The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-15
ACQUITTED,
The Celebrated Star Route Case Ends With
aVerdict mot Guilty, Scenes
in the Court Room.

WASHINGTON, June l4.-"You can ask
the jury whether they have any communi-
cation to make TO the court" said Jud &c
Wylie 10 the court crier when the criminal
court hearing the star Route case reassem-
bled this morning, Crier Donaldson soon
returned with a message that the jury de-
sired 10 communicate with the court. They
filed into the courtroom apparently none
the worse for their confinement. When
they We're seated the Judge said. Gentle
men Of the jury, the court has sent for you
for the purpose Of lnquring whether you
have any communication to make The
foreman stated that the jury had agreed
upon verdict and a painful silence fell
upon the courtroom, only to be broken by
wild shouts Of applause, when in clear
tone Of voice the foreman stated the ver-
diet was
mot GUILTY. F."
Immediately the decOrum OF court OF JUS
tice was forgotten and cheers responded
from all quarters OF the crowded floor.
Mrs. :. w. Dorsey sprang to her feet clap
ping her hands while tears streamed down
her cheeks, and there were many ladies' In
the court who we're silently weeping,
Davidge quietly asked to have the verdict
rccoi died., which was done, while the de-
putty marshas were yainy endeavoringi TO
quell the tumut. 5. W. Dorsey and Brady
were thel recipients OF warm congratua-
tons. and As they left the court room they
were greeted with the renewed cheers BY
the crowd in front Of the city hall. When
order had been somewhat restored by reason
OF the defendants and their friends leaving
the room, Judge Wylie turned to Juror
Vernon and asked
"Mr. Vernon, how are you this morn.
ing;"
Juror Vernon: "Frst.rate, Isir. -
The Court II believe we have nothing
further for jury to do during the term, and
the court is prepared to discharge YOU
finally. You have had aborous task to
perform in this case. You have been more
than six months engaged in this trial.
Many OF you have occupations OF your own
which YOU have been obliged to neglect
during that period, and though your YER
diet Of course
WILL CREATE DISSATISFACTION
to many, yet having been So
lected according to the forms
OF law, and having sworn to
perform your duties faithfully, the court Is
o'uhu W presume you nave lhtnlUlly per-
formed your duty. Ifyou have done so,
each ono according to the dictates OF his
conscience, that will be satisfaction 70
you as long as you live. You are there.
fore discharged, with thcl thanks OF the
court. -
In the ante-room and the halls the Jury
was Deset hya throng OF Interested per-
sons, prominent among them being the de.
Pendants and Mrs. S. w. Dorsey and Mrs.
Peck, who thanked them for the verdict
with tears IN their eyes. As the foreman
reached the sidewalks the large crowd as
sembled there burst into tumultuous cheers,
which was renewed as each Juror made his
way out OF the courthouse. The foreman
stated to representative Of the Associated
Press that
were taken by the Jury. The first ballot
was upon the question OF the existence of A
conspiracy and the ballot resulted in vote
OF three for and nine against conspiracy.
On the second ballot, the nine was Increased
TO ten, although the vote was then upon the
Innocence or guilt Of the defendants. This
O'Clock this morning, when the acaulttal
was reached.
ker was the only representative OF the
prosecution 10 the court when tho verdict
was returned. Carpenter, Dorsey n counsel,
congratulated him as tho only one of the
Government counsel having pluck enough
TO show up In the hour Of ,feat. Kcr SAYS
ne was inlormdd by the court officer thu,
lngersoll had said the Jury would return
verdict OF acqu'ttal. He added that tn
pressed, and that, Of course, Il Wevid be
necessary for the court to enter a. or.
DER setting aside Rsrdell's plea Of