Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-17

ment in lieu of the death penalty, all because
the case was one of circumstantial evidence"
Il believe you feel relieved at there not being
a disagreement"
81 do. most assuredly, although if the jury
had disagreed, and il became necessary to try
the case again, should not have iinched from
presiding over the same case again"
At about O'Clock an Associated Press repre-
sentative went to the jail and found the four
convicted defendants out in the corridor with
the other inmates, taking their usual exercise
before supper.
Kunz seemed to hold himself apart from the
other prisoners and remained in his cell, refus-
ing 10 be comfor ed in his misfortune
Coughiin and OSullivan were at the entrance
OF the cage discussing the case wi h couple of
the members of Camp 20, who had called to
1iter their sympathy or CONGRATULATIONS, who
representatives they quickly lapsed into silence,
and the visitors departed.
A note was subsequently sent 10 Coughlin and
his companion. requesting an interview, and
they finally approached the cage.
Il am sorry to diSappoint you" said Cough
lin. very couTteously, "but l do not desire to be
interviewed
but what is your opinion of the verdict"
81 am afraid shall have to refer you to Mr..
Forrest my attorney, for an answer to that
question"
''Are you disappointed at the verdiet?'
well, suppose no man regards the verdict
of life imprisonment with any particular en-
thusiasm,' said the exdetective grimly, "but,
really, gentlemen, must decline TO be in
tired, Pleasantly bowling good evening as he
went.
1t was evident to all that the prisoner was in
mood very near ation and t. Dan Coughlin
at least the verdict was source of self-cOngrat-
ulation His habitual mood during confine-
ment during the past six months has been one
of taciturnity, but this evening a bright smile
Illuminated his face and his step was light and
buoyant.
In another department Martin Burke was
found walking up and down smoking cigar;
He seemed entirely composed and good-natured
as he greeted the Associated Press reporter.
"Well, Burke, what do you think of it?
"Oh, / am done saying a word" said the
,ouug Irishman. THE Chicago, papers have
had enough to say about me already, and |
don't want to give them any excuse for any
more"
"But don't include us in your general damna-
ton"
II am not dsmning the papers," said Burke.
81 have nothing against them, but guess they
can get along without me-"
All efforts to extract comments from Burke on
the verdict were vain He expressed himseli
as being delighted TO converse on what he
termed social topics" but on this other bust
ness" as he called it, with jerk of his head
towards the Court room, he was as dumb as all
oyster.
INDIGNANT JURORS
After the jury were discharged this afternoon,
and while the gentlemen were waiting for the1r
certificates, crowd of reporters besieged them
for information about what had trGnspired in
"It's no use," said juror Marlor; 1--WE agreed
not to say anything. From what have heard
since got back into the world, the newspapers
have been dong some pretty tall lying. Juror
Culver was rot The cause of the delay, and
there wasn't any unpleasantness or any knock
down, as one paper he's declared
Juror North was angry at the statement men,
toned above, and said 1.-The man who VIZ te
the story of a row in the jury-room ought TO be
punished. There was no trouble at all, and we
passed the time as pleasantly as we could under
the circum stances"
Culver laughed good-naturedy when told
about the stories that had been published about
him. He said he had not read any of the ar
ticles and could not talk about them.
LoNGENEcKER NOT PLEASED.
Judge Longenecker, when asked if he was
satisfied with the verdict, replied that it was a
compromise verdict, and that's all anybody
could say about it.
1t was quite plain that the States Attorney
was not pleased with the outcone of the case.
JUROR JOHN CULVER.
Juror John Culver was seen at mis- home
in Evanston this evening He refused to
make any statement as to what took place in
the jury-room, or whether or not he was the
dissenting member. All he would say was Il
took what TO me was the only Just course" Mr..
Culver warmly denied the stories OF quarrels
among the jurors.
HE WILL HUNT THE NURDEBERs.
John Beggs left the jail this afternoon soon
after the Court had adjourned, in company with
his lawyers and friends As he stepped into the
street, free man, Beggs was heard to say: "Im
going to spend the rest of my life hunting down
the men who killed Cronin." Beggs spent q few
minut at his Office and then hurried home,
where he positively refused to receive callers
this evening
DAN CoUGHLIN's WIFE.
When the verdict was read this afternoon
Dan Coughlins wife and little girl were sit
ting ont in the main corridor of the Criminal
Court building, when some one rushed into
the corridor and called out the result. Mrs.
Coughlin CAPPED. stood erect. shrielSed, and
fell back into her chair She buried her face
in her hands and moaned wildly. The child,
too, began to cry loudly.
Mrs. Whalep, O'Sullivan's sister in-law, was
standing by and turning savagelg upon the
men who were silently watching Mrs. Cough
lin, exclaimed "0h, you cut-throats, You
tried your best to hang them, and now you
hang aroung to gloat at US in our misery"
She then followed Mrs. Coughlin into private
room