The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-24
EVA BEEN AT HOME
ACQUITTED OF TIE CHARGE OF
EMBFZZLEMENT.
One Thousand People Net Miss Eva BEEN
Last Night When She Stepped From tn e
Train in Hutchinson-She Was Escorted
to Carriage. Being Preceded by a
Band of Music-Hutchiuson People
Wild With Deiight-Miss BEEN Ex-
pressed Her Gratitude to Her Friends
and the People OF Wichita.

and the People OF Wichita.
At five minutes past ten o'clock yester
day morning the jury in the Eva Been
case returned a verdict of not guilty
Miss BEEN had not intended 10 return
20 Hutchinson until this evening, but tht
wires were kept so hot by her friends re
questing her to come that she changed
her original plans and left over the Mis-
souri, Pacific a 80 p. m, for her home
When the train pulled into Hutchinson
il was an ovation that greeted Miss
BEEN as she stepped off the train. There
were at least thousand people a. the
depot 10 greet her, men, women and chill
dren. The air was rent with the cheers
and cries of delight and exul;ation given
by her friends in honor OF the esteem in
which they mold her. Miss BEEN was
surrounded by friends and congratula-
tons were ehowered upon her. She was
escorted 20 a carriage in waiting and
driven through the main street. preceded
by the Hutchinson band, 70 her home
The vast crowd followed, each one giving
vent 70 their joyousness as they follow
ed. When the neat little home had been
reached there were cries for a speech.
and Mr.. Williams, one Of her attorneys
VINO made such an eloquent speech for
Miss BEEN here, addressed the crowd
with Miss BEEN standing by his side. II
was an occasion the like Of which has
never been seen in the city Of Hutcsain-
son.
Il was just 10 o'clock when Miss BEEN,
accompanied by her sister and Mrs. Tay-
Tor entered the room and took seats inn
mediately in front Of the railing. Miss
BEEN showed more plainly than on any
Of the preceding days the severe mental
Strain to which she has been subjected
Nature could not have stood many more
hours, and The effects were beginning 10
Show themselves as Miss BEEN entered
the court room, watch for her was hap
PLY for the last time.
There was an air Of depression even
among Miss Beem's most sanguine
friends when Judge Williams took mis-
Eeat ard the bailiff's cry of Hear We,
Hear ye," Vas made. Judge Williams
turned 10 Mr.. Sherman and said that
he understood that the jury had reached
an agreement. He received a reply in
the affirmative. and the jury marched in
and took their seats. Apparently but few
noticed it. but the jury came in with
more elastic step, which to a close OBJ
server denoted that they had finished
duty and that their minds were now free
from care. II was then that the friends
Of Miss BEEN knew even before the YER
diet was read that she was to step out Of
that court room without any question
but that she was innocent Mr.. Shear
man asked the foreman, Senator Danner.
If they had reached an agreement, and
he answered yes, al the time arising and
handing him the written verdict When
Mr.. Sherman started 10 read il there
was the silence Of death. Every one ex-
pected an acquittal, yet such are the ca
prices of human nature thai there was
still a doubt as long as the matter was
not settled in each individuals mind.
tense, for Judge Williams took occasion
to tell the audience tina; there was TO be
no demonstration of any kind, no matter
what the result might be, stopping the |
reading Of the verdict.
Mr.. Sherman proceeded and the audi !
ence awaited with bated breath when he (
pronounced the words mot guilty" !
There wasa sigh Of relief even among |
those VINO had not the pleasure of Miss /
ID
OH" and then she laughed. II cannot |
be described f was the only way she !
couidg i've vent 70 her feelings without /
aisobeying the injunction of Judge Will
Jams. Her laugh was what would have
been scream Of delight was muz-
lied exclamation. The first thing there
after and the two loving sisters were in
It was a sight to be remembered.
The jury was then discharged and the
was allowed 10 retire from The
room. The happy. radiant faces of all
the ladies present, and more especially
the happiness depicted on Miss Beems
lace was like the appearance Of the sun
On a dark. cloudy day. 1t was fully half
an hour before Miss BEEN was able 10
leave the court house. as both her Hutch
nson and Wichita friends could not be
content by clasping her by the hand bu.
zach one had many words &c say ami
aacl one had 70 be answered.
Miss BEEN was seen al Miss Cooks
boarding house at noon and asked If
here was anything that she desired -
gay. Words were inadequate for her %
express her gratitude 70 her friends ana
. the press Of this city for the uniform
lindness that had been shown 10 her
WIKI one outburst she said: They have
Ill been so kind aud noble 1 cannot Eel,
low / feel towards them. /, is impoSSi-
Die. You may say for me through the
Eagle. if You please, that have received
advice from my Washington friends and
expect 20 have my position in The post
,ffice back again within Two weeks.
TIE party that left with Miss BEEN last
vening for Hutchinson were Miss Jessie
Seem. Mrs. Wall. Mrs. Robinson and
dessrs. Collins and Prigg.
There has never been case tried in
his city that attracted so much arten-
ion. Even the boo;blacks on me street
we're conve-eant With The case. Several
e out on the steps OF the federal build
ng until midnight waiting for the jury
o return. The jury had escaped .hem.
however, and had retired long before s
hey left the building. Two street W