Ist.1 OF JOIN c. Colr.-We are assured on
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Ts,,I OF JOIN C. CoLr.-We arc assured OF
undoub,ed authority, that Immediately alter re
tirng TO their chamber after The charge OF the
Court, ten of tic jury expressed. themselves IN Ia
vor of verdict of Wilful Murder, and two IN i;vor
of verdict of AIanSlaushtcr in the First Desre,
thar the difference, of opinion DID not arise r'n
auy yaisunder> landing of the testimony from the
fact. of the case rs given in evidence, bu' purely
an n point Of law which received different in:cr-
nr,tstinn from two OF the iurors wlIo after the
question 8, issue had been argued: and eNp!aine.
welded their previous opinions OF the la" TO those
Of The majority Of the jury and united with them
in verdict OF Guilty Of Mur,ier. Not ons OF the
ir, was AZ anv time in favor OF verdict OF Jt1st'-
fable Homicide As has been stated BY some Oh NE
papers: : nor did anv at any time thrust MS
bea.I ou, of the window OF the jnlN room and m
auirc OF the aSScmblagc outside what kin' Oh i
verdict thev wished 10 have rendered. as has been
slaudcror,lv asserted The jury. one and all, tei'
their high responsibility and the Soemnity OF ile'E
oaths TOO seriously for sucha departure from the
painful! dutN Cp!lll'ltu " >'''''


location Of their chamber was such as 10 "t'ers'
preclude the possibility OF any and al c"mn''ica
ton with the multitude out o. doors. 1t has been
said. also, that J. c. Colt stated NJ or about the
time the lry came in With the verdict that h'
would nsrer be hang. We are assured that he
made no such remark, bu, thar he did say. when
told what the verdict would be. that he wond
rather it would BE- a verdictot guilty Of Murder
than of Mans!augh,cr in the First Degree. as ne
would then, he Thought, be able to obtain new
trial. which he would not ii it were Il verdict OF
Nlanslaughtcr


These statement. may be deemed nninpor'"n''
but we consider it necessary to give them, TO put
to silence the many untoundcd stories that sons
have 50 indnstr;ou.ly put forth without the SHADOW
of 4 foundation il, fact.