Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-19
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Iiou 10 ssrtng About Is Msstrinl ESc-
htlltcd in a GOIupr8Iniac Verdict.
CH1cAGn. Dec. l7.-State'4 Attorney
Longeneeker sent for one OF the recent
Jurors 10 tho Cronln case to-day, and from
MIN learned the entire history of the events
watch cuimlnated iu the extraordinary
verdict. Ine states attorney declines 70
givgt the name OF the juror, but relates all
81 the facts. and says he will personally be
Responsible for their truth.
Juror john Culver, the religious enthu-
slast, PtohihltioniBt and highly moral man,
In whose syes Ii game cf whist or nf ctih'
bage is a sin, and TO whom cigar - aa
unholy thing, WAS not only the obstrue-
ZIONIST on the jury, but also acted as an
advocate for tue defence.
Each evening after the inrore returned 20
their apartments at tho hotel where they
we're kept at the expense Of tho county
under guard, they discussed the testimony
Of the day.
Juror Culver began by attempting mis-
sionary work among them, and led up 10
the position OF leader III these discus
sions. lhe ilrst iutimation OF tho stand he
ultimately took was revealed when he at.
tackled Mrs. i. 4. GonRlin, whom he do.
clared was perjurer. Mrs. OonEIin, Mts,
lloertel. the Catsons-father, con, mother
and daughter--hs said were liars, and
1 huhIlsDHeut tub tA iESssluuu Nast aSCOhNhAB
| to his theory, unworthy Of belief.
| He accused all of these people OF vindin-
| tive or purchased perjury. To illustrate
| how easy 1t was for Expressman Martenzen
! TO bs mistaken in Burke tie Tnld beautiful
| little sundRy-school story. Martenzen, who
! was with Burke three different times the
| nIght the furniture Was moved to tho Carl.
| sou cottage, and who otisn saw the nun
atterward, was mistaken or u liar, and
| Culver proved II By this legend. lie said
\ that MIA llCCullum, the vile of his partner
| once saw man rid ng In buggy on the
wo5t side whom she thought WIS Culver.
Sha WAS mistaken, aud therefore hlartenaen
| was iii error. As the case progressed lie
declared that the espionage OF come OF the
| WITNESSES by detectives WAS wrong and
\ looked bad. In n few days he declared
! that he believed the witnesses were hriDed
and that conspiracy had hsen entered
| into 10 convict the defendants. lie was
especially bitter against MIR. Hynes, and
! WHep urged for his reason said air. Hynes
oaee crosB.ezAminc1 him 10 a lawsuit,
II is singular and eign!iicent fact that
several days h9toro Forrest made mis- long
4 speech fer the defence, Culver made tho
same speech In nightly inFtnments to the
| Jurors. Culver insisted that II was not
| proved that Burke rented the Garlson's cot
tage win criminal intent that the cause OF
death was not established ;tbat O'Sullivan's
| innocence was clear, aud that tho white
horse story soundei ltke n romancs. How
| DO you account for the bloody trunk 7" u
| Juror asked con, there might have been
i dog in 1t. was hia reply.
when the Jury retired Culver voted for
/ the AequittRl of all the men Tho others
tonight with him for one night and two
days. He finally said he would com.
PROMISE, hut declared tnat under no cir.
cum stance Would he consent to any pun.
iahnsnt for Bngss. The other jnrors saw
that they would be obliged TO consent TO
the discharge Of BegRs orra0ch no decision.
They discussed the situation quietly
among themselves, and decided that life
sentence for 0uughlin, O'Sullivnn and
Burke would be better thnn q dlaagreB-
ment Culver would not consent to so
severe verdict, aud to draw MIN on Jurors
Marion, Walker. DIX and Plerson stood out
tor death sentence against I'LL i've OF the
defendants. The others then pretended to
plead with them. and eventually Culver
showed disposition 10 meet them.
One by one they "oonsauteGn to tho dis
charge of Beggs, provided Burke, Uongh-
lin and O'Suliyan received life sentences.
Juror Plerton was The last to weaken Thus
It came about that this man OF religious
md conscientious scruples" consented TO
the life imprisonment q three men whom
he pretended to believe were Innocent, and
In defending whom ho had declared per-
jurad testimony hNi been employed.
"Hls first purpose" said the dietfiet at.
torneY, was evidently 10 bring abouta dis.
agreement, but ME chief aim and steadiast
purpose was the relsase OF Beggs. 10 that
Issue he was faithful We know that Gull
yet's partner (HcCallum) visited him just
IS times by actual count while the trial was
IL progress. We trusted Culver implicitly
until about two weeks ago, when We learped
the true situation
Culver is at Lis home In Evanston. He
declines 10 see callers and his family says
he l. very sick. No physician has been
called to see him,
There was a sound OF waeplng In the Wis
Tors cage Of tho jail this morning. The
tri9nd3 otthe four men VINO were yester.
day convicted called on them TO day and
against the bars aud sobbed as though her
SeHEt would break, WIlle her tall husband
whispered through the wire screen such
words Of comfort and consolation as ne
euulh command.
0'sllliyan's sister paid the young man
Visit, and also wept bitterly. She Was nc
companled by her hushan F., and here, as II
tho ease o. CouShlin ana wife, the person
, whom iite had struck the hardest was the
orc who was doing the comforting.
KnIas,s sweetheart and lady friend
, visited the German suspect, and KuE2i
was ldeosa aud glad to sac them, HIS mad
almost recovered from his lachrymose feel
lngs 81 yesterday, and evidently enjoyed
tbs company Of his friends.
! Burke was alone. No one called to SCI
: him, anh ha aid not seem to ie5l hurt n
hts Isolation. Ip Yves The Same cool chal
that he bud beer tinae the trial opened
showing by his demeGnor either won
deriul aergo or reckless bravado OF
quist Kind.
Ite fact Is that all the prisoners, nov
I tlRt the suspense Of the trial and waittuf
= for the ystdict hsYa paa8sl away Raw
! taken heart q grace again and look for
yard with hops to tho possibilities OF