Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-17
CronIn Jurors, Verdict.

nh -, Dee' ~. Inc Cronin jurors,
"ao reureu last Friday afternoon to con.
reported this afternoon, The verdict vs..
read NJ 2.25 O'Clock by Clerk Lee in the
crowded court room and was as foliows.
we, the jury, find the defendant
Sonh y. Beggs not guilty. We. the iury.
nhd the defendant John Kunze guilty. OF
nansianghter ne charged In the iudict-
nent ana fix his punishment at impris-
onment In the penitentiary Tor a term of
three years. We, the Jury, find the de-
iendAnts Daniel CouRhiin, Patrick O,sul.
nvan aud Martin Burke guilty of murder
IN the manner and form as charged in
.he Indictment and fix the penalty at
IMPRISONMENT In the penitentiary for the
Term oil their natural lives"
SAVED FROM HANGING by JUROR CULVER,
Juror John Culver saved the necks Of
oouRhlln, OSullivan and Burke. UIs
opposition TO the inhiction of the death
penalty was insurmountable, and the
cIeven men who had struggled for nearly
seVenty-two hours with the Eyan,t7n
frohibitionist to have him assess tho
supreme penalty In accordance with his
own verdict oil guilty, as charged in tbe
indictment, were forced to recede from
their position and consent to n compro.
mise. "P'"
When the verdict was read motions for
new trials were instantly made by LAWYER
forrest In behalf OF the four prisoners,
ina scene In court when the jury came
ln was dramatic one. The room was
SUN US oeath, and only the tramp ,of the
Jurors ieet could be heard on the iron
paving us they nearei the room.
WAITING FOR TIE vER6faT.,
Burke, who had been pale enough
before, grew waxy white and his face
was moist with cold perspiration, KnDze
nodded to the reporters with a smile.
OSulliVan ohewed lis mustache., but
recognized his friends with smile and
DOW. Coughlin saw nobody, recognized
nobody, but sat with his neck thrustDut
anu his eyes staring from under his
square, beetiing forehead. Beggs' pink
complexion went white, all except r. 0
req spots That burned IN either cherk,
lis eyes protruded and he leaned kif-
ward In his chair as tho twelve men.
pale from their long siege in the jury
room, filed In.
The eyes Of the prisoners fastepksi
upon them hungrily, as II to search out
the verdict they had reached. But then
faces were set and stern and gave no
HUT of the result. The verdict yas
handed to Clerk Lee, and as he began To
read 1t solemn hush fell upop tho
crowded court room, whifS every eve
turned upon the men who were about tol
learn their fate.
BEGGs' GREAT JOY.
The frat words were: awe. the iurv
find the defendant John F. Beaes h6t
guilty" A flash of Joy shot over fNS
Seutof Guardian's face, but q momtS
Inter- Whom the clerk read on: ave. III
Jury. and1.the defendant John Kunze
guilty OF manslaughter, and 6xtbis pun
ishment at three years In the peniten.
tiary," BeRRs struck his fist. utfDn the
table and cried in a. .hparse whisper:
"It,Aan-nHtraRe. He was innocent"
Y For the time Kunze seemed dazed and
said nothing, but the crowd was waiting
for the fate OF tho other three. When It
was read they made no sign for a mo-
ment. o'Sullivan was the only one who
found refuge in tears. For moment
they trlnkled down his cheeks, but
minute later his black eyes flashed with
defiance or revival of courage, and DASH
ing his hand scross his brow he braced
up on bis feet and cast longing glance
around the court room.
coUeHLIN AND BURKE UNMoVED.
The only evidence OF terror to be per.
ceived in Coughlin was the increased pal
lor that overspread his face US be fully
realized the significance OF a sentence to
life imprisonment, and his lips twitched
nervously during the eolloquy that fol.
lowed between the attorneys and the
Court relative to the motion for q new
trial.
Martin Burke was unauestIonably the
least affected of all the prisoners. His
usually fiorid face took on slight pallor
as the verdict was announced, but q
moment later his jaws again began the
methodicsl ma tication OF gum as regu-
larly rs at any previous time during the
trial.
Beges Mt once made his way to the
Jurors and shook hands with each one,
they receiving his thanks coldly.
KUNzE's GREAT GRIEF.
While this was going on Kunze sud
denly broke out: ''My Godl my God! |
am innocent! never was in Lake View
that n'gat. Oh, l am innocentW He
burst out crying and sobbed like q
child.
After the motion for q new trial had
been made and Judge Mcconnell had
, thanked the Jury, the prisoners were
urged from their chairs by the baillff
and marched back across the bridge to
the Jail, whore they were soon visited by
several members Of Camp 20, who urged
them to keep up courage.
In five minutes q thousand newBboys
were shouting the verdict upon the
streets and everywhere regret was ex-
pressed that the verdict was so light.
There's nothing very pleasant about
hawking and splitting blowing and puff
ting: these actions means catarrh and
call ior the use OF Old Sauls Catarrh
Cure, a valuable remedy. Price 20 cents
box. Sold everywhere.
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