The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-24
Mrs. BOYD ACQUITTED.



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The jury retired to their room q 1910 in
charge Of Baiiias B. b. Brockway and Z.
Cookson During the first half hour an
parently not fifty Of the 2,5p people Who
packed the court room TO susccation ieft.
Al l0.E Judge Humes seat . bailiff 10
the Jury room to ascertain whether
there Vas any probability Of .
verdict being rendered soon. Ten minutes
later word VAS sent out that the Jury we're
not unanim Gus. and Judge Humes went
down town. saying that he would return
about midnight, and il there vas no YER
dict then be vonld 60 home.
At - o,1lock. tvo hours and twenty
nine minutes after the jury retired, loud
knock on the door of their room an
nounced to the 80 people Who still re-
manned that . verdict had been agreed
upon, and those Who were walking around
took their seats. The women friends Of
the defendant filed into the court room
from Judge Humes' private ONCE. II was
some time before word could b sent 70
Judge Humes. and -it was not until ITO
that he arrived.
While waiting for the return Of Judge
Humes. Mrs. Boyd was constantly sur
rounded By friends and chatted pleas.
antiy with all, and although under intense
nervous strain wonderfully preserved her
self-command. On going into Judge
Humes' room she found q dime ly-
Ing on his sofa. which she regarded a.
. good omen and would not part with
il to Rev. Mr.. Carnes, who wanted 20 keep
il for her. Later, however, she accident
ally dropped it into the fireplace. and was
quite anxious that II should be found. To
PosT-IxrELLI6KScER reporter she
said that she was glad IL was
over and that she hoped for the
best, although she was prepared
for whatever the verdict might be. or
course, should like 20 be free" she said.
''but il am not set free. il is all right.
People have been very kind to me since
this trouble. Sheriff Woolery has been es-
pecialiy kind. And he has been kind to me
through Mr.. Carnes. who has been very
seif-sacri6cing. II was only through his
intimate acquaintace with my whole case
from the very beginning that We were able
to secure two most important witnesses
at the last hour. Harry White
and his bookkeeper. who were
able to testify to Mr.. Boyd's condition
Just before he came home with me. The
newspapers have treated me we'll and
have read the Posr-lSTELLIGExCER accounts
of the trial with interest, and they have
been very fair"
Just at this moment the baili6 an
nounced tina. the court was waiting for
her and, without tremor Of eye or lip or
IN added shade Of paleness. she walked
easily to the door Of the court room. where
she took Rev. Mr.. Carnes' arm and was
escorted TO her seat.
The jury was ordered brought into court
and there was intense stiffness in the room
o. they filed slowly in. As she glanced
at tho Jurors after they took their
seats she was as apparently a. uncon-
the room, and when Clerk Mckay stood
up to read the verdict she even smiled.
When the verdict Of not guilty Was an
nounced . great cheer went up, men rose
from their seats, spoke to their neighbors
and said. II told you so" Thoss within the
bar rail advanced 70 Sam Piles and Robert
Martin and congratulated them on their
splendid work. Among these were Deputy
Prosecuting Attorneys Winstock and
Mcbride. The women burst into tears,
gathered around Mrs. Boyd. kissed her
and embraced her rapturously. Her at
torneys and all her other friends shook
hands with and congratulated her.
As the jury filed past her she
shook hands with oil Of them she
saw amid the great throng which sur
rounded her. She left the court room
with Rev. William Carnes and her lady
friend.
Judge Humes sternly rcbukcd the cheer
~hich went up. but himself appeared as well
pleased as any Of the others in the room.
Five ballots were taken by the jury. On
the first ballot the jury stood . in favor Of
acquittal and for conviction.
The jurors voting for conviction were
Robert Marshall. J. w. Huffman and
Erick Uiin.
On the second ballot the only change
was in Huffman's ballot, he going over to
the majority. Uiin came over on the
third. but Marshall remained determined
for conviction and two moro ballots were
taken before he gave in.
Marshall gave as his reasons for desiring
conviction that he had conscientious
scruples against releasing the defendant as
he thought the killing premeditated.
The Driver Followed His Team.