The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-12
THEY COULD NOT AGREE.
The Jury in the MuIvey Case Fail to Reach
a Verdict.


The chief attraction in local court
circles yesterday was the trial of the
state against Miss Anna Mulvey. prin-
cipal of the kellgg school and Janitor
Preston of the same institution
Judge Tucker did not have the bou-
quet-that adorned his patriotic bosom
the previous day of the trial, but never
thelesS he had bestowed more care on
his toilet than on ordinary occasions.
He had a large, and it might be said,
an Intelligent audience. for there were
many school teachers and grown up pu
piS present to watch the proceedings.
Rsides the body of the court was well
filed with the students of Coins E'inan-
cial School and the Seven Financial
Conspiracies. In fact the flower of
curb stone craftsmanship was present.
The sentiment was divided. The men
seemed TO think that the boy who was
whipped by Miss Mulvey was badly treat
ed. The ladies held a different opinion
and it was easy TO see that they were
in sympathy with her. They craned
their necks to catch every word of the
testimony and when it was in Miss
MulVey'S favor they manifested their
approval by impressive nudgeS and
solemn mods. There was nothing exit
ing in the trial 1t was a rather tame
investigation The denoument of the
forenoon session was when Terry Far
ris. the complaining witness. took off
hi coat and vest and shirt in the court
room TO exhibit to the jury his bare
back where, it was alleged, the raw
hide made the greatest impressions.
The fact that some of the jurors had to
put on their glasses to view the stripes
was an indication of their conspicuous
hess.
In the afternoon Miss Mulvey took
the stand as a witness in her own be-
half. She was not in the least embar-
rassed and modestiy recited the facts.
She told a plain unadorned and simple
story Of the alleged tragedy at the
school house. That she was DESTROYS of
concealing nothing was very plain. for
she actually stated things that she
could avoid TO her PERSONAL advantage.
She said il was one of the rules of the
educational department not to allow
pupils to loaf around the out houses
after Shool was over She informed
the five boys that were in the party of
Terry Farris that they should not go
there, and all of them disobeyed he.-
hut one. When she found that they
Cisobeyed her she asked the janitor IL
call them back into the school house
and all Of them failed To do SO. The
next morning i'm the interest of disci-
pine she concluded TO chastise them
and called the janitor to witness it
When Terry EarTiS was called into the
office she had a cowhide in her hand
and he asked her whether she intended
10 whip him. She said she did HI
then took up a wooden block 70 resist
and the janitor proceeded 10 disarm
him. Both scuffled on the floor about
two minutes, the boy was disarmed
placed on chair and as she admins
tered the lash he bobbed up and cried
DUTCH" She said she gave him about
eight lashes, but did not know whether
she did il with full force Or not In ans
wer 10 Colonel Hallowell she said she
weighed only l05 pounds.
Mr. Helm. who defended Miss Nulvey
and the court had a few little spats.
At the close OF the testimony eloquent
arguments were made on both sides
3nd at O'Clock the case was given 10
the jury
AT o'clock last night thcre being no
likelihood that the jury couid agree upon
verdict they were discharged In the
case OF Preston they stood six 10 five
for acquitta1 and in Miss MulVy's case
they stood seven TO four for acqUittal
Business was dull in the probate
court yesterday and Judge Myart
found time to tell a few good stories.
In the estate OF Augusta SauT settle
ment OF guardian was filed.