The Forrest City times., 1893-12-15

The fateiul telegram sent from New York to Cashier Denny in eipher. and translated by Viee-Presideut Kupferle. oifecting the above-named changes. is what convicted Allis.
 When the jury came into court at midnight it bore omens of what was to follow. The following statement of the proceedings was taken from the records of the court stenorrapher.
 The jury took their seats in the box when Jnase Santorn asked: 'Gcntlemen of he iury. nave you agreed upon vcrdict:r
 FoFcman Otarr-The jury wishes to know. l II It should find on one count, wouId that re. lleve the whole indictment. A verdict of guilty upon one count is all count"
 Foreman Obarr-We have a verdict.
 Attorney Martini woalI like to state. your Ho9or please. think if is proper that the jury should under8tant in this connection that n verdict of guilty upon one count of this iudi L. meht carries with it the same punishment as q Eefdct upon all the counts, confinement in the penitentiary for i've years Clerk Goodrich read the verdict. "We the Jury. find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment OH count No H." The Jury was boiled, each man answering that this was his verdict till the name of lack son Sandridge was reached. He replied:
 That IS my verdict if it releases the rest Of the Indictment That was the understanding.
 The clerk proceeded with the polling of the Jury. all the balance of the jury answering that this was their verdict, excepting C. k Adder. 1 son. who answered: Tt is my verdict. provid- inS that all other counts in the indictment are | dismissed"
 Mr. Martini do not think that tha; jury 1 fully understands the consequences Of that yer i dict. They evidently have imagined Ut least some of the jury have, from the answers that 1 they give, that by finding upon this count it ! is sort of compromise verdict The pen 1 aity-iiye years ill the penitentiary-at l to this the same as 1t does upon all the counts in the indictment And 1 gather from some of the answers of the jurors that that is not their intention. If it is not, then the jurors should say 50. would like for those gentle men who have answered with that qualification to answer if they mean to put him in the peni- tentiary for five years not. If they do not, then the verdict is not proper.
 Judge Sanborn-That is not proper ques- tion. The jury has nothing 10 do with the 1 punishment, as have charged them. The sole question is for them to find the defendant ! guilty or not guilty Gentlemen of the jury. i the effect Of the verdict which has been re- turned Is 10 find the defendant guilty Of the Of ! fense charged in the fourteenth count, and he will not he punished under that verdict for any of the other efenses charged ill the indiet- ment. Poll the jury again.
 Clerk Goodrich-G Gentlemen, answer Yes" or No if this is your verdict.
 He then polled the jury and they all answered l Yes till it came to Jackson Sandrige who said: It is not my verdict, according to the un- derstandng of the jury. We all understood ! before we voted that he would not be punished except on oue count
 Judge Sanborn-And I so stated that that is the effect of the verdict. He will not be pun ished for any crime except the one under the l fourteenth count.
 l Jackson Saudrige Undressing the jury)-1hat was the agreement, was 1t not with Us all: Judge Sanborn-Wait moment; is that your | verdict:
 l Sandge-Yes sir; it is mine.
 The polling of the jury then proceeded and ! all the jurors answered yes except C. K Anderson. who replied: That is my verdict l according to the statement of the court and the agreement"
 After the polling of the Jlly was completed Attorney Martin addressed the court, still in sisting that the verdict rendered did not prop erly represent the intentions of the jury, bui the court promptly decided otherwise and dis l missed the twelve men.