Connecticut western news., 1889-12-25
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L&h Sentence for Three Of Cronin Trial
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 One of the most memorable trials in the criminal history of America closed when the jory, impaneled In Chicago three months ago, rendered its verdict In the CrOnin case.
 The court convened at 2 P. M., Dec, 16, to receive the verdict of the jury, and there was momentary silence as the vast audience breathlessly awaited the first words of Judge Mcconnell as he mounted the rostrum.
 A moment later the door leading from the lail opened and the i've defendants marched h to receive the announcement of their fate.
 A moment later the twelve jurymen en- tered the room, headed by Foreman Clai Ike. Every prisoner simultaneously turned his eyes upon the jurors, as if to read in their tmpassive features the secret of their yer diet.
 With bow Foreman Clarke took from Ais pocket huge envelope and handed 1t to the Judge, who in turn gave It to the Clerk.
 1nstantly . hush fell over the vast audi euce, to be broken a moment later by the voice of the Clerk reading the verdict, which iD e follows:
 We, the jury, find the defendant John E. beggs rot guilty.
 We, the jury, find the defendant John Kunze guilty of m.nslaughter, as charged in the indictment. and fix his punishment at Imprisonment In the penitentiary for . term of three years.
 We. the jury, find the defendants Dan CoughMn, Patrick O'SullivAn and Martin Burke guilty of murder in the manner and form charged in the indictment, and fix the penalty at Imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of their natural lives.
 Simultaneous with the announcement of tho verdict, Coughlin, OSullitan and Burke turned deadly pale. ..s-
 Begg'lfacs was luminous with Joy. and inmediately after the polling of the jury he walked over to the jury box, and, during the 1rsathless lull that followed, shook Foreman Carke's hand heartily and said "Gentlemen, l, | thank you. I trust that the future may you wtltnever regret that you found me not guilty of this terrible charge" .s
 AS be shook hands with the jurors, each man bowed his head in acknowledgement of aD bNl9 Sound that broke t1s stiilnen Has vne dep Sobs of little German Kunze. He burst out with, "God knows I am innocent. never tS. in Lake View that night. Oh, God knows am innocent, gentlemen"
 Oeullivan was the only one of the other bat minuse later his black eyes flashed with da6anes3 sad flashing his hand across his hcow, be braced up in his seat and cast long Ghnce around rne court room. The only ' na Ws 4he increzsed paflor. that overspread Ais fAee, and his lips twitched nervously dur 1ng the 'colloQuy that followed between the ateerneyS and the Court relative to the mo- tea tor a new trial. Martin Burke WAS un- Q46Ably the least affected of all the Ieerl, Hh usually norid face took on a GEAt pallor n the verdict was announced, eqk moment hter his jaws again began the 1Aodiaal mastication of gum as regularly AeNrsny previous time during the trial.
 yuror, Culver, who has been voting for ac- qpjetal for all the defendants since the jury N1e8 out, consented to . compromise. The eeAae @rers were for hanging Burke, Cough nn and O'Sulhvan, while he was for letting .-eAs4 aA oG. Culver finally agreed to life egnteses for the three. The jury was prao- 0Aly unanimous on the subject of BeggS's tap9&tal and but little time was needed to A4 XuAse's term of imprisonment.
 M U D stated on what is called good authority
 6nt Tor the fear of Juror Culver going 1nd tn the jury room the other eleven would levo stood out indefinitely for hanging 6easAlin, Burke and O'Sulfivan, N years inn &sbonment for Beggs and IA years for Ann1e,
 Afte eensiderable discussion the judge 4xed January 13 as the day on which the 1lDGioa 4oe new trial should Dc argued, and tA0 pE1Do0aGs were taken back-to jafl.