Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-06-21
"NCT GUILTY. 4"

The long, wearisomo and expensive
Star Route Trial at Washington ended
Thursday last in utter failure, shame
and disgrace. "Not guilty" was the
brazen verdict which the jury brought
in after short dcliboration. An in
dcscribable scene followed.
Judged Wylie, attired in black broad
cloth coat and trousers, white duck
vest, buttoncd high over his chest and
black necktie and standing whitecollar,
sat digniied but apparently dazed by
the announcement Of the foreman,
since lie made no effort to check the tu'
multi about HIM. For few minutes
the noise in the court room was SO great
as to render it impossible for anything
like orderly proceeding, but finally the
crowd recognized the cle&r-cut features
of Mr.. Walter Davidge, one of the
counsel for the defense, rs he lowered
above the aSsemhlaGo from convent
ent table. He @anted the verdict re-
corded legally and when this was con-
cluded the crowd broke out again with
loud huzZas. None Of the adherantS OF
the defense were absent from the court
room and they proGted by the opportu-
nifty to show their feelings, while the
pictures of Clay, Washington, Jackson
Snd Corcoran which ornament the walls
OF the court room appeared to troWn
disapprovjngly down upon such scene
| in the temple of justice.
The discharge of the jury was the
signal for n rush Of cOngratul0tory
spectators, and each of the jUymen
was subjected to Il vigorous handshak-
ing process. Mrs: Dorsey, Mrs. Peck
and Murilla Kicker, after standing on
chairs and screaming laughing and sob
bing alternately, somehow got out and
organized an impr0mptu camp meeting
in the nearest corridor. They sang,
cried and acted for all the world like
dcmented beings. Poor ker. out OF
place in such a crowd, got out also and
slipped quietly away, while Rerdell
went off by a side door and hurried
down to Merrick'S s Office TO bear the e.
vii news. The crowd then poured pell-
nell into the street, Still shouting and
throwing up their hats, some of them
without knowing just what it was all a.
bout, but catching the enthusiasm by
infection. Across the street to THE
Uole-m-the-W Wall'' they ran, qLichly
jamming the bar room.
A SCENE OF DRUNKEN REvEL.
Up stairs SIT Ex-senator Dorsey.
He was neither blind to tho situation
nor deaf to the ringing cheers. Calling
to the proprietor, he ordered free enter
tainment, solid and liquid, and in 4
very short time the scene OF enthusiasm
and excitement WAS changed 10 Ole of
drunken reyel. Meanwhile Mrs. Dor
sey and two or three other ladies got up
stairs and having exhausted their
lungs, fell 10 kissing. Mrs. Kicker
threw her arms about Dorsey's neck
and gave him smack THAT STARTLED
the crowd. For a moment the Senator
must have been sorry he wasn't con-
s5t,1u hrI5uduU IN The books, kissed bis
own wife until her bright eyes sparkled
with pleasure. Ingersoll cried, Miner
sobbed, Vale fairly blubbered and, tax
en- all in ali, large quantity of tears
were shed in and about the Court
House to-day.
The lawyers Coz the government were
nowhere to be seen. Attorney Cen
eral Brewster shut himself Hp and de
MED access to newspaper men. Ker
took the afternoon train for Philadel-
pnIa. Merrick sat with Rerdell in his
inner Office. Bliss couldn't he found
for some time, and when lie was he had
nothing to say, except that twelve men
disagreed with the government in this
case. The fact is, the lawyers for the
prosecution knew beforehand what
the verdict was likely TO be.