The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-30
MD0W FOUNDNOTGUILTY
A BLACK MOB YRLLS WITH DE
LIoHT AS HE EMERGEs.

His Acquittal Looked Upon by the
Negroes as a Retaliation for the Dead
Editors Article on the Pickens
Lynchers-What His Future Move
ments VIII Be Unknown.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., June 29.-The last
DAY Of the Mellow trial has been one oI
intense excitement and interest Not even
on the day that Capt Dawson's body wa.
found lying In the office of his murderer
was the community so worked up. The
crowd in the court room was somewhat
mixed in character. Nearly all the clergy
men in the city, including Bishop Northrop
were there. and le aiding citizens of all pro-
IesslonS were scattered around in the crowd.
But the court room is a comparatively con-
fined space, and the intense crowd
extended far beyond its limits. Men
| thronged through the streets, and the uni
versal topic Of conversation was the Mellow
trlal and the probable verdict of the jury.
Inc clerks IN the telephone exchange were
Kept unusually busy answering calls from
subscribers who wanted to ask other sub
scrlbers nearer the court house what pro-
gress was makingin the trial. Mellow
came into court asusual and sat through
the argument and the charge of the Judge
WAoA hAo NOnuutlt kldT0.
HIS CONFIDENCE IN THE NEGRO JURYMEN.
He looked, however, little less clipper
than he did during the examination of
Marie Burdayron, the Swiss maid, and he
did not smile so frequently, save perbaps
when his eyes rested on the seven negroes
In the jury box. He seemed to realizs to
the utmost extent the words of his counsel,
Mr.. Cohen, who in addressing the jury, told
them that they were the whole world to the
prisoner. They proved mighty good
world to him, too.
Mr.. Mitcnells argument lasted only about
two and half hours. Judge Kershaw
then charged the jury. who retired to their
room about l o'clock. Judge Kershawis
charge was short, but to the point.
EXTRACTS FROM THE CHARGE.
The following extracts will give fair
idea. After defining the various grades of
homicide, he said: 81 can find nothing in
the law to assert that mans home ex-
tends more protection than an office, ex-
cept that only those having a right can
enter the house, but the office being
public TO certain extent any one can entes
It, If the young lady's connection with the
Dawson family was such as she desires, it
was high duty for him to divert her from
wrong, and if he went into the office as her
protector he is not to be regarded as
- eASotoeoNAs n AAdu, tlAbDI tGkully eHNtT-
ing an Office, may by offensive conduct be-
come trespasser. Angry words are no
excuse for homicide. The accused is not
the judge OF the necessity of taking life,
but the jury are to judge of this point
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT.
Most of the crowd in the court house left
the room after the jury had gone out. The
negroes, however, and the other friends of
Mellow remained, the former hanging
around The court house and
the latter remaining inside.
Shortly after o'clock IL was announced
that the jury had agreed upon verdict
Judge Kershaw resumed his seat and Nc
Dow, who had been sitting with his counsel
during the trial, was placed in the prison.
er's dock.
SHOWED NO EMOTION.
He evidently had the utmost confidence
in his "world,r the jury, for when they
filed into their seats he showed no more
emotion than he did all through the trial,
even when he was describing how he
buried the body of his victim. The YER
dict was mot guilty." an announcement
that was received with applause by the ne
groes and McDow's white friends. They
had been prepared for the verdict. They
knew the negroes on the jury
would never convict him, and
the worst they apprehended was
a mistrial. They evidently did not know
that they could so thoroughly depend on the
five white Jurors. IL
MDow SET FREE.
As soon as Judge Magrath had written
out the motion for the discharge Of the pris-
oner. aud Judge Kershaw had
signed it, the sheriff removed
his deputy from beside the dock and told
the prisoner he could go free: Then his
frto de rka g.
take his hand and speak to him was G. ID.
Ahrens, his wife's father. DIR. T. B.
Colsen, a dentist, was the next.
Then the deputy clerk of court, WinkIer
w. b. Ahrens, prominent republican poll
itician. Two other white men, whose
names are unknown, and his counsel fol-
lowed.
EMERGING INTO THE STREET.
The court room had been cleared
by this time, and Mellow, es-
corted as above. left the room.
Downstairs hs passed through the lobby of
the rear door. Here a grand reception
awaited him. About 800 negroes,
under the lead OF John Fraser,
negro hackman, had assembled.
As the procession emerged and Mellow
entered the triumphal carriage, whch
awaited him, Fraser flung his hat in the
air and the dusky crowd responded with
repeated cheers. Then the carriage drove
off, the black mob following on trot, and
cheering until they were left
behind Mellow, it IS said,
was driven to his house on Ratledge street.
His future movements are not known. This
evening the negroes are rejoicing in an un-
disguised manner over tine verdict They
regard it as a victory over the white race
aud retaliation for Capt. Dawson's edito-
rial on tine Pickens lyncners.