Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-04-21

WASHINGTON, April IA. - Twenty
minutes before 5 O'Clock a rush was
made toward the court room. I'ha Jury
had been out only one hour and twenty
eight minutes.
which the Jurors sat looking solemn,
while Colonel Thompson and the gray
halred defendant conferred in whis-
!ers. Five minutes passed before
Attorney Carlisle, representing bliss
Pollard, entered. Judge Bradley re-
quested the people to refrain from
demon STATIONS. Then a verdict of
Slo,OUO for the d. PENDANT was an
nCunced. No expression from the
crowd. Colonel BreckInridge himself
rose to make motion for a new trial
and the court adjourned.
There was nothing but expressions OF
approvals and regrets that the amount
was not larger.
The jury took Is ballots before reach
ing conclusion. The difference was
mainly over the amount of damages to
be granted, aHd there was but one man
on the jury who fsvored the defendant,
On the first ballot one juror voted for
the defense aud hung out for a time,
but bis colleagues thought more for the
sake of argument than beca use he was
in favor Of Breckenridge. Two or three
jurors wanted to give the full amount
OF $4,000, while others thought merely
nominal damages would serve to
express their opinion that the congress-
man had treated Miss Pollard shabbily.
Formal notice OF a motion for a new
trial was given by the defense.
breckenridge was very cool after the
verdict was rendered. He walked
away with his counsel, but declined to
speuk then for publication as did his
attorneys. Miss Pollard was some
what excited, but not hysterical, while
waiti0g for the verdict end broke into
tears when she heard it. She declined
to be interviewed and her attorneys
said she was anxious to escape from
public sight as far as possible now that
the cgse was ended.
Los ANGELES, April ia mysterious
explosion demolished the frame build
ing of Miss Luise Mohr 455 to 459
Spring street early this morning and
badly damaged Kestnar's building shop,
and the Golden Rule produce store adj
joining. The conclusion was like big
light to the sky. For half block in
each direction from the wrecked build
ing the sidewalks were covered with de-
bris and broken glass. On the other
side OF the street all the show windows
were blown to atoms.
The wrecked building was occupied
by restaurant, cigar store and Babar-
owsky's she'll and jewelry store, in the
lOA ~ . II
badly occurred.
Miss Kate Schlimer, proprietress of
the restaurant, was sleeping in a rear
room when she was awakened and found
that the building had been bio gn near
ly away, but the bad and herself were
unframed. Babarowsky claims to
know nothing about the origin OK the
disaster, but he is suspected.
Many theories have been advanced.
Some say it was can of gasoline; 9th
ers that an engine was used in the shell
store, and others gas, but the most
plausible seems to be that dynamite
may have been used by safe crackers.
1t is believed by many that two bodies
are 10 the debris. The loss is about five
thousand dollars.
q. A. Mensch, who was two blocks
away from the explosion, says be saw
vivid flash, heard the building crash,
preceded by nois ike that Of an i'm
mense cannon, the ground shook and
trembled for blocks away, and slumber-
ers were awake ed for a quarter Of
mile away Bricks were thrown across
the street. glass was broken several hun
dred yards away. The street was
thronRed Nth people in very few
minutes. Officers BEGAN search for
any one who might have been caught
In the i'll fated house owing to heavy
timbers and heavy roof.
Their is a mystery surrounding the
whole affair and but little could be
learned. Rabarowsky, the jeweler, was
seen about ten minutes before the eX
poison In q Deighboring saloon, and ex-
pressed ; mself as being tired and in
tending to go to bed. At 3 o'clock this
morning an Individual, hatless and
dazsd, was found standing in front OF
the wreck apparently at loss TO un-
derstsnd what it all meant. A police
man found him TO Isidore Babarovsky,
the proprietor OF the jewelry and shell
store. He stated that just before the
explosion he had been painting fixures
In the store, but was suddenly taken
sick and went out to the rear. Wheth-
or he was in doors or not he could not
tell, but while oat there he fell asleep
and awakened few minutes before his
M citing with the policeman. He could
not remember having smeit gas in the
store before being taken sickSin fact he
did not seem capable of carrying on ra-
tional conversation. When questioned
as to having any explosives in his store
he stated that he believed there was
five gallon can of oil in one room but he
could not recall nothing else of that
nature.
WILMINGTON. April 1.-THE president
today sent the following nominations to
the senate. First Lieutenant Jas G.
tain, Second Lieutenant E. w. WInslow,
corps of engineers, to be first lleuten-
ant.
OMAHA, April II elley's army found
no box cars as pr omised. so they felt
very bitter against the Council Bluffs
officials. The army Is still canped o
few miles east OF Council Bluffs and
provisions are running low.
SAN Francisco, April 17.-Three
thousand democrats met IN mass meat
pg here last night and passed long
reading as follows:
Resolved, That the recent utterances
Of Senator Hill are traitorous in their
purpose, false in the r assumptions, alb
;urb in their logic, and excite indigna-
ion and derIsion among the democracy
IF California,
Resolved, That the uEdemocrasic
course If Thomas j. Geary, in refer
snce to the Wilson bill, is hereby con-
1e mned and repuGiated.
These resolutions are to be laid be-
fore the senate by Serator White.
SAN FRANCIsco, April 16.-The demo
,rats held big mass meeting here to-
right and made speeches ard adopted |
resolutions denouncing Senator I'LL for |
lis sentiments expressed in his recent |
peech on the tariff.
WASHINGTON, April 16.--The condi-
ion OF Congressmao Jerry Simpson is