The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-12-24
The Jury Deliberated for Over
Seventy Hours Before Con-
Guiding.
Coughlin, O'SullIvan and Burke
Wont Hang-DetailS of How
the Verdict Was Re-
ceived.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE Cronin jury
spent the night in the room in the criminal
court building which they occupied con-
tinuously since Friday and kept a light
burning brightly until after o'clock yes
terday morning.
Judge McConuell's private instructions
to the bailif1s were to take the jury back to
the hotel in case they agreed on q verdict
and he would receive the verdict in the
morning.
ANoLD RUMoR IN NEW SHAPE.
With the approach of 10 o'clock rumors
of all kinds became mere prevalent and
the same wild air of expectancy pervsded
the crowd that thronged the court room.
The runner which was generally accepted
was that the Jury had agreed upon a YER
dict of death for Coughlin, Burke and
O'Sullivan, twenty-five years imprison.
ment for Beggs and fourteen years for
Kunze. The sheriff insisted that all these
reports were mere surmises without found
alton or reliable authenticity.
Judge Mcconnell arrived at the court
room at about 10 o'clock and at once sent
a messenger to the baiiiff la charge of the
Jury room to inquire whether the jury had
1uy GuutSatAOc w LAohC w VIC SO0tts
The answer came back promptly and
tersely that the jury YVES prepared to make
no return and had no communication
whatever to make to he court.
Judge Mcconnell retired from court with
the announcement that In case the jury
should during the dsy e9rive at q conclu-
sion be would be in st.endsnce at p. m.
to receive any return or communication
which the jury might BE- prepared to make.
VERDICT ARRIVED AT.
At 2 o'clock Judge Mcconnell returned
to the court room enc announced that a
communication of some aird would be
made by the jury within few minutes.
A moment later the judge was informed
that verdict had been reached.
The attorneys for both sides we're mott
fed by the Judge that verdict had been
reached and that their attendance at court
was desired.
Sheriff Matson despatched FIVE bailifs
TO conduct the defendants to the court
room to receive the verdict c. the Jury.
When the attorneys had ell assembled
and the defendants had been brought from
the Jail, the jury fled in, and, after the
usual formalities he'd been observed, re-
turned the verdict, which was as follows
THE VERDICT.
We, the Jury, find the defendant John
F. Beggs not guilty.
We, the jury, find the defendant john
Kunse guilty of manslaughter, as charged
In the Indictment, and fix his punishment
at Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
the term of three years.
We, the jury, find the defendants DAN
iel Coughlin, Patrick O'Sullivsn and
Martin Burke, guilty of murder in the in
dictment. and fix the penalty at imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for the term of |
their natural lives.
Mr.. Forrest of the defense at once re-
quested that the jury be polled, and this |
was ordereded by the court.
To each of the jurors the question was
put by the clerk of the court "Was this
and is this now your veriict?'
Foreman Clarke was the first man to
rise and answer firmly in the afirma-
i've. The eleven other men followed in
turn and gave the same answer.
THE EFFECT ON THE PRISONERS.
Simultaneous with the announcement of
he verdict, Coughlin, O'Sullivan and
Burke turned deathly pale, while Kunze
started suddenly from his seat and a mo-
nent later propped mis- head upon his
breast and burst into tears.
Begg's face was luminous with Joy and
after the polling of the jury
he arose from among the prisoners, walked
,ver to the jury amid the breathless lull
hat followed, shook Foreman Clark hand
heartily, and said "Gentleman, thank
Iou. / trust that the future may confirm
Tour judgment upon me and that you will
lever regret that you found me not guilty
# this terrible charge"
AS he shook hands with the Jurors, each
nan bowed his head in acknowledgment of
he grateful words of the liberated man.
The only sound that broke thu stiffness
Tas the deep sobs of The little German,
zuuze.
He burst out with "God knows | am
innocent / never was In Lakeview that i
light. Oh. God knows | am innocent. :
entlemenw
O'Sullivan was the only OF the other
hree prisoners who found refuge in tears.
'or a moment they trickled down his
heeks, bat a minute later his black eyes :
ashed with defiance, or revival of courage, {
nd, dashing his hand across his brow, he
raced up in his seat and cast a long
lance around the court room.
The only evidence of terror to be per-
sived in Coughlin was the increased :
allor that overspread his face as he fully
ealized the significance OF sentence to
fe Imprisonment and his lips twitched
ervously during the colloquy that fol- y
WED between the attorneys and the court !,
,lative to the motion for a new trial.
Martin Burke was PROFESSIONALLY the 4
asst affected of all the prisoners. His \
sually forid face took on a slight pallor +
the verdict vas announced, but a mo-
ent later his jaws began the methodicsl
lasticstion of gum as regularly as at any q
revious time during the trial. Il
BBees ON KUNZE's CONVICTION.
As the verdict was announced and the q
Irge audience contemplated little Kunzeis