The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-03

After twenty hours o. deliberation the
| july in the ease of ex-Policeman Dan Will
Jams, who bas been on trial before Judge
Bradley during the past ten days for the
embczdcment of police court funds, re
turned a verdict OF guilty this morning
Tic verdict WIS found on thethird count
of the indictment, which charged that be.
tween June and June 1e, S96, Williams
embezzied the sum of S153.o7. The re-
manning six counts lila the indictment We're
ignored. When the jury reported they
recommended the prisoner to the mercy OF
tho court. williams attorneys Immediately
gave notice that rney would ask for A
new ,riaI, and in the INCA ntime the CON
viCted man was rcnaI.ded to jail.
The case was placed in the hands OF the
jury at . go o'clock yesterday afternoon.
verdict was rendered at exactly 1895
this morning. When Judge Bradley fin
ished his charge in the case yesterday
afternoon the general impression WAS that
a verdict would he reached without diff
Guilty and when after awaiting a con-
clusion for two hours no agreement was
hot restrain his establishment. At 400
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon Judge Rrad
ley sent word TO the jury and asked il
there were any likelihood Of an Immediate
verdict being reached. He was answered
IN the negative. He then gave orders that
il the Jury reached a conclusion 10y 1880
in tie evening he should Toe called and he
would return To the City Han. The jury,
however, was hupeleSsly divided, and at
10 80, wnen tide last inquiry for the night
was made, il was learned That there was
no prospec of an immediate ayr cement.
The jury WAS then locked up for the
night.
At 1870 this morning word was sent
down Ia the court fruIn the jury rom that
a verdict had been reached. Five minutes
later the jLTS. blea r-eyed and exhausted,
filed into court. The foreman. a hig. portly
man, with a husky voice, when asked by
the clerk OF The court whether tie Jury
HAD reached a verdict. shook his head in
the affirmative and said:
We find TIE defendant guilty upon the
third coCut OF the indictment. Upon the
others We rind him hot guilty. on ao-
count OF the condition of the defondants
health we recommend him To the mercy OF
the court" The jury was then excused
Williams, WIG had spent the rishI in
leil, was in the meantime led into ihe
courtroom by a deputy United States
marshal. His tail. lank form was bent
his head dropped aud he kept his eyes On
stantly fixed upon the floor.
He took a seat between Attorneys JEFF
fcrds and Donnelson his attorneys, ard
whatsoever the strain OF the long sus-
pense, he conducted himself quite coolly
end Compose,ly. The verdict had no
apparent effect upon him, ana his general
deneanUT vas that OF a RAN who expected
nothing better. After the verdict was
Rendered De was returned 20 his cell in
the ba sement OF the city Han, and later
was convPv.d 90 thu Jail.
Williams attorneys were somewhat sur
priScd that verdict of guilty should be
found in the third count Of the indiCCment |
They claimed that the money alleged 10 |
have been en.bezZled by this Count was
turned over to the police department Dv |
Williams ana that a receipt was given 'or |
IL.
Argument Cor a new trial will prohahly |
be made before Judge Bradley next week. |