Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
"NOr GUILTY"
The Jury in the Star Route Case BRING
in Their yerdict-Wild Enthusiasm
in and About the Court.

WASHINGTON, June IA.
When the jury in the star route CAGE came
in, Judge Wylie said: GeHtlemen of the
Jury, the court has sent for you for the pur-
pose of inquiry whether you have any COM
municati0n to make.
The foreman, in reply, stated that the jury
had agreed upon a verdict, and painful sill
ence fell upon the court room, emily broken
BY the wild shouts of applause, when, in
clear tone of voice. the foreman stated the
verdict was mot guilty"
Immediately the decorum of court of
Justice WAS forgotten and cheers resounded
| from all quarters of the crowded room. ).
W. Dorsey sprang to his feet clapping his
hands while tears showered down his cheeks
and there were many ladies in the court who
were silently weeping. Dsvidge quietly
asked to have the verdict recorded which was
done. while the deputy marshels were vainly
endeav oring to quell the tumult.
s. w. Dorsey and Brady were the recep-
| ents of many warm congratulations and as
thay left the court room they were greeted
with renewed cheers by the crowd in front
of the City Hall.
When order was some what restored by rea-
son of the defendants and their friends leav-
| ing the room, Judge Wylie turned to juror
Vernon and asked: ''Mr. Vernon, how are
you this morning."
Juror Vernon-''First rate, sir"
| Court-s'I believe we have nothing further
| for the jury to do during this term and the
court is prepared to discharge you finally.
You have had a 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 obliged to neglect during that
period and though your verdict. of course.
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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 that duty.
Ifyou have done so, each one according to
| the dictates of his conscience, that will be a
satisfaction to you as long as you live. You
are therefore discharged with the thanks of
| the court.
| In the anterooms and halls the jury were
beset by throng of interested persons,
prominent among them being the defendants
and Mrs. S. w. Dorsey and Mrs. Peck. who
thanked them for the verdict with tears
in their eyes.
As the foreman reached the sidewalk a
large crowd assembled there burst into tre-
mendous cheers, which were renewed as
each juror made his way out of the court
house.
The foreman stated five ballots were taken
by the jury.
The first ballot was upon the question of
a conspiracy, and the vote resulted in vote
of three for and nine against a conspiracy.
On the second ballot was increased to 10,
although the vote was then upon the innO-
cence or guilt of the defendants. This vote
remained unchanged until about this morn
ing, when an acquittal was agreed upon.
Several informal votes were taken in addi-
ton to those already recorded. The vote on
the question OF innocence or guilt of all in
dictmepts except Brady's, stood nine for &C
quittal and three for conviction. In Brady VS.
case the jury stood ten to two in favor of ac-
quittal. Juror Sheriff, who attested the vote
for conviction, said that in the minds of
some of the jurors there was doubt as to the
innocence of the defendants, but after long
| deliberation, the jurors felt it their duty to
resolve that doubt in favor of the defendants.
He thought that if the government with all
| its power, in six months trial could not
convict man, he ought to be acquitted.
None of the government counsel express
any surprise at the verdict. Ex-senator
Kellogg and Gen. Brady will on NJ ,nday next
be called upon to plead to indictments in
their cases. 1t is not probable that the trial
of the Kellogg Brady cases will take place
before next autumn.
| Ker SAYS that he was this morning informed
by court officer that Ingersol had said the
jury would return verdict of acquittal. He
added that other indictments against Brady
would be pressed.