The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-27


colloquy that followed between the attorn-
neys and the court, relative 70 the motion
for new trial, Martin Burke was unqucs-
tionably the least affected of all the prison.
ers. His usually florid: face took OH slight
pallor as the verdict was announced, but
moment lather his jaws again began the
metllodical mastication 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 kunzc. The
poor little fellow, think, is as innocent us
Ian, am. II Is id shame to send him to
no more idea of being found guilty than
you had of being declared an accomplicc in
this crime.
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 ut the
verdict. ''It is q shame, said Hon. T. w.
Dunno, "a shame and travcsty upon jus
ticc." His sentiment found an echo in
the hearts of dozen lrishmcn who
were near him, while only u 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 i'll
felicitation upon his exoncration. Bcggs
took seat in one 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, OH be-
half of the four convicted de-
PENDANTS, entered the accustomed
motion for q new trial and
after considerable discussion, the judge
fixed Jan. 13 as the day OH which the mo-
ton for new trial should be argued, and
the prisoners were taken back to Jail.
kunzc was still crying and went
out of the door with the tcurs rum
ming down his face and still muttcring
and sobbing to himself. Martin Burke fol-
lowed kunzc and as he passed he Whisper
ell to Forrest and smiled. lie seemed ell
tircly unconccrncd. O'Sullivan followed,
looking pale and sallow. Dan Coughlin,
the ex-dctcctiye, was the last of
the prisoners to leave, and as he stalked
out; he half turned and looked buck into
the court room as fexpecting to find some
friend. Thedoor changed behind the baiiifF,
who brought up the rear, and the Cronin
trial was over.
In the main corridor of the criminal
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-haircd
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 no
verdict would be reached, but they would
not go. 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
they asked if the jury had returned Il vcr-
dict. They were kept in ignorance of the
facts until some one rushed into the
corridor and called out the result
Mrs. Coughlin gaspcd, stood erect,
shrickcd and fell back into chair.
She buried her face in her hands and
moaned wildly as she wept in her anguish
Her swaying form was supported by the
kind-hcarted old doorkccpcr, aud the
pretty little babe stood leaning against
her mothers knees. For moment
she looked into her sorrowing mothers
face, and then laying her pretty face in her
mothers lap, she, too, began TO cry. Mrs.
Whal0n, O'Sullivan's tcrin-law, had
come over to hear the result. Her clcar-c,lt
and handsome face hardened when she
heard the news. Her eyes filled for
moment. She glarcd an instant at the
Jail walls. Then she turned savugcly
upon.the men who stood near by, attracted
by Mrs. Coughlin's sohs. ooh you cut
tlIroats; you tried your best TO hang
them, and now you hang around TO gloat
Mt us in our misery" she shouted. She
looked even more savagcly at the men than
before and then followed Mrs. Coughlin to
the private room.
BEGGs HAPPY.
After congratulations to Bcggs in the Jail
Office had somewhat abatet, ho turned 10
accompany his lawyers and business assc
ciates from the place. Passing to the bls
street doors, the conversation in the litti,
group was evidently deeply earnest. As l,s
stepped into the street free man, Bcggs
was heard to say: 'l'm going to spend the
rest Of my life in hunting down the men
who killed Cronin." The cS-scninr guar
dian of Camp % spent minutes at his
Office and then proceeded straight home.
His wife answered all callers and refused
them admission, saying that on no account
would she ALLOW him to be disturbed To-.
night.