The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-22
VERDICT
OF DORAN JURY AGREED ON
Special Finding WIZ be Submitted
Today,

All day yesterday speculation was the
order OF things as 10 what the jury in
the Doran case would do. The guess bv
most people early was a hung jury.
About noon something happened which
set the tide Of speculation the other way.
For twenty-foHr hours the struggle had
been on in the jury room. The jury
argued and then lapsed into silence. the
contending parties being disguised with
the apparent stubbornness of those with
whom they were unable TO agree. But
about noon the court inquired as to the
state of the jury's deliberations and the
foreman, Mr.. Red1eld, said they were
making progress. This information added
new zest to curiosity. The taxpayer
and the non-taxpayer the man who will
in some measure have his burden Of
taxes ughtened by a verdict against the
DoTan bondsmen and the man to whom
not a cents difference It will make
whether there is a recovery or not, dis
cussed the merits Of the case and in
dulged in predictions. The foreman's re-
port that he thought he could say they
were making progress toward a verdict,
changed the whole tenor Of the specula-
ton. It meant a verdict and not a hung
jury. The men predicting a hung jury
must take sides for plaintiff or defense.
As the verdict for the defense would be
simply not indebted, it was argued that
this furnished nothing which there could
be 50 reasonably a progress as the case
for the plaintiff. The dispute as to the
amount Of recovery furnished a splendid
application for progress toward a YER
dict. From that moment opinion chang
ed, but when o'clock came and nothing
had been heard from the jury the case
again became puzziing. Six o clock came
and as the hours of night drew on the
report came just before o'clock that the
sITy had agreed upon a verdict, except
a TO the findings of fact. That Is, they
had agreed. If for the county, how much
It should recover: Il for the defendant,
that the county would get nothing. but
had not agreed fully as to the answers
to one hundred questions, more or less,
under the form Of findings Of fact. The
jury had been out for more than thirty
hours and were tired and the disposition
by both sides WIS to favor them.
So it was agreed by all parties con-
cerned that the jury might be allowed
to separate for the night and come pack
pleting the findings of fact This was
done and the jury will sleep in bed to
night
What IS the verdict? Is It for the
county? IF so. what IS the amount? The
guessers think 1t an easy matter to
answer the question whether the verdict
be for the county. The amount Of the
verdict is likely compromise If for the !
county.
And the Doran case IS settled 50 far rs
a Judgment by the jury may settle II. /
The losing party may 60 to the supreme /
court. But there is a fairly strong prooa-
bility the jury's verdict Will stand. as it /
IS the general opinion that Judge Dale's |
instructions will stand the test Of the /
upper court. Also his rulings during the /
trial are believed 10 be free from what /
the LAWYERS term material error.
t will be a matter Of some time Tor /
the fury to answer all the findings Of 4
fact. There are great number of ind /
inrs and it Will be matter OF great /
care for the jury to avoid being tripped /
nv some question Of fact which viii be !
Inconsistent with the verdict.