The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-29
Their Trial Was Made a Social Lon
don Function Until the Jury's
Verdict Was Rendered.
SOCIALISTS STILL WRANGLE
ANOTHER STORMY SESSION AT IN
TERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
After n Hard Fight a New YORK DEL
egate Is Given n Seat In the
London Convention.

LONDON. July 2S.-Dr. Jameson and MS
brother raiders were found guilty To-Day Oh
the charge of violating the foreign enlist
ment act. the jury returned a verdict IN
less than an hour after it had retired. Dr.
Jameson. the chief raider. was sentenced 10
fifteen months Imprisonment. without la
bor Major Sir John Willoughby was SEN
fenced to ten months Imprisonment, Ma
ior r. White was sentenced to seven
months Imprisonment. and Capt. Henry
+. Coventry, Col. r. Grey and Col. II. r.
White were sentenced to five months i'm
prisonment.
The attendance at the trial of DR.. Jane
son and his associates was never so large
as Today, and the greatest interest was
manifested in the proceedings. The open
ing part of Lord Russelrs summing up
however. and his two hours recapitulation
of the evidence, was tiresome. and even
DIR. Jameson and the other defendants
dozed at times. Sir Edward Clarke alone
showed any signs of nervousness. AS for
the Jury. composed with two exceptions OF
elderly men. there was no doubling hat II
was bored. The ladies, Of whom there
were a great number in the court room,
famed themselves YEARLY while trying to
catch glimpses of the defendants. The lat
ter. while the jury was out. retired to the
tea room. where they held a reception OF
their acquaintance and relatives. all OF
whom had high hopes of acquittal.
The jury, after having retired at about
4:sO o'clock. returned at about 5:24 o'clock,
and the defendants were hastily summoned
to take their places. The judges came In
five minutes later, and the jurymen made
~-xx- 80 oil tho questions
which had been put to them by the Chief
Justice, but they added a rider to the ef-
feet that the disturbances at ~Jonhannes.
burg were provocative.
Lord Russell then directed that their an.
swers were equivalent to a verdict Of gull.
ty. The foreman said that they were no.
unanimous on that point, but his LordshiI
repeated his explanation, and the jury ther
consulted together for about three minutes
and rendered a verdict of guilty.
DR.. jameson and his codefendants Were
apparently unmoved. Sir Edward Clark,
asked the courts disposition to move for Z
new trial. When the judges returned ST
Edward Clarke. said that, in view of th'
verdict rendered. the defendants refused Il
instruct for a new trial, and expressed Z
desire to settle the case now. In passing
sentence Lord Russell said that the verde
was given on evidence which no reasonable
man would be able to disregard All. thu
defendants, he added. were men or position
and intelligence holding positions under
the Queen, and their crime had the
gravest consequences, including death tt
some and injury to others. while the future
consequences of their crime no one was We
able to foresee. Continuing. the Lord Chic
Justice said that. although they all tool
part in the raid, the court must distinguish
between them in the punishment awarded
for their guilt. His Lordship then passed
sentence upon the prisoners as announced
above.
DR.. Jameson looked up proudly when tn,
sentence had been passed, and the othel
defendants stared hard at the Lord Chic
Justice. Very soon after the sentencing
formalities had been completed the war
dens of Holloway Prison appeared and tool
up positions on each side of the prisoners
This was the bitterest moment of all To-
the raiders. as up to that time they hat
been treated with the greatest courtesy
had. In fact. been made heroes of to a Ger
tain degree: But. when the elbows of tn
prison wardens touched those of the arts
tocratic freebooters. they seemed to realiz
that the strong arm of the law ha,
knocked all the romance out OF the Trans
vaal fasco. and that. come what may II
the shape of easy treatment in prison. the,
were %convicts in the eyes of the law and II
the eyes Of society. to say nothing of tn
military authorities. who. il is believed
must now take action looking to deprivin|
the prisoners of their commissions in tn
British army.
trial of DIR. Jim and his associates. TIL
court was ordered cleared. the audienc
filed slowly out into the streets, and III
prisoners were escorted to Holloway Pris
on There was absolutely no demonstra
ton In the court room when the prisoner
were taken away. or outside of il whei
they were escorted to jail.
Lord RuSSelTs remarks were distinctly
hostile to the defcndapts in summing u
the case to-day. He began by pointing on
that none of the essential facts in the cas-
against the prisoners had been contested
and that there was no doubt in regard {
their having taken part in or abetting tn
proceedings at Pitsani and Nafekine
where the invading forces were mustere
preparatory to entering the Transvaal. j
was entirely unimportant. in the opinio
of Lord Russell, whether the f~oreign-enlis
ment act had been proclaimed at the place
named in 1895. There was doubt. he SAID
that the expedition was of a military char
acter. and whether it was to overthrow
the Transvaal government or TO force
change of the laws in the republic in tn
interests of others, it was equally an ex
petition against a friendly state. Lor
verseiy to the raiders. and concluded wit
submitting TO the Jury a series of ques
mons difficult to answer any way but al
! Tentatively.
The sentences imposed upon DIR. Jameso
and his companions We're very general
discussed in the Hobbies of Parliament 10
night. Contrary TO the feeling manifesto
by the fair spectators and sympathizin
friends in the court room to-day. the ser
fences were lighter than were expected b
men in Parliament. IL was recognized, how
ever. that the sentences are more seriou
for the military prisoners than the mer
terms fixed for their Imprisonment. sine
ii is expected that they will be cashieret
How LOndOn Views the situation.
LONDON. July 2s.-In commenting ur
on the sentence passed upon DR.. Jameso
and his associates the Graphic approve
the verdict and expresses the belief ths
after the parliamentary committee hs
inquired into the raid the crown will fin
it desirable to reduce the sentence.
The Daily Telegraph considers that II
court has found a medium between indu
gence and excessive vigor.
An editorial in the Times says: 18th
conclusion will commend itself TO the gel
eral judgment OF the country The sci
fences vindicate the law without the al
pearance of v~indictiveness."
OF the probable future action with r.
gard TO Cecil Rhodes the Times says: NJ
South Africa company, writes US to-da
that Cecil Rhodes is prepare to surrei
der for trial whenever the government n
quires IL. This assurance will not eau:
surprise since Mr.. Rhodes has PRACTICAL
no option in the matter. But II is doub
~expounded by Baron Russell (the Lol
Chief Justice n presiding judge
could be successfully invoked to comp
Mr. Rhodes to share his friends punis
ment. Mr.. Chamberlain moves to-morro
for a committee TO inquire into the admin
tration of Rhodesia. and an important di
cussion will ensue. The committee will
empowered to review every part or Z
chartered company's transactions"
The lobby correspondent OF the Chronic
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