Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-21
new TRIAL GRANTED
| the Now Celebrated ClOuStOn Case
at ParkerSburg.
FHE JURY OUT FIFTEEN MINUTES,
lne Ballot Decides Him Guilty, Every Juror Voting
the Same Way-No Politics in 1.-THE Jury
Was Composed Of II Republicans and One
Democrat and All Intelligent Men.

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PARKERSBURG, w. VA, February 20.
When the Clouston case, after long
and exhaustive argument on the part Of
counsel for the State aud defense, was
rivea TO the jury last night, there was
ageneral belief that the jury would not
renuer a verdict before morning and
nearly every one left and went home.
There was an almost universal belief
thar verdict Of guilty would be reach
ed, as the case was such that there
seemcd not the slightest question Of
xuilt, but the jury took almost every
one by surprise by It's almost immediate
return with the verdict Of guilty.
In fact theY remained out but fifteen
minutes. The verdict gave general
satisfaction throughout the city when
the fact became known. The Counsel
for the defense had exhausted, TO all
appearance, all the technicalties and
every resource known to sharp crimi-
nal lawyers to get cOntinuances and to
make the most Of the testimony. and
took exceptions upon the most ground
less Of pretext but the evidence brought
ont by the State was Of such character
that no resource known to the shrewd
attorneys for the defense could over
como their convicting weight.
As soon as the verdict was rendered
Clouston's attorneys moved to set aside
the verdict, and Judge Boreman oOn-
sented to hear the arguments to-day.
As Clouston had been given the ad-
vantage throughout all Of the trials OF
every technicality, there was IN this
city this morning a peculiarly siguif
cant and general opinion that new
trial would be granted. The grounds
for this general belief, for it was gen.
eral, seem to have been sort Of fore
knowledge of coming events, which cast
their shadows before.
The public was correct. Mr.. Hutch,
lnson, chief counsel for Clouston, claim
ID that the verdict Of the jury Ia more
than usually intelligent jury) was con-
tary TO the law and evidence, and con-
trary to the instructions Of the Court.
The argument continued until noon,
when Judge Boreman sustained the mo-
tlon and granted a new trial.
The State announced itself ready to
continue the trials, one Of which will
eome up for consideration Monday.
The article published in the IRteli-
peecer is pure fabrication. There was
nt politics in the case, as an evidence Of
Nhich it is sufficient to say that the
iury was composed Of eleven Republi-
ans and one Democrat.
Only one ballot was taken in the jury
toom, and every juror voted the same
Way. This verdict is more remarkable
ln view Of the instructions given by the
sonrt, which were clearly and unques-
tlonably in favor Of the defendant.
There is not now, nor has there ever
been, any politics in the prosecution Of
these cases.
The indictments were returned by a
Grand jury, the foreman and majority
OF whom were Republicans, on what
seemed to them abundant prof OF
wong doing, and now petit jury Of
the same political party, as the defend
ant, has endorsed that finding by re-
tnrnlng a verdict Of guilty.