Evening journal., 1905-03-31
SHIPPERS WILL
HANG At ELRTON
He Was Convicted of Con
stable Murder and at Once
Sentenced
SWORE WHEN VERDICT ANNOUNCED

BY STAFF Correspondent
Elkton. Md. March 3i.-"Guilty OF muir
der in the first degree" was the verdict
returned by the jury at SOS O'Clock yes
terday afternoon In the case of John NJ.
Shippers on trial for the murder OF Albert
Constable. sr., the weH-known lawyer.
The case was submitted to the twelve
jurors at p. m. and one hour later WORD
was sent to the court that verdict had
been reached.
Five ballots were taken and on the
fifth a decision was reached. Each OF the
first four ballots taken resulted in eleven
for conviction and one for acquittal. There
was only one young man on the jury and
it is presumed that sympathy for the
prisoner, who is but % years OF age, led
this juror to hold out on four ballots for
a finding of mot guilty"
The jurors were John f. Tarbutton.
foreman, Jean J. Fulton, Elmer May
berry, George n. Peterson, George Der
Erickson. William Bloomer, George j. Bid
die. James r. Kirk, Milton S. sentman
Daniel r. Arbuckle. Levi r. Atkinson
and David a. Mackey.
! GUILTY IN FIRST DEGREE"
When the twelve men filed -solemnlS
into the court room the chamber was
crowded to the doors Shippers did moi
occupy his usual seat beside his counsel
ex-state's Attorney Clayton Mulliken' o
Talbot county and John S. strayhorn, o
Elkton, but was seated IN the prisoner
dock.
When asked If a verdict had been reach
ed Foreman Tarbutton answered in 4
firm voice: "Yes; we lind the prsone
guilty of murder in the first degree"
Shippers. who was standing, gazed wit
{ piercing eyes at the twelve men. His fac
blanched and he stood as one strucl
b dumb. Not a muscle of his body move
as each OF the jurors in turn in lo'
but firm voice announced his fate.
HE CURSED THE JURY.
When the twelfth man had been pollet
: Shippers sat down. He looked az Wai
den John f. Weyler who sat in front q
. the dock, and addressing that offcia
said with clenched teeth: "The murder
| ing -'
The warden quieted him and thereh
= prevented a scene.
The prisoners sister Mrs. Sadie Burk
= OF Philadelphia, was not in the coul
= After the jury had retired to the chan
ber to deliberate on the case She bega
/, to weep bitterly and at the suggestiC
% of Shippers counsel she retired with
Il friead to the office of the Clerk of Coui
e where she remained awaiting the ou
3 come.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
h The Court ordered Shippers to stand I
.e and then asked him If he had anythiI
le to say before sentence should be pr
n nounced. He remained silent for fe
is moments and then with a shake Of he,
le whispered No" Presiding Judge Pier
y. then turned to the counsel for the d
y fense with an inquiring glance and th
s. too. shook their heads negatively. III
10 Court addressing Shippers said:
4 John NJ. Shippers you have been co
le victed Of the murder of Albert Constat
and it now becomes my painful duty
ID impose sentence upon you. Your cru
~ deed was not done in passion nor had y
ld any excuse for revenge. either real
ne fanced Your victim had never cross
'i' your life and you struck him down on
quiet summers night in sight Of the hoT
e. of your childhood days.
in "You had been lying in wait for
r opportunity TO commit crime to repleni
er your losses at the gaming table I'm ord
a to obtain more money for your base
lis sires. You slew fellow christian a
lg now, the heavy hand of the law is ID
as upon you and your soul must go to m,
ne him. You are past the help of man. Ma
III your peace with God. You are now
manded to the custody of the warden
as the Maryland Penitentiary in the G
i9 of Baltimore. to be kept there until
- time not more than three days before
l. date to be hereafter fixed by the Gov
y nor of Maryland for your execution.
AT time not more than three days
fore the date of your execution you
to be delivered by the warden of
Maryland Penitentiary 10 the sheriff
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