Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-08
PASSED THROUGH WATERBURY l
Murderer Hayes On His Way to
 Wethersfield To-Day.

Crowd at the Naugatuck Station 10
 Get q Glimpse of Hi1n-Earty This
 Morning Jury Returned With Yer
 diet of Guilty of Murder in Second
 Degree. and Judge Elmer Immedi-
 ately Sentenced Him.
 I.itchfeld. Nov S.-For the murder of Miss Winifred Cooke, his sweet heart. John T. Hayes of Winsted will go to state prison for life. At 12:40 this morning the jury brought in a yer dict of guilty of murder i'll the second degree. Judge Elmer at once sen fenced the prisoner.
 The jury had been out since yester- day noon At 10:30 o'clock last night Judge Elmer said that the jury would be kept out all night unless it reached an agreement in the meantime. The judge retired to his hotel with orders to be called if necessary. At 10 o'clock Hayes complained to Sheriff Coe that he was tired and a reclining chair was secured. for him. In ten minutes he was asleep.
 At roc o'clock, after having been locked up for four hours, the jury asked the court for instructions as to what constituted murder in the first degree and second degree. and the length of time to form a premedita- ton. The court advised them and they retired. At 7:55 they rapped again and requested that cigars be fur nished them. Hayes asked Deputy Sheriff Coe what was wanted, and up- on being informed said: .'They are having lots Of fun with my misery
 Despite the fact that the questions asked would indicate that the insanity question was not being seriously con- sidered, the prisoner was apparently in good spirits, and chatted pleasant ly for some time with the sheriff.
 The jury rapped for admission to the court room at 12:4O o'clock this morning and after the usual questions had been asked the foreman announced that the verdict was murder i'll the second degree After the prisoner had been sentenced Attorney J. H. Roraback for the prisoner said he was unable to say whether an appeal would be taken.
 Hayes was taken back 10 the jail by Sheriffs Coe and Catlin. It is ex- pected that he will be taken to Weth- ersfield today with two other prison CTS who were sentenced at this session of the court. The trial has been in progress about two weeks. It was on February II that the girl was killed. Hayes shot himself in the head three times, but recovered from the wounds and after being bound over was taken from Winsted to the Litchfeld jail.
 It is generally understood that com promise verdict was found SIS it is believed that the jury stood g to 3 for first degree murder. The defense of the prisoner was insanity. The trial was very expensive one for the state.
 Iitchfield, Conn. Nov 8.--John T. Hayes, who was sentenced to life inn prisonment shortly after midnight last night for the murder of his sweet heart, Winifred Cook, was taken to Wethersfeld to-day, handcuffed to High Sheriff Mellis. In the party, ac- companied by q deputy sheriff, was Hall, horse thief and Cravio, who was convicted of aggravated assault.
 Hayes's father and brother Philip had an interview with the prisoner be- lore he leIt on the 9:l5 train from East Litchfield.
 While Hayes was being taken to the train his father stood on the sidewalk weeping.
 Hayes's brother Philip accompanied him to Wethersfield, and will then re- turn to Winsted and get the condemn ed mans clothing, which he will take to his home in Newton, Mass.
 Hayes left q letter for l.. D. Leon ard, the jailer. in which he thanked him for the good treatment he received during his tay at the jaiI
 Hayes expressed no opinion regard ing his sentence and showed no grief whateyec
 Hayes was on the train which passed through this city at 10:50 and quite crowd of people. who had heard of his coming, were at the sta-