Daily Republican., 1881-12-07
FOURTH EDITION.
THE NEALJUR Y.
The Verdict OF "NOT GUILTY" a
GeDeral Surprise-SOme Talk OF
Lynchtng llae Released Man.

In a late edition of yesterdays RE-
PUBLICAN, the verdict of the jury in
the Neal case was briefly announced.
To-day We are enabled to give the fol-
lowing particulars
Just before the opening of Court yes
terday afternoon, Il baillif came down
| FROM The jury ioon, and informed the
Judges, VINO wolc still in their parlor,
that the Neal jury had agreed upon u
verdlCG.
The Court directed that Mr.. Higgins
be sent Tor, aud that Neal be brought
into the uock. After Neal was seated
| lie remained perteCJiy quiet, his gener-
al expression being Jnal OF anxiety.
II was some minutes before MIR. Hig-
gins araved, and while waiting tor him
The jury We're brought ln.
The Clerk OF the Court, polled the
Jury and then asked the usual ques-
ton, 80 you find the prisoner at the
bar guilty or not guilty, in manner and
form, as lie stands indicted "A breath
less silence seemeu TO settle over the
Court room for moment, which was
broken by the voice OF the foreman of
the jury AS h. ant wered in low tone
"Nu1 GUILTY." Men who had been
present daring the whole trial and
listened TO Inc cham Of evidence
that the State had forged around the
prisoner could not believe their own
ears, and asking the nearest byStander
If they mad heard arlght, turned away
thinking that an eminent Pennsylvania
Judge was correct, wh,n he said that,
"no one Dat the Almighty knew what
the verdict ota letIit jury would be.
Immediately after rendering their
veidiCt the jury left the court room and
Neal was COnmauded 10 staud up.
The Chief Justice then said; Will
liam Neal, the jury which has tried
you have rendered verdict OF not
guilty and we NOW discharge you from
cuAtouy.'
Neal was taken out of the Court room
between tte Two tipst Yes aud con
Quoted to carriage which was in some
Mysterious manner already provided
aud III wai ing and rapidly driven
away as there were serious threats OF
lyncmnG hlul, not only 10y persons ont
side buL also by nahy who were in the
Court room.
A number of the jurors were ap-
preached yesterday afternoon after the
OF the verdict, but very little
Information could be obtained. Late
last night, However, a representative of
I he REPUBLICAN succeeded III obtain
ing the following, which is believed 10
be correct:
Immediately after retiring on Satur-
day eveninga ballot was taken which
ic>ulltd III Two Tor conviction, four Tor
acqulttal, and six who had not made up
their minds.
Four ballots were taken on Saturday
night with about the same result, and
about half past ten, word was Sent
down to the judges who were stlll in
their parlor, that there was no hope of
agreeing that night.
On Sund " norning several of the
iurymen complained Of being sick and
DR.. kirchuer was called in to prescribe
Tor them.
During Sunday number of ballots
were taken, and on the eighth and
ninth, IL was evident that "a feeling in
the prisoner favor was extending, as
the last taken showed that there were
seven men WHO were III laNoT Vi titdi-
ing him, only two for conviction, and
three WHO had no settled oplnlou upon
the matter.
On Monday nine ballots Were taken !
making eighteen in al that had been
cast. The last ballot taken on Monday
III. .ut ShuWeu ,hat there was but one
man in doubt, while eleven were III tav-
or of aVutlltIaI. |
There was but three ballots taken |
Yesterday, one III the morning, and one |
about nom, they both showed the same
re,Ilt Il, the last bTllut cast on NJ Mouudy |
night, eleven Tor acquittal and one III |
ioubt. About half past two Yesterday |
afternoon The twen,y.hr It aud last ha..
ot was taken, and Resulted III verdict |
If acquittal
Oar informant stated that there Were |
several considerations that influenced |
.he Jury in their aCliouS, one of which |
was that they thought the evidence OF
Mrs. Gosser contradictory in some
material points, and it was limited that |
# the Jury had been instructed that |
they could have rendered a verdict Of
Assault, or assault with intent TO com
nit IA rape, ,he result might have been |
lifierent.