The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-17

of white paper which showed conelua-
lively to the audience that verdict
had been reached.
The Verdict.
gentlemen Of the jury, have you
agreed on verdict, said Clerk
Charles II. Hehning.
1--WE have" responded Foreman
Graebe. whereupon the clerk stepped
forward and took the pronercd papert'
which he read amid intense silence. The
verdict was as follows:
I'VE, the jury. lnd the DEFENDANTS
John Mooney and Frank Friday guilty
OF murder in the first degree, as charg-
ed in the within Indictment"
During the reading Of the verdict,
Mooney and Friday stood beside Colo
mel Arnett, and the eyes Of nine-tenths
of the audience were upon them cur
iously, to see how they would be az
fected. Both men heard the fateful
words without the twltchlng OF a
muscle, and at Its conclusion sat down,
when Mooney turned his eyes upon the
Jury as though to read them through
and through, while Friday sat with
folded hands looking gtolldly into the
crowd In front. No doubt their hearts
beat madly and their brains reeled,
but outwardly they gave no sign.
On demand by Colonel Arnott, the
jury was pol!ed.
"charles Halscr" read Clerk Hen
ming from the list OF the Jury
Here" responded Helscr.
Els that your verdict, Mr.. HeIser?"
ut is" responded the juror,
The Jury Polled.
The same questions and answers fit
ted the others of the jury. as follows:
w. H. Bye, w. H. Graebe, Joseph
Yahn, Charles Neuman. C. D. Bonar
Frank Stanton, w. II. Higgins. Law
renee Beth, orlofr Zane, Joseph
Kcates and w. c. Dlckman.
Upon the completion OF the polling OF
the jury, Judge Hugus thanked them
for the sacrifice of time each had made
to serve the state in this case. and re-
GREETED the confinement to which they
had been subjected. You are now
discharged" said the judge in conclus-
ion
At this point. Colonel Arnett, on be-
half of the convicted men. entered a
motion for an arrest of Judgment and
a new trial. Judge Hugus suggested
that this matter come up during the
present term this week To this Colo
mel Arnett objected. stating that he
hoped to mearth certain things that
might have bearing on the courts
ruling on his motion for new trial
He desired to have the matter delayed
until the next term of the criminal
court
To, this Mr.. Howard. for the state.
objected strenuously, The time ought
to be fixed one day this week he said.
The request was an unusual one; II the
defense had anything new they desired
to introduce in this case they should
have brought It into the trial but just
concluded.
Jurors Would Not Talk.
Judge Hugus closed the argument by
setting the time for hearing Colonel Ar
nett on his motion for a new trial. Sat
urday next
Then the night session was adjourn
ed and the crowd filed out, discussing
the verdict, which met with universal
approval. not person being heard to
express himself adversely to the action
of the jury. Several of the Jurors were
asked by the Intelligencer for particu-
lars as to their two hours session, but
all declined to talk, stating that they
had entered into an agreement to hold
back the details of their session, One,
however wher asked how many bal
lots had been taken. said that most of
the time had been consumed in going
over the instructions and evidence, the
intlmation being that there had been
no difficulty in reaching verdict when
It came to voting on one.
Mooney and Friday were taken back
to their cells in the county jail, where
they will remain pending Colonel Ar
netts efforts in their behalf. 1t is said
the colonel will exhaust every legal eff
fort in his power before he gives up the
contest.