Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-06
Looks as If George Meyers Would Spend the Remainder of
His Life Behind Prison Bars.
JUDGE WILL PASS SENTENCE
ON FRIDAY JANUARY IA
Attorneys for the Defense Propose to Make Stubborn Fight
for New Trial and Failing In This They win Take an
Appeal to the Supreme Court of State of Oregon.

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I'VE, the jury in the above en-
titled criminal action, find the
defendant, George Meyers, gull
ty of murder in the second de-
gree.
"ADOLPHE E. AUFRANCE,
Foreman"
That was the verdict rendered this
morning by the jury in the case of
George Meyers, charged with the
murder of Night Patrolman Eckhart
on October /, and the penalty is Inn
prisonment for life behind the iron
prison bars of the Oregon peniten-
tiary
The case went to the jury last ev-
ening after extending over two and
one-half days, and from that time OH
until a little after o'clock this
morning the jury pondered and de-
liberated over its verdict, and at 6
o'clock submitted it to Judge Bur-
nett. AS the hour was an early one,
neither District Attorney McNary,
nor Attorneys Carson, Darcy and
Richardson, for the defense, or Dep
uty Clerk Allen were present. An ef-
fort was made by Judge Burnett to
locate the attorneys for the defense,
and communicate with them, but it
was unsuccessful, and there was
only present when the verdict was
returned, besides Judge Burnett,
Sheriff Mimic, and the defendant,
George Meyers.
Great Victory for State.
The verdict, in view of the legal
questions involved, and their able
presentation to, the state by Attorneys
Carson, darcy and Richardson for
the defense, was a great victory for
the state. District Attorney McNary
had labored faithfully and hard for
a conviction, and expected a verdict
OF the kind. The attorneys for
the defense labored equally as hard
and faithfully for their client, and
to them the verdict was disappoint-
ment. Public opinion, ever since the
jury retired to consider the case. had
been hopelessly divided, and predic-
tlons had been made that it would he
murder as charged, murder in the
second degree, manslaughter and ae-
qu'ttal. And as for the defendant
hlmself that is whether he hoped for
an acquittal or for a conviction of a
lesser degree of the crime. rs moi
khoWn, as he, remained non-commit-
tal nthe subject, but If he did
When he saw those hopes dashed 10
eces this morning by the verdict
ne displayed no signs of emotion or
disappointment. but received 1t cooIv
and calmly. '
Defense VIII Appeal.
1uuse Burnett, upon the eonven-
ing of court this morning. fixed Fri
day, January IA. as the day for tbe
pronouncement of sentence. Mevere
ana his attorneys were present In
court at the time, and Movers fror,
unle TO time engaged actively in con
Versation with his lawyers and
seemed hopeful that an appeal wonId
Drlng about reversal. Subseouent
10 the fixing the time for sentence
the attorneys for the defendant an
nouhced TO a representative OF Tbe
capital Journal that as soon as nos
slDle motion asking for a new triaI
would be prepared and filed with tbe
court, and In the event of its denial
an appeal viii be prosecuted to tba
supreme court of the state. THE mo
lion of appeal will be based ON num.
erous specifications Of errors hut
the points that will figure most nror, J
lnently is the admission into evidanco
or the dying declaration of Eckbart.
the law on the relative rights az a |
private citizen and an officer. the |
law or self-defeDse; the fact that the
Jufymen were summoned from nv
standers in the court room. and H. |
instructions delivered by the iudee /
70 the jury In the case.
interet in Case Was Great.
The case came 10 a elosa Iata 20.
terday afternoon-at ahont a.
CLOCK. and there have been few
homicide trials ia the county IN
which there was attached ~ mucb
pubic interest Even durine the
empannelling Of the jury. a proceed
ing which is generally dry and an.