New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-10
KRULIsCH NOT GUILTY..
THE BOY ACQUITTED IN FOUR HouRa {,
TIoNs By TIE ASSISTANT DIsTRICr.
lrrnRNEYt

ATTORNEY.
William Krulsch, the boy accused Of murdars
ing the drug clerk Guenther Wechsung on
March 2, was acquitted of the charge last night
end was at once discharged. The jury retired
little before 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and
talked the case over for about four hours. a
recess Of half On hour being taken at 80 o'clock
for dinner at a Park Row hotel The jury
returned 10 the courtroom at o:30 o'clock, ana
Judge Gildersleeve, accompanied bys Steele
Macksye, Immediately took his place on the bench
The ceremony of polling the jury wns gono
through quickly. and then Foreman John Green,
in answer to Clerk Moser's questions, said that
the jury found the defendant not guilty." Tho
court officers quickly checked slight tendency
TO applause, and the friends Of the prisoner
crowded around to congratulate him. Judge
Gildersleeve at once informed the boy that he
was discharged. Assistant District Attorney
Jerome thanked the jury even more heartily than
did the prisoners own counsel saying that he felt
that there was reasonable doubt Of the boys
guilt. 1t had been his duty to conduct the case
for the State as well as he could, but he thanked
them for their verdict from the bottom OF bis
heart.
The jury were reluctant to speak Of their
verdict but it was said positively that en- the
first ballot there were six votes for guilty Of
murder in the first degree, five for acquittal, and
one blank ballot. There were few ballots talSenl
most of the time being spent in discussion.
When Krulisch was brought in to face the
jury, he appeared more worried than at any time
since the beginning of the trial, and when his
brother embraced HIM, after the verdict had been
announced. he shed tears. He nevertheless had
eaten hearty dinner Snd as iong az 1nere % r.aS %as
newspaper without showing any signs OF nervous
ness.
THE PRISONER RETAINS HIS GOODNESS!
The courtroom was filed at an earlier hour
in the morning than on previous days by persons
anxious to see how Krulisch bore the strain of
the prolonged trial The prisoner sat ss quietly
and unconcerned as ever beside his counsel His
brother Joseph and his sister Mary sat near him
caused krulisch's relatives and many other per
sons in tho courtroom to show emotion, but the
iasfirnonv were given in the opening hours Police
man Phillips, Detective Cuff and DR. DoepfneE
were recalled for few minutes to coltradics
some statements OF Krulisch. Inspector Byrnes,
who was Acting Superintendent when Krulsch
was arrested and taken TO Police headquarters.
testified that he asked kruiisch only as 70 nus
name and address and the business OF his fathert
krulisch said that his father was a stonecutter
Emma Paulmeck, who was employed IN Loster's
bakery, testified that she did not see krulisoh ss
the store on the morning of the killing Of Wech1
sung The rolls had not given out at 7:lo ociocn
that morning, as Krulsch said.
L.
Lostcr's bakery on the morning after the killing,
testified for the defence that Mrs: Loster and the
saleswoman said that they could not remember
whether Krulisch was at the store and that tney
had no rolls after 1880 a. m. The taking on
testimony was then closed.
Ambrose H. Purdy, the prisoners lawyer, re-
viewed the testimony He said that everything
alleged against the defendant was mere SHADOW
except the Identification as the purchaser or the
hatchet. Mr. Purdy made an affecting appeal st
tho close for fair chance for the frie'tdiess hd
MR.. JERoMB's ADDRESS.
Assistant District-Attorney Jerome in addressing
the Jury spoke in broken voice and several times
shed tears. Mr. Jerome said that he had lain awake
at night and had gone over the evidence repeatedly
in the hone that he could reconcile the facts with
the bows innocence He called attention to soma
noints Of the evidence and urged the jury to per-
form their duty no matter how painful it might DC.
Judge Gildersleeve occupied one hour IN DIS
charge to the jury. His charge was resaruea e. -
summed up carefully the evidence on which the
prosecution relied. He called attention 70 tno
Testimony concerning the purchase OF the hatcneo.
The serious point, he said, was wnetner% % sae an a
was one Of circumstantial evidence. One OF tne
circumstances was the purchase Of the hatchet E
thev believed that evidence. is there any
chances he asked, " that these two men are mis-
takenP Bear in mind their appearance On ..s1s ~
stand. Does it appear that they had any moqvs
N tell an untruthp II he did buy It, for whas
reason was IL bought2'
He said that the killing was apparently done oea
tween and 7:f0 a. m. de reviewed ene eYtt, x,
Sencs ryen by Krulisch and called attention 70 al
the acts which had been included according 70 ene
testimony between and 1920 He told the yuly
IN consider the truth of the statements made oy zee
how. The various degrees OF murder ana manr
slaughter were defined.