The morning times., 1896-05-21
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he confessed he would be relieved from
punishment, you should disregard il. A
confession brought about by force or hope
of reward is not evidence.
But If you lind that what statements
he made were not forced by fear or promise
Of leniency, then they are evidence, and
TO be considered IN connection with all
other evide nee offered. N reaching your
conclusions as To his guilt or innocence"
After some further Instructions ali Of
very fair and impartial nature, the court
gave the case 10 The Jury. aud they re-
tired at 20 O'Clock In less than ten.
minutes the baihffs announced that they
had reached a verdict, aud they were
marched back into the room.
RETURN OF THE VERDICT.
'GentIemen Of the Jury, have YOU agreed
upon u verdict?'' asked Clerk smith
We have" ans wered the foreman.
What say you, is the defe udant guilty
or not guilty?"
Guilty as indicted" replied the fore
man, handing back the indictment.
The jury was poIled. aud every voice
gave back the same response, Guilty"
The murderer sat with Deputy James
Spriugman, in the same seat and same pO-
sitiou he has occupied all during the triaI.
aud let his eyes rove over the Jury with
out seeming TO comprehend the significance
Of their action. Mr.. Springman touched
him on the shoulder, and he rose mechan-
.cally al followed his guard down stairs
Ford, the seItcouressed and convicted
murderer. retired To his couch il the Jail
last eight apparently n a condition TO
enjoy rest, after the hJTrassing events
of the last two days The excitement.
{ 2 f- ,5 of
to fatigue him, aud he showed no desire
70 talk 10 these about him, aud no one
pressed him into Conversation
The HstIeSs demeauor, that would be
called stcicism 10 higher type of man,
| that has marked his actions since the
begiunin or his triaI. Ia : grown appaiHngIy-
in the last few hours, and last night the
| wretch was nothing more than dazed
being, that seemed utterly Cbi-viOus or
what tFanspired around him
Wheu the jury retired with bis case he
was taken down stairs 10 rest ana await
the verdict.
What are they going to do now?' he
asked OF Deputy James Springnan, in
whose custody he was.
They have gDae out % decide whether
or not yJu are gGilJy, Ford replied Mr.
/ Springman. kindly
RECEIVED IT sULLENLY.
The negro looked at him IN meaning
less manner and said no more. Hardly
had the iron doors closed than the an
uOUnCement was made that the jury had
returned, and Ford was hurried back to
the courtroom After he had returned
20 the prisoners cells he broke silence
Of several minutes by asking What did
them neG Say2''
They said YOU were guilty, as in
dicted," replied Mr.. Springman again.
the appalling ignorance Of the fellow
was again shown when he inquired what
that meant. 1t was explained TO him that
the Jury decided that he committed the
murder, and he replied, Oh, I'd already
told them that"
Scarcely another word passed the mans
lips from that time until he was placed in
the van to be taken 70 jail. He turned TO
the lunch he did not taste at noon. and
ate a few bites A peculiar feature OF his
confinement at the city han was that,
though his appetite has IN no manner di-
minished. he did not taste bite OF his
lunch yesterday or The day before. His
wife spent the entire time OF the lunch hour
each day with him. and he ate nothing
while she was there.
After entering the van the prisoner was
handed cigar by Mr.. Springman. He
lighted il and seemed TO enjoy it very
much as he took his rough ride. He was
the only passenger in the van and showed
no signs OF fear.
Again heinquired OF Mr.. Springtnan what
was to he done with him. The latter
answered that he was TO he taken back
to Jail, not TO be brought up again until
the court was ready 10 pass sentence.
HIS ONLY SPEECH.
well. Mr. springman,' he replied with
nothing in expression or voice TO Indicate
either fear or grief, Il must have been
crazy. and III give all this world to live
over dat last week before I killed her.
He asked a fe u more questions as tO
the time the execution might take place.
''De only thing / kin do now is to put
my trust in de Heavenly Father, for 1
must have beeu crazy" he murmurPd
On alighting from the van Ford was
returned 10 the cell he has occupied since
first being taken 20 the jaI- This is
cell No. 2, in Murlerers' Row, and. as
has previously beet stated, is the same
Que that was occupied by Guiteau and
Schneider, respectively.
He marched HstIeSSIy 90 his narrow
quarters, aud paid no attention TO the
cHnking OF the iron door behind him. He
had been in the cell but a short time
before his ravenous appetite again as
serted itself. aud he was brought "a ueal
OF plain and substantial prison feed. which
he devoured with apparent relish
After he had finished he sat down on
the side of his couch aud remained there
for a long time. in his sleepy. hau-dazed
condition. When anyone Woaiu pass
the cell door he would look up, but rarely
say anything Finally, ne thfew hlhSetl
, back and slept heavily