
for all three. and as before. tho result
OF each was eleven % one. There was
no change until after the thirtleth bal
lot had been recorded Then Culver
threatened 20 withdraw his vote oi
guilty unless the others would cease
voting for capital punishment Culver
knew that he was master OF the situa-
ton. he was a great deal fresheF than
old man Walker or Pierson. the farmer
both Of whom were suffering keenly
The other Jurors were afraid that either
OF these two was liable 20 give out any
moment. hence they determined 70 bring
the affair 70 a speedy conclusion.
At 1890 o'clock the thir'y-frst ballot
was taken on the proposition 20 send the
murderers to the penitentisry Tor life
Marlor. Hall, Bontecou, Pierson and
bryan Fottu IN NH' neg BahN"- 4 h' btNti
seven voted IN tho Affirmative Thirty
Eve minutes later the thirty second and
3ast ballot was cast. AL twelve peers
voted 20 send the trio 20 the peniten-
tiary for life. While The verdict was
being written and signed Culver stated
that he believed the men 20 be limo
cent and that he only yielded 20 the
majority because he believed they were
conscientious men.