, 1889-12-17

indictment and fix the punishment at i'm
%prisoument in the penitentisry for a term
OF three years. We, the Jury. find the
defendants Daniel Coughlin, Patrick
OSullivan and Martin Burke guilty of
murder in the manner and form as charged
In the indictment and fix the penalty at
Imprisonment in the pe~nitentiary for the
term of their natural lives"
HOW THE VERDICT WAS RECEIVED.
AT the request OF the defense the Jury
then polled a reafirmed verdict, Stimuli
taneous With the announcement of the
verdict Coughlin, O'Sullivan and Burke
turned deadly pale, while KunEe started
suddenly from his seat and a moment
later dropped his head upon his breast
and burst into tears. Beggs' face was
the polling of the Jury he arose from amid
box and during the breathless lull that
followed shook Foreman Clark hand and
said:
Gentlemen, / thank you. L trust the
future may confirm your judgment Upon
me and that you will never regret that
you found me not guilty of this terrible
charge"
The only sound that broke the stiffness
following this was the deep sobs of little
Kunze. He burst out with:
God knows | am innocent. L never
was in Lakeyiew hat night. Oh, God
knows L am innocent, gentlemen
O'Sullivan was the only one of the
other three prisoners who found refuge in
tears. For a moment they trickled down
his cheeks, but a minute later his black
eyes flashed with defiance or a revival of
courage and dashing his hand across his
brow he braced up in his seat and cast a
longing glance around the court room.
The only evidence of terror to be per-
ceived in Coughlin was the increased pal.
lor that o%yerspread his face as he fully re-
allied the significance Of the sentence to
life imprisonment and his lips twitched
nervously during the colloquy hat fol
lowed between the attorneys and court
relative to a motion for a new trial.
Martin Burke was, unquestionably, the
least affected of all the prisoners. His
usually ford face took on a slight pallor
as the verdict was announced. but a mo-
ment later his Jaws again began the meth
odical mastication of gum regularly as at
any previous time during the trial.
COMMENTS ON THE VERDICT.
As the verdict was announced and the
large audience contemplated little Kunze's
grief, Beggs turned to a reporter and
said: Its a shame to sentence Kunze.
Poor little fellow. l think he is as inno-
ent as | IN It's a damn shame to send
him to the penitentiary for three years.
He had no more idea of being found
guilty than you had"
The comments among the audience
were various. Both Irish factions we're
well represented and naturally took oppo-
site views. Cronin's friends were indig-
nant at the verdict. 1T a shame said
Hon. p. w. Dunno. "a shame and a
travestv Upon justice" His sentiment
found echo from a dozen lrishmen near
him, while only a dozen feet away mem
bers OF the other faction were congratu
lating themselves and the prisoners that
the verdict was no worse and the friends
of Beggs were elbowing their way through
to grasp the hands of the senior guards
man of Camp 20 in felicitation upon his
exoneration.
MOTION o A NEW TRIAL.
Forrest on behalf the four convicted
defendants entered the accustomed mo-
ton for a new trial and after considerable
discussion the Judge fixed Jan. Is as the
day on which a motioncfo a new trial
would be argued and the prisoners were
TAKEN BACK TO JAIL.
Kunze was still crying and went out Of
the door with tears running down his face
and still muttering and sobbing to him
self. Burke followed Kunze and as he
passed whispered to Forrest and smiled
He seemed entirely unconcerned. O'Sul-
Ivan followed. looking pale and sallow,
but not different from his usual appear
ance. CoughlIn was the last of the
prisoners to leave and as he stalked out
he half Jnrned and looked back into the
court room as if expecting to find some
friend. The door changed behind the
baIliff who brought up the rear and the
Cronin trial was over.
In Jail Kunze continued to bemoan his
lot. The others, when approached, de-
clined to be interviewed, but it was evil
dent from the demeanor of both Cough
lin and Burke that they congratulated
themselves at having got off so easily.
1t was not until noon to-day that the
Jury finally came to the verdict and then
it was hat Juror Culver, who had been
since the Jury went out, consented to a
compromise. The other Jurors were TOR
hanging Burke. Coughlin and O'Sullivau,
while he was for letting them all off. Cul.
yer finally agreed to a life sentence for
the three. The jury was practically unan.
imous on the subject of Beggs' acquittal
and but little time was needed TO fix
Kunze's term.
Judge Mcconnell says he thinks the
verdict the result of objection by some
member of the Jury to inficting the death
penalty on circumstantial evidence.
JUDGE MCCONNELL INTERVIEWED.
What do you think of the verdict,
judge?' asked an Associated Press re-