The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-29
CROWD CHEERED.

Mrs. st. Clair, and Mrs. Milligan,
friend.
CROWD CHEERED.
Before the verdict was read the court
cautioned the audience that there must
be no demonstration. In spite of that
there were loud cheers as the clerk read
the verdict of mot guilty." A score oS
women rushed to Mrs. George and shook
her hand. Congratulations were also ex-
tended to her attorneys. She worked her
way to the jury box, took each 1uryman
by the hand and gave them word and
nod Of thanks. Then the court said
she was discharged and released the jury.
Mrs. George remained in the court for
some time after the verdict was an
nounced, acknowledging the congratua-
tions of her friends. She then went to the
hotel Conrad, a block from the court
house, in company with Mr.. and Mrs.
McEltheney, her cousins, who have been
with her during the trial, and at 12:45
was eating dinner with them at the hotel
The jury was out just twenty-three
hours and forty-five minutes, and during
that time twenty-five ballots were cast.
The interval between these ballots was
spent in reviewing the case and disucss-
ing it's various phases.
MANY BALLOTS TAKEN.
After the jury reported it is said that
the preliminary ballot was taken at 1890
O. clock Thursday afternoon, or a half
hour after they had been closeted. This
ballot showed four favoring verdict of
guilty of murder, or acquittal. AS the
story goes, the second ballot was taken
at p. m. and resulted the same. This
was also the result of the third ballot,
taken forty-five minutes later, at 3:15
o'clock. The fourth ballot was taken,
and the result is said to have been two
for guilty in the first degree and seven
not guilty, one for second degree and two
for manslaughter. At p. m. yesterday
the fifth ballot was taken with eight for
not guilty and four for manslaughter
This was the result Of all the succeeding
ballots up to the fourteenth ballot at 2
o'clock Friday morning. The fifteenth
ballot was taken at 4:55 o'clock Friday
morning, resulting in nine for not guilty
and thre for manslaughter. The six
teenth ballot was not taken until 6:15
o'clock this morning, when the vote stood
eight for not guilty and three for man
slaughter and one for assault and bat
terry. At S:45 Friday morning the sew
enteenth ballot was taken, the jury re-
four for manslaughter. Forty minutes
after the eighteenth ballot was taken,
showing ten men for not guilty and two
for mansaughter. The nineteenth bal
lot was taken at 10 a M, resulting In
nine for not guilty and three for man
slaughter. At 1910 the ballot showed
eleven not guilty and one first degree
murder. The same result was obtained
on the twenty-f1rst ballot. The twenty
second and last ballot was taken at 1922
o'clock, with a unanimous vote of the
twelve, being that of not guilty.
MRS. GEORGES PLANS.
A number Of women friends and ac-
quaintances called on Mrs. George In the
parlors of the Conrad hotel and number
of travelling men introduced themselves
and offered their congratulations. jury
man Miller was one of the callers, and
to him Mrs. George expressed her warm
est thanks saying she had known him
for her staunch friends from the first. A
number of congratulatory kilograms were
delivered to her. To a reporter of the
Associated Press she said she would go
to her old home in HanovertOn tomorrow
and visit her mother Mrs. Lucy Ehrhart,
for a few days. Then she would return
to Canton to gather up her belongings
and arrange for the future. AS to the
future she said she had no definite plans
as vet. She has been invited to go to
the seaside for an extended vacation dur
ing the summer and she said she would
probably accept the invitation.
All of the kilograms received by Mrs.
George are not mere congratulations.
One, it Is announced, is from theatrical
company in Columbus Offering her $500
for a weeks engagement with the COM
pany. Another offer is for the same sum
for lecture in Pittsburg on Woman S
Rights" One of her relatives, speaking
for her, said both offers had been de-
clined, as would be all such propositions.