Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-03
JUDGE ROBERTSSETS
JULY2e, 1910 THE DATE
NEGRO is HUSTLED OUT OF GEM
TERvlLLE BY OFFICERS SHORT.
LY AFTER JUDGMENT Is PRol
NouNcED-MoR SPIRIT sHowNl
[BY E. G. DoUGHERTY.l j

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HOW VERDICT WAS RECEIVED
7:3o p. m.-Sheriff John q.
Clark notified the court and a.
torneys In the case that the Jury
had reached verdict.
.I:4o p. m.-Attorneys and court
attendants in their places and ev-
cry available space In the court
room occupied by Interested cltl-
zens.
7:42 p. m.-court officially open
ed by the baiIlff.
7:46 p. m.-Defendant entered
court room surrounded by Chief
Guard William Bray and Guards
William Stier, William Underwood,
Lem Dale, George Payton, w. S.
Bailey, Homer HambIeton, John
Ware, Burr vermillon and Ross
Elliott.
I;4s p. injury responded to
names called by Clerk George Fl.
lott.
T:4e p. m.-court addressed
jury-"GentIemen, have YOU
agreed upon verdIct?" Foreman
Morgan Edwards responded, "Yes
Sir"
7:5o p. m.-verdict handed to
Clerk George Elliott who read
as follows: I'VE the Jury find the
defendant guilty Of murder In the
first degree and fix the penalty
at DEATH" Immediately a cheer
burst forth from the spectators,
and this was followed with an
other outburst from the occupants
of the lower halls in the buiIdinu.
Indignant at this action, judge
Roberts quickly raped for order
and said: "Order. will not toll
crate this nonsense for a minute.
The guards will keep perfect or
der"
7:52 p. m.-Attorney r. M. Hun
ter requested the court to. poll the
jury box, and Judge Roberts
forthwith asked each Juror IL that
was his verdict and the affirmative
response was unanimous. Atsor-
ney Hunter then addressed tho
court and waived the customary
time for the passing of Judgment
and requested that the defendant
be formally sentenced at once.
7:55 p. rn.--John JunkIn, sur
rounded by his body guard step.
ped before the bar of Justice, and
in response to the courts query II
ne had anything to say, silently
shook his head and responded
feebIy "a have nothing to say" The
judge then passed Judgment upon
the defendant, fixing the time Of
execution as the last Friday In
July, 1910. 8
8 p. rn.-The Jury was excused
and Immediately after Junlein
was removed to the grand Jury
room, the court being officially ad.
journed.
Centerville, June 2.-(Special)--s
Friday, July 20, 1910. when sher
John G. Clark Of Appanoose coun
drops the trap upon the galIows
the FIT. Madison penitentiary, sendi
John Junkin to his doom, the at
cious murder of Clara Rosen on t
night Of February 5 will have be
avenged. The sentence Of dea
passed upon Junkin at 7:55 o'cio
last night in the court of Judge M.
Roberts came as just expiation OF
crime done In cold blood, without t
slightest provocation and upon q
whose loss to society in the minds
the jurors could only be atom
through the infliction of the dee
penalty. The mass of testimony Civ
to the jury arrayed alongside of
evidence introduced by the defen
made the verdict much easier reach
than was expected by the attorneys
The jury retired after hearing I
instructions of the court at o'clo
yesterday afternoon. The first bal
was taken at 4:20 p. M, and result
in nine votes for death and three
life imprisonment. The second bal
was taken about o'clock and