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HOLMAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERi'OUTH IS SENTENCED TO LIFEIIMPRISONMENT. .rhe Jury Reportt After Twenty-ThreeA * * • I I• Hourt* Deliberation — Defendant. . - . . is Nervous But Receives the Ver-diet Calmly., . / ^lt; (Special to;(he .Joiirnai-Cazette.) COLUMBIA/* City.; Ind.. .Sept.. 19.-^ Claude. Coolraah/wbo/idiled Frank H/ Stailsmith;i^t'April/was to-day. found' guilty, of JnuraeKliiltiie1 seeond:degree.pear wort •an l capli erecate Jlionowk.•M:■prof sive: tices ly li mee TJ deer.WttBmeeeraCuilcilinilia,-com•the-It 1jTo”ty three hour1?, • arriyed.iatfaryefdSct in: tHe^murd’ertrial, ; which1 diad., occupied, the entire week of the -Whkley coutity-circutts.coiirt; ■ Judge* -Adair saw* the■ • M • ^ J • ‘i^ i i . s ' * m * , * ”jury' at; aoo.ii, : and informed • them • if: they;were; about ready to return their: verdict he would wait, for them/otter: wise he wotild go-to the • country1 for; a-'few .hours. .••After, waiting until 2 o’cidck/ the jiidgedroye wtfc, and': at-4‘o’clock the jiiry noUfied -Bailiff. Egotf that they’ had .reached a yerdiet.':- *'•■’* • ; Tho judgq; telephone and was ' dn/the .fcen ch' -shor tiy after 5 o’eiock/ AL 5:2i/he; instructedthe 'bailiff to • bring' iit. the; jury, and. at •5:22 .be • read in open court- the ■' veidiet’ which; was -as. follows-uState of Iiidiana..( . ’/ •. ; .•' Whitley County; { , .. /'’ -SS1.- In .the /Wh iiley;:.Ci rcn it..Court, ■ Sep-‘: temfier Term, 1W,1. \ : ;'“Thg;.State of Indiana;** .N/W : ^ ‘ *■'Claude L. C6o]man,k/: :C -.. •* :/ ’ •••/. • - */:Verdict. //./•. •' ,' .*-* //'We , the.' jury,; find :the .defendant, ClaudevL.1Coolmap/: guilty of murder in' tSe:'second /degree,-. Ur;he- stands charged in iW indictment and'assess' •as--.piihtehrofcnt:;therefor that :lic/ be’ imprisoned' in.tlie state, prison during life*/ • • ’ *• ’ v- '?1HENRY NORRIS,'..'-••TJ.eiec(VttU:is;itiO$:'Wa; •By;-shillberiiiVets-V.Sivise.its’theiC0~lt;con pi A eon •a c tha eon for coo pe sahvhPOT“Foreman:”• Young-' Coolman atidMs father were M court; ' and the former -was rather nervous, but did not’ show, any great surpise.when: his 'sentence'was read. The judge was in the act. of discharging the* jury /when Attorney Gates/ ; one of'the attorneys1 for the' defend-'• ant stepped forward and asked per-j mission- to.question each juryman- reiihifeeoftheprc?60isisnotin:- iWli •wl fin Th roc to: au ml fui IV I., a-erijSh;poS»JTHClCiti:35.wiif[ garding- the verdict After* being granted the request. 'Gales asked each juryman:• “Did you hear the. reading oE_.thc verdict by the court?”“Yes, sir.”“Was that yo.ur verdict?/. “Yes, sir”“Is it'your verdict yet?” .“Yes. sir.”. These were the questions and the j answers of the twelve men. j The jury was then discharged. Attorney Gales was about prostrated. The .opinion of the public Is about equally divided, many thinking manslaughter would have been severe enough, while others\say he got just.! deserts. Sortie thought he should have ! been hung.J The jury stood eleven to one from j the first ballot Mr. Trope, of Chum- a* i busco first favored acquital. and to- ^ I day consented to make it manslaughter. and finally murder in the second degree.The defense will ask for a new trial, but iso action has been taken yet u —o-b «qugepaniwfonlotnctr[nv»;VP’wpiRl
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Sun, Sep 20, 1903
Page 12
Full Page
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