The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-03
MRS. HAvIs NOT PRESENT.

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 MRS. HAVIs NOT PRESENT.
 Mrs. B. Havls and the sisters of William Wise who attended all the ses- sions of the trial, were not present. All the attorneys for the defense were in the room with the exception of Hugh Nor row. who was in Montgomery.
 When the verdict was read a number of friends of Havis who were near him shook his hand warmly He was taken back to the county jail immediately after the reading of the verdict by Deputy Clerk John G. Bradley.
 When seen at the Jail yesterday after noon Havis said;
 "of course the verdict was dlsap- polntment to me, but l suppose might have expected It. They have given mo the worst of 1t from the start
 "It might as we'll have been life lm- prisonment, though, for l will never live out the sentence. l have consump- ton and could not possibly stand 1t that long.
 "If the public knew all the inside h this case they would not be so bitter against me-"
 QUESTION OF APPEAL.
 The attorneys for the defense have not yet had a conference as to whether the case will be appealed. There is consid- erable discussion as to what might happen in case the Supreme court should reverse the case and new tiral be granted. Havis could then be tried only for murder in the second degree.
 If he were convicted, however, and sentenced by another jury. his imprison- ment might be anything above ten years. It would be possible to sentence him for nine-nine years or even more The time would rest with the jury.
 The sentence given yesterday of twelve and one-half years can be served out in little less than eight years actual time by good behaivor.
 Mrs. E. B. Havis, mother of the de- fendant, was notified of the verdict by telephone and is said to have stood it least been vindicated
 ATTORNEYS WON'T TALK.
 Attorneys for the defendant declined to make any comment on the verdict. Judge J. J. Banks. one of the prosecuting att torneys. said that while the sentence was light he thought that the law had at least been cindicated.
 Little could be learned about how the jury stood in the case They were out from 7:10 o'clock Tuesday evening until n O.An ofr two days, so 1t is thought there must have been considerable difference of opinion among them. It Is said that two were for the death penalty at the beginning, none were for acquittal and ten were for sentences ranging from five to forty years, the final verdict being a compro- mise.
 LONGEST TRIAL ON RECORD.
 The trial of Glen Havls was the longest ever held in Jefferson county, the time consumed from the calling of the case two weeks ago last Monday until the dismissal of the jury yesterday being fifteen and one-half court days
 It was probably the greatest legal bat tie ever held in the county. The attorneys TUT DOlH tuo prosecution ana the QeIenSe were among the most prominent in the state, and every step of the trial was stubbornly fought
 William Wise was the co-defendant of Havis in the indictment. but 1t was de- cided to try the cases separately. The trial of Wise will not come up until the September term of the Criminal court.
 JURY HAD HARD TIME.
 It was a happy Jury that was dismissed yesterday. They have been practically prisoners for nearly three weeks. and have not been allowed to speak to their friends or even members of their fami- lies. As they went down Second avenue about noon every man was smiling and laughing as though he had been away from the city for a year or so. and had just returned.
 An unusual act on their part was the extension of a vote of thanks to the pro- prietor of the Ellis restaurant, where the jury was entertained. for excellent service and good entertainment during riie tine