The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-29
First Vote stood Eight for Acquittal
and Four for Verdict of MUIR
der in the First Degree.
CHANGES BEGAN SOON AFTER
FINALLY ALL BECAME CONVINCED
OF THE wOMAN's INNOCENCE.
Mrs. George offered $500 n Week to
Go on the Stage and the Same
Amount to Deliver Lectures.

CANTON, o., April 2S.-The verdict of
mot guilty" delivered to the court al 1915
a. m, to-day which acquitted Mrs. Anna
f. George OF the murder of George ID. Sax
ton, was reached after trial of twenty
two days Of actual sessions of court and
after 222. hours OF dehberation i'm the jury
room. IL set at liberty the woman who has
occupied cell in Jail for seven months. In
less than hour after the verdict had
been announced congratulatory kilograms
were received by Mrs George from sympa-
thizers in many quarters of the country.
Mere of them were addressed to her attor
neys and were congratulations on profess
sional victory. During the afternoon and
this evening Mrs. George has been constant
ly engaged at receptions.
Mrs. George was in the courtroom before
the jury filed in. having arrived at 1880.
She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. st.
Clair, and Mrs. Milligan, a friend. Before
the verdict was read. the court cautioned
the audience against demonstration. In
spite of that there were loud cheers as the
clerk read the verdict of Not guilty" A
score of women rushed 10 Mrs. George and
shook her hand. Congratulations were also
extended to her attorneys. Mrs. George
worked her way TO the jury box, took each
juryman by the hand and gave all word
and a nod of thanks. Then the court said
she was discharged and released the jury.
Mrs. George remained in the courtroom
some time after the verdict was announced,
acknowledging the congratulations Of her
friends. She then went 10 the Hotel Con-
rad, a block from the courthouse. In COM
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. McElheny. her
cousins. who have been with her during
much of the hearing. and at 12:i5 was eating
| dinner with them at the hotel. The jury was
| out just twenty-three hours and forty-five
| minutes, and during that time twenty-five
| ballots were cast. The interval between these
| ballots was spent in reviewing the case and
| discussing its various phases.
THE JURY'S BALLOTS.
After the jury reported it was said the
| first or preliminary, ballot was taken at
| 1880 o'clock Thursday afternoon, or half
hour after they had been closeted in the
| jury room. This ballot showed four jury
men for a verdict of guilty of murder In the
| first degree and eight for verdict OF not
| guilty, or acquittal. AS the story goes, the
second ballot was taken at p. M. and re-
| suited the same way. This was also the re-
| suit of the third ballot. taken forty-five
minutes later, at 3:15 o'clock. The fourth
| ballot was taken and the result Is said to
have been two for guilty in the first degree
and seven for not guilty, one for second de-
gree and two for mansaughter
AT 4 p. m yesterday the fifth ballot was
taken, with eight for not guilty and four
| for manslaughter. This was the result or
| all the succeeding ballots up TO the four
teenth ballot, at o'clock Friday morning.
The fifteenth ballot was taken at 4:50 o'clock
ttpor in N
guilty and three for manslaughter The
| sixteenth ballot was not taken until 6:l5
o'clock this morning. when the vote stood
| eight for not guilty. three for manslaughtor
and one for assault and battery. AT S:45
| this morning the seventeenth ballot was
| taken the jury returning TO eight for not
guilty and four for manslaushter. Forty
minutes later the next ballot was taken,
| showing ten of the Jurymen ior not sull'y
| and two for manslaughter.
] The nineteenth ballot was taken at $50 a.
m. resulting in nine for not guilty and three
| for manslaughter At 10 a. m. theetwentieth
ballot was taken, showing eleven for not
| guilty and one for first degree murder. The
| same result was obtained on the twenty
| first ballot The twenty-second and last bal
| lot was taken at 1922 o'clock, with a unani-
| NOUS vote of the twelve men being that of
| not guilty A number of women friends and
| acouaintances called on Mrs. George in the
| parlor Of the Conrad Hotel, and number
| of travelling men introduced themselves and
| offered their congratulations. Juryman Mil
| Ter was one of the callers, and to him Mrs.
| George expressed her warmest thanks, say
ing she had known him as her stanch
| friend from the first. A number OF con-
| gratulatory kilograms were delivered TO her
She said she will 60 10 her old home in
| Hanover, Monday. and visit her mother.
| Mrs. Lucinda Ehrhart, for a few days. Then
she will return 10 Canton 10 gather up her
| belongings and arrange for the future. AS
| TO the future she said she had no definite
| plans as yet. She has been invited TO go to
the seaside for an extended vacation during
the summer and she said she would prob
ably accept the invitation. Mrs. George
said: The verdict what L had ex-
| peeted from the start. l am very grateful
TO the court and the other officials for the
| consideration they have shown me. L am
| also very thankful TO the gentlemen who
| represented the press. They have all been
very kind and sympathetic, and treated me
most fairly. / cannot find words 10 express
| my feelings toward my attorneys. Their
work was beyond all praise. Tney left MOTH
ing undone in my behalf. and l shall re-
member them and appreciate them as long
| as i live She added that her two boys
were TO remain with her for the present.
and that they would accompany her to visit
her mother.
Impromptu receptions continued at the
hotel parlors all afternoon. This seemed a
very pleasant diversion TO Mrs George. for
she very willing hostess. The COM
mercial travellers aud other transient yisi-