The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1895-11-06

IN AID placed In the dock Tie was as
impassive as ever. AS he took his seat,
the Jury came in and took their seats
and it needed but little skill as a mind
reader to know what the word would
be that the foreman would pronounce.
The court ordered Holmes to arise and
then in reply to the question OF the
court the foreman of the jury pro-
nounced the fatal words guilty OF
murder in the first degree.p The YER
dict was greeted with absolute silence.
The charge of the judge must have
'foreshadowed what his fate would be,
but the word guilty fell upon Holmes
with stunning force. He made no out
cry or exhibition of emotion OF any
kind-the blow was too stunning for
necessary outbreaks. He sat down and
while the jury was polled, each man
answered to his name and as each pro-
nounced his sentence Holmes stared
vacantly before him. His face was that
of corpse.
AS the effect of the shock began to
die away, Holmes began to recover
himself. He realized his attorney was
making a motion for new trial. His
under lip fell and he ran his tongue
across it, moistened it, and clasping
his hands together he leaned forward
to hear what the judge had to say,
The Judge said he would hear the mo-
tion for a new trial on Monday, No
vember IS. and an expression of some
thing like hope broke across his dnll
face Turning to the court officials he
said in an eager whisper, Monday,
November 49," These were the only
words he uttered Holmes had recov-
cred much of his composure and he
walked from the room with the quick,
springy step that is natural to him,
The court thanked the jury for their
attention and discharged them, and SO
ended the trial of the most notorious
and infamous murderer that has ever
been convicted in the courts Of Phila-
delphia and probably in the United
States.
The Jury was never in doubt. When
they retired from the court room they
took their suppers and then brief dis
cussion took place. One ballot was
taken and they all voted to convict.
!, They consumed three hours for their
! retirement from the court room, bu,
they could have found verdict in hi
teen minutes if they had wished to dc
& so.
a Judge Arnold's address was most un
favorable to the prisoner and as con
: viction Of the judges words forced
y themselves upon Holmes mind III
i shrank visibly in his seat and dazed
), helpless look came into his eyes. Judg
4 Arnold's charge consumed an hour ant
IS quarter.
q The abrupt closing of the defens
a Friday and the expectation of the cas-
If being given to the jury some time dun
ing the day served to increase the pull
a lie desire to witness the close OF tn
~ trial, and if admission to the cour
NJ room had not been strictly by card tn
81 crowd would have been enormous.
,s Holmes has stood the strain of tn
rs trial remarkably well, but when b
ne was brought into court he seemed
st be II trife nervous. He greeted h
counsel and the court officers chez
Id fully and read the papers while awai
or ing for the proceedings to open.
Vi Mr.. Rotan stated to the court tht
he Mr.. Shoemaker was too i'll to appea
"a but he was willing that he (NIr. Rota
re should make the closing argumeI
nv alone, providing the court would NJ
as grant delay. There was no probab
ta- ity of delay, and as Mr.. Rotan did n
ity expect any, he said, he was also willil
wo to go on.
we Mr. Graham then said that he W
ed willing to voluntarily relinquish
ION right to reply to the closing speech
nd defendants consul and that he wou
ith go to the jury upon his closing arg
the ments.
1cd Then Mr.. Graham began his closi
gal address to the jury. The district
the torney began by quietly congratul
on ing the jury upon their prospect o
the speedy release from the confinement
to the jury box. He merely asked tn
to reason with him over the evider
en- offered. He said that this evidei
bed iindubitably pointed to the guilt OF
1an prisoner, but the commonwealth
lllv Pennsylvania sought no victim, ant
Wit the sense of right and justice led tn
ina TO believe he was innocent, then 1t V
the their duty to acquit him, AID t
ON speedily.
)me Mr.. Rotan sought to have Ju'
in Arnold instruct the jury in his 81
DR.. ming up to disregard all refere
made to the killing of the Piet2el C
{ he dren by Mr.. Graham in his speech
pur- the beginning of the trial. This Ju
zen Arnold refused to do
lted Mr.. Rotan did not develop his al
liant ment as it it was capable of being
: II, veloped and his points were not
the made or strongly brought out. III
ette were great possibilities of riddling
ling commonwealth's case and Holmes
she unfortunate that he didn't have o
mes. and more experienced attorneys,
ines could have presented these weakne
was of the prosecution to the jury in an
ther fective manner. He frequently pre-
ever ted Mr.. Rotan during his address
br: called his attention to points ina
that had overlooked. When Mr.. Rotan
ID concluded, Judge Arnold charged
jury.
have The judge explained the var
sup grades OF murder, and particul
legal premeditated murder He advised
, de- jury that in the case before them t