The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-16
BICKEk WINS AGAIN
JURY HAS LITTLE TROUBLE IN
FINDING A VERDICT OF NOT
GUILTY.
Mr.. ANDERSON Is SURPRISED.
HE WILL MAKE ONE MORE Eff
FORT TO SECURE A CONVIC-
TION
ON LARCENY OF MISSING NOTES.
The Other Indictment to Be NoIIed-
Next Trial VIII BE in
January.
Mr.. ANDERSON Is SURPRISED.
ON LARCENY OF MISSING NOTES

Once more has jury of William F.
BickePs peers declared him mot
guilty." The verdict came in yesterday
morning and was announced imme-
diately after the opening of court at 10
a. m. 1t pleased, though it did not
surprise, Mr.. Bickel. 1t created exactly
opposite emotions in the bosom of
County Attorney Anderson, who was
both displeased and surprised
The jury reached an agreement a few
minutes after o'clock in the morning
AT that time the eleventh ballot was
taken. Each one of the twelve pieces
Of paper bore the inscription, Not
guilty"
There was at no time any controversy
or extended discussion in the jury
room. A ballot was taken every hour
or SO, but without any preliminary
arguments. The first ballot, which was
taken right after the jury returned
from dinner Tuesday night, stood ten to
two for acquittal. An hour later, the
second ballot stood eleven to one for the
defendant. Subsequent ballots varied
between eleven to one and ten to two,
the former result being the prevailing
one
shortly before II p. m. the jury voted
on the question of agreeing at once or
remaining out all night. The majority
favored the latter action. During the
morning hours, between midnight and
a. M, an occasional ballot was taken.
All resulted in vote of eleven to one
for acquittal, until on the eleventh bal
lot, as already stated, the twelfth
man voted with the other eleven to ac-
quit Mr.. Bickel.
After the reading Of the verdict and
the adjournment of court, Mr.. Bickel
shock hands with the Jurors.
The trial has cost the county con-
siderable money, between 81 1000 and ST.
100, so Judge Lewis estimated in speak
ing of the matter yesterday. The trial
began on Monday, Nov. %. Three whole
days were spent in getting the
jury, and the trial proper occupied after
that fifteen days, not counting the
Sundays and Saturdays intervening,
except last Saturday, when court was
in session.
And still the county attorney is not
through with Mr.. Bickel, at least he
said so yesterday.
There are two indictments yet hang
ing over Bickel," said Mr. Anderson,
though one of them, that charging the
larceny of certain moneys, including
the T. G. Stevens drafts, was practical
ly covered by the indictment upon
which we have just tried him, ard will
therefore be nolled in all probability
The other indictment is that charging.
Bicl<el with the larceny of the three
promissory notes, executed by st. Au-
bin and Guion to Nusser, from Nusser.
The notes were for S1,333 each"
will you try Mr.. Bickel on this last
indictments"
I'VE will" assented Mr.. Anderson.
"When?"
ooh, next January The present term
of court will close on Friday, day after
tomorrow, when the jury panel will be
discharged. The next term of the
criminal court will begin in January,
and Mr.. Bickel will be tried at that
term. 1 expect to call the case of
William Dawson Sr. for trial next
month, before we place Bickel on trial
again. AS 1 understand it, Judge Otis
will preside at this trial. Judge Willis
will probably be the regular presid-
ing judge in the criminal court during
the ensuing three months, as l am in
formed that it is his turn"
Asked whether the state intended to
bring William Bickel Sr. back from
California and try him on the indict-
ment charging him with overdrawing
his account in the Minnesota Savings
bank, Of which he was an officer, Mr..
Anderson said that he had no such in
tention. He did not believe that he
could convict Mr.. Bickel of the offense
charged, and therefore would not put
the county to useless expense.