New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-16
FRANK SHELDON FOUND GUILTY.
THE JURY FINALLY AGREES AND DECIDES
THAT HE MURDERED HIS WIFE

.,h,-, March l5-At 7:s0 this morning Judge
Dpnve1 received word that the Jury In the Smell
don case was again ready to report An hou'
la,ar the court reassembled. AT s:S, Just eighty
- ard one-balf hours after the Jurors had re-
tired they filed into court The rolcaA was
o.d.rsd and Deputy Clerk WestfaD read the names
~ jurors and Of the defendant Gentlemen OF the
irrv have YOU agreed upon verdict ne asKeu
Foreman Holdan made reply IN so low tones
hot no could not be heard distinctly. The clerk
or,sd that the jury had not agreed Crier
MrroraId corrected him. Again the question was
nu, IN the Jury and the reply came PACK thiS
time with startling distnctness we nave salD
the foreman solemnly. we ma the prisoner
guilty charged. .o.od
SHADOWS lawyer. Mr.. Drummond. appeared
,.to,rded Sheldon was unmoved; the only
,nd,cation he gave Of inward perturbation was
,be rand movement of his eyelids NO one spoK'
- him The silence which Followed 'he ueVLaid
ton OF the foreman was broken by JUSTICE Du"
III IT q the verdict be entered said he Lei
" .~,. hA nolled" was TIE next word Inc
~ -, cauine each jurynian by name. asked.
49,. &, ,our vcrdic,?' Guilty said eacn Of
" -,si,.e men in turn. The Judge then turned
~ the Jury and thanked them for hdV",s PEI
s~,osd their arduous duties so faith1uly. IN con
,usion he ordered that each OF mem % pau
,tr, compensation. Mr.. Drun'inond ih .r;ei
as eX srrest Of judgment and TOR new INA In
which were denied me -btas HG{ was ordered t.
meds' e, he gave his age as forty-SN oootta "a
,on farmer and livestock m Stai,arneIv REPLIED
Il he ha1 nc sry Of The crime charged sen,ence
was pronounced in few toy T Ss Execution The muir
me WeeA comnitted April 30 lsso Sheloon , re-
ceved the Tons deliberations of the jury me vote
DG rlh3 3or The most part ten Tor conVicoon anu
for esbal5on family has been for more tnan
In Inc prominent in Cayuga Coun'S VIZ Fva
gene ,dt4OI Ir-i.I twenty-three years ago MIS-
Sheldon MAR M they had four children. HIS
". Glaze is now representing tnS ~ D-a
District ~ 80 ~ rhe family until Ellen sullivan a
roroeiv Young woman eht5IeI ~. ~ - Sheldon
sger-ne his affections from his VII 20 Ine
va" and after time SheIdon VEN - ,Sds ~ rn
ii-9isn Sullivan with him. Early IN ls'd NJ re
taking ar5 through the efforts Of hA brother mere
was partial reconeiliauohf Ole an far5lv but failed
for $50" z Fnso sullivan obtained employmen, in the
U 10 House at Woodsport There oheluoh spent
most ol went on in this way until Arr 80 le On
ha da shssq bou me so Returning about ao he
AM the house but soon cam out ana repor
n Ss son Guy mat Mrs sheldon was aesd On ne
panIs uen, into the house. picked the body up ana
inred in on a couch in ne sltiing-Tooin. Snrion :
Ieyo'ooT9f yo Sc her alive and the frs 10 see her
Ee,d body J. at hrst believed 'hii Mrs snei a.
cirecisd ,n,t an Inquest wa necessary and The
oner a CO. mai Mrs sheldon "a no; commit suicide
~. N,on was Indicted The TRIAL began seven weeks
Saeuor ra has been one Of the most remarkable in
tnf f,reiy c.rcunsantal, much o. It IF an experi
nature
rBE NEW P4P1L DELICATE TO CANADA.
r,nson. March 1.-THE Rome correspondent OF
r,o Times teegraphs tina; Monsignor Merry del
val the newly appointed Papal Delegate 10 Canada
postponed his departure from Rome for two DAYS
pr,,ng that he would be able 10 see Archbishop
81, coadtutor to Cardinal Taschereau. OF Quebec.
ono +. nov on his way to the Vatican. The Arch
',"Son not having arrived. Monsienor del Val was