The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-17
DERlNGER JURY DlsAeREEs
DISCHARGED BY JUDGE ORR
AFTER CONSIDERING THE
CASE FIVE HOURS
Result Occasioned Little Surprise
Among Those That Heard Of It
Deringer Was on the Witness
Stand Greater Part of the Day.


Among Those That Heard of It
Dertnger Was on the Witness
Stand Greater Part of the Day.
After celebrating for a little more
than five hours over the evidence that
had been presented, the jury in the
Derlnger case summoned Judge Orr at
IL o'clock last night and informed him
that an agreement was impossible.
Judge Orr questioned the foreman
for moment and then discharged the
twelve men from further consideration
of the case.
AS far as it became known last
night the action of the jury did not
occasion surprise. A disagreement was
one of the things most referred to by
those interested in the case.
y. s. Derlnger. the defendant was on
the stand yesterday and contended
That he investigated the charge again t
Cline as far as it is the custom of
newspapers to make investigation. By
people he had known for several years
1t was alleged that H. D. Cline. the
complainant, had come to the citv a
few months before the alleged libel
was committed. 1t was represented
that he had slandered R. F. Roberts.
az ola citizen, and had asked for mon
ey from DIR. Wirth, with which to
down Roberts in the precinct.
AT various stages in Deringers tes-
tlmony Prosecutor Zollman tried to
stop the statement but the court
ruled with the defense upon all ma
terial points, and allowed Deringer to
explain fully the conversation he had
With Roberts and Dr. Wirth. Incl
dentally it developed that Deringer
this morning received a telephone mes
sage from Roberts, in which the latter
stated that he would be in st. Paul
!" and would gladly testify
IN the case. Mr.. Zollmau contended
that he was acquainted with the ma
ture OF the testimony that would be
given by Roberts If he was present
and Counsel McCafferty at once an
swered him by defydng him to give q
postponement to Wednesday to allow
Roberts to give the testimony him
self 'iAii
Thomas A. Fisher, 1855 Chicago ave-
nue., minneapolis, said that he knew
Cline MY
When Counsel Mcdonald wanted TO
prove that Cline secured backing from
lsher upon the plea that he had mon
ey coming from the East, Prosecutor
Zollman objected.
Inc court sustained the objection.
MT. Derlnger was again called to the
e.aHu anu allOWeQ TO give a detailed &c
count OF a conversation with r. E. Rob
erts concerning Cline. Deringer said
that he had formed the impression
from this conversation that DR.. With
had been asked for money by Cline.
VINO seemed to have made false pre-
lenses as to the use he proposed to
make of the money Deringer said that
ne had no personal feeling against
Cline, did not know him and published
the article believing that he was likely
to resort to practices dangerous to The
community. He believed him a political
CRATER" and thought 1t necessary to
protect the public against such prac-
tees. -
The witness was turned over to Pros
ecutor Aoilman, who questioned him
closely as to his conversation with DR..
With prior to the publication. Bat he
was unable to compel the witness 70
change his story. He had talked with
Dr. With in his office and the latter
made the statements on which the ar
ticle was published.
The closing arguments Of the attor-
neys and Judge Orr's charge to the
jury were very brief