The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-29

Cox, through which the jury was entering.
they filed round the end of the railing
attorneys and client also looked eagerly
Into their eyes for some half hidden ex-
juror had taken his seat the strain proved
too much for AnIie Wagner. She was
berding over the table in front Of her with
her head buried IN her arms. She was not
scbbing, but her entire frame shook with
emotion Would her nervous system give
way before the verdict of the jury was
tors turned their eyes first upon the jury
and then the defendant as she sat with
her head bowed down waiting for the words
which were to tell her of her fate. What
would IL be? This question probably
ash ed several thousand times in the few
minutes that had elapsed fro the time it
was finally read by Clerk Reveal.
AS the last juror took his seat, Judge
Cox turned to them and said, Gentlemen,
hSHe you agreed upon verdict?"
We have" answered Mr.. Toon,
Your foreman may hand it up
=. Mr.. Toon stepped forward and handed
the Yerdict to the court.
Judge Cox opened it and glanced at the
little paper
Gle He handed it to Clerk Reveal "Nr.
Clerk, read the verdict"
Inc clerk took the little slip of paper in
ms hand and. holding it before him in view
OF OF the entire court room. read, 1--WE the
jury, ind the defendant not guilty of muir
der; as charged in the Indictment"
mat is the way the verdict was worded
pul there were probably not a dozen per-
the words mot guilty"
NO sooner had the words dropped from
the, une ups OF the clerk than there was such
ISPIot3,riouS applause that nothing could be
ueard ABOVE the din. Pandemonium had
o oiLoken loose, 1t seemed. Women cried and
ff Iad qo their hands The room fairly shook
TON TON moor 10 ceiling with the reVsrbera-
. ai; panic had seized the wildly ex-
d Htieu 6r0wds, and they knew not what they
inSa,a S 81, rushed back and forth almost
'''Seiie III tDer demonstrations
THE DEFENDANT sWOONs
While all this was going on the defendant
lay PROSTATE upon the floor as one dead
When the clerk said. mot guilty Annie
wagner raised her head from her arms
looked towards the clerk, and half-arose
from her chair. Then she stood perfectly
motioniess for moment, and fell. The
strain was too much. The poor girl had
stilVen with wonderful courage to carry
.ne aWdnl load, but failed at the last mo-
Inent. There was a limit to the end1Iranca
OF even her nerves, and this limit had haon
reached She stood but a moment. half
t tSo from her chair. then dropped back into
t .ue seat ana what passed after that was a.
total blank to her. Police Matron Rrcbsnsn
was at her side in an instant. and with the
Sida Inc OF another lady sitting close be-
sue ner the girl was laid at full Length
upon the floor Ice water was dashed into
ner race but it had no effect upon her Rut
t ior the IeeDle heart beats she would have
ward and around the PROSTATE form of The
glrI In the most disgraceful manner Thav
We're ordered back but paid no heed to the
commands. 1t was with the greatest difIic1I
" that those about her prevented the
croWus III the rear from crowding them nm
on tn ene girl girl IN few minutes quiet was re
$1,000 anu Judge Cox, turning to the Jury
sad, Gentlemen of the jury, you have nor,
FORMED a sacred duty well. This trial has
c ceSn iong ana tedious, and you have been
caIeu upon TO endure great deal. Your
attendance has been prompt and Won beta
9 Pee.I,, attentlve. You have faithfully per-
formed your duties as honest iurors and 7
thank you. Gentlemen, you are exc1isej d. y
AS the jurors passed by where Mr.
Span stood he thanked each of them. and
they passed him At this point prosecutor
Holtzman stepped forward and. address,
ing IN the court, said: "As the State has failed
IN this, its strongest case against Annie
wagner, move that she be released unon
cases." OA
Why not enter nolle in them?" asked
Il WILL replied Mr. Hoffman. And the
indictments charging Annie Wagner with
the murder OF Frank and Mamie Koesters
were nollied then and there
Judge Cox told her she was free, but she
dld not hear it. She had not yet recovered
from her swoon A carriage had been tel
ephoned for and, to get her out OF the close
air of the court room, she was raised in
the arms of four men and carried to Del
aware street, where it was supposed the
carriage would be waiting. 1t REQUIRED the
united efforts of all the courtroom bailiffs,
a deputy sheriff and one or two others TO
clear passageway through the crowd for
the men bearing the still apparently life
less form Of the girl. When they reached
the street the carriage had not yet ar
rived. Within FIVE minutes time Delaware
street, from Court to Washington street.
was packed with people. By the time the
carriage arrived the cool air had so far
revived the girl that she was able to step
to it by leaning upon the shoulders of her
brother-in-law, Mr. Bergman, and her at
tOrney, Mr.. Brown. Both Of these gentle
men entered the carriage with her and
drove TO the home of Mr.. Bergman.