, 1873-12-25

and reconcile himself to his fato. Tho gallows
III IN roatineas and tho rope IL stretching to-
night It il of tho suspenaon, kind, but the
is tic intoutiou Of tue Sheriff to give linn rcgu-
lar Christmas dinner to-mnrrow. II his friel'da
como hero with tle expectation Of reacuing
hiu,, they will be received III mannor not antle-
ipatetl, md will certainly bo disappointed of o
sight Of him.
Ex-Mnyor Hall Acquitted.
suteiai Dispatch to 1he Ch'caao Tribune.
Hall, charged with connivanco with tho Ring Of
1870, IL third timo acquitted, and it seems
hardly possible that liB case will bo again
brought before q court OF Justice. Judge |
when TINT body retired. They returned at 8:15
o'clock for instruction whether they could bring
III verdict Of guilty II they found that he lad
atu,ply neglected his duty, !',,, or 'rhethor |
in order to bring aae LIVER verdict T'l o ee
instructed them that willful neglect must DO
proved They then asked if they, were to doeide
whether or not thoro wus willfnl neglect: Tho
roply was that 1t was their duty to dc declan , T.
hours. Mr.. Hail remained III court all this
timo, aB did also hiB counsel. The courtroom
was we'll filled throughout tho evening. AZ ti'ls
Peclkmau, N1r. rromain being absent The
room was literally packed to tho ruling which
divided tho space set apart for spectators from
that allotted TO counsel and representatives or
tics, e tic tue foromeg of tho jury said that thoy
found A. Oakey Hall not guilty. Then onHned
Il Bcene, tho like Of which las seldom, il egor,
hcan Witnessed in q ball Of 1ustico.
Ono prolonged, ear-splltting Gcer vent yer T. up from
appreciation Mt the ac9uittal Of this great favor
ito criminal lawyer. Mon balanced themselves
OIL tho backs Of seats, stood on tables ininedi-
atoly in front Of the Judge and toasotl thar haeB
in tic mir, and expressed, in divers ways their
sympathY with the verdict. Frantic c0orts Of
tho Court officers md energetic rapping OF tho
Judges gavel failed to quiet this noise anl dis
order 80 ullHeemly in a court-roon,, and not un-
til thu people Ind shouted themselves hoarHe
waH order restored.
[1o Ae Associated Prfssl
NEW YonK, Dec. 24.-ConnHel for the defcnao
in ho trial Of oz-aIayor nall declined to-day to,
Hnying that they would ask the Court to dtrec-
tho jury to acquit tho defendant, At tho con-
clusiou Of Mr. stoughson's argument for tho de-
fonce, Mr.. Tromain commenced for tho proaccn,
the attention Of tho jury to tile fact that de-
cured the conviction of Judge Bogart for mn oct
similar to that for which he ,is now
on trial. aud then argued that tn the
tEa word willfully" nsoant !" Intentionally
and with whatever his good fa,th; If he Intended
to do tho forbidden act, 1t waS doing it TitlfuiY.
III tint position the Court sustained him. Mr;
Tremain spoke for three hours, mud concluded
by saying il the oifonAc waB O moro technical
one, tho jury should SO find, and trust tho Court
to administer Il moro technical penalty. lilo did
not ask the jury TO find that any money went
there wnB no proof whatever TINT It did. II they
fouud general verdict Of guilty, defendant
could only bo punished for ono oflonao. or they
could fnd him guilty Oh all or any Of tho counts
or vouchers.
Judge Dnnie1s commenced bis charge at 4,30:
Ho sud defendant was substantially charged
with willful neglect Of duty, aud, being lawyer
mud man of culture and ability. should he hold
tue atrlet Ct tue udyy anty mpo1s1
ncglects to perform q duty imposed upon him
| by law, ho Ii guilty of misdomeanor. Tho duty
| imposed upon the Board Of Audit wns Of q
personal and judicial character, which required
nyeatgeton They Ind no no right TO- delegate Sa2aa9
ss s%ess Of tIs pea? 9t1Y b1 ss'sd ss
| to perform that duty? II lo did so lcsigncdly
| and purposely. ho committed mlsdemoan9r,
1ur it is not neceasnry tlloro should DO my. de-
| sign to dofraud. It is enough if pnrty dosigns
| to perform nn net which creates crime. An i'll
Hpection Of mnny bills presented wonld Aayo ro-
SSs ra9s ae # iii s xs .as dsa na s Es
| creditors name. Tho public had tho right to
expect an examination OF all tbcao bills. uo
| instructed tho Jury TINT the defense made OF
tho duties being too arauoua would not stand ~
an cxcuEe, for 10 officer can undertake duty
and wilIfully neglect it. II tho Jury wero satis-
| fled the defendant committed tho ofensc, no
matter how painful 1t might be to defendants
| friends, it was their duty to pronounce him
guilty, and, unloss they had M abiding conv!c-
ton Of Ills guilt. they must find him not guilty
| He instructed them to conflno themselves to tho
indictment charging defendant with wilifu}iy and
Intentionally oinitting to perform The dutioa
prescribed by law. Judge Daniels also instrnct-
cd the jury 'thnt tlore was no evidence of coll,
Hpiracy botwoon Hull and his aasocintou and
| nothing connected lin with fraudulent bills,
Tho Jury retired ut G o'clock. At o'clock tho
to queries from tho Foreman. TINT tho simple net
Of neglect Of duty. II willfnl, would warrant a
verdict Of guilty, and tint tho jury woie thcn-
sclvoa tho Judges wl,etAor tho act waa or was
not wiful. The JudHe told them If they did
not find L verdict within q, hour or 40 they
would DO locked up for tic night The jury re-
tired again.
1T 1880 o'clock tho jury entered
tho courtroom, and, in answer to the nsua!
inquiry Of the jury. replied that they hud found
yorIiet Of not guilty. At this announcement
| tla audience broko into thunder OF applause,
which tho Court did not object to. and, after q
lapse Of about ten minutes, the Court was nd'
journad until Monday lnorning,
Allevcu Oollustora fletxvect Officers
n,sst 1snalr0nd Thievos.
OMAHA, Mob, Dec. 1l.-lt is currently report
cd Oh thu stroeta that sorltf Ellis aud TroaHurcE
! Kauo, OF Cheyenne County, havo been atrostcd
for being iu eull1Hion with the gang Of gwindorH
who hayo been operating 10 extensively upou
tho Union Pacific ltontl.
Criminal nznttura from Memphis,
| 'Gclln.
| Sufcia{ pispafch 10 The (Hicaao TfibnHe.
MEMrltls, Tcu,l., Doc, 4i.-Wiiam Morris. q
white mall attempted, whilo drunk, to el,ter tllt