Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-11-02
CCEFGk7 GUILTY.
The JAfv Brings in a Verdict in
Twenty Minutes. Crowds
Cheer the Jury on Their VERDICT
Special % APPEAL.

70 W 4 ? q -.
San Francisco. Cad. November l.
District Attorney Barnes corclud {
his argument this morning and rht
Court ~adiorrn"d nntii . o'clock. Wher
court convened Judge Murphy began
his charge 70 the jury.
The jury in the Durrant case wen,
ont at 3 80, On the conclusion Of Judge
Murnhv's charge. which occnDied one
hour and thirty minutes in its deliv-
cry.
At a littl' past four O'Clock the Dur
rant iu"v brought in ver!ict # guilty
Of murder in the first degree. TIE
jury was ont twenty minutes, T; o
Judges charge wa considered tv 9th
sides as being impartial. The Gene
in Fonrt when the verdict wae ~ ~
dered was an impressive one. When
the jury came in the hush was 4b-o
luteiv painful The defendant NAV
nave hreathed while he waited for the
verdict t. he given. bu' if h did 80
the effort WAS impercaptihle. His conn
sci. and friends who supported him
were scarcely less impressed with the
solemnity OF the moment. Toe roll
was called and the iurymen dulv an
7wcrnd to their names.
Gentlemen OF the iurv. have o
agreed upon your verdict?"
I'VE have" replied the Foreman.
What is vOur verdict?"
IT vas the moment all We're waiting
for. Slowly the fatal words were
spoken: eve the Jury find defendant
guilty" It was ended.
Despair came into the broodingev ewes
of the defendant as he heard It was
evident that he knew what the words
meant, but he made no sign, sitting
as stolidly for several minutes as he
had throughout the entire trial. With
the parents case, however. il was DIFF
ferent The father and moth4r col.
lapsed utterly, the woman failing for
ward with her head on the -ab&. SOL,
hing ont her grief.
Her husband tri-d to le her
with his arms ahnnt her erd then
broke down himself. A t'.s poin,
Durrant turned his eyes ur0n lis
parents and for the first time during
the trial showed emotion An az
preston Of pain passed over his Tea.
lures, tears cOurSel down HI. chaaks
and it was a pitiful sight. but even
the picture Of the family stricken bv
this dreadful blow Of the verdict did
not elicit sympathy from those in the
room, for the crowd broke into
noisy demonstrations Of approya1.
which required the efforts OF a LARGE
crowd OF deputy sheriffs to qne)l.
No o tragic or theatrical scene
was ever witnessed in a Court of JUS
tice. Outside the corridors il was |
packed with a mass of people strug-
Cling and gesticulating. Women
were fighting to get near the room as
the words passed from mouth to
mouth, "Durrant guilty" As soon as
it fell from the lips Of the jurors, it
was taken up, passed along the cor
rldors down the street Of the CITY 4
surging mob were waiting outside for
the verdict and had it not been guilty
there might have been a violent lynch
ing scene, and the authorities were
prepared for it.
The Judge thanked the inrv for
their attention to the trial and then
the guards started ont with their pris-
oner. They had to fight rheir wav
through the crowd to reach the black
maria. A dense NIB followed tho va
llcle as it cOursel back to iail. II
vas heavily guarded by a special force
If police and no attempt was made TO
nolest the prisoner. Inside Of fifteen
minutes news-bOys We're carving the
news Of the verdict on the street, and
he greatest excitement prevailed
throughout the city. The verdict is
approved Of by everybody.