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t LIFE SENTENCE OF KURD£*£**.Tbt Jrry Spaai Lam Tbu Tw# H»«r« it» ilia Fltldi-Hklms Cm.Jesae Fields and Jlt;»»o|h Adkins i have Swan foundguilty of themur-E tier of county judge 8. If. Combs, r of Hazard, Perry county, and their i punishment fixed at imprisonment p for life in the state penitantiarj’.Argument was concluded atfirlfi last Thursday evening, On ac-, count of the illness of one of tin1 , jurors, wha lay on a bed in the , court-room, the jury did not retire for deliberation but spent tlie night ■ in the court-room. At7:4f» o’clock Friday morning the twelve men went into the jury-room. At fi o’clock they sent word a verdict had been reached. They were brought into court and the following verdict read amid absolute silence :“We, the jury, find the defend- , ants guilty, and fix their punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for life.\V. P. Chamce, Foreman.The commonwealth's attorney suggested that the verdict be cor- ( rected, and read : “We, the jury, (agree and find the defendants guilty as charged in the indictments, etc., and the jury and court consented. Immediately thecourt discharged the jury from further service.By jermi»sion of the court the defendants and theircounsel withdrew for consultation, returning in ten minutes with the announcement that a motion and grounds for a new trial would be prepared immediately, and filed with the court, which was done.The verdict did not seem to have any effect upon the accused, other than to make them appear lightheaded, as they indulged in fun-making with their friends. They manifested every indication of hopefulness, and appeared to have implicit confidence in their attorneys and belief in a future new-trial.—Barbourvilie correspondent Courier-Journal.
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Hazel Green Herald
Hazel Green, Kentucky, US
Thu, May 09, 1895
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