Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-06
OLGA NOT GUILTY.
Jury Takes About 10 Minutes
to Clear Her.
She Became HystericaI at Hearing
Verdict, but Soon Recovers'
And Is Probably Now Perfectly Happy over
the Splendid Advertisement.

New York, April 5.-A jury in the
criminal branch of the supreme court.
this afternoon, officially declared
..Sanho" a proper play and acquitted
Miss Olga Ncthersole and her assocl-
ates Hamilton Revelle, Marcus L.
Naver and Theodore Moss, OF the Of
fence charge in the Indictment under
which they had been tried, that Of
maintaining a public nuisance.
Tho i1lrv occupied l. minues in arriv-
inc ot this verdict and when it was
announced the court room, densely
crowded was in an uproar in mo-
mont There were cheers and hand
clannings the crowds in the corridors
Giving vent 10 their feelings in like
manner.
Miss Nethersole and the other de-
PENDANTS were at once surrounded by
crowd. all anxious to shake hands
and proffer congratulations
MIR. Revelle stepped at once to the
iurv box and as each juror stepped out
shook him heartily by the hand and
thanked him in behalf of Miss Neither
sole and the other defendants. Miss
Ncthersole seemed much affected
when the verdict was announced.
Justice Fursmans charge clearly
favored the defendants.
1t is stated that after the verdict had
been returned, Marcus Mayer, Miss
Nethersole's manager, who was indict-
ed with her, said that they would sue
the persons responsible for the prose-
cution for 100000 damages.
Miss Nethersole has issued a state
ment pointing to the result Of the trial
as her vindication and stating that as
soon as her manager is ready she will
be only too anxious to proceed with the
play. 1t is said that the play will be
put on again, next Saturday night.
The trial of Miss Olga Neither
sole, Hamilton Revelle, her lead
ing man. Marcus Mayer, her man
ager and Theodore Moss, for produc
ing the play of ''Sapho" was continued
before Justice Fursman, today. The
examination of witnesses was conclud-
ed yesterday, and today, the lawyers
made their addresses to the jury. In
summing up for the defence, Mr.. Hum
mel declared that Miss Nethersole was
present with a consciousness Of inno-
cence and her greatest desire was TO
wipe away the stain of the nauseous"
indictment.
The jurymen after lunching got back
to their own room soon after 3 o'clock.
They at once began their deliberations
and in 10 minutes had reached a YER
dict and, at 800 o'clock. they filed into
the court room. Meantime the court
room had been filling up. The court
clerk asked the foreman of the jury If
a verdict had been agreed upon. He
answered in the affirmative.
Miss Nethersole and the others had
been in their seats all the time. The
actress involuntarily arose from her
chair. She was obviously agitated.
She caught with her left hand one of
the hands Of Lawyer Hummel and
with her right hand Of her brother.
She steaded herself and looked very
anxiously at the foreman as he spoke.
in answer to the clerks inquiry as to
the verdict:
I'VE find the defendants not guilty"
Tears fell upon Miss Nethersole's
cheeks. She turned to her brother and
he kissed her and then she shook
hands with Lawyer Hummel. Next
she greeted Hamilton Revelle and then
Mayer and Moss. A number of others
shook hands with her and all the time
her eyes showed the tears. She
seemed inclined to become hysterical
and Mr. Hummel led her with Louis
Ncthersoe on the other side into JUS
tice Fursman's room. There she gave
way and became hysterical, but soon
recovered
"Oh, | am so glad. I'm so glad its
all over she exclaimed. AS she left
the court she shook hands with some
Of the uniformed officers and pushed
her way through the crowd out of the
building