The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-10
NOT GUILTY, THE VERDICT.
SHERIFF MARTIN AND DEPUTIES
ACQUITTED OF MURDER.

Tho Jury TosE OHly One Ballet and Wero
Ready To Acoutt tho Defendants Before
Leaving Their sonts-shcriG and raost or His
Men Held in Rail on Another Indictment.
WiLKEsBARRE, Pa. March 9.-practically
without leaving their seats in the jury box the
Jury in the trial OF Sheriff Martin and his depu-
ties for the shooting Of tho riotous strikers at
Lattimer on Sept. 10 last has rendered o yer.
dict of acquittal. Court reconvened at tho
usual hour this morning to receive tho verdict.
Every scat In the large courtroom was taken
and every inch Of standing room in the aisles
was occupied by mon and women anxious to
hear the result Of the long trial.
Whom tho jury. preceded by the tipstaves,
,ame in, and the Judge had taken his seat on the
Jench, a hush fell upon the assembly.
What say you. gentlemen Of tho juryi are
James Martin OF al guilty or not guilty as
charged in the Indictment was the clerks
question.
mot guilty. was the reply. A murmur and
whispering went through the crowd and there
was some quiet handshaking, but otherwise
there was no demonstration Sheriff Martins
face, which has borne tho impress Of detection
all through the trial. lit up with q smile and he
bent over and kissed his wife, who sat beside
him. Then the deputies shook hands with each
other and their friends, and Lawyers, -,
tb III an t Slsa i iSs ov sSoui ssiS o. s as afo Marsin Tor
hAeb viva aaoNh ~ 49, ~
felt and feel that l only did my duty 1t has
been a terrible strain on me-"
When the noise and disorder following the
reading Of the verdict had somewhat subsidized,
District Attorney Martin, addressing the court,
said that while tho defendants had by the YER
dict been discharged from the charge of killing
Michael Ceslak, and therefore from their bail,
made upon this specific allegation, there were
a number of other indictments against thom,
and he asked the Court to make an order that
the defendants be required to renew their bail
upon these indictments The Court 80 ordered
and the defendants are therefore bound over to
the next term OF Criminal Court, which will be
held in the latter part of April, under bnil Of
5000 each. When asked whether 1t was his
intention to try ths defendants upon these In
dictments, Mr.. Martin replied:
AT present 1t is, but ! do not know as vet
when ! will try them and upon what charges"
Several jurymen seen by THE SUN reporter
said that they would have rendered o verdict
Of acuuittal last evening without leaving the
box had they not thought VI proper to at least
take a vote. and for that reason only had they
taken without any further talk and every man
The trial has lasted just five weeks and moro
than 200 witnesses were examined. 1t Is said
that the trial will cost the county almost $10.-
900 and tho defence $50.00O. The lawyers on
gagged by the Prosecuting Committee to assist
the District Attorney. were to have a fee OF
81. 900 each. So far each has received 300 of 1t.
While District Attorney Martin has declared
that he will try the defendants on the other
charges, no one believes that he will do so. as
the evidence In those cases will be the same as
in the case just decided.