The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-23
RADCLIFFE FOUND GUILTY.
JURT's VERDICT "AssAULT IN THE
THIRD DECREE"

~ was hoturneu At ! O'CLOCK Thls MORNING
AFTER Nine ana . Half nsurs' DeIiberatien-
The Acter H1uch Ameotea By the Result
his Lawyer VIII Move fer . New Trial.
The jury in tho case OF Edward J. Radcliffe.
the actor. who Is on trial In Part I. Of tho Gen.
eral Sessions for wife beating, retired at $3.50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
At / O'Clock this morning the jurymen re-
turned q verdict Of assault In the third degree.
Tho Indictment was for assault in tho second
degree.
The defendants lawyer. Mr.. Towns, asked
that the jury DO polled, and each member an-
swered that he concurred in the verdict.
Radcliffe seemed greatly excited while this
was going on. His face was bathed In p~erspira-
tion, and he bit his lips. The court room was
crowded, but thore was only one woman pres
emit. and no ono seemed tot know who she was.
Judge Nswberger set next Tuesday for hear
ing Mr.. Towns motion for o now trial. Radcliffe
was taken back TO tho Tombs prison on tho
verge Of collapse and looked mp.
Assault in the third degree Is punishable by
imprisonment for not more than one year. or by
. hne Of not moro than $500. or both. I'm
p~risonment must DO In jail or penitentiary, not
In State prison.
There was q big crowd In the court room yes
tsrday morning when Deputy Sheriff Daniel
Kelly brought Radcliffe In. Ratclinte's
counsel. Mirabeau L. Towns. had ad-
dressed the Jury on Tuesday and had
told tho jurymen tho charge that Radcliffe
q beaten his wife would never have been made
II Peter De Lacy. Mrs. Ratcliffe's father. had
NOT prompted ner 70 makei IL. Counsel also at
tackled Assistant District Attorney Lloyd. Mr..
Lloyd had his say yesterday, and he hit back at
Mr.. Towns. beginning by saying:
Gentlemen Of the jury, 1 sec that you all
have survived tho rawlings OF my friend from the
borough of Brooklyn. To-day a hundred
thousand persons are awaiting your YER
diot in this case. They want to know
wnether or not q WHO peater can thrive
at his occupation. My opponent has
=. 49, .ha rsoord ~ .ho su,sonoo n mn.. a.o,aa
90 tnat inc record OF the evidence must decide
did assault his wife. IF 7 have not shown Won
chi. and nroxod T. than Won must oooui, ,hoS DO.
PENDANT. After he assaulted his wife he fed to
Chicago where he claimed he Ind n theatrical
engagement Why he never let his wife know
where he was; he never wrote to her until after
he had been landcdin a police station cell. where
he properly belonged. Then no photographed her,
sfor Coda sake Withdraw the charpe'
HE fought a legal battle tooth and nail to
does this show Does it show innocence II he
80 an innnoon, NV ,rsS Ala ha nv, 49, h.nS 49,
Voinntarilyi
ieatcline went on the witness stand and de-
nled everything excepting that he had been
natnrnllEed. he ald lust as We expected he
Eouia 90, bnt now ooes the aeichce account
tor the bloody handkerchief which II Is nd
mitted was USED ny Mrs; ltatclihe on the day
OF inc assault inS ae,eh hee iiaimed thmt sho
was SUBJECT 70 noseDleea. out the only time she
was afflicted IN that way was when her nose
came III c1nnict WIN ihe nst OF this ouriy
fumah. Wnat sort q n man IS ne Is ne 10 De
peiieSedf We caught MIN IN q lie when nc
testihea that ne haa PAID tho nndertaker
for the burial OF MS ilrst chiid. Inc undertakcr
peen PAID. Ihe only blil ne paid was inc Dill Tor
ms ,aet horses. ME ne pald tor MS horses, he
neRiectea 70 pay 10Y me nurlal OF MS child.
commune MI Lioyn referred 10 Ratcilt1e rs
an imported ouiidog VINO had no love Tor MS
wite.
DON gnow wnether any or you are physl-