The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-10
EIICOX JURY Is OUT.
ructed at Midnight to Re-
urn q Sealed Verdict
Ak EVIDENCE N aEsvrrAL.
r,eesss Disssppeiss shs Deaes-Wnsox
nrsshs Down and wssps-Hsss
Absus Dsfendans's Ganblaua

- In the balances. His case vent 10
- my last night 1t Hos O'clock and as
<1nixht the Jury announced that there
- 10 possibility Of a Immediate aeres-
- Wilcox will hear the verdict Of the
- vfen court opens this morning. bat
- Il Il il acquittal he VIII NOS b free.
20 warrant for his arrss4 on . charge Of
nerdsring james King IL said 20 ~ N the
iuds Of his guards, although The uastsr
E besBg kept profound secret
ulia5 o'clock last night the Last words
4 Judes Humes' instructions 10 the Jury
= from his lips aftsr be had spoken e.
e3y twenty minutes aud With them
une to end the moat inssresting murder
tial in King county Tor mauy year,. All
~ Wilcox had ma1ntatnsd his compos-
-, bat when Attorney Conner was max
he the closing argument for the de9ense
"a made some reference TO his cheats
] r. 81 vice tears started 70 WiIcox's eyes.
i noment after the attorney turned 20
Nm, and with the voice Of q pr0phef. sid:
3 swilcox. you will be frse. Newer again
MI the iron door Of your cell swing In
ycur face; no moro viii you - the sun
~ from behind iron bars. Liberty
assits you"
~ these words Wilcox broke down CON-
DIsssiy and wept like child. But he
uiped the tears from his eyes and
nlened through the long argument
= the prosecuting attorney and
- judges charge. When at last the
mr. had gone % their room ana the
spsst had taken . recess, he sat with his
toad down in silence. In groups around
~ people were gossiping. laughing.
sneking and Specializing on the verdict.
Ut be was alone. Thsn Detective d. o.
1nith came up to him.
You will shake hands With ma, Won't
ysn. Wilcox Z" he said.
YES" replied Wilcox, looking MP With
stfisht smile, and srasping the offered
had. Suddenly tears gushed from his
qes, and exciaiming: ''oh. but you
nn't know what strain 10 has hsen, :" he
haried his face in . handkerchief. and
/ Nth his head on the table he hogan sob
hng like his heart would break.
"Why. Wilcox" began Smith.
't0h, Godi You don't think they Win
isd me guilty. do your" interrupted VIII
cox
-wilcox. don't think they wfil convict
1 gou, but"
ado you really think I'm guilty :"
easped Wilcox, like he had been stabbed.
II wish you hadn't asksd me that; I
really do" began Smith, but here Wilcox
again threw his head and arms On the
table In fit Of sobbing which lasted dur
ING ten minutes or %. while Attorney
Conner and Detective Smith guarded over
bis head, Conner having accused Smith
Of trying to extort . confession
Rom the prisoner. Then Wilcox
inter- few words Of encouragement from
his attorneys braced up and began chat
ting easily and pleasantly With those
around him. In this way he continued
{ until the court adjourned and he uas led
below to his cell, nervous, but confident.
Tbs other scenes of the trial yesterday
were comparatively uninteresting.
The states rcbuttal was weak. II IL
safe to say that if the state had closed It's
journsd with Wilcox half cross-sxamined,
the result would not have been changed.
Asit was the whole forenoon session yes
terday was spent in finishing the cross
examination Of the defendant without
breaking him down or making him con-
tsdict himself on any material point.
not that the cross-examination was not
thorough and searching. but merely that
Wilcox was not to b broken down In his
story. Two witnesses moro for the de-
tense we're sworn ia after Wilcox, both
ecrroborating the story Of going 70 work
on the Great Northern snow sheds. and
then the defense rested at IL 30 o'clock.
Then the state called several of 1T former
Witnesses 10 testify to conversations be-
tween themselves and Wiicox's witnesses,
!. In which plans to free Wilcox BY false
evidence was discussed. They did 90, bat
when the defendants witnesses, who were
alleged 10 have talked OF clearing Wilcox
BY perjury. were recalled by the state 10
Be impeached. they denied that any such
eonversations had ever taken place. The
only witness who really testified In re-
eattai sas Henry Quinn, . gambler, who
sad that he was not in . poker game with
Wilcox on Labor day. ~ the latter had
testified, but on the Saturday before,
September ?. Yet he was not positive,
AID his evidence was not . bit more
vsghty than that Of . half dozen Of tho
deierdant's alibi witnesses.
The case was argued 1t great length.
Mr.. Mcbride opened for the state, and
spoke an hour. He roasted" the wit
nrsses for the defense, calling them . ser
oiperjurers, etc. Mr.. Archer opened for
the defense. and made his maiden speech
70 jury, but acquitted himself with
great credit. HE colleague, Mr..
Conner, followed him. making . long
and eloquent plea for the condemned
nan, indicating the weakness Of the
saasn Of cireumstantial evidence relied on
hr the state. Mr.. Miller closed the argu-
nsnt for the state in tiowcry speech, but
pal the case of the state before the jury in
asoreihle and convincing manner. Judge
Easnes' instructions we're Of great length
snd fairness, containing all that either
sde could reasonably wish. The case then
vent TO the jury.
Promptly q. ESQ o'clock yesterday
morning Judge Humss assembled TO the
eensa aud said: THE defendant will take
,as witness stand" Wilcox. who had
sen brought up by the jailsr from his cell
1sew, went up aud took his seat prepare
very TO the resumption Of the ercss-exam-
nation. There was . considerable wait
Wore Mr.. Colner appeared. during which
we big crowd sneexcd. couyned and looked
sorsd. while the attorneys and clerks read
vac morning papers.
M. Miller then cross-examined the wit
ness Tor an hour and half But with the
exception OF contrsdicting himself = great
SEA on many small points OF his direct ex-
salnason, Wilcox was not broken down
aay TO speak Of; ae maintained the thread
his story gnbroken. Mr.. Conner, as
seen as the cross-examination Was over,
sasnined Ats client again 60 have him ex-