The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-03

Jury Reaches ! Verdict After
- All-Nixht Struggle.
4 NEW TsiAL - NOW WANTED.


Rsv. n. n. NichC.s has been found
guiity Of criminalsy ibeiing Rev, r. B.
Ferd. the jury after seventeen hours
elaboration having returned q verdict
IN accordance with the charge laid in
the information. The result was an
aouncet at 11:lo o'clock yest erday
morning 70 2 large audience that Rad
gathered IN Che court room at $50
O'Clock and patiently waited for an
agreement.
AZ 10 O'Clock . wave Of expectation
swept over the crowd - the twelve
tired and sleepy Juryxnen emerged from
Their retreat and fiIed into the room. but
Their object was only to have the court
again read his instructions In reference
10 the aspect OF the case should II be
considered that the accused dv1nly be-
lieved the libel to be true. In g few
minutes the jury had again retired.
In about an hour and three-quarters q
knock was heard. announcing the agree
ment. The verdict b as follows.
We. the jury Ia the case wherein
the state OF Washington IS plaintiff and
n. III. Nichos1 defendant, do find the
defendant guilty. N. BRONSON.
Foreman"
On Learning the result the convicted
man gave no sign Of surTr3se or emo
be polled. and one by one the twelve
men faced the gray-haared missionary
as he stood In front of them, and con-
frTned their verdict. Mr.. Nichols then
bowsd almost impercepsfbiy. and sat
down. Mr.. Wiley here gave notice OF
IN Intention TO move for q new triad.
and his client. on being allowed to go
AT liberty under the bond already
given. calmly walked from the room.
DR.. Ford was at once surrounded by
. crowd OF rejoicing friends, shaking
hands and extending congratulatiom as
to The resi-. In q htuie while the room
was clear. and the court proceeded 10
take up the motion calendar.
The attorneys for the defense feel
assured Of obtaining q new trial, and
will base their contention on alleged
misconduct ar the prosecution. They
say that the examination OF the ac-
cus<d was carried beyond the bounds
Of lDropraety. and that ON this single
ground the case will be tried again
was not allowed to appear before the
Tac,ma conference to push his case.
but was arrested and thrown into the
KING county Jail. where he remained
all during the inquiry resulting in DR..
Ford exoneration. This matter was
not brought out at the trial In the SUI
perkor court because OF inadmissibility.
In their long fought battle OF words
Friday afternoon each OF the attorneys,
on s-aSang TO speak, impressed on the
jury that he was not a church member,
and each one drew therefrom a conclu-
sion favoring his side OF the case Mr..
Winsor and Mr.. Wiley appeared to en-
joy launching q few pointed shafts at
the congregation Of ministers. Strange,
indeed" he said. but ii has been DEM
onstrated here that ministers are hu-
man" Mr.. Wiley shot this dart: Look
at these ministers. Are they different
from any other witnesses except In the
desire TO tell what they do NOT know?
You have perhaps observed the lean
end hungry look OF these men on the
stand. who have been robbed of their
substance by this despotic elder
These words caused more than one
OF the substantial pastors to glance
along the graceful rotund curve de-
scrfbed by the buttons of his vest, as IL
to speculate whether those alderrnanic
proportions with good fat capon lined
were not in themselves a shield TO ward
of such an attack. As the orator
marked the effect OF tie shot his ex-
pressive mouth was wreathed Tito a
self. iaudatory smile.
When Mr.. Ronald's turn came he
struck back. and caused some n1erri-
snent by referring to Nichols as q man
who could sns.fe and smile and be a
yaI1san still At the same time the at
tcruey secuted the idea OF Nichols be-
Ing poor. why" said Mr.. Ronald,
wiley IL a fiigh-priced man. He
won't come into a case like this for
less than 81 1000 That speecs you have
just heard Is worth $1,000. Yet he
would have you a,-aeve that DR.. Ford
lives in purple and fine linen on 81 900
q ytar, a salary small for an ordinary
preacher on Puget sound"
During a short recess at the close OF
the 81 900 speech" Mr.. Ronald called
out:
wiley. your history Is all wrong"
..TaIsfon me, bur Didn't refer 20
MISSOURI" was the answer
"Mor did I have reference 70 your
personal History" replied Ronald. good
hnnsorcdly.
Nichols hsansef took part hi the ar
glmefat. At one stage OF Mr.. Ronasd's
spcesh the attorney. after a feroctous
attack upon the iabesosis character Of
the s~sreufar asked.
who would believe such a thing7"
II would" said the accused
Al another time the attorney worked
his discourse up To a fitting Climax.
and exclaimed, THAT naan himself
knows these charges 10 be false
- know them to tie true" SAID Mich
OILS
The attorney dBi not give the mis-
eiesary another chance 20 take part In
addressing the fury