Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-28
she AcquiItal of Tayior.

SCENE IN THE COURT TRooM-BEAaINa or THE PRIs-
oNER-HIs fTHAHK YOU" TO THE ooURT-RE-
ARREST ON cAPIAs
pause was made in the Woodward trial,
which was in progress, yesterday afternoon, to
receive the verdict of the jury in the Taylor case
The return into court was somewhat unexpect-
ed the absence having been 30 protracted that
the belief became general that no verdict would
he rendered, although the Court had instructed
the Jury that they must agree. The Grand Jury
lad risen short time BEFORE and the members
we're still seated in their chairs, listening to the
testimony in the Woodward case, when Deputy
sheriff came in at s 20 and ordered the vacation
VI the seats for the Taylor Jury.
Then ensued scene of commoton in the
court room. Already full, numbers of other
persons came pushing and struggling for admis-
sion, for the news OF the return of the jury
spread rapidly, and when Taylor was brought
INTO Court there WAS no available standing space
anywhere In the room. He was placed in the
dock beside Woodward, the names Of the jurors
called and the usual formalities gone through
with. When the jury was asked for their YER
dict, all eyes were turned in that direction, and
death like stillnes peryaded the room as the
foreman announced in audible words, mot
guilty" The prisoner gave a sudden bound of
delight, but did not leave his seat, although he
expressed no disappointment, as he said he had
all along felt confident OF such verdict
The announcement seemed to have no effect
upon woodward. lie mhntalneu bne bhine quiet
selfpossession which he has all along manifest
el being apparently much bowed in sorrow and
broken in spirit The very appearance of the
man. as he sits there with contrition depicted in
every neament Of his face, is one OF pity, and
much sympathy is expressed for him.
The Judge commanded Taylor to stand up, and
when he had arisen his discharge was given him,
to which he replied in voice loud enough to be
heard all over the room. "Thank you" He then
left the dock, his friends pouring in their con-
gratuations, but no sooner had he got beyond
the Court Room door than he was
re-arrested by che Sheriff, who wat
in waiting for him on the outside with capias.
Mackey's friends, in anticipation of an acquittal
had sued out a capias on charge of theft of the
horse and wagon. The Attorney General, il
seems, knew nothing of this action, for when
Taylors counsel appealed to him him IN Court
as to what action he would take, he declared his
total ignorance of the arrest. The matter was
here dropped. and the examination of witnesses
in the Woodward case continued.
Taylor was taken before ESQ. Vandiver at l.
o'clock at night but no one appearing agains
him he was discharged. He is now preparing
statement. On the acquittal of Taylor pnbli
opinion here is somewhat divided. stront
conviction of his guilt exists in the minds o
many PERSONS but while this is the case the.
feel they cannot censure the jury very harshll
for the verdict they have rendered when the.
remember the manner in which the case wa
presented to them. This we say, is the outsid
opinion, and it is one which prevails to grea
extent in this community.