Newport Jury Convicts J.W. Cusick of Murder
After a trial in Newport, a defendant who was free on a significant $10,000 bail bond has been remanded to the sheriff's custody.
The jury at Newport in the case of state versus J. W. Cusick, charged with the murder of Harry Kilburn, brought in a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. Immediately after, Cusick, who had been out on a bail bond of $10,000, was remanded to the custody of the sheriff and placed in jail.
“Immediately after Cusick, who had been out on bail bond of $10,000, was remanded to the custody of the sheriff and placed in jail.”
The mention of a $10,000 bail bond for a murder charge in 1916 underscores how differently the justice system operated regarding pretrial detention a century ago compared to current bail reform debates.
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