The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-06-21
SET FREE BY THE LAW.
Decision Of the Jury IN tho Star.
Route Trial.
A Most Surprising Scene In Court-Doh
IngersOll LlOnized.
Washington Telegram.

Washington Telcpram.1
Tho courtroom wns crowded when sh6
star route Jury il.d In. Dorsey sat by the
sldo of his wife, flushed and expcctanA
Brady was Just back Of his special counsel,
Judge Wilson, looking AZ hard and ~ grim
o. over All Of the counsel for the ringstcrs
were In tholr seats.
Col Ingersols fnco showed great control
as he was evidently laboring under strong
nervous excitement He was tankcd by his
entire famly-Mrs Ingersoll, IN black silk,
with small black bonnet on her head, Miss
Eva, In d light-clath waking mt, with
white plumed Int, Mrs Maud In dark green
cloth walking suit. with u broad trimmed
hat trimmed TO match the suit: Mr.. ana
Mrs. Farrell, Mr. l5akcr, Col lnecrsolis SEQ
retary, and tho white haired and white
bearded Bush, the Woodworking associate
OF lngcrsol, who has looked up every case
or conspiracy as the Colonel puts II, bnck 70
the time when Adam first raise h. with
Eve"
when the Jurors had taken their placos,
Judge Wylie looked Mt them and asked ID
his slow, hesitating way.
a(icntlemen, Ihayc sent for You TO learn
ahem-to learn II you have agrccd-ahem--
upon verdict
1--WE have agreed replied Foreman Crane.
Judge Wylie gave q start of .nrrflre Ana
looked toward the seats for the Government
counsel Not one Of them WAS preseno
This looked ominious, and Indicated thas
tho Bailiffs must have betrayed the secrets
or tho Jury room Neither Bliss nor Mer-
rick came to the court Mr. ker stcedintno
door Of one Of the antc.rooms
Receive this verdict, said Judge Wylic 70
the Clork There was tho usual silence.
we iind the defendants not guilty. said
the Foreman deliberately.
Then followed scene OF great confusion
and uproar. which the Judge could not re-
strain Indeed, he did not try.
The figure OF q woman In gray Six W.
seen jumping up and down, with hands exc
i tended toward the ceiling, sobbing, shouting
1 and crying ~Glory TO God, glory to God
| Mysteries Dorsey, with tears running down
i his cheeks from under his greon goggles,
4 had all he could do 10 restrain his wife and
mako her regain her self control
Iugcrsolls face was study. The stern
/ lines Of an intense anxiety rclaxsa HIS
lips and chin trcmbled. and tears hllcd MS
eyes His family were on their feet per-
fcctly wild The stern Judge wilson pe,
came ~ nervous m = child. He walked
around with lighted cigar in his hand, ana
burned his moustachc half OF trying to put
tho wrong end In his mouth Tho nervous
nces of the defendants and their friends wa
communicated quickly to the tickle crowd
Of spectators, who cheered and yelled ut the
them would probably have been as ready to
cheer and ycll II the Government had becn
successful.
Brady was the only one in the whole crowd
who retained the same iron clad composur0
which he had shown all through the trial:
His counteuancc never changed He SAT
eilcnt for d few moments and mechanically
ehook hands with those who approached
Then he got up and walked quietly over %
the jury He Wa the nrst 70 approach
them. Beginning with the foreman, no
ehock hands solemnly with each member
and then asked friend TO present him u
Judge Wylic He said that he had never
had the pleasure of meeting the Judge
Wylic looked ut him qui1xically o he shock
Gen Brady. you had great experience IN
that oifice Of Yours In the Postoiiice Depart
ment, and you certainly must have known
II anything wrong was going on, said tne
nrsdy bowed and said nothing.
A soon a. the confusion had moderated
the Jury was poled The court then an.
nounced that there were no more du.
tics for tho Jury 81 perform You had :
lahertous task to perform IN TINS case. he
|, eaid. You have been more than six monsht
engaged in the trial Many Of you have oc'
cupations Of vour own that Ncn have beer
ohlircd 10 neglect. and. although your yer
diet viii create dissatisfaction with many
J yet the court is bound to presume that. hav
sworn 10 perform that duty faithfully, yot
/ have done so That You have done II, cacf
! enc according to the dictates OF his owr
conscience, will DO satisfaction to you q
!, long as you live You are Therefore Gus
charged with the thanks Of the court
KISSING AND CHEEklNa INaERsoII.
The defendants and their counsel went q
one Of the ante rooms of the court, where
I host cxtravagant scene or cunrratnatiol
| followed Dorsey went up 70 lngcr>ot AND
A.,sh SvQN !.
! ieracious hug, and then surprised the Col
/ onel hy kissing him with u raptarous, rc
sounding smack OF supcrlativc gratitude
, Then Mrs. Dorsey kissed him, her tears Q
. happiness continuing to now The triumph
/ cf such an unexpected success after tw'
| years oi nxhtlny in the face OF the cntir
! Government made the hamhlest person
! connected in the most remote degree. cras,
. with loy. Even Brady less his ssoic.s,
wAsn he was GU. et Slgas Of ii, the s. srSma ,Sc ,,,
! house, q crowd gathered III front of him
and then enc stoat-lunged, hroad-shcald
! cred n,an cried out Three cheers for Go
ngcrsollr
. ing and wing from the excited crows
d This demonstration WAS personal compl
I ment 10 the Colonel, for when the defend
: anita passed out there was not the shghte'
!. eigns Of approval or disapproval beyond u
Il congratulations of personal friends
i The bigxest celebration Of tho day was I
|. the main saloon, opposite the Court hoas
u Dorsey M.M. - fhr9e lust aftcr the Verdi,
4 and announced that IL should be . free b.
: Cor all who came. The hill was to be sent
him &C the close cf the day The scene tns
followed surpassed tho excitement in u
court-room All the Judges and Colone
who have to struggle all day long TO -
drunk were enabled 10 enjoy this swe,
luxury. All called for the most exrcnsis
!, drinks, and scorned anything but - Ger
civara The hill began TO mount so hig
that the har-kecper sent word 70 Dorse.
and at noon the frec-rum dispensary ",
shut down
: TIE following are the payments made
the Government TO special attorneys IL
IL statement will throw some light on the gel
III aral cost Of the trial:
=. Rhss .s4s 2os Is Ker. ........ .f2T,sT2,
brewster SEQ. 20 Mersick ....... S2,oao.
r. Cook ....... e,sss Is Allan A. Pink
he Gibson. ....... scco 90 erton 2.aie,
an Josal sA-sssts.
he To the above payments others are to
IA added which will considerably increase g
~ aggregate paid to the Government lawyer
Is say TO - per cent additional.