The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-06-15
NOT GUILTY.!
So Saith the Jurors in the Star
Route Case.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-The jury
in the Star Route case this morning
brought in verdict of not guilty.
When the jury came in Judge
Wylie said: Gentlemen of the jury,
the court has sent for you for the
purpose Of inquiring whether you
have any communication to make.
The foreman in reply stated that the
jury had agreed upon verdict, and
painful silence fell upon the court
room, only to be broken by wild
shouts of applause when in a clear
tone of voice the foreman stated that
the verdict was, not guilty. Immed.
lately the decOrum Of the court of
justice was forgotten and cheers 70.
sounded from all quarters of the
crowded room. Mrs. s. w. Dorsey
sprang to her feet, clapping her hands,
while tears streamed down her cheeks,
and there were many ladies in court
who were silently weeping. DavIdge
promptly asked to have the verdict
recorded, which was done, while de.
putty marshais were valnly endeavOr-
ing to quell the tumult. s. w. Dor.
sey and Brady were the recipients of
warm congratulations, and us they
left the court room they were greeted
with 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. "HOw are you this morn
ing?"
Juror VernOn-First rate, sir.
The Court believe we have moth
ing further for the jury to do during
this term, and the court is prepared
to discharge you finally. You have
had u laborious 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 oh
liged to neglect during that period
and though your verdict of course
will create dissatisfaction to many,
yet having been selected according
to the forms of law and having sworn
to perform your duties faithfully, the
court is bound to presume that You
have faithfully performed the duty.
Ii you have done so, each one accord.
ing to the dictates of his conscience.
that will be u satisfaction to you as
long as you live. You are therefore
discharged with the thanks Of the
court. In the ante.rOOm and halls
the jury wss beset by a throng of in
terested persons, prominent among
them being the defendants and Mrs.
8. w. Dorsey and Mrs. Peck, who
thanked them for the verdict with
tears in their eyes.
AS the foreman reached the side.
walk the large crowd assembled there
burst into tumultuous chrees, which |
were renewed as each juror made his |
way out of the court house. The fore.
man stated ito q representative of the
Associated Press that five ballots
were taken by the jury. The first bal.
lot was upon the question Of the ex.
istence of conspiracy and the ballot
resulted In a vote of three for and
nine against conspiracy. On the sec.
Ond ballot the nine was increased TO
ten, although the vote was thea upon
the innocence or guilt of the defend
ants. This vote remainedlunchanged
until o'clock this morning, when &C.
quittal was agreed upon. Kerr was
the only representative of the prose-
cution In court. When the verdict
was returned Carpenter, Dorsey's !