The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-29
ELLIOTT CONVICTED.
The Murderer, However Is Saved
from the Gallows.
MURDER OF THE SECOND DEGREE

The Editors Stoioism When the
Verdict Was Read - Threw His
Grand Army Button at the Jury.
Miss Maroney Faints-Motion foI
New Trial Made.
COLUMBUS, o., July 29.-William
Elliott, the former proprietor and editor
of The Sunday Capital, who, with hii
brother, P. J.. Elliott, killed Albert G
Osborn, areporter of The Sunday World.
and w. L. Hughes, bystander, besides
wounding number of people during
shooting affray on High street, in this
city, on the afternoon of Feb. 80 last
was convicted yesterday of murder oi
the second degree. The trial has beer
in progress since May IL. The crimt
was the direct result Of personal jour
nalism."
AS soon as the people saw the jury
appear the crowd in the hall made
break for the criminal court room door
Before the verdict was announced Judge
Pugh cautioned the audience not to
make any demonstration. He said to
them that they must not make any sign
or noise whatever. But when the v9S
dict was read they forgot, the admoN
ton OF the court so far as making noise
was concerned, for there was a perfect
roar of conversation.
Elliott's Sister-in-Law Faints.
When the clerk began to read the
verdict there was a highly sensational
scene. When Mr.. Mitchell read the
"lndictment for murder of the first de.
gree" Mrs. P. J. Elliott thought that
meant guilty of murder in the first de.
gree, and partially raised up and made
a suppressed scream. She then fell
back into her chair. As the clerk
reached the words guilty of murder OF
the second degree" Miss Maroney arose,
gave vent to wailing cry and then fell
back in a fainting fit. Mrs. w. ]. Ell
lott was very pale, but made no demon.
Btration.
Attorney Ernhart caught Miss Marc,
ney as she fell back, then started fol
some water in the back room. w. ].
Elliott had his youngest boy in his lap
and when the verdict was being read he
covered the child's eyes and mouth SO
he could not see or make an outcry.
When Miss Maroney tainted the defend.
ant turned to her and gave some in
structions about what to do with her.
NelbHeT MIS-. w. .. IllllOJJ nOT Une Clllls
dren made any demonstration at all
Miss Maroney was taken into the judge't
private room, where she soon revived
and left with the rest of Elliotts rela.
tives.
The Murderer's Anger.
AS the verdict of the jury was read
Elliott became so enraged that he pulled
the g. A. r. button from the lapel OF
his coat and threw it spitefully in the
direction of the jury. The emblem
went bounding from place to place,
and finally rested on the raised desk un.
der Juror Aubert's chair. Elliott's
wife and children were escorted to tho
Jail, where a fearful scene was enacted
The jury have vowed that they will
never disclose how they stood ON any OF
the ballots, and thus 1t will probably
never be positively known who the dis
senters were.
By the laws of OHIO murder of the
second degree is punishable by life i'm
prisonment, the court having no alterna-
tive in the matter.
Notice of motion for new trial
was made, and so sentence was not
passed. The court fixed next Saturday
as the time for hearing arguments ON
the motion for new trial.