Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-04-27
BUCHANAN CONVICTED
Of Murder After a Long
DeIiberati0n.
PRISONER UNCONCERNED.
His Lawyer Takes Exceptions to the
Verdict Rendered.


o'clock last night the jury in the Buchanan
murder trial brought in verdict of
murder in the first degree. For over ~
hours the jury had been out celebrating
hpon the evidence In the case. There
were almost as many opinions as to what
the verdict would be as there were people
In the courtroom. AS time wore on even
the counsel began to show signs Of the
strain and suspense under which they have
labored for the past month.
The person apparently least concerned
was the defendant himself He sat In the
corner Of the room away from the crowd
and smoked cigar or else talked with
his wife, who had spent the day In the
courtroom.
The first break In the long monotony Of
the wait for the verdict occurred at $50
o'clock when word was brought into court
that Hartley M. Paradise, the sixth juror,
had suddenly been taken seriously i'll while
at supper In the Astor House Two physi-
clans were hastily sent for to attend the
sick juror. who had been taken to a room
In the hotel, In almost an unconscious con-
dition. When the physicians arrived they
found him suffering from nervous prostra-
tion brought on by the mental strain of
the trial. For over two hours the physi-
clans worked over the sick man.
Dr. w. H. Stewart, shortly before IL
o'clock, left the Astor House and went
over to the courtroom where he explained
to Recorder Smyth and the counsel the
condition of Juror Paradise. At that time
It was rumored that the jury had reached
Q verdict, and was only prevented from
coming into court with II by the sudden
sickness Of Mr.. Paradise. At the time
DR.. Stewart made his report to the
recorder, he said that Mr.. Paradise was
slseping under the influence of morphine,
but he thought he would be able to come
into court before midnight.
Recorder Smyth decided to keep court
open and await Mr.. Paradise. The IL
other members OF the jury made them
selves a. comfortable as they could about
the corridors of the hotel At IL o'clock
Mr.. Paradise had 90 far recovered that
word was sent to the court that the jury
was ready to come In and render verdict.
II was just 11:28 when the l2 men filed
into the court room and took their places
In the Jury box. The defendant, DR..
Robert w. Buchanan, was called to the
bar. and then the names of the jurors were
called
When the recorder asked the Jury II
they had agreed upon q verdict, the fore
man arose and answered I'VE have"
In accordance with instructions the jury
retired. They were gone but seven min
utes and at 11:27 returned and took seats.
'Gentlemen what IL your verdict'" asked
the clerk Of the court
Guilty" was the reply Of the fore
man.
''In what DECREE"
"Murder In the first degree"
As DR.. Buchanan listened 20 the ominous
words which meant disgraceful death to
him, his face flushed, and then paled He
east one appealing look at the jury and
then sank into chair beside his counsel,
and listened as the jury was pclled
Arc, the verdict Lawyer Brooke filed
protest with the court against the ver-
dict, stating that, owing to the illness a
one Of the Jurors, the verdict was not
proper one, or one In accordance with I
law; that one of the jurors was mental
incapacitated by illness, and that the We
dict should not be accepted by the court
This protest was filed, and then Mr.
Brooke gave the customary notice of ap
peal. Isf.
Recorder Smyth then remanded Buchanan
back to the tombs prison and discharged
the jury.
Mrs. Buchanan waited for the verdict
In the district attorneys Office. When she
became aware that the finding of the Jury
meant death to her husband, she became
hysterical and scream after scream rang
through the building. H. was some time
before she became quilted and was taken
home by friends
After the courtroom was cleared, DR..
Buchanan was handcuffed to deputy
sheriff, and taken back to the tombs. there
to remain until he receives his death SEN
teuce.