The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-24
THE SANE VERDICT.
Murphy's Second Trial Results
Like the First.
THE JuRY's LONG STRUGGLE.
After Forty-swo Hours Defiberaffon
Il Agrees ON the Murderer's
Fate-Ancther New Trial.

jams Murphy has been . second tina
convicted Of mtrder IN the second de-
gree for shooting Phil DAVE. the saloon
keeper, July - lse. In the old Copper
Chief saloon The vrsict WIS announced
late yesterday afternoon, and the polling
OF the jury vas witnessed by q consider
able number Of spectators who had heard
Of the agreement.
A few minutes past o'clock. after the
jury had been out forty-two hours. the
weary baiiifg heard 9 rap on the door and
was informed that q verdict had been
reached. The news was sent To Judge
Huu,es. but q considerable delay en-
sued before the court could convene, az
the Judge was absent on his place near
Columbia. He entered the room at $40,
ana after Murphy. with q face deeply
marked by anxiety. had been brought in
by Night Jailer yerherry. the twelve
men. worn and haggard by their long
deiiberation. marched to their places.
Have you agreed upon a verdict. gem
tiemen Of the jury?" called out the
court.
The twelve men nodded and spoke In
voices scarcely audible. we have" Tho
verdict was handed up to the court. who
glanced at 1t. and then handed IL 20 Dep
usy Clerk j. B. Gordon. Murphy sat at
the table directly in 'front.' and gazed in
tentIy at the clerk as he rose with the
marrow slip OF paper In his hand As the
words OF doom fen on the ears of the
convicted man his face changed momen-
tarily and then relapsed into Its habitual
expression
do you want the jury polled?" asked
the court.
I'VE do, sir" answered John c. Whit
lock. who represented the. prisoner.
One by one the jurymen. with Murphy
facing them. arose and answered. 1T is"
to the question, rs this your verdict?'
When the last man had responded. Mr..
whitlock gave notice OF an intention to
move for new trial. and the court adj
journed. AS Murphy turned to leave the
room. his hopes Of acauittal blasted. he
drew in his lips and an expression Of
bitterness carkened his features.
What the jury did during It's prolonged
session has not been disclosed. The Inn
preston prevails that the verdict Is a
compromise. and that some of the Jurors
favored a finding OF murder In the first
degree.
Both Mr.. HASTE and Mr.. Wiltshire feel
gEatified at the result of their effort at
prosecution. They went into the trial
heavily handicapped by the fact that
they were new to the Office and that the
crime had faded from the minds OF wit
nesses. They had been so busy with 9TH
er matters that little opportunity was
afforded them for comforting with their
witnesses. Indeed. the witnesses In re-
buttal met Mr.. Wiltshire during the last
day OF the trial while Mr.. HASTE was
busy In the courtroom Under these cir
cumstances they are satisfied with the
verdict.
Mr.. Ronald and Mr. Piles for the De-
tense declare the veriict viii never hold
in the supreme court. and that Murphy
will yet go free because he has once been
placed In jeopardy.
The punishment for murder In the sec
ond degree varies from twenty years to
life Imprisonment.