History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . d, they will never find Holmes body, or theywill never find the body there. This Strong believed for Holmes hadstarted to San Francisco on his way to Canada. (The counsel here reca-pitulated a chain of circumstances in the evidence which he claimed showedas strong a case against others as it did against the defendant). I hope thejury will carefully consider the evidence and take into consideration thefeeling manifested by the witnesses, their apparent desire for a convic
History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . d, they will never find Holmes body, or theywill never find the body there. This Strong believed for Holmes hadstarted to San Francisco on his way to Canada. (The counsel here reca-pitulated a chain of circumstances in the evidence which he claimed showedas strong a case against others as it did against the defendant). I hope thejury will carefully consider the evidence and take into consideration thefeeling manifested by the witnesses, their apparent desire for a conviction;the contradictions and inconsistencies in their testimony, and return averdict that will satisfy your consciences, so that in after life, when thinkingcalmly over the circumstances ofthe case, you may have no occasion toregret your actions. The case was given to the jury between 1 and 2 oclock Saturdaymorning, and at 6 oclock in the morning they returned with a verdict of Guilty of murder in the first degree. Eleven of them were prepared torender such a verdict without leaving their seats, but one, while believing. HOMICIDES OF MENDOCINO COUNTY. 329 the prisoner guilty, yet thought that somebody else might have done thedeed. His doubts, however, were overcome. At 4 oclock P. M. Saturdaythe 18th, Judge Southard passed the following sentence on him:— You have been indicted by the Grand Jury of this county for the mur-der of Frank Holmes in the county of Mendocino, on the ISth day of June?last. You have had a fair and impartial trial, in which you have beenaided by faithful and intelligent counsel. After a patient and carefulinvestigation of your case by a jury of your own selection, they have beenconstrained and obliged by their consciences and their oaths to pronounceyou guilty of a most foul and aggravated murder. Have you any cause why the sentence of the law should not be pronounced against you^The emotions with which I enter upon the discharge of the solemn du
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