The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-01-09

the name of the poor old washwoman
| whose last farthing you defrauded her Of.
turning to the jury, the speaker continued:
and, in the name of God Almighty and of
| justice, L demand at your hands verdict
| the accused sat apparently in despair. Mrs.
| Howard was not in the courtroom at this
time.
Charging the Jury.
Immediately after the argument was
closed, which was 1870 o'clock a. M, court
adjourned till o'clock p. M, at which hour
Judge Hammond began to deliver his
charge.
AS soon as the charge was finished the
court asked the jurors If they would retire
for the night or deliberate for while in
their room. With no hesitancy they hled 10
their room. For an hour an immense crown
awaited N great suspense expecting an ear
ly verdict.
Howard Found Guilty.
Jackson, Tenn, January 3.-(Special)-
''EcV." George Frederick Burgerne Howard,
the great foreign claim sWind.er was
found guilty as charged on the eight in
dictments, and he Will do time at the
United States prison, at Columbus, o., I'M
less the supreme court of the United
States, to which he appeals, reverses the
decision of the lower court The verdict Of
the jury has said the defendant, under his
various aliases, is guilty, and the general
pubic upnOlds it, The sentence, however,
is a small one, compared with the magnl-
tude OF his crime and the large territory
operated.
luded, iliterate people have been taken IN
by Howard.
After the court, charged the jury, last
night, the twelve repaired to
their chamber, but Immediately ad-
journed until this morning at
$50 o'clock, when they commenced DELHI
erations and on the first ballot reached the
verdict that pronounced Howard as guilty
each Of the twenty-four counts of the
the jury filed into the courtroom, and the
great throng of spectators saw depicted in
their countenances what their verdict would
Gentlemen Of the jury. the marshal in
forms the court that you desire to make
rors took their seats in the box.
I'VE do" replied the foreman, rising and
approaching the bench.
Have you reached Il verdict?'
I'VE have. and find the defendant guilty"
Guilty, so say you alp and after each
juryman nodded assent the court thanked
them for their services during the past four
weeks and discharged them. When the YER
dict of the jury was made known the de-
PENDANTS countenance was a puzzle Aside
from the paleness Of his face and restless
of his eyes there was little to Indicate
that Howard was any more concerned in
the verdict than 800 others who were pres
ent. Howard sat at the bar, surrounded
by is counsel and by his wife and other
members of the family. a scene was an
ticipated, but there was none. Mrs. How
ard groaned almost audibly and clasped
her hands for moment but soon recov-
cred composure and sat during the remain
der of the proceedings as though carved
out of stone.
He Gets Nine Years in the Columbus Prison
Jackson, Tenn, January 4.-(Special)-
Howard, the foreign claim swindler and
clerical decever, will do time for nine years
and one month nj the Columbus, O., prison.
SO said Judge Hammond tonight when he
sentenced the defendant in accordance with
the verdict of the jury In addition to the
above Howard is taxed with $1,000 in fines
and the costs of the two trials, which foot
up in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The greater portion of the day has been
consumed by the defendant and his
sociate counsel in arguing the motion for
new trial. The defendant commenced |
speaking this afternoon soon after the |
opening of court and continued until tonight |
at clock. The attendance was arge and |
considerable interest was manifested. Peo-
pie were standing on chairs and other
available furniture When the defendant
resumed his speech the court addressed |
himself to Howard in the following Ian
guage:
II am constrained by all the considera-
tons that influence judicial judgment to |
state that l have not the slightest doubt