The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-17

prnvei OF the versIict, tne sense OF relief
tion ut the case In unanimous. However
bitter. too, may have been the feeling. en-
the Irish people have been divided in the
case. 10 cannot fail To he n source of con-
s.'%% ::s sis %pa-,is, ia ca%c. % a. ss.s.isa
judge has been such as to win for him not
orly the applause OF both these opposing
leading jurists upon the validity of his
rulings. As court convened at y. IN. he
was q moncntary silence a. tie vast a,,-
words of Judge Mct onneiI who mount
ed the bench. The jury ~ prepared to
make a return i'm this case," said his hon
or. "b,lt i observe that Mr.. Donoh,is,
absent"
II have been requested to represent Mr..
Donahuc," said MIR. Forrest.
The court announced his satisfaction at
the arrangement and u moment later the
door leading from the Jail opened and the
announcement OF their fate Hardly n
sound was heard every eye i'm the a,s-
led the pro"essi"n. % IN. % face IL S tie senior ~"
guardian OF camp aO was pale and anx-
ious looking but he faced the stare OF the
affected his usual Indifference but his
RESTLESS. furtivc eye denoted the
experienced a- he awaited the decisive
announcement. Hardly person in the
court room .nccccsl.,,i in catching the eye
| directed toward the floor and whatever
emotion lac may have felt at this critical
moment was not shown. Martin Burke's
| face blu-hcd for "a moment as he APP
proachcd his seat. hut immediately after,
his features r.gaincd their natural express
| sion and with affected nonch lance he
resumed chewing of gum as has been his
wont during the course Of trial.
| For the first time since his arrest the
\ little German. John Kunxc, seemed To at,-
preciatc the gravity OF his situation, and
his usual air OF jauntincss was absent.
i A. ths. Al lss
| prisoners aud commenting upon their de-
mcanor, the noise of many footsteps was
| ment later IL ncu i'm whose Judgment re-
| posed the lives OF the defendants eutcrs'ti
| prisoner simultaneously turned his eyes
| upon the jury as IL to read IN their impas-
sivc features the verdict. but there was
| no sign to give them fear.
"The clerk will call the roll OF jurors"
| Every person IN the audience started as
the sound OF the Judges voice broke the
| solcunnity OF tine occasion. Slowly the
jurors answered to their names and II
men were announced to present.
| "Genticmen," said the court. II under
stand you have reached a conclusion in
Foreman Clarke took from his pocket
q mFWe- -envehopc md sNusled 10 to tlse
judge, who in turn handed u to the clerk
/ "1'hc clerk will read the vcrslct." said
the court. Instantly N hush of profound
silence fell. As the clerk opened the en-
vclopc the sound fell siIscor,i,ntly upon,
found silence lsca,ne powerful in its in.
tensity as the clerk began reading the
| verdict.
Begg's face was luminous with joy
and immediately after the polling of the
walked over to the jury box and during
, the brcathless moments that followed
said. ''(;cntlernen, I thank you. I trus,
upon me, aud that you will ncve,
regret that you have found me not guilt,
| OF this terrible charge"
1 The only sound that broke the stillnes,
t"l"w"f s,Is s wa. ,; .',s ;,S .i.sp s sa,1 % % s'i
i am innocent. l never was i'm Lakcviev
: tina, night, oh. God knows ! ann innu
r only one of the other three prisoners VIII,
' found "a refuge in tears. For n mon,en
: ute later his black eyes flashed with sieii
ance ar revival Of courage, and, dashinl
his hand across his brow. hc braced up Il
. court room. The only evidence of tsrro
= to he perceived in coughiin was am Ia
: fully rcaiixed the siuni nificance of she seu
> tcnce to Imprisonment for life. and hi
/, lips twitchcd ncrvo,isly during the cole
guy that followed between his attortte
l. antt<phc court relative tn the motion for
% new trial. Martin Burke uniucstionabl
T. WAS least affected OF all the prisoners
q His usual horid face took on slight pa
> lor AS the verdict was announced. but
i mo'nen, later his jaws began a method
1. cal mastication OF gum as regularly as q
Il any time during the trial.
" As the verdict was announced and tl
J. large Audience contempt platetili little kunzc
r. grief, BegHs turned to ~ reporter an
r. | said: .It's "a d-m shame to send him
m | the penitentisAry for three years. He Ina
> no n,or,. idea OF being found guilty tina
al you had"
or Both factions were well represented
IL the audiences. and naturally took opposi
4 views. Cronins friends wers insliHnaI
III | at the verdict. Its n shame" said HoI
ly =. w. Dunn, IN shame and travesty upo
lr Justice"
o. "whas do you think of the verlic
v Judge ." asked an Associated press repr
sentative of Judge Mcconnell. after ti
IL adjournment of court for the day.
IN "Judicially. of course. I can pass q
Il opinion upon the verdict. As an ind
~ vislual, however, and without being Co
Ia infant OF all the proceedings i'm the juI
r. room. might any l think the verdict
,n the result Of the objection Of some of Il
le jurors to the death penalty OH cir e Imsta
,e tial evidence"
,o mir. Culver, probably ~
al 'No. not Mr.. Culver, necessarily. m
r- tlerstand he was i'm favor of acsliittal fro
To the start. IL WAS only after long and ha
- \ rssssing slelits,ratiou that he finally a9res
r,i | with tke rest upon this verdict. You vi
probably find Mr.. Culver was not the On
,v man upon the jury who opposed
i'm the hanging of the three principal defcn
he ants"
IN "But the jurors all sworc. ON being e
-se | auniues Ia, their that tin