▁have ▁dr unk ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁d ishes ▁of ▁fly paper ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁placed ▁in ▁her ▁room ▁to ▁keep ▁away ▁the ▁f lies . ▁Despite ▁a ▁fier ce ▁battle ▁from ▁the ▁defence ▁team , ▁the ▁j ury ▁found ▁him ▁guilty . ▁Margaret ▁Sed don ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁any ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁murder . ▁Marshall ▁Hall ▁always ▁maintained ▁that ▁Sed don ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁acqu itted ▁had ▁he ▁not ▁ins isted ▁on ▁giving ▁evidence , ▁and ▁on ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁occasion ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁in ▁warning ▁a ▁client ▁of ▁the ▁ris ks ▁of ▁giving ▁evidence ▁in ▁one ' s ▁own ▁defence . ▁ ▁A ▁former ▁Fre em ason , ▁on ▁being ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁anything ▁to ▁say ▁as ▁to ▁why ▁the ▁sentence ▁of ▁death ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁passed ▁against ▁him , ▁Sed don ▁replied ▁at ▁length ▁and ▁appe aled ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁judge , ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Town send ▁Buck n ill , ▁as ▁a ▁brother ▁Mason ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁' The ▁Great ▁Arch itect ▁Of ▁The ▁Un iverse ' ▁to ▁over turn ▁the ▁j ury ' s ▁guilty ▁ver dict . ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁sources ▁he ▁gave ▁the ▁First ▁D eg ree ▁sign , ▁according ▁to ▁others ▁the ▁Sign ▁of ▁Gr ief ▁and ▁Dist ress , ▁begg ing ▁for ▁mer cy . ▁The ▁judge ▁is ▁reported ▁as ▁having ▁said , ▁with ▁some ▁em otion : ▁ ▁Sed don ▁replied ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁already ▁made ▁his ▁peace ▁with ▁his