The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-11-04

suSpi lon f&ens upon the person
against wlnm tie most plausible mo
five may Ne hrpught forward Not I'M
frequently ue Is member Of the fam
lily between whom and the decedent
there have been disputes about money
affairs The consideration Of motive
Is. prima facie. so persuasive that one
should constantly be on guard against
unconditional surrender 10 t."
Fairness of Trial Judge.
Before the jury announced its YER
dict this incident took place, showing
the extreme fairness OF the trial Judge:
Mr. Justice Coleridge Gentlemen.
before you give your verdict there Is
an incident In yesterdays proceedings
which | forgot TO allude to- Learned
counsel for the prosecution commented
upon the absence OF the wife as II wit
ness for the defense in connection with
the allegation made by the prisoner
that the wife had cleaned his coat.
Such q comment is forbidden by the
law 10 be made. | ought 10 have said.
but II escaped my attention for the mo-
ment. ! attach no Importance 10 the
coat. and think | indicated this 20
you: therefore forgot TO add that
such comment made by the learned
counsel ought TO be banished from your
minds and not 10 influence your yer
dict IL you allowed that comment 10
affect your minds hostilely to the prs-
4 f.aI~ 4. "a
verdict. Diminishing such comment from
your minds. III you have not allowed
il TO affect your minds i'm any way
then You can deliver your verdict
The Foreman-It has not.
Mr. Justice Coleridge Have you al
lowed II 10 affect you?
The Foreman-We have not.
Mr.. Justice Coleridge-Then that
question does not arise.
The Foreman-It has not been men
toned
Mr.. Justice Coleridge-I understand
you have not allowed It to influence
your minds.
The Foreman-We have not mention
ed IT,
The Clerk OF Arraigns-You are ali
agreed on your verdict?
The Foreman--Yes.
The Clerk OF Arraigns-Do you find
the prisoner at the bar guilty or not
guilty OF willful murder?
The Foreman-We find him guilty.
The Clerk OF Arraigns-That IS tho
verdict of you all?
The Foreman-Of us all.
Story Of the Crime.
This Is the brief story OF the crime
On March IL. 1910. John lines Nisbet.
aged forty-four years and clerk In
the employ OF the Stobswood Colliery
company, took the train 10 the colliery
carrying with him. as IL was his Gus
tom TO do once n week, bag contain
ing the wages TO be paid to the work
men. At way station a railroad
porter discovered his dead body under
a seat OF the railroad carriage. A mum
Der OF bullet wounds were In his head.
and everything indicated brutal muir
der. No trace OF his assallant was
found, but several weeks later one
John Alexander Dickman was arrest
ed on suspicion. After long examina
ton before magistrate he was held
for trial az the next assizes for North-
cumberland held at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
He entered plea OF not guilty nj the
trial before Lord Coleridge.
The American Law Review dcvotes
sixty-six pages To n report OF this re-
markable trial. In his sentencing ~
Dickman 90 death Lord Colcridce SAID
I'm part:
"The Jury have found you guilty 81
the crime OF murder In your hnn@rN
lust for gold you had no pi HFu ~
victim whom you slew. and u l@ o,'lN
just thar The Nemesis or IN n w shon.o
overtakc, the riihor ~ ihr ";'lne. The
scales ~ insti'r rrt gn tala h
the vefd rs,h -. o~ niyr
pronOuntc "a 10 'i ~ 81 pih
do MOI rr nrin Is pgs 81 a"
nothing 'i ir iI f 81 tlr LAYS
paseine .rtourn dr 'hr' du,i
which NJ tw ,er"i s
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