The morning times., 1896-04-18

For the second time within month
Lottie Tilford entered the police court
last night to hear the verdict OF jury
who had been debating for several hours
over her fate.
On the first occasion the jury disagreed
Last night they brought in a verdict of
guilty as charged and recommended the
defendant to tue mercy of the court.
Tilford was visibiy affected by the YER
dict. Her hopes had been buoyed up by
the acquittal OF the Ferguson woman.
and its suddenness quite overpowered her.
She bowed her head in her hands and
when she raised her face il was dra wn
and haggard. As soon as the usual for
malities had been gone through with she
was led away by her lawyer and a car
riage conveyed her to the place she calls
home. The jury filed out with satisfied
air as though they knew they had done
tnelr duty and soon the court room was
empty.
Lawyer Forrest has four days in which
to ask for a new trial and appeal the
case, but it is doubtful if he will avail
himself of the privilege.
TO IMPOSE SENTENCE.
Sentence will probably be passed some
time early next week and it is nKeiy
rnaU Judge Miller will act as he did in
the Gilmore case and impose Jail SEN
tence.
Ii was O'Clock when the case was called.
In the panel of sixteen jurors four We're
challenged by the defense: MesSrs. Charles
7. Carter. Richard II. Moore, Henry Bote-
ler and Joseph P B. Barber, all Of them
young men. Mr.. Mulowney, for the gov
ernment. made no challenges, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen filled the box:
Hugh BrOSnan. L. b. Thompson, George
W. Gladmon. George a. Thompson, Will
lam B. Hartley, Richard Allen, Frederick
W. Kahlcrt. Walter Hyson, Mckenzie Scott,
Henry Wagner /. w. Lander, Charles L.
Small.
After Mr.. Mullowney had explained the
nature OF the charge to them and said he
expected to show that between January
l and March 16 the defendant had kept a
bawdy house at 212 Eleventh street north
west, Sergt. Moore, one OF the members OF
the party raiding the house on the last
named date. took the stand. he gave
practically the same testimony adduced at
the first trial.
SERGEANT MOORE's TESTIMONY.
Moore stated that the police found in
the dining-room thirtyfive bottles Of beer
and two deInijo of some kind of wine.
On ncroSs-examinationt the witness declared
beyond the reputation of the house he
had no positive knowledge that 1t was one
OF pros titution.
OFFICER Billy williams testified that in
one OF The rooms he saw Minnie Warren
with a man.
IN repIyto question from Mr.. Mullowney
Williams said the man was very young,
not more than twenty-one. He had seen
men and women going in the house fire.
quently, and 1T bore among the police the
reputation OF being q bawdy house.
The most striking feature OF the trial was
the Cold-bIOoded ignorance Offered by the
female witnesses regarding the inmates
of the house. Presumably they knew abso-
lutely nothing of each other.
Judge Miller in charging the jury briefly
Instructed them as to the nature of the Of
fense and what constituted a hawdy house.
Both Mr.. MulIo wney and Mr.. F Forrest spoke
briefly, and at 4:S0 the jury retired.
THEY FINALLY AGREED.
At 5:15 they send word that there was
no chance of agreeing. Judge Miller ordered
them back again. and said he would be
ready to hear from them at O'Clock.
At that hour they filed into court and took
their places while the defendant made her
appearance in court with her lawyer and
waited for the verdict. 1t was the general
impression about the room that the verdict
would be acquittal or at least a disagree
ment. When the usual question was put
by the clerk the foreman replied that a
verdict had been reached. Madam Tilford
and her Ia wyer leaned forward expeCtantly
S the foreman heSitated for moment and
looked at bis companions. Then he straight
ened himself and looked up toward the
judge and said, We find the defendant
guilty as charged. and recommend her to
the mercy of the court
There was quite sensation for moment
and then Lawyer Forrest got up and held
a whispered conversation with the judge
and Prosecutor Mulloney. The defenda ut
watched them nervously, twisting her
handkerchief and crossing and increasing
court.