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VOL. VIII
THE DALLES, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1895.
NO 259
HOLMES FOUND GUILTY
He Was Convicted of Mur
der in First Degree.
THE JURY WAS OUT FOUR HOURS
Prisoner's Maneloni Nne Sid
Forsake Him When the Fatal
Words 'Were Spoken.
Not
Philadelphia, Nov. 2. Henry H
Holmes was convicted of murder in the
first degree at 8:15 tonight for killing
Benjamin F. Pitezel. He coughed
slightly when he heard the words. This
was the only sign.
The jury retired to deliberate at 5:40
this afternoon. According to one of
their number, they reached their Ver
diet before the doors of their room closed
upon them. For hunger's sake, they ate
their supper first. Then they took i
ballot, and, without hesitation, everj
man of the 12 answered.
"Guilty of murder in the first de
gree."
T A , . ..
joui, uowever atrocious the crime,
however fiendish the criminal, it is hard
to send a man to the gallows in one ruin
ute's time ; so, for decency's eake, they
talked about the case for a seemly period
about an hour and a half. Then word
was sent into court that they had agreed.
Ahia was at 8:15. It took half an hour
to get the court in readiness to receive
the verdict. Holmes spoke to his coun
sjI, Kotan and Shoemaker, in the cell-
room because he was immediately taken
back to Moyameneing prison. To them
he said :
1 feel that this condemns me. It was
an unjust trial."
He would say no more than that. Im
mediately after the verdict, the usual ap
plication for leave to file a motion fo- a
new trial was made. District Attorney
Graham did not oppose the motion, and
Judge Arnold set the 18th of this month
for a hearing. The principal reason
urged will be lack of time for the prepa
imiuii ui me aeiense. isnouia a new
trial be refused, an appeal will be taken
10 me supreme - court, and argument
heard at its next sitting in this city,
January, 1896. So, even if everything
goes against him, Holmes has yet some
time to spend on earth, from which he
is alleged to have sent so many fellow
mortals. The verdict was a surprise to many
persons, who did not believe the crime
had been fastened upon Holmes beyond
a reasonable doubt. When they heard
it they said :
"Well, it was on general principles,
and it is just as good."
That is not the meaning of the law ;
but in this case everybody agrees that
"itisjuet as well." Theie ia no word
of pity or sympathy for the condemned
man. He is regarded as a menace to
society. Up in Gilmanton, N. H.,
there are two old people, his father and
mother. And he has also two brothers,
and two sisters. Not one of his kin was
heard from during the trial.
"When the jury went out, an indefinite
recess was taken. Judge Arnold said he
would remain in the "building until mid
night, if necessary; and if no verdict
had been reached by that time, he
would come again at ten tomorrow
morning.
Nobody believed there would be occa
sion for this. There were many wagers
that the verdict would be in tonight, and
more as to its nature. At 8 :40 there was
a bustle of moving people in the packed
courtroom, and it became know n that
the jury was coming in. A moment
later, Judge Arnold took his seat. Dis
trict Attorney Graham and his associates
entered the courtroom.and the jury filed
solemnly in and took their seats in the
box. Then Holmes was brought in and
placed in the dock. For a moment,
there was not a sound. The silence was
painful, and every heart in the crowded
room throbbed. The man who was
about to hear ' his doom pronounced
stood erect in the dock, the same death
like pailor which could grow no deeper
on his face. He stared at the jury
blankly, his hands clasped behind his
back. Once or twice he moistened his
lips with his tongue. There was no sign
of agitation. Then from the deep-voiced
clerk came the awful words :
"Jurors, loon upon trie prisoner; pris
oner, look upon the jurors. How say
you, gentlemen of the jury ; do you find
the prisoner at the bar, Herman W.
Mudgett, alias H. H. Holmes, guilty of
the murder "of Benjamen F. Pitezel, or
not guilty.
The condeming syllables came from
the foreman :
"Guilty of murder in the first degree."
"Hem," uttered Holmes, clearing his
throat; but his shrunken form never
trembled ; his lips betrayed no quiver ;
his marvelous nerve had not forsaken
him. There was only a tighter clasp of'
his hands folded behind him. Ihen he
sat slowly down, and at the request of
counsel the jury was polled. As each
name was called. Holmes wrote it on
the margin of a newspaper in his hand,
and the fingers holding the pencil never
shook. The verdict was formally re
corded by the court ; the motion for a
new trial was made, and, after Judge
Arnold had spoken a word of regret to
counsel for tne defense because of last
Monday's occurrence, when, they with
drew from the case, and appreciation for
their arduous but fruitless labors.
Holmes was taken to his cellroom : a few
minutes later the jury was thanked for
their attention and labor?, and sent
home; the court adjourned, and the
most extraordinarv case in the annals of
American courts was ended.
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