The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-04


had been Ia the habit of singing out the
ladies from the crowd outside, and dur
ing the latter day Of the trial the seats
have nearly all been occupied by ladies.
1t was true Thursday to a greater degree,
as tae intere st in the arguments was in
tense. During the trial many ladies r3-
NAMED away from the court room, as 1t
had been anticipated that there would
be good deal of testimony Of charac-
ter that ladies would not desire to hear
At the argument they felt safe, which
account for the increased attendance of
ladies.
When the jury retired, some of the
men who had been standing in the aisles
left the court room, but majority of
the women remained in their seats.
They were there at 1 o'clock, they re-
mained until o'clock, and at 8 O'Clock
the ranks had not thinned. Husbands
at home had missed their lunch, as no
one was there to prepare it for them, but
the hour for the evening neal was near
at hand, and at o'clock there WAS a
reluctant stir in the audience space. The
women were willing to brave hunger to
be in the court room when the verdict
was read, but the husband and other
household duties demanded some atten-
tion. So they departed singly and in
pairs, till all had gone but about twenty.
Then two women In the front row, who
have been in almost constant attend
ance, moved. They were absent but a
had with them basket filed with sub
stantials from a nearby restaurant, and
were better prepared than the jury to
camp out. At o'clock they were still
there, though much of the lunch had
disappeared. A little later they oonclud-
ed that there might not be verdict that
night, and they decampea.
BY z O'Clock, many of those who had
gone home came back. There was a
comfortable crowd In the audience space,
while behind the rail, attorneys, minis
ters of the gospel and newspaper workers
mingled as though they were acquainted,
somewhat a far-fetched notion when the
middle ingredient of the composite is
taken into the account. There was an
utter disregard Of formality. Court was
not in session, and these within the rail
knots of men gathered and discussed
various matters foreign to the question
at issue. Stories were swapped between
attorneys, and the newspaper meI
swspped pulpits with the preachers. Al
uniformed observer would not havC
thought that there was struggle three
stories above, between men with Sc
notions, and that it was a life and dealt
struggle. But the nervous tension of
long trial had been broken, and ever
one felt great relief and in congenia
mood.
Various stories 1osted down the differ
ent stairways and out through the win
= dows during the night but the storie
that followed always made the preyiou
one look pale, and there was little infol
d nation that could be thoroughly relic
e upon.
b 1be best information is that theI
II were four men on the jury who were 81
r for conviction, three for first degree an
It one for the second. Then there wei
It two or three more who did not care
.. convict the woman, but were themsely'
d open to conviction. A few were f
be acquittal. Two Of them have been rAb
le from the start and it was hardly thougl
ls they would consent to any other verdi
e. than not guilty.
" At $3.50 o'clock Bailiff Holman, wi
N had the jury in charge, secured supp
~ for the twelve men. 1t was substa
% tial meal, and there was little debr
when the baskets came out. Then u