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VERDICT OF GUILTY POR NIGHT RIDERS jdury Convicts Six of Murder in Firat Dagree, Two in Sec- 1 ; ond Depres. i ‘JUROR BROUGHT IN ON COT Unable te Sit Up—Argument by Stek- beiwJudge’a Charge 10,000 ~ Words Long. UNION CHT, Tenn, Jan TWh a rerdick of gnilty im varzing depress. the fery [nb the Gight rider trials roported ot $45 tonight The twelve men found Garrett Jobston, Th Burton, Boy Fan- zam, Fred Pinion, Arthur Clonr, aud Sem Apple White guilty ef mruniey 14 the fret @earte with miUgating cirepmstances, and Bod Morris and Bob Hotfmann, the olhar defentants, gaiitr of murder in the deares, and theed theirs panisinent at twenty years ly the penitentiary, The punishment of ihe first sim named my eonet; They santenng hl be proceciced. The jury had bean aut slaca 2 P.M. but Oeeause of the ifinees of Juror Hosen with the measles bad not been abie to const unlit dF. AL ‘Fhere was o dif- ference et opinion anime the furore ad to the deares of gulit of the defeniants, bot AG geTeement was reached quiakly. Court was convened at 8 FP, ML. amd fhe jory sint werd thet it would be atte 16 report shorHip. The room was crowded, an % was during tha argement. The min~ ten poseed, and at O40 B.S the wailitf called for tha cpusty physiclan. Joror Rossen war in « state of collapse and needed attention, Yerdlot Xot Leor Pelayed. Tt war bplf at hoor before Hosson was vavived, the iuey iiled in, and six Depo- thes were summoned to corsy in the bed apon Which the Hck juror retived, The foreman antouresd the verdict, the de- fense cilled for & poll which was otade, and ihe Jiige dismiseed the jurers. Hos eon condition fs gach that ff was deem? imadviaable to nyoya Bim te-plgat. The defense szked until Mgadny to ntord for a néty trial, but the ftate op- owed te motion, and the court fixed Hot. way ag the day. inthoeting that the and & detail of 46)- Beleters om War dd abe walls of the court b From & whimpered burs E ootyereatign there was Ba Semonntry- - 0 prisoners were quickly hond- peti ot under moiiftory escort taken ‘The verdict is comidered a compromise one and po troubte Ix feared by. the - Ru Argument at Jurors Bedside. Joror Reasons case of mesics neariy aaremment of counset ‘comsen: cjurt the sich" defendants crowded mite the emull tomo wit Fudge, furg, and qpunrel, and the case wes, . The cout ted 20 the lawyers the ad) eiplil omending their a ueniiz= ax firietly as Both ee to he Bo: iam,” ° a0 . re caneTeed We anu" sbent Aitorbey Genoral Caldwell at sare eae up for oe OeiS He of the forest, on the banks of the lake the déaq iman's wigs convuleve= ty to ber sioter’: her wom ‘the @etendants, which sat apan len moter hip within & ‘Tew feel of rte anes, aay ee the throng? tebe Some. "A am in ie first end second dey Ts 10,000 ort tongs whch Sas Teal Sitar tea ao wher ibe Jory wow left aliue fe the i Wintery of the Came. ‘Tonights werdict enfis in the iower court ona of the scat vigorously cogtest~ ed Bod nateble criminal trials ever heard In this fitate, the omtcome of a series of Tawies: deeds, the eulminating act of which caused the mostering of the mililn of the Biate uncer the personal direction cite, PRU LE gel thoes who ware ol with the qommlieag of tee orime at f of the eh chess te amie ma we ‘corporeal ee ee on those hom tbe 1eacepe tn the outlaw compeain ine wishea ot the qlan, and max in tha i B Bg : l ( i ; 7c : i SheBew Perk Bie Paibiiehed: January B, 1909 Copyright © Tha New York Timex

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