The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-05-04
SHE'S INNOCENT.
Inc Jury Declares Mrs. George Not
Guilty of George Saxton's Murder.
MIS- George Took Each Juryman by thu
hand and Thanked Him--she Then
Received the Hearty congrat-
ulations of the Crowd.

CANTON, O., April 2o.-At 1927 n. n
Friday the jury in the case of Mr.,
, anna George, on trial for the murdc
OF george d. Saxton, filed into cour
ana announced their verdict, whicl
was mot guilty.
Before the verdict was read IN,
court cautioned the audience tina,
there must be no demonstration. Ir
spite OF that there were loud cheers a,
the clerk read the verdict of mo,
guilty"
A score of women rushed to M,s
George and shook her hand. Conprat.
ulations were also extended to her at.
.orneys' She worked her way to the
jury box, took each iuryman bv tha
hand and gave them a word and a nod
OF thanks. Then the court said sbe
was discharged, and released the iurv
Mrs George remained in the cour.
room Tor some time after the verdict
was announced, acknowledging the
congratulations of her friends Sba
.hen went to the Hotel Conrad, n
oIock from the court house, in comnanv
with Mr. and Mrs. McElhenrv hor
cousins, who have been with her dur.
ing much Of the hearing and at 1e:45
was eating dinner with them at the
hotei' The jury was out just % hours
ana 40 minutes and during that time
% ballots were cast.
The interval between these bollot.
was spent in reviewing the case and
discussing its various phases. After
the jury reported, it was said that the
hrst or preliminary ballot was taken
1t l2:3O o'clock Thursday afternoon. or
haIt hour after they had been clos
tea IN the jury room. This ballot
moved four jurymen favoring a YER.
lct OF guilty of murder in the first r
egree and eight jurymen for a YER
let OF mot guilty" or acquittal. ,
IS the story goes, the second I
".'o' was taken at 2 p. M, Ii
nd resulted the same. This was =
$50 the result of the third 4
allot' taken As minutes later at s:t5
clock. The fourth ballot was taken =,
1d the result is said to have been two ~
n guilty in the first degree and seven (,
't guilty, one for second degree and ~
20 Tor manslaughter At D. m. %
thursday the fifth ballot was taken ~
TN eight for not guilty and four for co
This was the result Of -
the succeeding ballots up to the 10
lrteenth ballot at . o'clock Friday %,
'rning. The fifteenth ballot was rr
zen at 4:5o o'clock Friday morning. Va
'uiting in nine for not guilty and m
zee for manslaughter. The sixteenth ~
Hot was not taken until G:15 o'clock an
day morning when the vote showed 90,
nj Tor not guilty, three for man. M,
lighter and one for assault and bat 7
y AT S;45 Friday morning the nth v;,
lot was taken by the jury. return Fr,
10 the eight for not guilty and Y
Tor ormauslaughter. Forty minutes sr,
r the 18th ballot was taken show =,
ten of the jurymen for not guilty. .va
two for manslaughter. The 10Th ma
OF was taken at $50 a. M, resulting chill
Inc for not guilty and three forman. %
ghter. At 10 a. M, the Goth ballot .h,,
taken, showing II for not guilty \ n,
one for first degree murder 60
lie same result was obtained in the
ballot The ed and last ballot DIS
taken at 1922 o'clock, with unan-
is vote of the 12 men being that of Ever
guilty"
number of women friends and ac-
ntances called on Mrs. George in 70
arlor of the Conrad hotel. and n g.
Der OF travelling men introduced ,ho
selves and offered their congrat- Ill,
ons. Juryman Miller was one of ~.
alters, and to him Mrs. George ex- IL.
-, 'iianAS' saying the v
ad known him as her staunch TO-
thing
a'uiatory tele- lives
were delivered to her. To a re- ,r.ro
she said she would go to her old .rd !
in Hanoverton Saturday and sayv :,
her mother, Mrs Lucinda Ehr. .,
for few days. Then she would bov .,
to Canton to gather up her be- dorr
gs and arrange for the future. su =.
the future she said she had no .. :,
plans as yet. She has been in r. =,
to go to the seaside for an ex- IT,.
vacation during the summer. 90
lie said she would probably 40 and =,
c invitation. 49,
'e Concentrated at the Preside. les csc
FRANCISCO, April 29.-Three the trs
I'd recruits and 20 officers will the fir