The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-09

read; I'VE, the jury, find the defendant,
Daniel Coughlin, not guilty"
AS these words were heard great shout |
went up from the crowd in the court room. |
Hats were thrown high in the air, hand |
kerchiefs were waved, and cheer after |
cheer broke upon the stiff and stately |
court room, and mad rush was made for |
the door by those anxious TO tell the news |
to the crowds without. Judge Tuthill, |
his face aflame at the breach of court eti- |
quette, demanded silence, and bailiffs Wig |
orously pounded for order but it took a
considerable time for the enthusiasm of
the crowd to subside.
Coughlin half rose in his chair, and was
the next instant pushed back by Attorney
David, the law partner of Mr.. Donahoe,
who has so stoutly defended him through
out the long trial. Then it was push
that almost swept the happy man off his
feet. Newspaper men, old time friends of
the prisoner before his troubles came upon
him in body, and nearly wrung his hands
off. Its all right, boys, all right" gasped
Coughlin. Its all right boys, | won't
forget you. You treated me all right"
Then the prisoner worked his way up to
the jury box and shook hands with as
many of the men as he could reach but
yelling and cheering to show its delight,
pushed him away from the box. He gave
up the effort TO greet the men who have
given him freedom, and in company with
the bailifTs started to leave the room, pass
ing behind Judge Tuthill's chair Just
as he was directly behind the Judge cry
Of Make way there; open up a passage;
make way" was heard and two stalwart
bailiffs pushed through the crowd, and
close behind them, ga spiug with sobs that
choked er, came Mrs. CouPhlin.
dan, come back here and see your
wife" called fifty voices, and Coughlin
retraced his steps. Just at the foot of the
little flight of stairs leading up to the
Judges rostrum he met his wife. The
woman gave an incoherent cry, her arms
went up, fastened themselves around her
husbands neck, and then gave away ut
terly. She only said: Dan, Oh DAM"
Coughlin bent his big blonde head until
his mustache swept her cheek, and then
the two rocked to and fro until the woman
was able to stife her emotion, and then
both were led away by Coughlin's father
Attorney Daniel Donahoe, who had with
ex-Judge Wing, defended the prisoner,
was the recipient of a shower of congratu-
lations from friends and fellow attorneys.
at is just as l expected, he said. "The
| verdict could not have been otherwise.
will acknowledge that it was an agreeable
| surprise TO me, however to get a verdict
this afternoon. I would not have hr=t
surprised if the jurors had remained out
eighteen or twenty hours. But it is Just
as we'll that they decided when they did.
| for they could have reached no other con
| clusion if they had been out week"
Neither Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
| Bottom nor Associate Prosecutor Scanlan
would express an opinion as TO the YER
dict. at was a SURPRISE" they both as
serted, but further than that they declined
| to talk to interviewers. An attempt to in
| terview the jury in the court room was not
| productive of good results. ~ can't tell a
thing" said Juror Sharp pleasantly, 1--WE
agreed not to talk or give any names, and
l cannot say anything"
"That's right, broke in Foreman Hols-
man. 1--WE have agreed that we would
not say word to the papers, 1t would
not be fair thing. will say one thing,
though" said the foreman with broad
grin 81 am just about as happy to get
| away from this thing as Daniel Coughlin
ever was"
That's what" said Sharp emphat-
ically.
The jury was at once taken into the of
fee of the county clerk, where warrants
for their pay were given them, and the
Cronin trial was out of court and into his
tory for good.