Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-27

whether the evidence that has been submit
ted to you does prove absolutely and con
clusively to your minds that the prisoner
must have been the man who murdered Mis-,
Carne. Counsel on both sides have alluded
to the unquestioned fact that madness i.
hereditary in the family of the prisoner
whether or not it is inherited by him, is also
for you to decide IN considering your yer.
dict. You will have, to conclu de frs
whether the prisoner did or did not commit
this murder. If you believe that he did SC
incapable of governing his actions, youl
duty will be to find him not guilty upon the
ground of insanity"
The general tenor of the summing ND Ger.
tainly showed that in the opinion of the
Judge the evidence, although strong, could
not be considered as absolutely conclusive.
Still, the bias was not strongly expressed,
and when the jury retired opinions in court
were nearly equally divided as to what the
verdict would be.
When he left the witness box, DIR. Arrow
smith made his wav to the corner in which
one of the policemen had placed Ruth after
giving her evidence She had done this
with a steadiness and composure that had
surprised the doctor; she had fortunately
escaped much questioning, for the counsel
saw how trail and weak she looked, and as she
had but entered the room. seen her mis-
tress dead, tainted and left again, there was
but little to ask her. The questions put
were: Was the jewelry safe in the box when
she left the room the night before? Did she
remember whether the window was taste ned
or not? To this herreply was negative. Miss
Carne had shut it herself went when she up
in the afternoon, and she had not noticed
whether it was fastened. "Was the blind a
venetian or an ordinary roller blind?"
ga roller blind"
"Then il the window opened, it could be
pushed aside without noise. Had she
noticed whether the candlesticks were stand
ing where she had left them?
"She noticed that they were on the table
and in about the same place where they
were standing the night before, but she
could not say exactly"
"I want you to go out, Ruth, (" DR.. Ar
fowsmith said, when he reached her after
the jury had retired. ''They may be an
hour or more before they make up their
minds. You are as white as death, child.
Let me lead you out"
Ruth shook her head, and murmured "I
must stay" The doctor shrugged his
shoulders and returned to his seat. 1t was
an hour and half before the door opened
anu VIC iofCHidh Vi tiiC Jury chsSfcu. as NC
was unaccompanied, it was evident he
wanted to ask question.
"My lord," he said, 1--WE are unanimous
as to one part of the verdict, but we can't
agree about the other"
"How do you mean, sir? ?" the Judge
asked. I don't want to know what you are
unanimous about, but don't understand
what you mean about being unanimous
about one part Of the verdict and not unani-
nous on the other"
The foreman hesitated. Then, to the as
tonishment of the court, the prisoner spoke
in a clear, steady voice:
II piu not accept dcquittal, sir, on the
ground Of insanity. l am not mad; if I
had been the events of the last two months
would have driven me so. demand that
your verdict be guilty or not guilty"
Z The Judge was too surprised to attempt to
check the prisoner when he first began to
speak, and although he attempted TO do 20