New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-30
BIRCHALL FOUND GUILTY.
PROMPT WORK OF TIE CANADIAN JURY.
PROCEEDINGS ON TIE LAST DAY OF TIE IRlAA
SPEECHES BY COUNSEL AND IHE
JUDGES CHARGE-THE JURY DELHI
ERATE ONE HOUR AND HALF.

Woodstock Ont. sept. c0The jury In the Hlroh"''
case retired at 0 '5 y. m. AT ii 40 D. H. 'cy ~
| turned with verdict Of guilty.
| n WAS cxpccted that this would he inc
| last day OF the trial OF John Reginald Br'
| chaI who Is charged with the murder Vi r. y
| Bcnwcll IN Blcnhcm swamp IN Feor"a'! id>'
This fact drew an crowd TO the court ho"sc
| here 70 witness tho proceedings. Among tho'e III
| the court room. sitting just behind counsel ior uc
defence and near the prisoners dock were Mrs. Blrchal
and her sister, Mrs. WcstJon Preliminary 10 thc
| ,pccchcs this morning some unimportant e''aeh'c
was taken Mr. BlackstOck put In the register OF sue
| MctropoIitan Hotel New York. showing the names
3D. r. Birchall and wife," IT. Doiglas.' :" X. Fcly'
| and "r C. Bcnwcll.r all registered IN the hahd'
! writing Of the prisoner
Thl, was all the evidence for the defence ana the
addresses Of counsel were at entered npon Mr..
| Ella, k,trk the prisoners counsel, cvd"ntN lab""
under great excitement and looked a' II h" i'ad spent
weary hoir, last night in preparing his >I"erh oi
10 day He began his address at seven minutes "lo'c
TO- lie asked the Jury not 10 Judge his client Tor HIS
honesty for Il they did hc would have to pass nm I"
their s,n>lirc The fact wa, that he did br'he out
pclly and Ecnwcll under falls" statements. bn IN" prs
ncr va, not on trial fr these m>tacen'N nor Tor ta
he made 10 several of the Crowns wtn">N">
Mr. Elach, stock went III" evidence at length and
vario- d cIrpanrlr, were potet oiit III the t>'i"N
of TN. Crown winrsSe, given AT the inquest III" 't
the trial lie cautioned the jury about placing r''an'c
upon such testimony. Mr. Blark-tocK d"c' "P"h t'c
evidence Of Mss Lorhhart. Miss Choa'c and others
lie did not wish that these witncS>c, were us
lpnc>i but the light and easy manner IN when tly
came 10 swear away the life of u must have I'M
pres cd ~" jury. Many discrepancies were p"'u ""''
lie said that III" nann"r {" condu' hI the id'l''H'
ton o i!ic prisoner In Jail was di>sf'"il N"'h'r
important interrogation wa-. Was lcn"cl inn'''"i'N
| on Mondty!- II h. WIS not murdered on mat "'N
| then H!rrall ia not hill him. Mr.. Blarh'r"h
uolv zrd IN. mc,ca testimony offered for Ia" Crown
| and the defence He called attention I" points III
| Tn" statement regarding th" condition -! l"h"eHN
| clothing AID The tat" %; the weather the week "i te
murder Th"rr. heavy doWni"nr "t ram on MOI
| day NIGHT. Yet on Friday the ,hitfr'h presented
that inIiicul,tc app"aIhii': spoken oI. on th' con
t.,ry the rvicrce showed that the BODY must. ut the
;.rth,, nav" lccn dclo-itT where II was found laf'
ou Friday h-ht. Then =, 10 the br -"> "n the b"'
! pr~ M,lt, and Ri'aarl,rn. who w'rr of VIA" cN
i.rirn" ,W"., that they must hav" been made III some
,'re- l-a,t twenty four hours before lci"eii met
H. death.
| .vlu alout the bot - a,hrd Mr.. Iiark>tch.
Ui-,l,lls boot, w,y,. muddy. bu, IcAWcf, boot htn
no ,ia... Of mud whatever How absurd th"h |" Ai-c
;lat tlrl, mud In u" morning. but tlat ai'r
! dinner II W., almu, hncc deep. II WA, equally aD
| ,nri /, argue thlt a." mad Wa washed on l"'"H ,
| ,',i, iui.lS t'' fhii>'"'m me l"', 'nn't' , - %
that t',' VA, iitns N l"n"", ,,"narl. nm, yn ,.
! ;,lit l.a,. rc r,~n a~L''i ih' Jury Ia '''.' ',
80. d. "a. tu,n hul had y a soap fpr br"aNa~t Nr.
| BIach>, ch however. th"lEht II mor" Likely IA" Zen
r, MN 'I 'o"I trn ,rii vita III" T.'r and r'!wr!l
ni,,. "f the .a-". II" dd NOT charc tn"'' men WIN
I'M. rlnr lu, AID Their 'o:,dur Wa my ,"ii"U>: IL
a. I'D that il.y wrr. on Il >.r". tia, thy had lost
| fnr,r way a;d AL such >tpllc'
| NV i'" ""S' ti rlr ,,r,rt thru adj iougll ii
.or twcrty Inln,ltes Tor Iuush. ,,. .,,..... -,
~. w.! i.r n. r;,vcwca . I the evden nfrha> ,rcr of
deceit aaI h!> attempt {" get hr -,oo ron Mm"H
lar, hall \ l.guvrli" an, ~ former Coats. 'r'N i,
-. 't,rs l.
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HAT ,, ,i.,,r, urrth wa> In; Aui Tat he cou'i
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p '>'''t ,' ~. ,r,., ,.I ,.u m. tnrl aI,ihin. h.
80 i ,', "i -, a him i,o, rT..'
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person. lad CONGO, TIN story tor ION" n."ii>" If
tom .f i:,r, h,ll. la, ,wnr, H.. ~.,w the tct", IN
Eli, hlii', h,nd If thit l." true. then u wa> mater al
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| wltu'--'', Wa" -""i'' HAT tr' ',W t!' TWO m'' '
". W. " i.,',,..I,. .,tb y,I iii re-, Die. ,,rir
v.> nu i,:m Therefore. all tie rri,"ncrN ~'i''ii'ht
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t,,t uir, hall had the k,> II IhuMrl~ hi:ea-. AMI
then '"ni"> the l"t"r "rtt'n N VI, p'io"n'' !" ,
| Wn ~ l'i'' ,u II, .,,i,,rJ II th,. 800 h,d
,' ',, -, ,,,i,c,t,.l hv liz. prisoner III ia" firm