The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-15
BIGKEL JURY IS OUT
BOUNDS OF LAUGHTER ABOUT ALL
THAT LEAKED TO THE
i}JBLIC.
RETIRED SHORTLY AFTER s.
UP TO L O'CLOCK NOTHING TO INDI-
CATE AN AGHDEMENT HAD
BEEN REACHED.
LARGE CROWII fnE LAST DAY
To Hear>the Addresses o. re COun-
sci and Judge Lewis
Charge.
RETIRED SHORTLY AFTER 6.
LARGE CROwu fnE LAST DAY

William f. BickelS case is IN the
hands of the jury. 1t went to the jury
at 6:15 p. m. At midnight there were
no signs of an agreement.
For the first time since the trial of
William F. Bickel began three weeks
ago Monday the court room was crowd
ed to hear the counsel sum up the case.
Court convened at 1 p. m. Five min
utes later County Attorney Anderson
began his closing argument. He con-
cluded his address at exactly 1925 p.
M. speaking for two hours and ten
minutes in all, as the court took re-
cess for ten minutes during the after
noon.
Mr. Butler began summing up for
the defense at 3:35 and finished at 500
Then came the charge, and the case
went to the jury at 6:15.
Mr.. Anderson's speech was by far
the best effort that has emanated from
him during the year he has offic1ated
as county attorney. He reviewed the
testimony in a clear and orderly man
ner, and arraigned Mr.. Bickel in I'M
sparing language after the fashion of
prosecuting attorneys.
Mr.. Bickel sat behind his counsel
and directly in front of his wife and
his mother. He retained the same i'm
perturbable cOmpOsure of manner and
pIacidity of countenance that have dis
tinguished him throughout the trial
His mother was at times, particularly
during the closing address Of Mr.. But
Ter, visibly affected.
1t is not often that the final argu-
ments of counsel contain any surprises,
INT IN, IN Of
the fact that the evidence was all in.
1t was the way he pieced it together.
After calling the attention of the
jury to the fact that the cash item slip
amounting to over $4,000, as we'll as
several other items, had been ruled out
and that the court would so instruct
the jury, Mr.. Butler impressed upon the
jury the fact that the charge of the
state, restricted to the allegation that
Bickel stole not more than 81, $50 from
the Minnesota Savings bank. Mr..
Butler then picked up the states eX-
hibits of the credit slips, one by one,
showing the moneys credited to Bickel
The total amount was $2,652.76, which
represented the total of the sums put
into the bank by Bickel between Nov.
5, 1886, and Jan. 16, 1897. On this Show
ing Mr.. Butler declared that instead
of Mr. Bickel owing the bank or being
short 81, 599, he was over 81, lip ahead
During the course of his address Mr.
Butler scored the county attorney for
his manner of conducting the prosecu-
ton, for the scolding tactics of his
closing speech, and for his inconsiderate
language concerning the defendant S
wife and mother.
Before leaving the court house, Judge
Lewis instructed the court officers to
notify him if the jury should come to
an agreement before II p. m. In case
they did, the judge would open court
and receive the verdict.
But no verdict was forthcoming last
night
AT II o'clock one of the jurors climb
ed up high enough to look through the
transom window between court rooms
NO. 1 and 6, evidently to see what was
going on in court room No. 1. The juror
saw three attorneys at law and book
keeper Tndulging in a festive game of
cinch Soon afterward several raps
from within court room No sum-
moned a bailiff, who went inside the
jury room. AS the door swung open, it
was observed that the jurors were in
their shirt sleeves. A box of cigars
that arrived fifteen minutes later ex-
planned what the jury wanted of the
bailiff.
At midnight no outward and visible
signs of agreement had manifested
themselves. Sounds of laughter occa-
sicnally escaped from the room. They
brought hope to William F. Bickel, who
fingered until midnight, for surely a
laughing jury could not be a convict
ing one
Judge Lewis read his charge to the
Jury. He began at 5:25 and finished at
Just five minutes before o'clock. Then
he read such of the defendants re-
quests to charge, as were not denied.
There were thirty-Qne requests to
charge made by the defense, of which
eleven were granted.
Judge Lewis began by formally set
ting forth the specific charges against
William F. Bickel, and stating the law
applicable to the case. In the course
of his charge Judge Lewis instructed
the jury as follows:
1t is claimed by the state, in It's last amend
ment to the bill of particulars, that the cash
item So, 691 "a is in fact cash item slip of
William F. Bickel and carried as cash, to
the amount on its face of SO, 691.4. This item,
under the ruling of the court, is out of this
case and must not be considered by you in
its determination, and under no circum-
stances can defendant be found guilty of
taking any sum of money greater than
$1,946.50, If In fact you find him guilty.
In order to convict the defendant the state
is not required to prove that he wrongfully
took and converted the entire sum Of
81, 946.50, as charged in the Indictment; if the
state proves that he embezzled any portion,
however small, of the $1946.5O, then the de-
PENDANT would be guilty Of larceny, and in
determining the amount of money wrongful
ly taken by defendant, If any, you must not
go beyond the items set out in the bill of par
ticulars aforementioned and the dates
therein stated beginning Nov 8, 1896, and
extending down to Jan. 16, 1897, inclusive.
Defendant is also charged with having I'M
lawfully taken certain promissory notes. the
property of the bank which notes are set out