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all over the country.
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He was eventually defended in court by three Northerners,
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lawyers, who came down to help.
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The closing arguments were the 31st of October.
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The jury deliberated for forty-five minutes,
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returned a verdict of guilty on all three counts,
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and it was announced he would be hung about a month later,
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on December 2nd, 1859.
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From November 2nd to December 2nd, that one month --
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November 2nd was the last day in court where they sentenced him --
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he had one month in jail.
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He apparently won over his jailer