The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-17

Jury Oniy Required Ten Minutes 30
Reach n Verdict.

SrN2ct3i Dispatch % che PoSt-Istes1. gercer
TACOMA, Jgsae i6--Ths Cha prTaan raGr-
csT case was as much Of a drawing card
stsiay as .s4-etofoFe- Esz-ty this morning
ssse prosecution began with lts reous3ai
testimony. bat the same question Of tdea-
tlty that has CT: such A material figure
throughout the trial was apparent In this
class OF evi6e1ssag Up % noon ;cday there
had bsea eig1tE-two witnesses sworn
th.rty-foGF for the state ani fortv-eignt
for the defeTiss Their fees al toll amount
70 sl.l5o. The cost of the jury foots up
SSs,: expense for feeding the Jurors slef:
clerks ard sheStff's Office, fees another
800. and wages OF a stenogfa phe-, $50
This gives total cost for the eleven
days the case has been before the jury
Of $1,7ee
IL Is the costIiest trial heard before
judge Kezar during his term Of Office ana
s;fosa up decidedly expensive as eamEsar-
ed with other similar criminal prosecu-
tons wi.ers convictions followed The
shooting case OF y. II. Webb tried last
year cost the county but 800. ard the
Creams murder trial was brought 10 ia
c-ose at chst OF but s5A The total sx-
per4se Of us Chapman trial to the county.
II II estimated VIII equal or perhaps ex-
ceed that Of ali the criminal cases trsed
during the past ten months.
1t has probably never been the lot OF
the force OF prosecuting attorneys Of
Pierce county 10 be ARA ed In az scath-
Ing ard bitter terms as was that trio
tonight when Attorney Marshal X Sne;i,
argued the Chapman murder case before
the trial jury.
A night session had been decided on and
fer about fous hours succeeding the open
ing argument for the prosecution by At
.0ruey Band the couEsA for Chapman
laid his case before the jury. His careful
review % al tie evidence WAS we'll given.
hgi 1sa
prosecution that was the feature OF his
address.
Without ulincing words and using the
testimony IN the case 20 bear out his
charges he put the states officers in the
hight OF prosecuting a man they knew 10
be innocent. Calling attention 10 the .es-
siEnony OF the states Witnesses that n
fact showed Chapman 20 he not the man
who shot Louis Zareili. he made a most
bitter attack upon Prosecutors Tifsow ard
Farley. The testimony OF the other W.T.
neSses who were impcacted the attorney
used 10 paint the character Of these Wit
nesses and 10 illustrate the vindictiVe and
unwarrauteti persecution Of Chapman At
their hands. guided in Their work by Pros
ecu.Or TIuow. The entire argument of
the defense was marked by repeated a.
tacks apon the Integrity OF the prosecn-
ton. He was followed by Assistant Pros
eclGtcr Hugh Farley. who cunningiy avoid
ci the dangerous parts OF the states evil
deIlce and dwelt at much length upon
Chapman being gambler and a hard
character. He spent some Kline IN defend
Ing The states witnesses, making dig
nified and foreful plea In Justification
in the course Of the prosecution.
Judge kean's charge was manifestly fair.
aud particuiarIy clear as TO the direct con-
u,sction needed and testimony 10 prove
an alb. and how and when dying decla-
ration may be considered.
II directed how certain contradictions
in the states testimony should DO looked
upon. and what is required for successtni
Impeachment The Jury retired al il:S9,
and after remaining ottt just ten minutes.
returned a verdict Of not guilty. large
crowd was in Attendance when the YER
dict VAS returned ard throughout the
slrglllnent.