The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-26
HE LISTENED UNMOVEO
The Jury Was Out All Night-Ope Man
Was in Favor OF the Second De-
gree, but Finally Gave In-Not
Yet Sentenced.

which was returned at $3.50 oclock yes
terday morning. 1t has risen 100 per
cent in it's own estimation. The men
who are responsible for IL, ana who
decided in favor of law. are these:
j. NJ. BARBER.
A. W. BUSE.
w. ]. BARNETT.
THOMAS DAVIS.
c. NJ. STROWBRIDGE.
SAMUEL HICKMAN.
W. III. AXTELL.
HERBERT DAVIS.
PETER M'DERMOTT.
JOSEPH s. SwAYZEE.
JOSEPH LALLY.
Some day, perhaps. the conviction Of
a murderer in Butte will no longer be
a novelty or cause for surprise, and
when that time comes il will be remem-
bered hat IL was during the admins
tration of the affairs of the county at
torney's office under Guy w. Stapleton.
and his able chief deputy, c. p. Con-
molly, that murder became unpopular
in Butte.
IL was shortly after . O'Clock yester-
day morning. after having been out
nearly II hours. hat the jury notified
Bailiff Shay that they were ready to
report. Judge Clancy was informed of
the fact and then the attorneys. Mr..
Stapleton m Mr.. Connolly for the
state, and Mr.. Thresher for the defend
ant, were summoned. and Shadwell
was brought from the Jail. The muir
derer had taken a dose of morphine, to
which drug he Is a slave, in order to
brace himself for the ordeal. He
walked into the court room and took
his accustomed seat. clasped his hands
and swung one leg over the other. In
that position he sat unmoved except
for the rvo swinging of his leg, and
watched the Jurors as they filed in and
took their seats. He glanced from their
faces to the judge and then again along
the row of jurors.
Gentlemen. have you agreed upon a
verdict 2" asked the court, after the
jury nae been called.
I'VE have" responded Foreman Bar
Der. as he handed the papers to the
court. The Judge picked out the YER
dict. glanced over ii and passed IL to
Clerk Normoyle, who placed the file
marks on it and then read as fol-
lows: iH'
The state of Montana. plaintiff. ver-
sus G.. II. Shadwell. charged under the
name of Robert ~Shadwell. defendant.
We. the jury in the above entitled ac-
tion. find the defendant, G. II. Shad-
well, charged under the name of Robert
Shadwell. guilty of the crime of murder
in the first degree. j. NJ. Barber, fore
man."
Shadwel's face did not change ex-
preston for an instant. His leg con-
tinued to swing without the Interrupt
ton of a single motion. and he APP
peared to be the least concerned person
in the court room. His cold blooded
demeanor did not change. His attor-
ney asked that the jury be polled,
which was done, and every man an
swered for the verdict.
Judge Clancy announced that he
.-a,.I1 ..Ae aAN N 49, g.. .fa go
tence. as the defendants attorney
might want to take some further ac-
ton. Mr.. Thresher said he intended TO
do so. The jury was discharged with
the hanks of the court and Shadwell
was taken back to his old quarters in
The Jail. He did not have a word to
say.
Neither his mother nor brother was
present in court when the verdict was
received, and there were very few
spectators in the room at the time.
Death alone can ave Shadwell from
the gallows. for it is doubtful IL a sin
gle error of any moment is I'm the rec
ord of the trial. which was conducted
with particular care by the prosecut-
ing attorneys, and everything was
avoided and eliminated upon which
there was the least doubt. No instruc-
lions were submitted except such as
were drawn in the wording OF the stat
eNtsa lia ~ ~ ttfN Z NiNoh a elE
occurred at all they were committed in
avo of the defendant
1t was stated. after the jury had been
discharged. that only n man held out
against a verdict of murder I'm the first
degree, n that was Peter Med armott
who voted for a verdict of murder In
the second degree out of sympathy for
the murderer's mother. He held out
all night. but finally gave i'm To the
other IL, who had voted for a verdict of
murder in the first degree from the
first ballot.
An interesting fact in connection with
the case is that Juror a. w. Buse was
a member of the jury that tried and
convicted Harry Roberts. the only
murderer that was ever hanged in Sill
Yer Bow county. who was executed
about 10 years g
The crime for which Shadwell has
been convicted was committed on tne
morning Of the 18th of last January.
in a card room at the rear of Kelly *
Egan's saloon at No. 10 East Park
street. Shadwell and O'Connor and
two other men were engaged In "A game
of poker. Shadwell was caught cheat
ing and was warned by O'Connor not
to do IL again. He repeated the trick
and was barred from the game. He
left the place, went somewhere and
borrowed a big A Colts revolver and
came back. and after a few words.
shot and killed O'Connor while the lat
ter was trying To get away from the
u and was attempting to shield him
self behind a card table. The bullet
entered the right side of his neck and
came out near the fiddle Of mis-
back.
During the afternoon a number of his
friends called on Shadwell and he talked
cheerfully and expressed hope OF get
ting a new trial. n they encouraged
him i'm the belief. The county attorney
and his chief deputy also had many
callers. who congratulated them on
their signal victory for law and order.
Carder Bros, on Quartz street. have