The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-09

attorneys glanced fixedly ait each man
in an apparent effort to read his
thoughts.
Clerk Broadway read the verdict and,
as the words were pronounced clearly
and distinctly, dispair oyerspread the
prisoners features. His eyes danced
from the jury to his attorneys and then
to Judge Boarman.
Bishop quickly regained his compcsure
and stood up. He stepped over to Dis
trict Attorney Vaughan's side and shook
hands with him. He then whispered
request that his wife be allowed to visit
him at the Jail today. The request was
Immediately granted, and his wife will
visit him whenever she may so desire.
HAS BEEN IN COURT.
All during the trial Mrs. Bishop,
comedy woman in the meridian of life,
has occupied a seat in the court room.
When the verdict was read she nervous
" clasped and uncbasped her hands and
looked appealingly toward Judge Boar
man. When her gaze rested on her hus-
band there was mournfulness in her
expression.
Wnen the DlaSO0eTS WtIe dbOul " NC
returned to the county Jail Mrs. Bishop
grew hysterical. She threw her arms
about her husbands neck and wept Bit
terly, protesting against the verdict of
the Jury. He tried to comfort her and
begged that she restrain herself. A fit
ting climax to the drama was reached
when, with a parting kiss and long,
lingering sorrowful looks the convicted
criminal was led to a cell in the county
Jail.
BISHOP failed to take the stand in his
own behalf. The arrangements con-
sumed tbs greater part of the session.
The oratorcal efforts of Colonel benson
and Mr.. Pope in Bishops defense evoked
flatering comments from their brother
members of the BAR but they We're I'M
awaiting. Messrs. Vaughan and David
son established a. strong chain OF evil
dencs, and their arguments to the jury
were able and forceful.
ELEVEN COUNTS.
The indictment contained eleven counts
as follows:
Having molds in his possession for the
purpose of making counterfeit money.
- For making and forging fifty silver
coins of the simililtude of dollars, half
dollars and quarters.
For making and forging fifty coins of
the denomination of rs cents.
For having these counteTfeits in his
possession.
For making and forging half dollars.
For having them in his posss ssion.
For uttering and passing fifty coins
of the denomination of rs and so cents
on w. ]. Mitchell.
For passing and attempting to pass
counterfeit dollar pieces on other people.
For comnterfeilting silver dollar pieces.
For counterfeiting scent pieces and
having them in his possession.
For passing and attempting to pass
the counterfeit nickels on w. ]. Mitchell.
Capt. W. H. Forsyth, of the United
States secret service department, worked
up the case against Bishop. He OPP
Grated in Cherokee county. Captain
Forsyth was highly pleased at the re-
nection with the case.
Bishop will probably be sentenced to-
day as Judge Boarman ordered all UNI
sentenced prisoners now in the Jail to be
brought into court this morning.
Although there were eleven counts in
the indictment and Bishop was con-
victed ON each and every one of them,
1t is said that th= one statute covers the
entire case. The maximum punishment
that can be inflicted is a fine of s., 900 and
Imprisonment at hard labor for ten years.
AS the statute specifics "hard labor i'm
prisonmenlt for less than one year cannot
he inflicted