The Indianapolis journal., 1883-06-15

live. You are therefore discharged, with
the thanks of the court"
In the ante-room and halls the Jury was
beset by throngs of interested persons prom
inent 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 side
walk, large crowd assembled there burst
into tumultuous cheers, which were renewed
as each juror made his way out of the court
house The foreman stated to a representa-
tive of the Associated Press that five ballots
were taken by the jury. The first ballot was
upon the question of the existence of a con-
spiracy, and the ballot resulted in vote of
three for and nine against a conspiracy.
On the second ballot the nine was increased
to ten, although the vote was then upon the
innocence or guilt of the defendants. This
vote remained unchanged until about 8
o'clock this morning. when an acquittal was
agreed upon.
Mr.. Ker was the only representative of the
prosecution in 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 in the hour of defeat Ker says he
was this morning informed by a court officer
that Ingersoll had said the jury would re-
turn a verdict of acquittal. He added that
other indictments against Brady would be
pressed. OF course, it would be necessary
lOT Tile court 10 enter an OFQeT S6IllIlR dSluG
Rerdell's plea of guilty.
Information gathered from members of the
jury discloses the fact that several informal
votes were taken in addition to those already
recorded. A vote on the question of the in
nocence or guilt of all the defendants ex-
cepting Brady stood nine for acquittal and
three for conviction, the latter votes being
cast by Jurors Harrigan, Sheriff and Green.
In Brady's case the jury stood ten to two in
favor of acquittal, the two negative votes be-
ing cast by Harrigan and Sheriff OF
the jurors who voted for acQuittal, Evans,
Lowery, Gill and R. E. Shaw gave as their
reason for voting in that way that they failed
to find any proof of the existence of a con-
spiracy. Juror Sheriff. who at first voted
for conviction. said that in the minds of
some jurors there was doubt as to the inno-
cence of the defendants, but that after long
deliberation the Jurors felt it to be their duty
to resolve that doubt in favor of the defend
ants. He thonght if the government, with
all its power, in six months trial could not
convict man, he ought to be acquitted.
Mr. Sheriff further said that the extreme
length of the trial, the large amount of oral
testimony and documentary evidence in the
case, and the long arguments of the counsel
seemed to have had the effect of befogging the
minds of the jury, so they found it difficult
matter to reach any firm and fixed convic-
ton.
Messrs. Bliss, Ker and Merrick were found
seated in the office of the last named gentle
man, apparently ina philosophical form of
mind
What can say for the government side
of the caseT' asked the reporter.
Has it any case?" queried Mr. Merrick
smilingly. WAS it not killed this morn
lng?'
None of the government counsel expressed
any surprise at the verdict Mr. Merrick
sarcastically remarking that they had been
informed authoritatively by the counsel for
the defense what they might expect.
AS to Rerdel said Mr.. Bliss, justice, as
well as the technicalities of the law required
the government counsel formally TO move
that his plea Of guilty be set aside and he be
released.
Ex-senator kellogg and General Brady
will, on Monday next be called upon to
plead to indictments in their cases. 1t is
not probable the trial of the Kellogg Brady
cases will take place before next autumn, as
precedence will be given cases of local i'm
portance.