Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-01-23
| NOT GUILTY.
<ITTl GIVEN A VERDICT
|OI GUILTY-INsANITf
THE BASIS.

rst spOil taneOuhiy from " tnou
ais IN the court room where
b,t las been on trial, at five
ba.t 10 o'clock this morning.
for Judge stowe, who had
warned the crowd against
bu.tration, prevented o repe.
h. shouts, but they had been
the crowd in waiting on the
4 we're taken up and repeated
cor that carried them to every
e city.
Mutt, in the prisoners dock
Ind was 20 completely over
that for the time he found Joy
bressive than sorrow. His
pd sister heard it as they were
from a carriage before Major
office, and only the words
sod ! Thank God !" could give
a to their feelings. The nation
and ever since from all parts
buniry kilograms have been
h expressing hearty satisfac'
+ acquittai was expected, hut
H. Of the Jury to return last
hlsed anxiety in many hearts,
bush 10 gain admission to the
sr was as great as at any pre-
Of the trial.
In LAsI DAY IN COURT.
,pa-t = o'clock this morning
ay leading TO the lower hall
ri house from the Fifth Ave
rance contained half a dozen
hhree women, who were deter
} hr on hand al the earliest
lnoment for the opening. AT
fhr room was packed. A IA.
Lcs was ahSent---that of Mrs.
hr intensity OF the suspense
Event while waiting Tor the
nigh, had pushed her be-
powers Of endurance, and she
NJ to the oycrIowering strain.
aud Joe Mutt, Mrs. stephen
James Wells sat in the row
where the popular "y" has
the habit Of looking for the
ad daughter. 4 small ocean
faces and eyes directed TO-
! !itfle doorway back Of the
tn"h war but another name
tntraIlom Of cxprciant agony.
ktowr, cold and inIpasSive, On
80 and took hls seat, cloth, d
h. in judicial dignity Major
h. he inst Of the attorneys
10 make his appearance. His
lighted by That certainty
Ark,d his manners and speech
lnry Vas charged and retired.
Biaktly, too, was ahead of
! interest woke him early out
is an index Of his thoughts,
,ld Of III" presence Of more
rdluary belief that young Nntt
ylndIDalcd IN obedience to the
popular sentiment. Senator
Returned TO Washington on an
b.
THE JURY ESTEES.
minuteS ot ~, eleven minu
the aWl Ointed time, Tho Sc
N front Ut ME Iury-h0X on the
h Of the Judge were made to
accommodations. At forty
tes past . the prisoner enter
k, white and calm. II was
that The verdict was one of
II ran like trunor Of iov
he hundr DIS Of frames il wait
bached the ears Of lAr bows
ni they cried with JOY as they
td with sorrow. Sull the peO
hungry tor "A Verliicatlon.
'clock Sharp the jury filed in.
Dw" gay" warning that no de
pon OF aFproval"r disapproval
tolerated, and then Mutt was
, siahd MP II" grasprd the
1nnd the dock firmly and faS-
eyes Hp"n III" Twelve. The
As uu,'k,y ro,,c,Lrruoh A.
an ut ,hr Iury nusv,rnJ g. ~.
h,..tiYr " ,t ori',. ), H..
Dld No., RESTRAIN, ,Ln -,aol,,n
.,ra them in vl,I iInnrIsn,
ks-'pu of inv v,s tin. ,,or.
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''''''i AaS announced
sal """h as II hr had been
'''' great iJfr". Judge"
'''ii'dr amt, AS SuOn a>
y'''i"d, III a quick manner,
=" 'h' JurN That they must
u" prisoner was not guilty.
hF''l quhhIy spoke up and
'"' reason = because Of in.
"' endorsed on the verdict,
Il" foreman IN his bury had
10 mention it. His Honor
III III" bench TO see that all \
ana mad" no effort 10 conceal
non Wien he V1sa little rs
i' III" Duhiir ,tr. His tucel
"''N' lost its mantle Of Judi
y ana hn was a man as
IT ana a, IuSfu, as only a
Fai''l throws off restraint
fh the break comes.
"'H9r wa only for n mo.
"'h ii' fac" Appeared again
'n ''-k it was calm, aud
"7 nm A. u,ual WHEN h, l.
b" .M' ui,nuer he remand.
= AD'' -.nuad slad 10 t1l-
aN'- back 10 lHr cell. nul
'',' ~ derstaud IT, sra
ii. echoed thr crowd,
What does that u,.,ro"
'" All sides. "Isu't he|
'"D. ,uurltl,Y" asI,.d mel
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