The sun., 1891-07-04
FRENCHY'S LIFE IS SAFE
OUR RIPPER CASE ENDS IN .MUH.
DER IN THE SECOND DEGREEn

and He Receives stoIidiy the News that
They won't-An Appeal to be Taken
Five Ballots In the Jury Room-OA the
First Four Votes Were for Murder In
the First Derree-Inspector Byrnes Has
Evidence that Frenchy was Ia London
whc. Ono OF tho Ripper Murders was
Done-The Sumwing Up and the Charge.
At 10 O'Clock last night the Jury in the case Of
the poople against Ameer Ben Ali, George
Frank. or Frsnchy. returned to tho court room
after an absence Of two hours with verdict OF
murder in the second degree. 1t fastened the =
butchery Of old Shakespeare upon tho prise /
oner and doomed him to imprisonment for
life.
There was hustle in tho court room as the
Recorder closed his charge at 1865 o'clock.
LAWYER House entered formal exception 70
the Recorders failure to charge some OF the
requests which tho defence had sent up. g
Tho Recorder then instructed the jury that
the only:possihle verdiots were Guilty" Of
murder In either the first or the second degree
OF manslaughter In either the first or the sso.
ond degree. or mot guilty" Is
Frsnchy was almost lost sight Of In the bus.
tic as the jury fled out OF the room 70 b
locked UP. He sat silently looking down -
his lawyers talked e1citsdly over him.
Juror No. 8. who was James Shipman. car.
penter and builder. gave an inklinR OF difier.
encs OF opinion in the jury box BY solemnly
| asking tho Recorder to adjourn over until
Monday on account Of tho possibility Of the
jury missing their holiday. Int tho Recorder
emphatically announced that he would not.
have It that way. ri
Tho crowd did not leave the court roor
Frenchy was taken to the pen ut the back ~
the room and locked in. At first he pacsx
up and down. casting his eyes upwardS
now and then and muttering what were
evidently prayers. But after half an hour Of
restlessness no sat down ON the bench along
the walls OF the pen. He pushed his straw hat
to the back Of his head. crossed HIS legs. and
lighted q cigar. The cell was almost dark. and
those looking through it's barred doors could
only make out the lines OF his form. OF
his face. and tho brightness OF his
eyes and the red tip OF his cigar Ho made NO
sound and scarcely moved. Into this dark.
ness came tho sound OF the laughter and CON.
versation from the court room. Fs
THE VERDICT.
At 9:55 tho Jury announced that It was ready
to report. and presently It filed In, Tho faces
Of all were grave but not solemn. and the
spectators decided that the verdict was NOT
the worst With the jury came In Mr.. Noel
and Inspector Byrnes. ~
MIR. Nicoll sat in his usual place reading
newspaper. with an expression that suggested 4
that he was reading a foreign language or else
was not reading at all The Inspector looked
at the floor over his folded arms.
Tho Recorder was the last to arrive Thsn
Clerk Penny stood up and said: I'd -
George Frank to the bar" Frenchy csl
shamblins from tho back OF the room, his
guard by his side. Mr.. House was not there.
but Mr.. Friend was at his right. Frenchys
gave ono swift glance at the Jury. he looked
away Immediately. and his face was void Of
any expression. ~
Tho Jury will rise" said tho clerk The jury ]
stood up. Tho jury will look upon the de-
fsndant the defendant will look upon the
jury" el
Tho twenty-iour eyes were turned upon
Frsnohy. who needed no Interpretation, te6
make his gaze wander along the line Of juror
asFssa ss uI9n Y. sss Isrftss Joseph B.r.t.
DO you find the defendant guilty. or"
said 6s Of as IN .ss s' c:ss bad
Ths faces 2, the INSPECTOR. ths District A. A.
looked nautlpEl{ but n9t sassIIy soopt 6e ;sa and
1S,niS y ~ as 20 posd lie
sSHs' TSs thspts Of St The cour. and Of the conn
mupity are due TO you. gentlsmsn Of ths Jury
H5 You sass Hst bsea sea f atStu and
ileve. have rsnd cred verdict IN . satisfactory
think. With justice. You are Discharged. 4
PRENoHY TOLD THAT HIS LIPE is SAFE.
Although court had not adjourned ,aAs
sr9wded around Irsnehy and hi h lawysfs Nh
sasE' as ~ :frsss"f s1 T.
Sss E4 .sS hI:nS Se0E Es, ss:a
said said to- to him: You are guilty in the ssoonS
they hqns m m. :" asssd I'd FrGnehyi PnSh
| He seemed neither elated nor cast down. and
as ssS'ass sss a In
q ss osssd ssd ai ss aas snG
s:ndax rshs ps% SR%aiat atSSi s1d
'im 'Allah whe bor L Was curse or prsyss
eeds of
'fa H.ndqpea aHs isSfdor io b.Ps's and
sS.sa;S X DFPsa{b Fm{b. s4sE1 "
taken from the conviction.
HOW THE JURY VOTED.
y.rdioL On mo iIsI bslo. :igIht IhsI stood toe
Fl IN: ss 9n .hs
Two ballots were taken without oh anRs cad
then the single. Juror voted with the eleven to.
The Jury, 10 talking tho testimony over. had
no DOUBT that FIR, FrenShY wa was gullty but wsSss wS
murder. although to kill without intentio11
| while engaged in committing felony. euoh ~
robbery WITH violence. 10 murder In the hESs
| degree
4. ia iH1Sn: leg. sse afi -sssaS ,ssa
| Is peculiarly satisfact ory from . legal stand.
| point, There was a question ss to Whethegi
| tho strnngulatlon caused her death or whether
| tho wounds did 4. In the one case It sus-
gestsd no prem ditstion. In the other case pre-
| benefit OF this doubt"
THE PROSECUTION DISAPPOINTED.
The District Attorney was quite cast DO,
that FreDchy had .goDe into the room with MI
| intention OF murder. but stlll he hoped col
gree. Whom Tho verdict Was announced ~ ~
lstt the court room ~ speedily ss possibly. Mr.
WellmRn remained.
Inspector Byfpss EXPRESSED diBsppointms M