The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-06
THIRD EDITION.
AN UAEXPECFED VEKDIUr.
Aiiof The Alleged Delaware City Muir
dcrers Except j u in HUT Found Gull


All of The Alleged Delaware City Muir
dcrers Except u in HUT Found Gull
~ of Murder OF The Second Dcsree.
When court convened at so o'clock
last saturday afternoon, after thr
noon recess, Attorney-Geneful Nlrhol-
son opened the closing argument for
the State, in the case Of tho Delaware
City parties charged With the murder
OF Noah Benson last THANKSGIVING
night He reviewed and discussed the
evidence as II had been presented by
both sides. In conclusion H., claimed
that the State had fully cstui lishe Il the
charge by a chain OF s.roag clrcuta-
stantlal evidence which the lcicuse
had failed to weaken. lie therefore
asked the Jury to render n verdict OF
guilty, as In manner and form indict'
ed.
He spoke about an hour and a half
ana when lie closet, Judge t.rubb dc,
llvered the charge TO The jury. 1t wa
carefully written, and occupied about
IS minutes In its delivery. lie opauCC,
by defining the different degrees Of
homicide, and said il this case that OF
manslaughter was not TO hn consider.
ell, rs the accused were either guilty
of murder Of the first or second dcgI &c,
or hot guilty OF anything. Eierafs
fully reviewed the teAtlm by, ana said
that as mitch ii it Was very coatlGiic
lory, 1t would deVolve upon the Jury
TO decide which WAS trae ana which
was not,
He concluded at ! 50 O'Clock, and iii,
jury retired to the grand Jury room
s long discussion GnSued, and whom
at last q ballot was taken ii stood fol
guilty Of murderof The sacoH.i dnsre0,
and four for acquittal. Another bal
lot was taken which resulted the same
and then note was sent through tlIi
bailif to Judge Grub, asking him il
they could render a verdict of man.
slaughter He replied that they coull
not that the verdict must be for muir.
der OF their5t or second degree, OF an
RequittHl
Another discussion ensucd and whcr
the next ballot was taken II resulted
10 for guilty and for not guilty. The
fourth and last ballot was unanimous
and about $50 O'Clock ii was annuunc
ed that the Jury had agreed upon {
verdict Judge Grubh who had lOll
the court room about $ o'clOek, WA
sent for, aud in a few minutes tool
his seat on the bench.
The prisoners We're brought up from
the cells III the basement and placed Ii
the dock, when for the first time dur
ing the trial they seemed nervous an,
anxious. Tho jury filed in and tool
their places, when Matter II. Hayes
who had been deputiled by ia IL,
Grub to act as clerk in tire absence O
Clerk BiEgs and DepGty Eliason, call
ed their names.
There were but few spe ctators in th
room, and when the roll was iinishc,
Mr. Hayes inquired:
'Gentlemen, has you agreed upon
<yerdlct;'
''Wo have" responded sever.
voices
"Who shall answer for YOU 2"
"Our foreman they replied.
Mr. Hayes then said!
Mr.. Foreman, how say you, do va
find the pr.suucis at the bar, Gcors
Henry HUT, julia HUT, James join
son and Daniel Miller guilty, us i
manner and form indicted, or no
guilty"
During this time the prisoner
never took their eyes of the juror
and the scene was painful.
The foreman rose slowly AMI rea
the following verdict;
'We find George Henry HUT, lame
johnson and Daniel Miller not quits
as in manner and form indicted, Lu
guilty OF murder OF tho second d,
gree, and julia HUT not guilty"
The prisoners scrHed relieved til
they had escaped with ther lives, hu
the verdict was surprise TO thOs
who had carefully listened to the tc
timony throughout,
By request OF Mr. Cooper tho iur
were pulled, and each one au5Nerc
that 1t WAS Ills verdict.
Mr.. Cooper then gave notice that |
would file his TO tsuu5 for new trli
within the time specified bv law II
jury were then discharged uutI
O'Clock this morning, and judge Cruz
after fnstrHCtin2 tho t.pjtgYus to ke,
the prisoners in the ducG until he /
Judge Culle< M1eWEe rotaSneI /
gave The 1h l i ea5tol y,