People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-12-20
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.
Such Was the Verdict of the jury in
the Anderson Gray Case.
Daily Mil 18th

der in the first degree.
Mr.. Elliott concluded his SUMMING
up for the state at five o'clock yester
day afternoon, closing with an elo
quent and impressive reroration
Bailitf j. j. Stephenson was ther
sworn by Judge Burnette to take
charge of the jury during their delib
eratiOnS and at $40 o'clock they re.
tired to their room and organized by
electing James H. Muckley, of Jack.
son township, foreman. About six
O'Clock they went to the Arlington.
ate supper and returned at once to the
jury room.
A little while before nine O'Clock
the Jury notified Bailiff Stephenson.
that they had agreed on a verdict.
He at once set aFout getting the
court, attorneys and the defendant
into cOnrt. The news that verdict
had been agreed upon spread rapidly
among those who were still up town
and quite a crowd soon gathered at
the court house. OF those engaged
in the trial, the defendant Gray was
the first to arrive. He was accom-
panied by his wife and his two
daughters, Mrs. John Stryder and Miss
Ida Gray. Then came StenOgrapher
Davis. Elliott, Lawrence, Carver,
Judge Burnette and Woods IN the
order named. By 9:3O all necessary
parties except Mr., Schwinn and
Deputy L. D. FOskett were present.
While waiting for their arrival Judge
Burnette stepped over to where
Gray was sitting and spoke to him.
Gray arose and followed the Judge
into his private office. Sheriff S. S.
Woodcock and Deputy Ed. Coates
followed closely after them. Every
one OWNED that Gray was being
searched for firearms and more than
one in the court room felt relieved
when they saw that this precaution
had been taken.
The deputy clerk did not arrive un-
til 9;45. In the meantime specula-
tiOn was rife as to what the verdict
was. All agreed that it was either
mot guilty or murder in the first
degrees" no other verdict could have
been agreed upon within the time.
Only a few clung to the mot guilty"
'dea. Gray sat directly in front of
the Judge, back against the railing
Mrs. Stryder to his right, his other
daughter, Miss Gray to his left and
Mrs. Gray next to her. VIM. H.
Berry sat next to Mrs. Gray while to
the right of Mrs. Stryder sat A.
Dorsey, A. G. Burchinal and John
Rains. Mr.. Lawrence sat alone at
the attorneys taole. Carver, Elliott.
Woods and Schwinn were seated or
standing in the north part of the
room inside the railing. The
StenOgrapherS table was vacant; Mr..
Davis sat beside the writer at the
north table. The locality of the Jury
box was deserted. The defendant
Gray was apparently as cool and self
possessed as ever. Neither of his
showed any particular out
ward signs of the mental strain
through which they were passing.
Their faces, however, bore an anxious,
care worn expression. But Mrs.
Gray was evidently nervous, anxious
and fearing the worst. Even the
attorneys faces showed that they
we're each laboring under consider
able subdued mental excitement and
ielt the seriousness of the occasion.
As soon as the first juror marched
through the north door to the court
'oOm, all the habitues of the court
'OJm knew what the verdict was.
There isa peculiarly serious, ,determin.
I'd expression about the mouth and
Eye OF every juror who has agreed
lpon verdict of guilty in a serious
case that cannot be misin-
'erpreted. After the jury was seated
n the box, Judge Burnette addressed
hose present saying that no matter
What the verdict of the jury might be-
10 demonstrations of any kind or
nature whatever, of approval, dis
approval, gratitude or otherwise
would be permitted. He then re-
'elVed the verdict from the jury in
he usual manner, examined it and
'assed it to Deputy Clerk Foskett
VINO had stepped upon the judges
OStrum, ordering it read. As Mr.. |
toSkett pronounced the words
guilty of murder in the first degree, .
he three ladies broke out weeping
md wailing. Judge Burnette Instant
y ordered the sheriff to take the de-
endant into custody. He then at
empted to address the jury from his
eat, but in order to make himself
leard, was compelled to step down to
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