Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1887 — FOUND GUILTY. [ARTICLE]

FOUND GUILTY.

The Jury Believe that Schwartz and Watt Killed Kellogg Nichols. Such Is the Termination of the Prolonged Express-Robbery Trial at Moms, 111 [Morris (HI.) sp9cial.] After a trial lasting thirty days, Schwartz and Watt have been deelared by a jury of twelve good men and true guilty of the murder of Kellogg Nichols, and their punishment fixed at imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. When the jury retired, on Tuesday afternoon, it was the general opinion that there would be a disagreement. After a seclusion of a little more than live hours word was sent to Judge DiLell that they had reached a conclusion. A few minutes 'alterward they filed into court. When Judge Dibell 6aid: “Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?” E. H. Bobinson, the oldest juror on the panel, arose and handed .the verdict to the Sheriff, who passed it up to the court. Ju4ge Dibell scanned it, and then read it: “We, the jury, find Newton Watt guiitv of the (murder of Kellogg Nichols in the manner and form as charged in the indictment, and fix his penalty at imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of his natural life.” The verdict as to Schwartz was then read. It finds him also guilty in the manner and form charged, and fixes his penalty at imprisonment in the penitentiary for his natural life. Each juror then in turn ratified the verdict. There was a death-like silence in the court-room. Watt was sitting near his brother, with his arms resting on the table, still gazing steadily at the jury. Schwartz sat near his father with his hands clasped across his breast, gazing away from the jury, seemingly insensible to their presence and veredict. Neither of the men manifested the slightest emotion. W T ntt talked with his brother and smiled when spoken to by his attorney. Schwartz was more serious when his counsel approached him, but a slight, reluctant smi:e gathered on his countenance. The Court thanked the jury for the attention during the trial and dismissed them. The murder of Kellorg Nichols, for which Sohwartz and Watt were convicted, occurred the night of March 12. 18.%. Nichols was express messenger on the Rock Island train running out of Chicago. He waß killed in his car, near Morris, and t: e sa;e opened and rifled of a package of money containing about $20,e00. A,, COOK, once xepliad.tn aiady-wlia was always complaining of the dirt in the kitchen. “Well, mum, it’s that nasty ’orrid sun as makes all the dirt. In my last place we bad a snug kitchen down-stairs and never seed the son, and it never were dirty.” Lightning conductors were first set up for the protection of buildings by Franklin shortly after 1752. Bees were introduced in Boston in 1670, and have since spread over the ‘ American continent. 'T-