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jury, and their connection with ex-
Senator Quay's account and transact
tions explained. The district attorney
laid great stress upon the fact that the
red book came into existence in
1891, coincident with the passage of the
law creating State bank examiners,
from whom, he argued, Mr. Hopkins
would wish to keep his illicit traDsac-
tions secret He called the jury's at
tention to the memorandum paper
found in Cashier Hopkins desk, which.
he claimed, indicated interest on call
loans appropriated by Mr.. Hopkins to
pay interest on State funds to MIR. Hay
wood and was, therefore, further circum.
stantial proof of the conspiracy.
The district attorney, in concluding,
referred to the resolution of the board
of directors, on August I'd, 1896, author
izing a loan of 100000, alleged to be
endorsed by Mr.. Quay, provided Ger
tain letter could be obtained. lie read
tho Haywood letter to President Nc
Names. of the bank, indicating that
100000 Of State money would be de-
posted in the bank, if r. X. Quay was
loaned q similar amount, and that it
would not be removed until the loan
was paid.
Recess until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court reconvened at O'Clock, and
MIR. Shields at once began his argu-
ment to the jury. At the outset, he
took up the fact that the case Of the
prosecution was built on the testimony
of experts, and quoted an opinion of
the Supreme Court, that 1.-The tendency
is to call experts to testify TO ready
made opinions. . This, he declared,
was prophecy covering the Quay case
in a remarkable way. Mr.. Shields
dwelt on ex-Judge Gurdon's connection
with the prosecution, and denounced
his actions in unmeasured terms. He
argued that the political conspiracy
against ex-senator Quay was begun
when Judge Gordon got from the re-
ceiver of the broken bank the books
and letters found in tine dead cashiers
private desk and kept them in his pos
session for months. He went over the
improper use made of these documents
in furtherance Of his political ambition
and his hatred of ex-senator Quay.
Philadelphia, Pa, April q. Mat
thew Stanley Quay was, today. declared
by jury of his peers to be not guilty
of the charge of conspiring to use for
his own unlawful gain and profit the
funds of the State of Pennsylvania de-
posted in the Peoples Bank of this
city. This verdict was announced by
the foreman of the jury just as the
hands OF the court room timepiece
pointed TO IL O'Clock.
At the time the jury came filing into
their places. there were comparatively
few people in the court room. The
rigid rules regarding admission that
had prevailed since the trial began
were strictly adhered to, and nobody
| got by the line of watchmen guarding
the corridor who was not provided
with a ticket. As result of this
arrangement, only about half the seats
were occupied when the verdict was
rendered.
There was an attempt at demon
| stration, but this was sternly depressed
| by the court officers, whose loud shouts
of order, = ''order, . tsilence,' were
effective in silencing those iubilant
spirits who wished to give vent TO their
satisfaction by cheering. The officers
We're unable, however. to keep back
those who struggled to get to ex-senator
Quay and congratulate him. Chairs
were upset, tables were brushed aside
and hats were smashed by the on.
rushing crowd. MIR. Quay, with a
broad smile on his face, responded
pleasantly to the greetings and con.
/ gratulations of those who crowded
around.
Although the court officers prevented
cheering in the courtroom, their juris
diction did not extend to the corridor:
of the City Hall, and the first group O.
men who left the courtroom sent up
mighty shout, which was taken up anc
repeated by the crowd gathered jus
outside the dead line' drawn by thu
watchmen, beyond which only poses
sors of tickets were allowed to pass.
As soon as Mr.. Quay could get ava,
from those anxious to shake his hant
and congratulate him. he made hi,
way, accompanied by his counsel, Ii
the elevator, to descend to the stree
from the sixth floor of the Municipa
Building. Here, the scenes in tn
courtroom were repeated. Everybod,
wanted to say something pleasant t
him, and crowds gathered near the ele
vator shaft on each floor to watch tn
car carrying the distinguished party a
/ it descended to tho street. Tho avenu
surrounding the City Hall is wide an,
smooth, and the neighborhood is til
stamping ground for the politicians o
the town. The enthusiasm was i'm
mense as Mr.. Quay emerged from til
door of the building. A group of en-
thusiasts rushed forward and attempte
to hoist him on to their shoulders, bu
he waved them back, saying .'Oh, nc
oh, no; I'm too old for that. "
Mr.. Quay walked, with his friends
one block down Broad street, to III
Office of his counsel, where he mad
J his escape from the surging crowd. |
is understood that he will at once ioi
his family, in Washington, and wi
probably go away for long rest.
Mr.. Quay's only comment on TIL
verdict was: well, expected il. .
The case went to the jury at 3 o'cloc
. yesterday afternoon, and four ballot
were taken before the final decisio
was reached. The first ballot stood /
: to for acqulttal; the next two ballot
stood IL to |. The one standing out fe
, conviction, by this time, had yer
much modified his reasons for cor
] viction, and when the LAST ballot wa
TAKEN ne voted Tor acquittal. III
. jurors who stood out for conviction al
( said to have been Charles Penzler an
! Edward Bevan. Penzler voted for a,
t quittal after the first ballot, but Beya
held out until this morning, whom I'll
final ballot was taken.
! After the crowd had loft the coul
! room, District Attorney Rothermel WI
$ questioned regarding the remaining il
| RI nf f- If ~
8 them, and they are still pending, b,
he would not say what his course wi
be regarding them. In two of the,
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