Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-05-18

Verdict cr tho Jary Ir sioklo' Acquitted,

verdict {. tho Jdry -Mr' olokles hcqutIes
WAamsGTov, Tuesday, April 2J,--r, ~ Z.
The closing scenes Of th, Siekles' trial were
exceedingly muressiye and exciting Tho jury
retired az precisely ten minutes before o'clock
The room was crowded with spectators, snd m
stinc,iyry every eye was turned towards the
clock, Every minute that passed by was set
down as lrvsh proof presumpuye OF disagree
mcnt, TIE crowd gradually broke up into little
groups. The counsel of Mr. Sickles gathered
around tlc dock, Mr.. $, himself was ~ calm
and sci possessed as usual and c0nvcrsad with
his fgiGnjs most Of whom spoke only words OF
hone and pnrlurnrcmcnt while few vonturcd
/ To warn him of the chances oTan adverse result.
His only reply WINS ~ am prepared for the
worst" though his manner Indicted that hope
was completely dominant,
/ For time silence hnd prevailed in the Court
room, hut ms time wore on this gave way to the
buzz Of whispering voices Col Seldom the
Marshall, had nEcn possession of the witness
/ hox md kept mp ~ steady conversation with the
judge Tic appearance of knOhby little pn.
lichmnn, who came in and ordered out chairs for
the iurv made the assurance dOuhly sure ot those
who oSroclcd Il Disagreement Tho jury We're
evidently "scttliug to their work. Th'n came
further confrmat on. TIL, Jury hal asked Tor a
! fire. Clearly they were 10 make night OF It,
The hot, uneasy, mmmcd and nervous crowd was
rapidly NNrkllE ltftll UP W " I'lA''l va hNoN N'
necessary hut very natural excitement, and. like
all crowds in such u state, grew every moment
more upcn-mouthcd, crciu'ous and greedy OF the
very worst possible coniecturcs. The prisoner
meanwhile. let me say IL to his credit, bolo him
self with perfectly u79ilCctod calmnCss and self
possession though tie anxiety md the sugg"s-
tons of his friends wc.o emiHcntiy calculated to
upset any mans composure.
At length lust as the clock struck thrco, there
= l.. . sft..fI fI.EkV. ~
the NluIshal's room. IL was not very loud rap,
but it electrified the crowd, brought the loung-
inc reporters up to their bearings, reused the
wearicl judge, silcnccl the buAsing groups
The uaws, in the usual mysterious way OF all
news. had come out before the jury. Nobody
brought it hut tEc little white door OF the Jury
room had hardly swung halfway open before
thcro raa through che Courtroom the li!-sup-
pressed murmur. "iia is acguHl5d The jury
followed their verdict, aud it seemed an age be-
oro they had all filed, one by one back into their
b,~. thrir venerable Foreman, Mr.. Arnold, at
their head "Gpntlcmrn of the jury" said tho
Clerk. in his dry. official tone ''ha.vc you agreed
upon your yordict?' 'We have replied Mr..
Arnold. in Il soft. low yoIco. 'Stand up, Dam
icl .. Sickes." said the Clerk. The prisoner
ros,. ..Bow say YOU gentlemen Of the jury, 60
Won find the prisoner at the bar as indicted,
%uilty or not @uilty!" "NOT GUlLIY.'
II anybody had still persisted in doubling
which way ran the sym!nJhts q 'he W "sl!"a'
ton copIe IN tins case t1ihk MS t'i,i'' rY
musc have given way before '"e Scetc Ni'!'L
once in a most irregular lut ;rrepre'sihle cheer
inr The Judge und the Mag-h"l did their best
in n oliet way to rorress this ou'hust oil entAu'
siusih. but Eloy ,re2o merely doing " formal dUty,
and the moment was rather informal Tor all con-
carned and so the Judicial accents were lost III
the general camor do not thlhH, n?",St;t
That either the Judge or Marshal TOOK 'iS n,S
conduct very seriously TO hoaFt; OF 'h''t IL ".,
felt to be a very dangerous assault upon '"O "'s'
nity Of the Bench ana tnG oour'. ,. o,;4,f.,t
I 1t restored itself 10 order us soon a' ITS "S1
flush was over and suffered Mr.. Stanton to ask
of His Honor "the discharge OF the prisoner.
nriso1ar is presumablc, though it was not easy
ioranvbodv to hear his reply, or to make out Any
thing vcry clearly that Iotlowcd, till MI SirEiS+
was seen thanking the jury for his ''sae deliver
uncc" There We're IL iew carriages drawn up III
! front of the Courthouse, and mVo one Oh ''c'''
through dense mass 9I ting ana cnro5!"E , !. n!
men, Mr. Sicl,les was huriWi, not without mHh'
Guilty. hy his friends, and driven rapidly oH 20
the house ofi,is friend, Mr.. .McBlair, On IresI-
|dent's-souare.
/ There he was received VII genuine welcome
.hy the ladies' of the family, lQt could not so cas-
.iiy escane from the congra tuFltions OF hundreds
OF persons, oHicers of both services, clorgyymen
of various denominations, lawyers and citizens
generally, who insisted upon testtymS tnelr pc pc
lief that, in the uc9uittai OF MI SicNieS' 'he W
,.y boJ simnly yindicatod the natural sanctities
aTT the the CnniIy' and the house.
Massrs. Brady, Chiffon, Staunton Phillips an'
the rest rest Of Mr.. SD scs' counsel were not ors't
trn in this outburSt of popular feeling. hut were
relicitared at the National Hotel ON the happy
result of their lahors by Il succession OF ehtnu
siostic crowtN From lirst to last this community
has snokcn with but one voice on this matter
and everything that has come to light IN 'h'
an" o'I, az tia trim has contributed to deepen
tTa cnnho u Of satisfaction and of sympathy
witb wit wfic Tie citizens and the housc.hoiders Of
Wasbington hail the verdict of "acquittal' this
d,v rendered.