Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-29
HAVE TO DO TIME.
"Dr. Jim" and His Fellow Trans.
vaal Filibusters.
FAMOUS CASE COMES TO AN END.

Pcop.c Go 10 Siee? During LcrL RusselTs
Long Summing Up-Raidcrs Get Varied
Sentences. Jameson Being Given the
LoBc-s.-Hard Labor Left Out, but
There Is Prospec. of Military Degrade
tion for the Raiders.
LONDON. July 29-The attendance Mt the
trial OF Dr. Jameson and his associates
was never 50 large as yesterday. and the
greatest interest was manifested in the
proceedings. The opening part of Lord
Russc,Ts summing up, however, and his
rccapitulation of the evidence was ti,c-
some. and even DIR. Jameson and the other
defendants dozcd at times. Sir Edward
Clark alone showed any signs of nervous
ness. As for the jury, composed with two
exceptions of elderly men, there was 10
doubling that they were bored. The L.
dies, of whom there were n great num-
bcr in the court room, famed them
selves wearily while trying to catch
glimIsaS Of the defendants. The latter
while the jury was out, retired to the tea
room, where they held a reception of their
lady acquantances and relatives, all of
whom had high hopes of the acquittal of
the prisoners.
jury No: Inclined To 30 Severe.
The jury, after having retired at about
1 i::D, returned about 5:3i and the defend
ants Were hastily summoned to take their
places. The judges came in five minutes
later. and the jurymen gave an atiirlna-
tive answer to all the questions which had
been propounded to them by the chief
Justice; but they added Il rider TO the effect
that the disturbances at Johannesburg
were provocative. Lord Russcll then
stated that their answers We're equivalent
to Il verdict Of guilty. The foreman said
that they were no: unanimous upon that
point, but his lordship repeated his cxpla-
| nation and the jury then consulted to-
gCthcr for abou: three sninutcs and rcn-
deroh verdict of guilt. DR.. Jameson
| and his codcicndan;s were apparently
UnmOvcd.
IiIib1s:ers Will Take Their Medicine.
Sir Edward Clarke asked the court per.
mission TO move for Il new trial, but when
| the judges returned Sir Edward Clarke
| said that in view ii the verdict rendered
| the defendants refused to instruct for i
new trial and expressed n desire TO settl,
! the case now. In passing sentence LORD
| Russell said that the verdict was given OF
| evidence which no reasonable man would
| be able to disregard. All the defendants
| he added, We're men of position and in
teliigcncc, holding positions under tht
| queen, and their crime had the rravcsi
| consequences, including death to soms
and injury TO others. while the future
! consequences OF their crime no one wa:
| vet able to forcscc.
Continuing. the lord chief Justice sait
| that although they all took part in til,
raid the court must distinguish betwcei
them i'll the punishment awarded for theil
| guilt. His iordship then passed sentenc'
| upon the prisoners. DIR. Jameson WI
| sentenced to fifteen months imprison
mcnt without labor; Major Sir JONI
| Willoughby to ten months: Major Il
White to seven months, and Captain
! Henry +. Coventry tson of the Earl o
| Coventry Colonel II. Grey and Colone
| +. II. White, TO five months iinprison
mcnt each.