The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-10-10


siege of ballotiRg and discussion which
lasted until 1900 a. m.
The Verdict Comes In.
Promptly at the above hour there
was a timid tap heard on the jury
room door Mr.. Harkins responded
quickly while coarse whispers bushes
we're flung about the room. Every
signal on the door had brought every
body to his feet nearly in anticipation
of its being the call to the bailiff to
announce the agreement upon a YER
dict. Mr.. Harkins unlocking the door
quickly stepped inside. He remained
but moment and when he came out
his face was scanned as the storm toss
ed sailors might scan the heavens for a
CLEAN of hope from the north star. His
face was as impressive as that OF a
marble statue and the Tightening hope
of a second before dropped like lead.
Have they agreed on the verdict? al
most burst from the throng. There
was a suspense of but a moment, but it
seemed hours. One close to Mr.. Har
kins asked him the question. His
reply was fitted about from lip to lip.
1t took less than a second for every
one in the room and out on the side
walk to catch that answer and it was
not publicly announced. They had
agreed on their verdict, and if every
persons life, in the room had been in
the balance, instead Of the liberty of
the three men at bar, it would seem
there could not have been greater in
terest. There was movement for
ward all about the room. Everybody
wanted to get up to the railing of the
bar. Mr.. Harkins looked for Judge
Fish. When that gentlemen was
found he ordered the defendants and
their attorneys brought in. This took
not more than five minutes, but it
seemed almost like an age. The de-
PENDANTS were present with the eXcep-
ton of Perren. Very shortly he with
Attorneys Foster and Scanlan came in.
Judge Fish mounted the bench and
ordered the jury brought in. The
audience could hardly suppress its eX-
citment. Beside crushing forward
they mounted the chairs and seemed
almost inclined to mount each others
shoulders. This prompted the court to
remark that there must be no demon
stration either of approval or disap
provai Of the verdict no matter what it
might be ard he ordered everybody to
sit down. The audience went down,
but it was like the casting down of a
rubber ball Everybody was up again
in a jify. 1t was impossible to keep
the crowd seated.
The jury was polled in the usual way
by Clerk Slosson. Then he asked:
Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon verdict 2"
"We have" replied Mr.. Dalton.
Mr.. Harkins got the slip of paper
from Mr.. Dalton and handed it oversto
Mr.. Slosson.
6 1.-THE clerk may read the verdict"
commanded the court. And in falter-
ing voice Mr.. Slosson read the verdict
as it is given at the beginning of this
article.
After the motions of the attorneys
had been ordered recorded the court
instructed the bailiff to clear the court
room.
The faces of the defendants after the
verdict had been announced were Sc
rious study. Barney Bloch seemed en-
tirely collapsed. He sank as if every
muscle in his body had suddenly lost it's
tensile power and head dropped help
lessly upon his breast. Perren pre-
sented a far different picture. He
leaped to his feet as if nerved to bat
tie. He plainly showed that he was at
the pinnacle of a crisis and he saw ali
the consequences to be visited upon his
criminal acts. 1t was dreadful pic
ture to contemplate, but more harrow
ing still was the awful scene which
was taking place on the seat beside
him. Mrs. Perren sat there with her
eyes riveted on Detective Cowie and
all the hate, rage and resentment OF
human nature fairly blazed from her
eyes and glistened from her crashing
teeth. She trembled like an aspen leaf
with the frightful emotions which
seemed to possess her. Rumors were
set afoat that she had threatened to
take the life of the detective and that
the police had been compelled to wrest
a revolver from her.
The Sentence Passed
George S. Perren and Barney |.
Bloch were sentenced at o'clock this
afternoon to eight years apiece at hard
labor in the Waupun state prison.
Isaac Robinson was given five years.
Bernhard Rosenow was allowed to go
on his own recognizance to remain un-
til such time as Judge Fish shall hear
of any misdeed of his. In case of mis-
deed at any time the Judge retains the
right to call him back here and pass