, 1872-10-10
LAURA .. FAIR.
The Verdict OF Acquit1n1--.C1csi:1g
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NJ, Tar co,nnss,c;,j in IA Fiftcenth I,is:rict
Court Jn5Ce Ilearaor rresidiar in nlace OF
1ndcs EW;ner,e whn Eue d;snnaljfed from
a1t;7,,, ~ ;ho r,se 1,r rassor 1T iiincss. Panel
ai:s; gsasl of 53zSrs Vas sz:,:a5tea, d. snd no.
;-ad wss - inrv f@- Ina nreasnt friai obtaincd.
r,,s ,;no ~ ~ rr,aec1t;6r and 1ef5nce vr,a n
san,o ~ -canects d;aerent from tLas pursue.i Oh
tho former trial. No proof was irtroIrced IS 10
Mr crittenier. bevond tho evidence offered
nsa ..d ;oi;,nscr ~ che1scter o1
tio nr;sone1 WA not mt Il, issue. and none OF
tho extensye ror-esnandence between tie mr.
t,es .r1.ad :, ex;ccnce ~, The former trial was
;-.T,1ce5 ~ evn,, s1,,1fc,. ~ h1, the .ytnesses
~ +-;si ~. ~ c,.,aeorcnt1r ,c,eh sor+er and
lcss iabo1ious than tie firs1 one. The only issue
~ t;c nrese1,t frisi was rhether. at tho lime of
~ ~. ~ ptsa' ~. .t4 GSs n ~ | 1870 ~
ewore nostti-elv that. ir their opinion1 she VAS
;r.,.a ~ t5e t;Ine and ~, t1o dthcr Iaad e;cl,t
n;ns =. +hre;c;.T,. n,snl,ns, son,o vho rsn1
frst IN the;r nrofession testified that aasnrninor
a,,in;on ~, 1o tn. shG was "a ~ ssne At the line.
IN Fr;dav afterncor last. this rial came to
c1osc The irrr receiye5 tha chnrea Of tLo
Conrt ana retire3 n del;ferate nnor verdict.
When they had Leen ont snyen OF eicht hours.
It Was tl6nrht thev wou1d not aeTce. S.tur,
1rv "1 To,,nr thev ested to ho nreFsntef7 hefora
the ConTt s1a;n. and rn.ny eIpected tLat they
1-on1d ,nnonnce a verr};cr 'i'ho Court room
,yss throncef1. and Mrs Fair. with her counsc1.
Messrs C71fis AID 0nint- and the Distnct A.
torTcx. NJ SJnrnhv and Aler. ;1amnfcIl yyero
nrasent The i;7rT however. had not agreed
- -, Sc,,7;c1 sni esEcd fn;ther inst71c,ions
from the co,,rt IN tho anestion Of tho bnrden
enj. nTenondernnce Of nroof Of insanitv. TLa
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sTIea;ne ;-,ssn;tv md ofTarinr II a. defonce.
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80 rson11 annnnnra T. 1t q o4cinct NJ one
ta hat - ,r,,,1d t., brt va4;ona rarorta zn-a
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ofher int + was = corcnro7nae verdict. and an
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snd nnconn.nied b. Mr.. Cnint and DEPUTY
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