Evening journal., 1914-03-07
JURY FINDS
MABEL GUILTY
Kent County, Nd, Jury Re-
turns Second Leeree
Murder Verdict

muA WI va uAVA
ELKKION, Md. March After de-
Iiberating Tor over six hours tho jury
before whom Norman Mabel. colored, wac
tried for the murdc, OF Jsucs X. Cole.
man. the Kent comfy farmer, found him
guilty OF murder IN the second degree
here last night, The verdict was brought
in shortly after 10 o'clock. it having
taken them from 3.45 O'Clock until that
time TO agree. While the jurors refused
TO divulge the cause OF the delay in
reaching verdict. Il is said that a
stormy time took place in the room after
the jury bad bocn locked up. Over half
Of the jury were iu favor OF a verdict OF
murder IN the FIRST degree. but were un-
able 10 hold out against the others. who
finally wen them over 10 believing that
the verdict rendered was tine proper one
The penalty for murder in the second de-
lgrce is from 10 Is years in the Mary
land pcnitcntiary. Sentence will not be
pronounced until after the trial of Para
way is completed Mabel was mmoved
when the verdict was announced
Hundreds of spectators who throngcd
the courthouse at the trial of Norman
Mabel, the negro charged with the muir
der Of James X. Coleman. the Kent
county farmer. were given quite a sur
prise when james PARKWAY, the other
negro charged with the crime. pleaded
not guilty 90 the Indictment charging
him with the murder. Only yesterday
parawav went on the witness stand dur
ing the trial of Mabel and coolly ad-
mitfed that he struck MIR. Coleman over
the head with an iron bar. inhicting the
injuries which resulted in his death.
After the fate Of Mabel had been
placed In the hands OF the jury late
In the afternoon the court directed
that the trial OF PARKWAY proceed at
once. In the same cool manner in
which he told how he struck down
Mr.. Coleman without the slightest
emotion PARKWAY then pleaded not
guilty b the indictment and elected
10 be tried before Judges Constable.
Adkins and Hopper. who presided az
the trial Of Mabel His trial began
at the night session Of court and
counsel for both sides hope to COM
plete the case By this afternoon.
Argument Of Counsel.
From the opening of court yester-
day until 3.45 o'clock in the ar ernoon.
when Mabel's fate was given to the
Jury. tie time was consumed by argu-
ments OF counsel for both sides.
States Attorney Henry L. Constable,
Of this county, who is prosecuting
the case with States Attorney H. \.
/ Vickers, Jr., Of Kent county. opened
the argument. In making his plea to
the Jury for a verdict of first degree
murder Mr.. Constable declared that
tho state had proven conclus'vely that
Mabel was principal to the murder.
and that. according TO the law. he
was equally as guilty as James Para
way. who admitted that he had struck
the blows that resulted In the death
Of Mr.. Coleman. Attorneys Perkins
Crothers and Goldsborough for the
defense. contended that in view of the
fact that no evidence had been pro
duced showing there had been pre-
arranged plan between Mabel anC
PARKWAY to murder Mr.. Coleman, anC
as Mabel had no knowledge of ans
such plan. he was not guilty oil
murder.
States Attorney Vickers closed fol
the State. In his argument Mr.. Wick
ers outlined the movements of Mabe
and PARKWAY after MT. Coleman hac
left the store Of Nathan Liebermar
in Mclitota up until the time he was
murdered He. to, declared tha'
there was sufficient evidence OF
which the jury could find Mabe
guilty OF murder in the first degree
and asked that such a verdict b.
found by them. Attorney Vickers de
clared that under the law the jur.
could only render one of two YER
diets; either murder in the first de
gree or manslauehter.
Chief Judge Albert Constable, pre-
siding at the trial, however, dis
, agreed with the Kent county attorne
on that point When the case wa
given to the jury Judge Constable in
, structed that under the indictmen
the jurors could find one of four yer
diets against the accused. Eithe
murder in the first degree. murde
in the second degree manslaughte
OF acquittal.
I Court stenographer John Hartnei
! was called as States witness at tn
trial OF PARKWAY last night Mr.
2 hartnetL was put on tne slanu 10
the purpose Of reading the testimon
Of PARKWAY at the trial OF Norma
ment OF the bee men. There are man
declared that he was the one ths
struck Mr.. Coleman with the iro
e bar. inhictlng the injuries which r.
c suited in his death lt Is believe
o that the defense will make an efol
2 10 prove that PARKWAY Is mental
unbalanced They will show. it
d said. that the accnsed's mother
+ slightly deranged and that whe
r. PARKWAY was a baby she traded hil
for a pig Practically the same wi
nesses were called by the state
/, the trial OF PARKWAY that testiff
/" against Mabel and their testimou
y was the same. Robert Graves. n
o. colored farm hand employed By Il
n murdered man. again testified th
!. PARKWAY is at least II years old
e e PARKWAY IS