Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-09-20
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE !
Verdict Rendered by Jury in the
Redmond Trial.
VERDICT REACHED AT 9 P. NJ.
The Jury Was Out for an Hour ard Half
Penalty Under The Verdict is Life
Imprisonment.
Imprisonment.

The witnesses in the Redmond muir
der trial concluded testifving today at
noon and court took recess until 80
O'Clock, when the argument of the at
torneys began. Each side was given
two hours to argue the case.
Redmond, the accused murderer.
went on the stand himself yesterday
afternoon at is O clock and remain
ed until is O'Clock, when court adj
journed until this morning. He was
on for another hour this morning an
swering the questions and cross cues
tions of the lawyers
Theprisoner acknowledged doing the
shooting, but he said that he did it on
self defense. Il was standing over in
the corner of the room, said the prs
oner after relating what occurred at
the house previous TO the shooting,
when Eugene Sampson struck Sam
Epps and knocked him near where
was standing. Sampson then said ::
You d. negroes l will kill all you.
i Turning to me, he made a threat TO
me and / started to walk out. He
Adrew o knife and stopped me. | pull
fd my gun and shot four times at
him. They all then ran out of the
house and got out as soon as | could. :
The witnesses who testified for the
State are: Jane Lewis. Nina Young.
w. L. Henshaw, A. Staublv ST.. 5.
H. Freeze, N. G. Caldwell.
The witnesses who testified for the
defense are: Samuel Rector, Douglas
jackson. Carrie Newman, Vim. Bea-
nor, Gal White, M. W. Riordon, Gill
bert Braxton, J. H. Blondel.
"We the jury ind the defendant,
George Redmond, guilty of murder in
the first degree, as charged in the
within Indictment, and we further
recommend that he be furnished .by
confinement in the penitentiary.
''Wm. Hunter Small, foreman. !"
Such is the verdict of the twelve ju-
rors who held in their hands the fate
of George Redmond, the murderer CT
Eugene Sampson.
The verdict was rendered after a
consideration of the case by the jury
for an hour and half The argument
dav afternoon and the jury, after eat
ing supper, retired to the jury room
at 30 O'Clock. At nine O'Clock p. m.
they returned to the court room with
the above verdict, under which the
penalty is life Imprisonment in the
penitentiarv.
A motion was made by the defense
for new trial and the motion will be
argued on next Monday morning
SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONS.
The court instructed the jury that
under the indictment ev may, if the
evidence warranted the a in so doing,
I find any of the following verdicts:
Thev NAV find the defendant guilty
of murder in the first degree,
Or they may find him guilty of muir
der in the second degree.
Or they find him not guilty of muir
der in any degree and may find him
guilty of voluntary manslaughter.
Or they may find him not guilty of
murder in any decree, nor of volunta-
nv manslaughter ana grilty of invol-
untary manslaughte-.
Or they may find him simply not
guilty.
If they should find the prisoner
| guilty of murder III TIE first degree,
they may, in their scretion, further
find that he be pur hned by confine-
ment in the penite Ary but if such
further finding be added, the ac-
cused shall be furn ed with death,
but added, he 81 II be furnished by
confinement i'll the enitentiary during
his life
Some of the other instructions to
the jury follow;
The court instructs the jury that
the prisoner is presumed to be inno-
cent until he is proved guilty beyond
reasonable doubt, and that this pre-
scription attends him through the
whole trial and IL therefore, on the
4 facts and circumstances of the case.
they entertain reasonable doubt as to
the guilt of the prisoner, they should
acauint him.
The court intsructs the jury that a