Evening journal., 1889-05-23
AGAINST MRS. CARTER.
A Decision in the Great Divorce
Suit.
NO CONFIDENCE IN THE JURY.

In Charging the Jury the Judge Made II
Explicit That II They Agree as to Mrs.
Carter's Guilt the Verdict Must he for
the Husband.
CHICAGO, May 23.-The jury in the Carter
divorce suit has brought in a verdict in favor
Of the husband and against Mrs. Carter.
So terminates case which for five weeks
has dragged its sensational length through
the courts and the newspapers, and which
has probably surpassed in general interest
any case Of It's sort ever brought TO trial
The jury was locked up over night, having
sent word 70 Judge Jameson at Il o'clock
Tuesday night that they could not agree.
There was suit and counter suit involved
in the case, Mrs. Carter alleging cruelty
against her husband he fling cross charges
Of unfaithfulnees
The Judges Charge.
In sending the jury to its room Judge
Jameson dwelt explicitly on the allegations
made by each side, and charged the jury
men that if they found Mrs. Carter guilty
OF all or any Of the four acts Of adult
terry OF which she was accused their verdict
Iuust De iof the husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter both sat through the
closing hours Of the trial, the latter quiet and
sedate, the former somewhat restive under
the lashings Of his wife's counsel.
After the jury retired the two parties TO
the suit went to their homes, each leaving
one of their counsel TO receive the verdict
The implication Of State Senator Pierce
and kyrle Bellew, according to the testimony
on the husbands side, has given the case
much special interest in New York, while in
Chicago 1t has aroused feeling which was
shown TO some extent in the Kisses that min
gled with the applause as Mr. Bellew ap-
peared upon the stage at McVicker's theatre.
Tho Audience.
The court room was crowded with eager
spectators, and when the foreman announced
the verdict a buzz Of excitement ran through
the room.
Lawyer Hynes' ruddy countenance grew
redder than ever, and he fell back in his chair
with the Dir OF a man bitterly disappointed
Lawyer Loesch did not take any pains to
conceal his jubilation and Leslie Carter's
younger brother appeared to be the happiest
man in the court room
Mrs. Carter Overcome.
Mrs. Carter was seen Inter at her richly
There were dark, heavy rings under her
eyes, which showed the terrible ordeal she
had passed through during the night
When told Of the verdict she gasped for
breath and her eyes filled with tears
Il did not expect it,n she said. "Last
night there were five Of the jurors for me
How could it have happenedi Oh, 1t wa
cruel, cruelp
The woman was plainly In bitter distress
and any further attempt to interview her wa
useless
One Of the attorneys for Mrs. Carter said
This trial has resulted UNANIMOUSLY. Perjur,
and bribery have been used against this poo
woman, and she has been bounded around tn
world in order TO get the testimony agains
her.
"There viii be a revulsion Of public opin
ion in her favor, and she viii get justic
some timen
The fight in the jury room was long an,
bitter.
Just before II o'clock Tuesday night ballo
was taken by the jury on the general issui
and it then stood seven to five in favor o
Leslie Carter.
A System OF Espionage.
Three out Of the five spoke strongly in favol
Of Mrs Carter all the evening after supper
and one of them denounced the system d
espionage that had been practiced on her
"Hunting her around the world, as he ex
pressed it.
The incident Of twisting the child's foot wa
argued pro and con, and Mrs Carter's cham
pions said it was utterly improbable that Mrs
Carter would have behaved 70 her own chile
so as to merit blow or push, or any sucl
form Of remonstrance.
When the jury first balloted, it is under
stood, it stood six TO six on the charge o
cruelty in Mrs. Carter's bill.