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Show VERDICT IN THE ELLIOTT CASE. I'araonal Journalitin Kt.ulta la .Harder In Iba Secoud If re. Coj.riniiA, Ohb, July 28. William J. Elliott, formerly proprietor and editor oftho Sunday Capital, who with his brother, 1'. J.EIliott, killed Albort Cos-born Cos-born a reporter of the Sunday World and W. 1.. Hughe, a by tender, besides wounding a number ifpnoplo during thts shouting affrav on High street ou the afternoon of February 13 last, was convicted this morning of murder in tho second degree, The trial has bt en in progress since May 11. Tho crime was the direct result of personal journalism. jour-nalism. When the clerk began to read the verdict there was a highly sensational scene. When he read "indictment for murder in the lirst degree." Mrs. 1. J. Kllint, thought that meant guilty of murder in the lirst degree, and uttered a suppressed scream and felt back Into her chair. As the clerk reached the words "guilty of murder in the second degree" de-gree" Miss Maroney rose and gave vent to a crv and fell back in a fainting tit. Mrs. W. J. Klliott was very palo but made no demonstration. W. J. Klliott had his youngest boy In his lap when this verdict was being read and covered tho child's eyes and nioulh so that he could not see.or rusks any outcry. As the verdict of the jury-was jury-was react Elliott became so enraged that he pulled the G. A. K. button from tho lapel of his coat and threw it in the direction of the jury. Elliott's wife and children escorted him to the jail where a tearful soenw was enacted. The comments ct the crowd were v aried. The general sense being one of relief that the long agony over, only a few expressing dissatisfaction dissatisfac-tion when the tenor of the verdict became be-came known. |