Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-06-16
ACQUITTED.
Tie Star Route Jury declares the In
noccRce Of Dorsey brady &,
C6aepaRy.
The F6fd,ct Recefred JVih IVHd
Shouts Of applause in the CroWded
Court Room.
TIE SCENE IN TIE COURT.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-"You can ask
the jury whether they have any com
munication to make to the court" said
Judge Wylie to the crier, when the
criminal court hearing the star route
cases reassembled this morning.
Crler Donaldson soon returned with
the message that the jury desired to com
muicate with the court They Iiled into
the court room, apparently none the
worse for their confinement. When they
were seated Judge Wylie said
Gentlemen of the jury: The court
has sent for you for the purpose of en-
quiring whether you have any communi-
cation to make"
The foreman in reply stated that the
jury had agreed upon verdict, and Il
painful silence fell upon the court room,
only to be broken by.
WILD SHOUTS OF APPLAUSE,
when in a clear tone of voice the fore
man stated that the verdict was Not
Guilty." Immediately the decorum of a
court of justice was forgotten, and
cheers resounded from all quarters of the
crowded room. Mrs. S. W. Dorsey
sprang to her feet, clapplng her hands
while tears streamed down her cheeks.
and there were many ladies in the court
who were silent weepers. .
Davidge quietly asked to have the
verdict recorded, which was done
While the deputy marshals were yalnly
endeavoring to quell the tumult, S. w.
Dorsey and Brady were the recipients OF
NUMEROUS CONCENTRATIONS,
and as they left the court room they
were greeted with renewed cheers by the
crowd in the front Of the city hall.
II D,.,ln lnI Hnn l,ot
by reason of the defendants and their
friends leving the room, Judge Wylie
turned to Juror Vernon and asked,
''Mr. Vernon, how are you this morn
ing -
Juror Venon-First rate, sir"
The Court believe we have nothing
more for the jury to do during this
term, and the court s prepared to dis
charge you finally. You had laboriouS
task to perform in this case. You have
been more than six months engaged il
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 will
CREATE DISSATISFACTION
to many, yet having been selected &C
cording to the forms Of law, and having
sworn to perform your duties faithfully
the court is bound to perSumc you have
faithfully performed your duty. If yor
| have done so each one according to The
| dictates of his conscience, that will be :
| satisfaction to you as long as you live
| You are therefore discharged with thu
thanks of the court"
! In the ante-roOm and halls the jur'
was bcSet by throhg Of interested per
sons, prominent among them being TIT
| defendants ind Mrs. S. w. Dorsey anC
Mrs. Peck, who thanked them for TIN
verdict with tears in their eyes.
CHEERING THE JURY
As the foreman reached the sidewall
the large crowd assembled there DurS
into tumultuous cheers, which were re
nawcd as each juror made his way out 0
the court house. The foreman stated Il
a representative of the Associated Press
that five ballots were taken by the jury
The first ballot was upon the question 0
the existence of a conspiracy and TIL
| ballot resulted in vote of three fol
nine against conspiracy. On the secon
ballot the nine was Increased to ten, al
though the vote was then upon the limo
cence or guilt of the defendants. Thi
vote remained unchanged until abou
S o'clock this morning. when accquitta
was agreed upon.
Ker was the only representative of TIL
persecution in the court when the verdic
was returned, and Carpenter, Dor
sey's counsel, congratulated him as th
only one Of the government counsel hay
ing the pluck to show up i'll the hour of dc
feat Ker says he was this morning in
formed by the court officer that IngersoI
had said the jury would return verde
Of acquittal lie added that the Othe
indictments against Brady would b
pressed OF course it would be necssar
for the court to enter an order SETTING
aside Rerdells plea of guilty.