The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-18
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PRISON FOR LIFE.
SECOND DEGREE MURDER rs YER
dot OF JURY.
Slayer Of His Wife, Fannie sussman, Is
Convicted After ll-Night Session Of
Jurors Trembling and wrought to
High Pitch, He Awaited the Verdict.

Henry sussman has been found guilty
OF murder in the second degree. Last
night he approached SO near the gallows
that he could almost see the shadow,
for the jury was dangerously near the
point or returning a verdict of murder
IN the first degree. Several Of the
Jurors favored this verdict and insisted
that it should prevail, but the majority
were. unwilling to pave the way for
sending fellow being to death. This
element was in the majority from the
start and gradually won over the entire
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dict Of manslaughter in the first degree
as within the range Of possibility. All
stood for murder, and there is reason
to believe that more than those who
boldly announced their vote for muir
der in the first degree were convinced
that the deed at the Glenwood hotel
on the morning of Sept. 26 had been
deliberately planned and executed.
Sussman himself will be satisfied with
the verdict. It is known that before
the trial the family were expressing
the hope that the young man would es-
cape the hangman. q
Trembled as He Waited.
emit to give a fellow,'' sussman said az
ne was taken back to his cell, and he
sought to convey. the impression that
ne was very angry and dissatisfied
with the Injustice of the verdict. Those
who watched him in the courtroom as
ne waited for the jury, are convinced
that no matter what he says or does,
hearts in Minneapolis this day.
Sussman all but lost his composure.
His nervousness was almost pitiful to
watch. He twitched about in his
chair, leaned on the table, sat mo
again, clasped and unclasped his hands.
pushed back his hair, stroked his face.
crossed and .uncrossed his legs-he was
in motion all the time and was under
Inc greatest mental tension. wholly at
variance with his composed presence
OF mind on the. stand. He feared the
verdict Of murder in the first degree,
and the hangman s moose. zgAS
.,-s.a b.. Sigh Of Relief. - ..--
For some time after the verdict had
been announced, his extreme nervous.
ness was noticeable, but in time his
agitation passed away and he heaved
q deep sigh in which relief was plainly
told. OF Sussman' IS numerous rela-
tlves, only. the faithful. Joseph and the
idIIei WIG were IN the courtroom.
At the same time there. was no lack
OF Company. Scores Of people were on
nand-ln TACT some waited around more
than an hour for the coming Of the
prisoner, which would announce that
the jury had agreed. O |,.. 49,
1T is understood that sentence will be
passed next Saturday morning. This
Will be mere matter of form. as far
as Henry Sussman is concerned, for he
and his family already know that The
only sentence which the court can i'm
pose is life Imprisonment. ] ts%EGI7Es:....T
e Fred L. McGhee, his counsel. as a
matter OF form, may move for new
trlai' out this is doubted, as the law
yers agree that the case was fairly
tried. Mr.. McGhee took few executions
NOT over five or six. Il The charge was
characterized as unusually fair as well