The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-27

In such circumstances cannot go to
the jury or the court The law re-
quires that the defendant charged
with s'ich crime must be tried. The
law says that all the facts must be
observed and reviewed by you. The
law guarantees that the defendant
shall have fair. trial by IL men i'm
partial and fair. capable of taking the
testimony of the trial and give 1t thor
ough consideration. If when all the
circumstances of the case are consid.
cred by you there still exists in your
minds a reasonable doubt that the de-
fendant is guilty, you cannot find this
man guilty. The people have sub
mitted evidence tending to show that
this defendant committed this crime;
they have given evidence tending to
show that 1t was premeditated. IL
you are satisfied that there was de-
sign and generalization, and If, in ac.
cordance with that premeditation
and design. these shots were fired,
then the defendant is guilty of the
crime Of murder in the first degree.
Must Consider States Evidence.
"You must consider all this evi.
dence that the people have submitted
to you. You must consider II fairly
and without prejudice. You are the
sole judges of facts in this case
Continuing. Justice White said.
''The jurors must find him guilty be-
yond reasonable doubt. You may
ask what is a reasonable doubt.
While a great deal has been written
and said on the definition of reason.
able doubt in this case 1t means that
the Jurors are bound to sift, compare
and examine all the evidence, and IL
in their minds there is any doubt as
TO the defendants guilt they are
bound to acquit the defendant. II
there Is no doubt in your minds then
you are bound to bring in a verdict
of conviction. l am very glad that
up to the present stage of this la
mentable affair, SO far as the Jurors
md the people of this city are con-
cerned, there has been shown that
respect for the law that is bound to
teach a valuable object lesson. The
defendant has been given every ad.
vantage Of experienced counsel. I de-
plore any incitement to violence, and
the man who Is ready to go out and
commit a crime is as guilty as the
latter, and his act Is Just as repre-
hensible."
The Judge then defined the crimes
Of murder in the first and second de-
gree.
ors for their patience during the
/ trial and ordered them to retire and
bring in a verdict
Just before they did so. however.
District Attorney Penney requested
tho in1un fn phorna hn i,,vx thot h.
la presumes every individual sane un.
less proven otherwise, and the court
said to them:
"The law presumes the defendan in
| shis case sane"
Lawyer Titus also asked the court
TO charge the jury that IL they were
satisfied from the evidence that at
! the time OF the committal Of tie as
sault the defendant was laboring un
! der such q defect Of reason as not u
4 know the quality Of the act, or that
! it was wrong, he was not responsible
/ and the jury must acquit.
81 SO CHARGE" said the Judge.
ty 1T was about 4:25 when the crier
i raped for order and che jury filed
L into the room. The clerk read their
! names, each juror responding pres
| ent" as his name was called.
| No time was wasted. The jurors
/ did not sit down. Addressing them.
| Justice White said:
Gentlemen, have you agreed upon
verdict?"
I'VE have" responded Foreman
| Wendt.
What is your verdict?"
THAT the defendant is guilty of
! murder in the first degree"
There was a moment of silence and
then murmur aross from the lips of
the crowd. 1t en0Sd there. There
was no handclapping; no cheers. Jus.
tice Whites voice could be clearly
heard in every part of the room when
he thanked the jurors for their work
and allowed them to go until II
o'clock today.
I Court was at once adjourned.
Czolgosz was Immediately hand.
cuffed to his guards and hurried from
the court room downstairs to the
basement ~ through the tunnel un,
der Delav - avenue to the jail He
appeared " be in no way affected by
the result Of the trial.