The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-24
Juror penney's Position.

Juror Denney's Position.
Juror Denny, when asked why he agreed
to verdict of murder I'm the FIRST De
gree. after having held out so long Tor
ecquittaf said:
1.-The whole matter hinged upon the
testimony of Buckley, the bartender at
the Albany saloon. While Sullivan denied
that he was in the place at the time OF
the robbery. Buckley stated that he be-
leved that Sullivan was one of the men
| was not at first disposed to give weight
to Buekley's testimony. but after care
full consideration. in the light of corrob-
Grating circumstances. | concluded that
the bartender must have been telling the
truth. and then agreed to the verdict. OF
guilty"
Another romance of the Sullivan trial
attracted attention yesterday. A young
woman who was present every day dur
ing the trial was there when the jury
brought In its verdict. How she learned
seemed to know.
As the jurors were leaving the jury box,
the young woman advanced few steps
toward where Sullivan was sitting. as
though she intended to speak TO him. but
timidity overcame her and she turned
away There was much curiosity con-
corning her interest in the desperate. IL
was the general opinion that she was
some sentimental young person who had
endowed Sullivan with imaginary quail
ties of heart and head and had then
fallen in love with the creature of her
Imagination.
Her appearance in court was so regular
that even Sullivan noticed her. but found
no opportunity to speak to her
Detectives Pursue Jurors.
Detectives employed by Sullivan's law
yers were securing the city last night n
search of the jurors, with instructions 10
learn all the facts possible concerning
What fF9nSniTp6 during the nPl1DPTaTipnS
i'm the jury room that could be used in an
effort to secure a new trial. Each juror
was visited and questioned.
These detectives followed the jury from
the beginning to the end of the trial.
They were driven away by the court bail
ifs when their conduct became offensive
and during the last two days. while the
jury was out, kept carefully in the back
ground, Gearing that the bailiffs would
carry out their threats to take them into
custody.
Some of the jurors. when approached by
the detectives last night, dismissed them
with scant ceremony.
Back to Penitentiary.
When Sullivan left the court he was
taken back to the penitentiary as quickly
as possible.
The crime of which Sullivan was con-
victed was committed on Saturday, Dee.
a. about 2:30 o clock in the morning. With
Joe Garcia, the porch climber. he entered
the bar of the Albany hotel at Fifth West
and Second South streets, and held up the
place. The robbers took SIS from the cash
register.
As they were leaving the saloon they
met Policeman Ford. One of them fired
a shot. inflicting a wound which caused
the policemans death that day
The robbers ran northward in Fifth
West street and succeeded in escaping,
but John Owen. a companion in crime,
VINO had been left as a lookout in from.
of the saloon. was captured as he was
dashing through the northern part of the
city frantically seeking a hiding place an
hour after the crime. 1t was through
confession obtained from Owen that the
authorities were able to fasten the crime
upon Sullivan.
A severe cold that may develop into
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