St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-20
KICKER Is FREE.
A Verdict of Acquittal Rendered
Within Ten Minutes.

A Verdict OF Acquittal Rendered
Within Ten Minutes.
Howard FL. Kicker and his wife, his
wife's father, his wife's mother, and
several score of his wife's and his own
friends were made happy yesterday.
Howard is free man. The jury re-
turned verdict Of acquittal after being
out not over ten minutes.
Before Judge Hicks opened court
Yesterday morning his couri-rOom was
even fuller than ever with the peo-
pie who have been interested all
Kicker. They were all there.
judges charge to the jury. Judge
Hicks talk to the jury was long. He
took up every point of law involved in
the case, and left nothing to be asked in
the way of instruction by the jury. He
told the occupants Of the jury-boX that
if Kicker had been proven guilty of all
the other alleged defalcatiOns and the
one particular theft upon which the
prosecution rested its case had not been
proven, then they must acQuit.
1t was an anxious moment as the
judge was finishing his charge, as every
word might make Kicker free man or
pictured in the faces of all present.
After the jury had retired Kicker tried
to appear calm and confident, for the
sake Of his young wife. who sat beside
him, grasping his hand and in vain
straining to repress the tears
which she could not help but
she'd. The attorneys on each side
started to stroll about the room, Glenn
entson chatted with his friends, but
under it all there was observable feel
ing of perturbation. The lawyers
seemed ready to wait at least half day
before listening to the report of the
jury and hey, too, were mistaken. Not
more than ten minutes had elapsed
when the bailiff returned and said that
the jury had agreed.
The feeling of suspense grew stronger
as the twelve good men and true filed
into the box, and when the foreman an
nounced that the jury had agreed upon
verdict for acquittal, the joy of sew
eral persons in the room knew no
bounds. Kicker kissed his wife and
shook hands with all his friends. The
CarlsOns embraced their daughter, and
the friends of both families crowded
around to offer their congratulations.
AS soon as the jurymen were dismissed
they, too, collectively and singly,
pressed around the Rickers, and added
their congratulations to the others. The
Clementsons had little to say, and soon
left the court house. Kicker, leading
his young wife, who was weeping for
joy, departed shortly after. The court
room was soon deserted, and a compar-
atively insignificant trial, prominent
because of the parties involved, was
over,
RICKER's SIDE NOW.
Although the court hao cleared How
ard III. Kicker of the charge of embez-
element, the trouble between hin and
P. j. e. Clementson is not yet by any
means over. Kicker has suit for $500,
alleged to have been eXtcrted from him
by Clementson, pending against his late
employer, and it will be brought to
trial at the pext term of court.
Nor is this all. 1t has been
alleged, further, that Clementson has
been mixed 70 in certain transactions
which may be taken before the grand
jury and possibly result in Clementson
being tbs defendant in a criminal pros
ecutiOn with Kicker as one of the chief
complaining witnesses. The allegation
reported in reference to the time when
Clementson sold his stock of goods last
November to w. w. Thomas.
the present owner of the
store at 51s, Nicollet avenue.
1t is alleged that Thomas approved the
invoice of stock and entered into pos
session. but that Clementson still re-