The times., 1897-11-04
JURY CONYICTS WILLIAMS
Deliberations Over the Evidence
Last AbOut Twenty Hours.
Found Guilty on the Third Count m
the Indictment and Acquitted
on The Remaining Six.

EN-PCliceman DaE Williams was found
sunty yesterday 81 the enlbezzlement OF
police court funds by the jury which has
been irving his case before Judge RIadley
The jury reported yesterday morning after
twenty hours OF deliheration.
Tie verdict WAS found on thethlrd count
OF the indictment which charged that be
tween June I and June Ie. 1896. Williams
embczzled the sum OF S153.07. The re-
manning SIX counts il the Indictment were
ignored. When the jury reported they
Recommended the prisoner to the mercy OF
th" court WHliams attorneys Immediately
gave notice that rney would ask for j
new ,riaI, aud in the meantime the con
victed man was rcmandol 10 Jail.
The case was placed in the hands of The
jury at . 30 Z clock yesterday afternoon.
A verdict was rendered at exactly 10'S5
this morning. When Judge Bradley fin
ished MS charge In the case yesterday
afternoon the general impression WAS thaU
a verdict would he reached without diff
Guilty ard when after awaiting a con
clnsiDn FOR two hours no agreement a was
reached, District Attorney Davis could
o'ciock Yesterday afternoon Judge Rrad-
ley sent word TO the jury and asked II
there we're any likelihood OF an Immediate
verdict heing reached. He was answered
IN the negative. He then gave orders that
il the jerry reached a conclusion by 1870
in the evening he should be called and he
would returu 10 the City Han. The jury,
however, was hopelessly divided, and ar
was made, il Was learned that there was
no prOspe,s Of an immediate agreement.
The Jury was then locked up FOR the
night.
At 1920 Yesterday morning VOID was
sent down TO the court from the jury room
that verdict had been rea ched. Five min
dies later tie jury. bleaT eyed and exhaust
I'd, flied INTO court The foreman a hig
pcrflyI lau. with husky voice when asked
by the clerk Of the court whether the jury
haG reached verdict, shook his head ia
the affirmative and said
We find tire defendant guilty upon the
third coClt Of the indictment. Upon the
Others we mud aim not guilty. on au-
c0ulr of the condition Of the defendant
heslth we recommend him 10 the mercy OF
the court" The jury was then excused
hi1adiilhr y t49 hdu SptuA TIE lEitt IN
jeil- was IN tile meantime led into he
courtroom Try deputy United states
marshal. Biz tai, Iank form was bent.
IN hesG dropped aud he kept ids eyes Ufi-
sUautly fiXe'i upon the floor.
He took scat between Attorneys Jel-
fUrG~ anc DoaneISUn, hiS atturiie US. Il nd not
-Tithstanaing the strain Of tie long sns-
psnse, De conducted himself quite conHg
eud compoSetly. The verdict had no
apparent effect upon him ana his general
deineanOr was that OF "a i.ian who expected
nothing better. After the verdict WAS
Rendered be was returned 20 his cell in
the basement of the CITY Han, aisd l.i,.r
was conveyed L. tho Jail.
Williams attorneys were somewhat SUI
prised that a verdict Of guilty should be
foInd IN the tiHrd count of the Indictment
They claimed that the money 4Hrced 10
have been euibezzled by this count WIS
turned 9vei TO the police department br
Williams aud that q receipt Was given or
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Argument for new trial viii probam-
be made hefol Jadge Bradley next week.