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Show POWERS CONVICTED. Oalram of lh Mr.t lh llntl Can jf lrer t'et In Kent, Tht verdict of the jury In the cat of cx-Hecietary of Hlau Caleb Tower, charged with being an accetaory lefore the fact lo the murder of William (loebel. wat: "We find tha defendant guilty, and fix hi punlthment at con-flnemenl con-flnemenl In the penitentiary for tha reit ot lila natural life." The vote In favorof a llfetcntencnwaiunanlmoui. When the Jury retired the belief waa general that they would not agree, and In thlt opinion the defendant wat ft nnly convinced. When the verdict wat returned re-turned 1'owera, for the flrtt time during dur-ing the weary alx weekt' of trial, betrayed be-trayed deep feeling, lie wat lilting near the door of the Jury room, aud when the Jury knocked on the door tuinmonliig the aherlfT hie face look on an anxloua look thai waa particularly apprehcntlve. l'owert. already pale, grew ghatlty aa the verdict wat read, and hit face betokened great meutal angulih. Tlila waa only for a few aco-ondt, aco-ondt, however, and then, regaining hit compoture. he turned lo the Miate Dangerflrld, who had beeu In convention convent-ion wllh him, and laid: "I waa not expecting that The verdict liunjatt." A motion for a new trial will be made, and If overruled an appeal wilt be taken. |