The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-22
MATT QUAY IS ACQUITTED
Jury Declares the Charge Was
Not Proven.
A GROUP OF ENTHUSIASTS
Attempted to Carry Him on Their
Shoulders-He Has Been Appointed
by Governor Stone to Fill the
Senatorial Vacancy.

Philadelphia, April 21.-M. s. Quay
was to-day declared by a jury to be
not guilty of the charge of conspiracy
to use for his own unlawful gain and
profit the funds Of the state deposited
in the Peoples bank Of this city. The
court officers were unable to keep back
the struggling crowd that pressed for
ward to congratulate Quay when the
verdict of the jury was announced.
AS soon as Quay could get away from
those anxious to shake his hand and
congratulate him he made his way to
the elevator to descend to the street
from the sixth floor of the municipal
building. Here the scenes in the court
room We're repeated.
AS the senator emerged from the
door of the building the enthusiasm
was immense A group of enthusiasts
rushed forward and attempted to hoist
him on their shoulders, but the sena-
tor waived them back saying: "Oh,
no: oh, no. I'm too old a man for
that"
Quay walked with his friends down
Broad street to the office Of his coun-
sci, where he made his escape from
the surging crowd
When the jurymen had taken their
seats in the box the senator turned and
half faced them.
The stereotyped How say you, gen
tlemen of the jury? Do you find the
prisoner at, the bar guilty or not
guilty." brought promptly from the
| foreman's lips the words Not guilty
| At this point Senator Quay's face
| flushed and he seemed momentarily as
/ if about to be overcome by the feeling
Il;
| This was only for an instant, however,
| and the senator was himself again as
| he smiiingly responded to the congrat-
ulations that were being heaped upon
| him.
Senator Quay did not look al the jury
| at ALL or in any way express gratitude
! to them for their verdict in his favor
| His friends. however. surrounded the
| jurors, patted them on the back, and
| told them what heroes they were,
Senator Quay's only comment on
| the verdict was: "Well, | expected it,
The case went to the jury at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and four ballots
were taken before the final decision
| was reached. The first ballot stood II
to . for acquittal, the next two stooG
| II to l. The one standing out for con-
| viction by this time had very much
| modified his reasons for conviction, anC
| when the last ballot was taken he Vot
ed for acquittal. The jurors who Stoot
out for conviction are said to have beer
| Charles Pensler. shoemaker. and Ed
| ward Bevan. painter. Pensler voted
| for acquittal after the first ballot bu
| Bevan held out until this morning
when the final ballot was taken.
After the crowd left the court room
District Attorney Rothermel was ques
toned regarding the remaining indict
| mentS. He said there are three still
pending. but he would not say wha
| his course would be regarding them
These indictments charge Senator Quay
with consprng with Hopkins and Hay
| wood as he was in the one under which
he was to-day acquitted In the re
naming Indictment he is charged Will
conspiracy Jointly with his son, RicharC
| r. Quay. This charge grew out of tn,
| loan of 100000 to young Quay obtainet
| through a deposit of that much of thu
| state money in the Peoples bank
Senator Quay's lawyers say the dis
trict attorney picked out the indict
ment On which he could make the bes
case for the trial just ended. and h
| will not dare bring the senator to tn
| bar again
Political friends of Senator Quay ar
urging him to bring criminal prosecu
tion against those enemies who the
claim are behind the prosecution, bu
the senator will not indicate what hi
course in this respect may be.