The morning call., 1894-02-10
is NOT GUILTY.
DR.. Hall Is Acquitted by
the Jury.
End of the Trial of the Man Who
Was Accused of Having Muir
dered Ida Shadd0ck.

DR.. Samuel 81. Hall has been acquitted OIL
numbering Ida ShaddOck, the COlusa County
girl, who died on March 81, 1891. while on a
passenger train at Napa junction. from the
effects of criminal operation, supposed to
lave been performed in this city. The jury
was out about four hours when it agreed and
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
This ends the case which has been draggine
through the courts OF this county for three
years. 1t has been twice tried, the jury being
unable TO agree the first time, ana, according ia
the records of The courts, il has been continued
over sixty times Many of the witnesses who
testified at the TO mer trial, and whose evidence
was very material 10 the prosecution, have
mo we'd away, while some OF them are dead.
When tn proceedings were resumed yester-
day morning there remained bul the arguments
OF counsel TO close The case and enable Judge
Daingerfeld to charge he jury.
Assistant District Attorney Hosmer put the
facts before the jury and eudeavored TO show
that the poor girfs death was unqresIionabiy
due TO the criminal operation, which he claimed
To have proved none other than the defendan
co uld have performed. The medical testimony
was strong factor III the case, and at the CON
clusion Mr.. Hosm asked for a verdict OF muir
der in the second degree.
George a. Knight followed with a vehement
Grafton on behalf OF the defendant. The medi-
cal testimony he denounced wholly unte-
liable, and insIanced the conf1ict of opinion
among the physicians. no TWO of whom ever
perfectly agreed. The particular medco upon
whom the viais of Mr. Knights wrath were
poured was DR.. Julius Rosenstrn, who had
made the microScopical examination. He i'm.
peached The doctors testimony In every par
ticular. and pointed out the difference between
his evidence as given at the first trial and then
at the pTese Mt Que. Mr.. Knight made a vIgor-
Gus effort for the defense, and in conclusion
said he left the case In the jury's hands with
every confidence that they would do DR.. Hall
justice.
When Mr.. Hosmer rose 10 reply there was
trouble. The District Attorney began by in.
stancing the various cases that bad come under
public notice lately. soon he touched upon
the West cas-
'Stopl l won't have that!" roared Knigh!,
1--WE are not trying the West Case here. The
West case is at present On trial In another de-
partmenr. and l won't have the jury's minds
Influenced by all these narrowing details.
Strikes me Pm pretty badly handicapped when
every Juror has the Wesr trial IN his mind as he
comes into court" Eventually Their was
peace and MI. HO-mer closed his argument
Judge paIDgerfed then charg The jury
who retired TO deliberate at 4:20 O'Clock.
Court was then adjourned until IL p. NJ. but
The jury sent out word about O'clock that il
had agreed upon verdici. At the appointed
hour Judg- DaiHgerfed was on the bench and
the jurors filed In and took their places and
from the smiles that played over their faces as
they looked al OuDd the courtroom IL was evil
dent that they bad not decided TO send Dr. h all
to the penitentiary, and VIII n the clerk asked
IL they had found verdict. the foreman replied
that they had found the accused not guilty, and
the charge of murder which had been standing
agai nst he physician for three years was thus
diSp Osed OF.