New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-27

operations. closed in a startling tragedy. Even
in his life which. with his rise from poverty 70
enormous wealth. was full Of dramatic incidents.
there was nothing that could compare with the
manner Of his death. All London tonight Is
thrilled with the news Of II. No such tragedy
has been enacted in England for many year.
Until nearly o'clock tonight the body of the
man who formerly had controlled many Of the
worlds markets and who had been courted by
royalty remained unon the floor OF the room
where be fell for as q convicted felon Wright's
person had become the property Of the Crown
Later the Home Office gave permission for It's
removal and it was transferred 10 the jurisdic-
tion Of the coroner. 1t now lies at Westminster
Mortuary. where almost all the corpses taken
from the Thames are laid out. The inquest
probably will be held on Thursday.
Mrs. Wright, the dead mans wife. is an Amer
lean. She lies I'll ct the fine country home
which Wright made in Surrey. Dispatches from
there say: The news of Whitaker Wrights
death has caused much sorrow. He was well
known here for his acts Of generosity and it
was generally believed that he would be ac-
quilted and return home again
CENSURE OF JUSTICE BIGHAM.
The feeling that Justice Bighams conduct Of
the case not highly judicial appears to
grow in legal circles of London and the SEN
tence imposed upon Wright would in itself
furnish England with an unexpected sensation.
Until counsel began pleading the actual trial
of Whitaker Wright scarcely aroused that keen
public interest which was exhibited when Wright
was in the United States. when Parliament
decided he did not come within the pale of law
breakers. When Messrs. Isaacs and Walton
started to make their appeal to the jury the peo-
pie awoke TO the gravity of the issues con-
cerned. Even the government was involved, for
It had taken the stand that Wright could not he
prosecuted. Furthermore. it was an open secret
that many great and even royal names were in
directly involved in the proceedings. Friends of
Wright had said that If driven into o corner he
would tell who had profited by his transactions.
Suspense regned in many quarters while coun-
sci for the defence made their appeal. but when
it was finished those involved breathed easier
and public curiosity remained unsatsfed
Justice Bigbam began summing up to-day, and
the courtroom was crowded. In several pre-
vious sessions Wright had gone to sleep. He had
adhered 70 his conviction that he could not pos
sbly be found guilty, and it was upon this con-
vlction that he. against the advice Of his law
yers, insisted upon returning from the United
States TO stand trial. AS Justice Bigham en-
phasized the points against Wright. expatiated
TO the jury upon the immortality Of issuing mis-
leading balance sheets and the doubtfulness of
the transactions of the London and Globe Finan-
cial Corporation under Wrights guidance the
prisoner showed intense interest yet, when the
jury retired, Wright still retained confidence in
his acquittal. lie reiterated that he had done
| nothing which was not done every day in the
City.
WRIGHT CALMLY AWAITS VERDICT.
For an hour Wright awaited the verdict, mean
while talking cheerfully with his counsel. while
the City financiers. members of the aristocracy
and the ordinary spectators who crowded the
room kept their eyes riveted upon the man whose
| fate hung in the balance.
! When the jury filed in, at o'clock Wright
! showed his first signs of nervousness. PeerinG
| through his glasses he leaned forward to catch
| the foreman's answer At the word Guilty
which broke the tense silence, Wright did not
even finch, but. sticking his hands deep down
| into his pockets and gazing rather grny at his
| judge. he stood up to receive sentence. To the
| cry of q woman that came from the back of the
court and to the realization that his career as q
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