Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-21
The Star Route Fizzle.
NOT GUILTY, SAY THE JURY.

hOl oUlLI1y SAY The sUR1s
WASHINGTON, June 14.-"You can ask
the jury if they have any communi-
cation to make to the court" said Judge
Wylie to the crier, when the crimina
court, hearing the star-route case, reas
sembled this morning.
Crier Donaldson soon returned WITH
the message that the jury desired tc
communicate with the court.
They filed into the court room I'D
parently none the worse for their con
finement. When they were seated
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 a verdict, and a
painful silence fell npon the court room,
only to be broken by
WILD SHOUTS OF APPLAUSE?
when, in o clear tone, the verdict was
"no! guilty." Immediately, the decor
um of :. court of justice was forgotten
and cheers resounded from all quarters
of the crowded room. Mrs. S. w. Dor
sey sprang to her feet, clapping her
hands, while tears streamed down her
cheeks, and there were many ladies ia
the court who were silently weeping?
D4vidge quietly asked to have the
verdict recorded, which was done, while
the deputy marshals were vainly en-
deavorlng to quiet the tumult.
S. w. Dortey and Brady were recipi-
ents of warm congratulations, and ~
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 "Mr.
Vernon,
HOW ARE YOU
this morning p
Juror Vernon" First-rate, SIR"
The Court" believe we have moth
ing farther for the jury to do, during
this term, and the court is prepared to
discharge you finally. You have mad
a laborlous task to perform in this
case. You have been more than six
engaged in this trial, Many Of
you have occupations of your own,
which your own, which you have been
obliged to neglect during that period,
and though your verdict of course will
create dissatisfaction tie many, yet hav-
ing been selected according to the
forms of law and having sworn to per-
form your duties faithfully. the court
is bound to presume that you have
faithfully performed that duty. If you
have done so, each one according TO
the dictates of his conscience, that will
be q satisfaction to you as long as you
live. You are, therefore, discharged,
with the thanks of the court"
In the anteroom and halls,
THE JURY WAS BEsET
by throng of interested persons,prom
lnent among them being the defend
ants and Mrs. S. w. Dorsey and Mrs.
Peck, who thanked them for the YER
dict, with tears in their eyes.
AS the foreman reached the side
walk, the large crowd assembled there
burst into tumultuous cheers, which
were renewed as each Juror made his
way out of the court house. The fore
man stated to a representative Of the
associated press that
FIVE BALLOTS WERE TAkEN
by the jury. The first ballot WAS upon
question of the existence Of consplra-
cy, and the ballot resulted in vote OF
three for and nine against conspiracy.
On the second ballot, the nine was in
creased TO ten, although the vote vas
then upon the innocence or guilt of the
defendants. The vote remained un-
changed until about o'clock this
morning, when acqUittal was agreed
upon.
WHAT KERR SAYS,
Kerr was the only representative OF
the prosecution in the court, when the
verdict was returned, and Carpenter,
DOrsey's counsel, congratulated him as
the only one of the government COUNSEL
having the pluck TO show up at the
hour of defeat. He said he was this
morning informed by court officer
that Tngersoll had said the jury would
return a verdict of acqulttal. He
added that the other indictments
against Brady would be pressed. Oi
course it would be nee ssary for the
court to enter an order setting aside
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