The herald., 1894-11-22
THE RAILROAD CONSPIRACY,
Defendants Found Guilty of
Obstructing the Mails.
The Jury Receives Additional In
structions From Judge Ross.
Defendants VIII Be Brought Up or
Monday Next for eentencs.
Long Consideration by
the Jury.

In the case OF the local officers of the
A. r. u, charged id the United States
district court with conspiracy to OBJ
struct the United States mail service, g
verdict OF guilty has been returned.
At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning the
jury, not having arrived at any point OF
agreement, were summoned by the
court and received from Judge Ross the
following additional instructions:
"This case was submitted to you about
II AS O'Clock yesterday morning. Under
ordinary circumstances. after delibera-
tion OF "a hours without an agreement
upon a verdict, the court would dis
charge you from further conside ration
of the case. II there was any conflict in
the testimony upon any point involved
in the charge, the court would discharge
you from its further consideration. But
the testimony on the part of the govern
ment is without conflict, and there ie
no evidence upon the part of the de-
fense at all. You. during your teYm of
service as term trial jurors, are con-
etituent part Of this court of justice. and
you have taken an oath to we'll and
truly try this case in accordance with
the evidence introduced before you and
the law as given to you by the court.
While, ss the court has already instructed
you, the dofendants are, by the law,
presumed to be innocent OF the charge
against them. and the burden Of estab-
fishing their guilt rests upon the prose-
cUtion beyond q reasonable doubt. and
you are to give the defendants the bene-
fit OF any reasonable doubt that you en-
tertain in respect to their guilt; you
have not the right to arbitrarily reject
sworn testimony and written evidence
given in a court of justice. and any juror
who does 30 arbitrarily disregard such
testimony violates his oath of Office and
his duty as good citizen. The court.
therefore, instructs you to again retire
to your room and carefully consider the
evidence that haa been introduced be-
fore you and the instructions that the
court has already given to you in writ
ing. II, after such thorough and care
full consideration, you entertain any rea-
sonable doubt of the guilt of the defend
ants, or either of them, acquit the de-
fendant or defendants as to whom you
have such doubt; but if, after such care
full consideration of the evidence and of
the law as given to you by the court.
your conscientious conviction is that the
charge alleged in the indictment is
established, your eworn and imperative
duty is to render your verdict accord
ingly."
The jury had retired to the sanctity OF
the jury room for but very few moments
when they asked to be permitted to see
page 2SS Postal Laws. etc.. of the United
States of the year 1893. The jury being
recalled into court, Judge Ross read the
record as desired Testimony of Erwin
and Flint, and also points of opinion in
the case of the United States VS.. Clark,
Is Phila., 476.
The jury retired, and at IL 20 returned
to the courtroom with verdict oil
guilty"
The defendants will be brought up on
Monday for sentence.