The herald., 1895-11-06
THE WIZARDS CONVICTED
Three "Beauty Wonder" Con.
spirators Found Guilty
THE JUSTICE IS ACQUITTED
An Agreement Reached After Being Out
All Night
Another Sensation In the Mace Mayes Case.
Continuance Granted in the nayne
Case-OeneraI Court News

The Wllards have been convicted.
That is, three out of the four, Princess
Mia, her husband, G. D. Willard, and
her father-in-law, A. P. Willard, charged
with conspiracy to defraud by means of
the Beauty Wonder using the United
States mails for that purpose, have been
found guilty as charged while Justice F..
A. Willard was acquitted A. P. willard
the father of the com binstion. was recon-
mended to the mercy of the court.
The case was given to the jury Monday
afternoon at $50 O'Clock, after Instructions
by Judge Wellborn, and that body retired
to deliberate. Nothing was heard from
the jury during the aftern Don, and short
ly after o'clock they went out to dinner.
They returned about o'clock and then it
beagn to be whispered around that the
jury had hung, standing nins for convic-
tiun and three for acquittal, with no pros
poet of an agreement. When Judge Well
born left for home he stated that in case
of an agreement, he would return at any
time, and with this understanding the
court officers started in for the long wait.
Nothing was heard from the Jury during
the night, and yesterday morning they
were taken out to breakfast On their re-
turn they again began celebrating. and
when Judge Wellborn came down they
sent word that additional instructions
were desired on certain points when they
were brought into court. The instrnc-
tions asked for were given, and they
again returned to their room. This was
about 10 o'clock. and as the minutes passed
a tho inn roaciop aI
disagreement was inevitable, as they
had been out for sixteen hours. Finally,
shortly after noon, rap as heard at the
door, and this was followed by the an
nouncement that verdict had been
reached.
The jury was then brought in and
polled, and the verdict called for.
Guilty as charged as to Mia K, G. D.
and A. p. Willard; not guilty as to Il. A.
Willard. with A.P. Willard recommended
to the mercy OF the court. was the reply.
Had bonn pshell exploded in the court
room it would not have created greater
sensation among the interested parties.
From long wait they had come to look
upon disagreement as the worst fate
hat coulo befall them. and they. as we'll
as their attorneys, were wholly unpre-
pared for the verdict. Mrs. Mia X. Viii,
lard, who has kept up SO we'll all during
the trial, and who is undoubtedly the
brains of the combination, broke down
and wept. A. P. Willard also bowed his
gray hairs in shame, and cried with his
daughter-in-law, while G. u. willard
looked as if he could hardly realize what
the whole thing meant. Justice Willard
and his wife were about the only happy
looking ones IN the court room, and that
only by comparison.
After the, first excitement was over
Judge Wellborn ordered the prisoners
into the custody of the marshal, setting
the time for sentence on Monday, and
they were taken homo for the purpose o.
getting what they needed, after which they
were taken to the county Jail and locked
up.
On Monday motion for new trial
will be made. and if this is denied an
appeal will be taken to the supreme
court, and the defendants will be released
on bail.