St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-03

mold said he would remain in the
building until midnight, If necessary.
and if no verdict had been reached
by that time he would come to court
OF 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. No
body believed there would be occa-
sion for this. There were many wag-j
ers made that the verdict would be
in tonight, and more as to its natures
AT twenty minutes to there was a.
bustle Of moving people in the
packed room, and it became known
that the jury was coming in. A mo-
ment later Judge Arnold took his
seat. District Attorney Graham and
his assistants entered, and the iurv
MED solemnly in and took their seats
in the box. Then. amid an impress
sive silence, Holmes was brought in
and placed in the dock. For a mo-
ment there was not a sound The
silence was literally painful and ev-
cry heart in that crowded room
throbbed faster. The man who was
about to hear his doom pronounced
stood erect in the dock, the same
death-ike pallor, which could grow
no deeper, on his face. He stared at
the jury blankly, his hands clasped
behind his back. Once or twice he
moistened his lips with his tongue.
Ihere was no other sign Of agitation.
Ihen from the deep-voiced court
clerk came the awful words:
Jurors, look upon the prisoner.
prisoner, look upon the jurors. How
say you, gentlemen of the jury; do
you find the prisoner at the bar. Her
man w. Mudgett, alias H. H. Holmes
guilty of the murder of Benjamin F.
Pietzel. or not guilty?"
The condemning syllables came
promptly from the foreman: Guilty
Oh murder in the first degree"
NOT A QUIvER.
Hem" uttered Holmes. clearing his
throat. But his shrunken form never
trembled, his lips betrayed no culver
his marvellous nerve had not forsaken
him. There was only a tighter CLASP of
the hands folded behind him. Then he
slowly sat down, and at the request of
counsel the jury was polled. That is
each OF the twelve men separate rs
tened to the clerks query and re-
sponded with the finding. AS each
name was called Holmes wrote il on
the margin of newspaper in his hand
and the fingers holding the pencil never
snook. The verdict was formally re-
corded by the court; the motion for a
new trial was made; and after Judge
Arnold had spoken a word of regret 10
counsel for the defense because of last
Mondays occurrence, when they with
drew from the case, and appreciation
Tor their arduous but fruitless labors.
Holmes was taken to his cell room and
few moments later TO prison. Then
the jury was thanked for their atten-
ton and labors and sent home. the
court adjourned, and the most ex-
traordinary case in the annals of
American courts was ended
The proceedings of the last day were
uneventful, except for the last tragic
scene District Attorney Graham OPEN
ed the session with his address to the
| jury. He was followed by Mr.. Rotan.
who in his speech presented the only
form of the defense, that Pietzel had
committed suicide, resting on the as
SUMPTION lndI the commonwealth had
not made out case beyond a reason
; able doubt. Judge Arnold charged the
| jury for more than an hour The dis
trict attorney said his Instructions
were fair and impartial. The general
idea was that if they leaned towards
either side it was towards the COM
monwealth's, but the charge consisted
| mainly in review of the evidence and
an exposition of the law of murder.
When the trial began last Monday
everybody, including the common
wealth's officers, anticipated that it
would lengthen into many weeks. II
lasted six days. This was the result of
the courts decision that no evidence
touching upoH Holmes other crimes
should be introduced into this partic-
ular case, and the conduct of the coun.
sci in presenting no defense other than
argument. The swift developments.
treading upon each others heels. and
every one out-doing it's forerunner for
sensa tionalism, are public knowledge.
At 10:15 o'clock this morning Mr..
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