Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-27
N. g.,
Or In Other Words, Not Guilty
of the Charge.

of the Charge.
The legal brethren in the Nun
dinger trial, after one of the most
stubbornly fought contests ever known
in this city completed their arguments
yesterday afternoon near four o'clock.
They had left nothing undone
to advance their respective
causes, both for and against Mr..
Mundiuger. The Judge presiding,
l.. B. Horrigan, charged the jury to
find the prisoner guilty or not guilty
OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, by the misappropriation Of
funds belonging to his employer, and
to find not guilty on all the other
charges, including that of embez
element, larceny and fraudulent breach
Of trust. The punishment, if guilty,
would be not less than three, nor more
than ten years in the penitentiary.
Though it might have been irregular
and against the rules of the house to
pay Mrs. Rogers a dollar for buttons
returned. out of funds received for
goods sold to Mrs. Warner, yet if the
defendant did SO in good faith, and
not with the intention of defrauding
his employers, B. Lowenstein & Bros,
he would not be guilty of obtaining
money under false pretenses The
large crowd present generally regarded
the charge as very favorable TO the
defendant.
At four o'clock the case went to
the jury, and after five hours delibera-
tion, at nine clock last night Judge
Horrigan was notified that they had
agreed upon verdict. From fifteen
to twenty FIVE ladies', four ministers
of the gospel, large force of olsen
gagged lawyers, and room full ct peo-
pie, many among them being inhuen'
tial citizens, had attended the trial,
and were present when the evening
session opened at u pm. During the
interval, and an hour or so before the
verdict was agreed upon, the jury en-
tered the courtroom and asked for an
explanation Of portion Of the Judges
Clarge. The necessary explanation
was made, and the jury again retired.
After Judge Horrigan had been no
titled that the jury had agreed and wert
preparing to enter with verdict, he
announced to the throng of spectators
in waiting, that any demonstration
would be regarded by the court as
highly improper, and he would cause
any one guilty of lack of decorum tC
be arrested and punished for contempt.
The Sheriff stationed officers at vari-
Gus points to keep watch and report
persons, should there be any to attemp
the preparation of such breach
Previous to the reading of the
verdict, no sound was heard within
the room; indeed a pin fall
might almost have been heard Upon
the reading of the verdict, " Not
! guilty." all else was silence, aud not q
murmur escaped those within the
room. A few persons sitting on the
railing in the outside passage yelled,
"Hurrah |" and broke pell nell down
the stairway fer the open street. The
Judge directed the Sheriff to have
them followed and arrested, but they
were not caught. A moment after,
the Court adjourned. and then the
spectators broke into wild
hurrah, and a spell OF cheering
followed, which resouuded throughout
the walls of the old shell Of court
house. Mr.. Mundinger meantime
was congratulated on all sides. His
friends almost smothered him in their
efforts to crowd around and shake
his hand, and he greeted all with his
usual pleasant smile. He went home
afterwards and was doubtless as happy
as he ought to be under the circum-
stances.
The Court to day was occupied with
other matters, and after their close
work the attorneys on both sides, are
doubtless we'll tagged out. 1t will
therefore be several days before any of
the thirteen remaining charges against
Mr.. Mundinger come up for consider
a.