The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-28
GEORGE CASE WITH JURY
They Retired at Noon. nat Have Vet
Yet A9ReeA 10 .
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CANTON, Ofia. April x---what viii BE-
the vsrs1tcs against Mrs. George, was the
pie met ever since the noon hour when
the Jury retired To It's deliberations. More
could answer II. but sli WERE willing 10
conjecture forecasts running all the way
from acauisfai 20 h-sf degree murder with
cut mercy. with disagreement the favor
ite patdle on the wheel OF fortune Nstsa :
ing came from the lury rsor, to forecast
what was occurring within A greater bar
20 the publicity OF the deliberations than
contempt OF court was the large ira0ght-
ing room OF the county surveyor snserven-
ing between the lary room and the ccrrs-
dors through which II - approached As
eiuded by deduction that the extremes OF
possible verdicss had been eliminated and
that differences Of opinion would unite IN
. verdict OF guilty Of a reduced degree.
Many expressed the belief for which
they claimed no authority, that h would
be margsaughEer. At no time was the
court room deserted. The nearest approach
was about o'clock when the Judge went
20 dinner and an evening meal Was ordered
10 the Jury room. Then the spectators
many OF whom had been In attendance all
day. dled out. Their places were promptly
taken by others who came TO stay out the
evening Judge Taylor went to the hotel
just acruEs the street, leaving instructions
with the hailin that he would be IN readi
neB 10 be called up at midnight and would
come 10 the court room 10 receive yer
dict At any time during the night or early
IN the morning that the Jury was ready to
report.
the argument this morning and the judge
Immediately begun his charge 20 the jury.
He said II one OF the jurors had doubt as
to Mrs. Georges gnilt. that juror should
vote To acQuit her.
The jury retired at IL O'Clock.
The delivery OF Judge Tayior's charge n
the jury occupied Ave minutes The points
IN the charge bearing specially on this
case and aside from the usual form were
as follows;
That Mrs. George has been suspected
and charged with the preparation of a
crime does not tend In any degree to show
her guilty or remove from her the presump-
ton OF innocence which the law casts
about her. Under this indictment YOU may
and the defendant guilty Of murder In the
hret degreA OF murder In the second de-
gree. on granddaughter. OF assault and bat-
terry or Of assault. or you may find her not
guilty at all. This In not mere discre-
verdict ae the testimony under the law al
the court has given |: TO you. demands.
Evidence OF the alleged relations OF the
defendant and the deceased George ID.
Saxton has been permitted TO go TO you.
not because the said relations of Saxton
and the defendant are any excuse or
Justification or defense OF the offense Of
killing the deceased by the defendant.
The fact that the defendant did not
testify and attempt 20 prove an abibi are
not To be considered against her"
Shortly after IL o'clock Judge Taylor left
the court room and retired TO his hotel
across the street. The attorneys in the
case left shortly afterwsrd.
The moss persistent report at midnight
was that the jury stood eight for acuuitsal
and four for nanslauKhter. The feeling Is
that no verdict will be- reported tonight.