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b'(SFATE.YEIUNkN0NN {
emains In Conference Over
andsy With Very
Few Ballots.
pANT SEEMS CONFIDENT
phs Dover That Eleven
Men Favor Acquitlal.
Ier, the Most Prevalent Report
Rich Originated in the Federal
Building Corridors is That
Eleven Jurors Voted
to Convict. II

word from the Kenney jury. The
men who sat throughout the long
Ire yet prisoners in the Federal
ng and locked in the room with
is the fate Of Richard r. Kenney.
Y Jury has now deliberated over
eight hours and despite the rumors
and the statements given out by
elendapt and his friends, the result
long conference is unknown.
dge Edward G. Bradford spent q
part of yesterday in his room at the
Iral Building. However he received
communications from the jury and no
hests for further instructions. At
3 o'clock last night Judge Bradford
the Federal Building stating that he
build "be on the scene" at 10 o'clock
y morning. Until that time nothing
4 M the jury Is expected.
6enator Kenney appears to be the
pst confident man in the town relative
the outcome Of the jury's long deliber-
|on. His private secretary, General
kArt, has given it out that the jury
lands eleven to one in favor of acquittal.
ia N0oHe-e!se has been able to CLEAN the
slightest Information as to how the bal
Voting among the jurors stands, but Sena-
tor Kenney seems to have received in
formation Of character that limits OF
Emo doubt in his mind that eleven men
on the jury have voted to acquit him.
Late Saturday night he sent a telegram
to Dover stating that the vote stood
eleven to one for acquittal.
The unusual friendliness of Mr.. Ken
ney with some Of the Jurors prior to the
close OF the trial, has the effect of causing
some people to believe that the defend-
( ant Fin possession of the exact standing
Qit6e jury
1.-The ballots taken by the jury yester-
Nay were very few, not any being taken
sfter four o. clock in the afternoon. The
lWeive gentlemen dined al 7 o clock last
&eyeniDg, and, judging from the mirth
md laughter coming from the jury room,
Ethe dinner was enjoyed immensely.
\ AT -O.S0 o. clock last evening the jurors
were allowed to come out Of their room
and for an hour they walked around the
Z corridor on the second floor, enjoyed a
pnoke and at IL o'clock retired.
4 The general impression is that the
Try will not reach verdict, and that
Abe second trial of Senator Kenney for
,l60tnplicity in defrauding the First Ma
!tlcnsl Bank will result in disagree
bme surprise is expressed that in
~ OF the character Of the evidence
K Ri as adduced by the Government
a by the defense, the jury should in
by way reconcile it.
A Perhaps no report has gained as SUBJ
stantial hold on the public as the one
which claims that the jury stands eleven
: to one for conviction.
This report was first heard in the cor
ridors OF the Federal Building Saturday
evening and has since been the most
prevalent. It is considered credibly
more generally than any other report.
Senator Kenney remained in the city
yesterday, guest at the Hotel Whining
ton. He will be notified by telephone
Immediately as developments at the
Federal Building take place. District
Attorney Vandegrift and Mr.. Kenney's
counsel are also in telephone communi.
cation with the Federal Building at all
hours. =. ..Us .s}I ara. b.. .t' .Hte s