The leader., 1900-05-23
NOSE ANGLIN CONVICTED.
Given Life Sentence for MUIR
der and Five Years for As
sault with Intent to
Murder.

Murder.
Brookhaven, May IS. The case of
the State VS.. Moses Anglin, charged
with the murder of Patrick Mullin,
Dec. last, was taken sp in the Circuit
Court this morning. District Attorney
Greaves announced that the State was
ready to proceed with the trial, but
counsel for the defendant entered a
motion for continuance on the plea
of the absence of two of their princi-
pal witnesses. One of these was found
to be absent from the State and be
yond the process of the court. The
State agreed to admit as testimony
what was sworn to by the other absent
witness on the committing trial. The
motion for continuance was over
ruled by the court, to which exception
was taken.
The rest of the forenoon was CON
sumed in empaneling jury. The
special venire summoned by the State
and nearly the whole of the regular
panels were exhausted before the jury
was completed. The jury is composed
entirely of farmers and is rather above
the average in intelligence The mem
bers are: j. NJ. McComb, r. f. L.
Coker, B. f. Smith, H. F. Moak, J. l..
Moore, H. NJ Conn, p. \. Peevey, Scott
Waldon, J. M. Allgood, j. Morris, J.
Huckaby and b. J. Jackson.
Brookhaven, May -. The case of
the State VS.. Moses Anglin, charg-
ed with the murder of Patrick
Mullin in Brookhaven on the 9TH of
last December, was given to the jury
today at II o'clock. After being out
for two hours the Jury returned into
court with verdict OF guilty, and fixed
the penalty at life in the penitentiary.
1t is understood the verdict was a
compromise one, portion of the jury
being in favor of hanging.
The case was very ably prosecuted
by District Attorney Greave- and E.
F. Brennan, associate counsel, and de-
Tended with equal ability and zeal by
Messrs. A. c. McNair, H. Cassidy, Jr.,
and M. \. Mcmillan. The district attor-
ney and Mr. Cassidy argued the case
before the jury last night, and argu-
ment was continued this morning by
Mr.. McNair for the defendant and Mr..
Brennan for the State. The exhibition
of the dead mans clothing by Hon. E.
f. Brennan, pointing out the bullet
holes where he was shot in the back
and his eloquent and impassioned plea
for the vindication of justice in con-
Guiding his speech had visible effect
upon the jury,
While the jury was out considering
its verdict, Anglin asked permission of
the court to plead guilty to the indict-
ment charging him with assault with
intent to kill and murder Brakeman
John Perkins, crime he committed
while out on bond after killing Mullin.
In the latter case the court fixed the
sentence at five years in the peniten
tiary.
An application for new trial was
made in the murder case, which was
promptly overruled by the court,
whereupon notice was given of an ap-
peal to the Supreme Court. Times
Democrat, Special.
Anglin received the verdict without
betraying the slightest emotion, but
Deputy Sheriff Joel East says after
ward when the jury had been discharg
ed and were filing out past him, An
glin remarked to some of them in a
suppressed but defiant tone, "You jury
men have played h-ll with me-"
Sergeant Henry, of the Penitentiary,
came down and carried him to Jack
son Sunday night.