The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-20
FOUND NOT GUILTY.
Taylor Stark Acquitted OF the
Murder of Bloomstran.
HE WILL WE'D cHEsTiE TO-DAY.
JoIIiacation Over the Kesuis-Csses
ON Trial-New suits-The
Biotter.

TAYLOR stark was acquitted yesterday OF sne
murder of Nels Bloomstran. ana nis sequ,,'a. -
the forcrunner of his marriage 70 Cnestle Dioo.n-
stran. the daughter OF the man he killed. Inc
marriage will take place today ana the IN
of the contracting parties - TO nave sne
mony performed, II possible, oy suasc -.
Humes, who presided over the trial. James
Hamilton Lewis and j. 7. Ronald, starks al
torneys. will act as witnesses 70 the ceremony.
Upon the converting of court yesterday morn
ing Ass;stant Prosecuting Attorney A. y. NC
Bride began the closing argument Tor the s'a.e
and with the exception OF the noon hour SPOKE
continually until o'clock IN the afternoon.
Judge Hunes then delivered lengthy charge 70
. the jury. After some general observations on
,criminsi law be defined justinable, excusaoie
and fcionious homicide. He charged the Jury
that In killing with malice sforethorsht the In.
kent need be formed only the slightest length OF
time before its carrying out In order 10 conssf
tute a willful crime. In the matter OF sell
6efense past threats were notsnffieient 70 lusuiy
y killing unless there be some present demon
ktration of carrying them out. The defendant
could not be free from fault in creating appre-
hension OF bodily harm to himself II he went 70
Bloomstrau's house to ask for the hand OF his
daughter believing that such an act would re-
sult in violence. The fact, however, that
Bloomstrans daughter did not have his consent
20 keep company with Stark, and that the two
had gone away together against his consent, did
not give him the right to pursue them with
deadly weapon. The judge cautioned the jury
against allowing the birth 10 Chestie Bloomstran
of an illegitimate child, whose father was lay
Tor Stark, to prejudice them against the defend
ant He was on trial for murder, and not Tor Sc
duction.
AT the conclusion OF the charge starks attor-
news gave notice OF a large number of excep-
lions to different portions Of It. One exception
vas taken on the ground that the court did not
instruct the Jury that the intent TO kill is not
necessarily the willful intent to commit murder.
II was also claimed the court erred In the in.
structions concerning threats made by the de-
ceased also concerning the method of weighing
the testimony of the defendant himself Excep-
ton was also taken to the delivery of the case to
the Jury on the ground that the prisoner had al
ready at a former Trial been placed in jeopardy
and had been acquitted.
The case was given 10 the jury about $3.50
O'Clock and at O'Clock they had agreed upon
the verdict. Messengers were dispatched for
Judge Humes and the attorneys In the case, and
shortly before the verdict, which made Taylor
Stark free man, was announced. Only a small
party had heard the news and gathered In the
= court room, but Stark was at once surrounded
by several of his friends and congratulated. A
few moments later he left the courthouse alone
and without delay hurried to the Grand
hotel, where Chestie Bloomstran has
been stopping during the trial, TO be the
first messenger of his own acquittal
On his arrival Chestie was away from the hotel
with friends and did not learn Of her lovers
freedom till nearly midnight when she returned.
She was told the news by the elevator boy and
exhibited every evidence of great joy.
Failing to find his sweetheart Stark was taken
IN charge by number of friends from Falls
City, and up till late hour the party was jolli-
flying in the bar of the Grand hotel over the re-
suit OF the trial.