The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-25
PAGE SET AT LIBERTY
A Verdict Reached After
Forty-fiye Hours.
FRAsEa'S DYING STATEMENT,
1Ioet of the Time the Jury stood IL 10
I-Seyere Lecture for Demon
ssrative Spectators

Paul r. Page t. not guilty Of MURDER
ing Harry Fraser. Such Ia the Fernict OF
the twelve men 70 whom the NE or tne
liberty OF the accused was entrusted,
after deliberations through i0fty-Ase
hours and thirteen minutes.
The verdict Nas reached at $40 O'Clock
last evening, when Balllns BrOckaSAy
and Pauley, who had been In charge o.
tae jury. heard the welcome knock an
nOuncsns ar agreement Judge hAslsts
Was Immediately sent ioF ah1 Aiffsl a
the court room al g.f5. In TIE meantime
about twenty-five persons had appeared
70 hear the result announced a soon
as court convened. the accused man, Lol-
lowed 81 Might Jailer Terry hing. en-
tered Al the private entrance. and ~aazrd
caknly across - the seat re hAa oe~u-
pied during the previous week Ne4tA1
Nr. Lewis nor AR. Piles vas present. ana
The defense vas represented % J. heAfy
Bcnniug. Ernest =. Lyons. MO apig
acted a. assistant 70 the counsel fof tas
aefer&e. came Ia a moment later. Prose
cuting Attorney Hastle Vas Ia iAe coufs
room on tae part u the state.
As tie door the JUN room Opened
ard The twelve men. ured and worn out
f~.m their eounHfEnsnt, marched for
ward u tns4r places. there we're stamped
"a their faces The slgns OF the prolonged
struggle TaelE eyes Ssre heavy. fAeH
siao haltlng. tGeir faces rough ana IN
shasen. and general lsnguor seemed 70
nnk them together Nhen tnesf names
uere called. rney answered bfiskiy. PAL
tlcularly Juror Doian. and The Atiie
piece % paper Esaliug the fate Of taul
Page xas soon 10 the hands OF Judge
Hames
s'Res1 the verdict. AIR. Clerk" called
out the court. handing the paper down 10
y. y. Hughes.
I'VE. tie Jury. wherein the state of
Washington il plaintiff and Paul Page Is
defendant. do ind the defendant not
guilty"
As the words pronouncing freedom 10
the accused we're read. Page. Who had
been sitting With one hand 20 MS face
and a lock OF intense anxiety overspread-
inK his features. quickly Strengthened up
and the change IN his appearance told
TOO plainly OF the load that had been
taken from his mind. The serious *
preston gave way TO a gladstone smile,
and he leaned forward as AZ thanking the
Jury for the favorable return. At the
same Instant "A loud clappiug Of hands
and stamping Of feet told Of a storm Of
approval sweeping over the small audi
eBco.
Rchuke to Those Who Applaud.
when the applause unrestraincdiy fcl-
lowed the announcement OF the verdict,
Judge Humes overcharged with indigna-
ton, with his eyes flaming. his face rudy
with the hea. OF annoyance, seized the
nearest object which happened 10 be "A
tumbler half full OF water. anu pounding
n on the deck as though II were a mailet,
exclaimed:
s'snence Mr.. Bailiff. arrest those par
ties and bring theri before the bar of the
court"
Mr.. Brockaway and Mr.. Pauley gathered
in six 81 the spectators When they were
brought up 10 the bar the judge. pushing
haci. from his forehead the great mass Of
iron gray hair, bent a look of consuming
condemnation upon the offenders, and
turning upon them said
Can you explain TO the court the rea-
son Of this outhurst OF enthusiasm? Do
you know where YOU are? This is not
crossroads caucus. This tribunal is not
run for the purpose of giving vent to
hilarity. This IL not place OF amuse-
ment II Is a court of justice. a tribunal
organized by law to pass upon The lives.
the liberty and the property OF men. The
solemn occasion should OF itself he
warning against such conduct. There has
been too much display in this case and in
othe- cases. and I don't know but 1t
wouli be proper and advisable to make
an example OF you people but thinking
thai yoa may learn a lesson. and in the
hopa tfst you will never again be guilty
Of such an act. now permit 10 GO
BADLY shaken In their nerves by the
fierce wo.ds the threatening looks aud
the appalling experience OF being face 20
face with an indignant court. the i've
men and the woman who hal cheered for
Paul Page orept hack TO their places out-
side the bar. " lille Adjournment was taken
until this morning The guilty parties
were william Rro0kcs. William Warner.
Martin r. Murphy. q. H. Thornton. w. =.
Matthews and Mrs. Matthews. II Is safe
90 predict that the next person 10 make a
demonstration in Judge Humes' court
viii be given forty days for contempt.
The Page jury. however seemed 10 he
n folly crowd OF fellows During their
siege they sang no end Of songs. solos and
choruSes with a rafting accompaniment
OF 'patting tuba" Although they looked
tired. they were good natured and eager
~ gathered in the news from the outside
world. For more than n week. their at
tention was concentrated on the case and
after the trials Of the closing hours they
were happy enough 20 hid one another
farewell and 60 hack 30 civilization As
the Jury filed out Of the room zach man
shook hanrs with Page. The names Of
the men who have hold ont longer than
any Jury FOR years are; lewis Smith.
A. n Kingsbury William Bird. William
Hutchinson. George w. Titbits. James
polar. :. Itnmcs. William Rlackman.
George T Gardner r. Ancn. W. \. Hail.
r. II. Jackson.
Former Long SiegcS.
" &c understood that the fairy stood
eleven 20 one for acquittal In an hour
after retiring late SATURDAY night. and
that there was no change until last even
ing. That there had been no change
since > o'clock SUNDAY morning. although
fnnutnerabie ballots were taken was stat
"a by Foreman Tibbetts 20 the court on
inquiry yesterday morning This extra
ordinary length ~ time which the jury
was hold is equaled ny but Jew cases
tried since tire war Particularly famous
was the case Of Edward Stokes for
killing Jim FISK, the Jury remaining
out forty-tyso hours then being
brought over - a verdict 81 guilty. In
the SECOND trial Of the same case thirty
SIX hours resulted IN a verdict 30 man
SiauGhter This VAS followed hy the case
~ Mary Harris az Washington Citvs the
jury heing ont thirty hours Then an tho
case ~ Carlisle Harris for poisoning hfs
mistress IN New York tire iut-- was out
thiry -siN hours Recently On the case ~
VI. Is Curtis, known ~ Saral or Fssen
tried IN san Francisco the fury -vas ont
fortN-thr,a hours. and returned a YER
tt't - nos guilty. In King county the
case 81 Nsushv. lately triei occupied
IN TIE trst trial. thc jury IN thcir dsub-
sfations forty hours.
The neUs - an agreement flashed
quickly over the city. aud there vas much
rejoicing among the friends OF PAGE
Many inquiries were made D., teleo,,o-e
AMI notices on 80 Post Tntrllfrrr.-,.r h,l-
lciin hoari canssd even. na-srr-hv ~
stnp AMI rad tho result Even Nef,ra
pae~ lefs the court hoasse inquiries vr.~a