Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-22
|1|OAN GRAY CONTESTED
Jury Finds Him Guilty Of Man.
daughter After Several Hours
Of Delibsratton. 3
SIX Voted For Acquittal on the
First Ballot But Soon Changed
heir Minds.
Sight Years the Maximum Short
Work Made Of the Lamar
Adultery Case.

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The Jury sitting IN the case Of John
Gray has said that. while the defendant
may not have fired the fatal shot, he.
Twas at least implicated in the murder OF.
Josepll Williams and that he should suf-i
fer for tis part in the cruel killing. A
sverdict Of manslaughter has been re-
turned.
The jury was out all night, but had
REACHED an agreement and made up its
findings at 12:40 a. m. On the first bal-
hot the jury was tie and six men vot-
4 ed for acquittal. The question of guilt
or innocence was first decided and UNI
4 It'll after the supper hour thetyote was 9
sltos6. One of the jurymen Who voted for
SIacquittal on the first few ballots said he
/ did so in order to bring out the views of
1.-THE other Jurors because he Was not sat-
isfied in his, own mind relative to the
sl5merita of the case. Finally the six men
4 who at first voted to acquit Went over
Ito the other side. Then the question OF
4 1.-THE degree of the crime was taken up.
4 The first ballot resulted in nine votes for
4 mansaughter and three for a higher
FINALLY the two who We're holding on.
4 for a more severe penalty were swung
Into line. Owing to the lateness Of the
hour the jury remained out the balance
a of the night and got what rest they
4 could on the chairs and tables in the
:. jury room. The verdict was read when
q court was opened and was accepted
i Gray without apparent surprise.
4 Gray'S attorneys will 1t once move for
4 a rehearing and if this is refused they
. will appeal the case to the supreme
.lcourt. The verdict gives general salts
faction so far az the public is concerned
q however, and the general belief is that
!, while Gray may not have fired the fatal
4 shot he was implicated in the trouble
y The ma ximum penalty for manslaughtel
a is eight years at hard labor. and Gray
4 ought to consider himself lucky to es-
q cape as easily as he did.
:, The case against Pat Dunn VIII be
tried, but 1t is probable that the defense
d will wish a continuance and that the
a trial will not be had until the next tern
Of court, in view of the difficulty thai
would ensus in securing jury. One o.
q the jurors in the Gray case expressed
a the opinion that the state had better
case against Dunn.
GRAY INTERVIEWED.
Gray is evidently diRa ppointed in the
result of the trial, and has taken occas
ion to deny report regarding state
ments he had made. In an Interview
i this afternoon he said:
II think I am entitled to a new trial
I do not think it is just to convict maj
of manslaughter for trying to prevent |
quarrel and keep one man from shoot
ling another. Furthermore | should hAv,
been allowed an interpreter for Buhr.
er's evidence. He was to have been m.
main witness but not understanding o.
. speaking English very well he became
confused. believe II he had been al
lowed to tell his story would have beel
} acquitted. think was defended fairl.
J and that the judges Instructions to tn,
e jury We're very fair.
IT want to deny the report attributed
to Deputy Sheriff Hutspn that advised
Pat Dunn to plead guilty and take hi
medicine, and that expressed n.ysel
as satisfied with the verdict. Dunn hat
no more to do with the affair than
Idid.''
The statement Gray made to Dcput.
Hutson wac that he was satisfied tn,
!: jury did what 1t believed to be right ant
that he believed they We're conscientiou
in their conclusions.
LAMAR CONVICTED
Short work was made of the cas-
against John Lamar, on the charge O
adultery. A jury vase secured Wednes
day evening, tho the regular panel wa
exhausted and four men were draw
from among the spectators in court. TIL
following jury wan secured: A,ber
5Drury. A. B. coppock. John A. Tisson
& II. r. Norris, w. L. Merryman, "A. j
i Binfcrd. n. q. Kinder, A. A. Howell, w
II. koontz, I. S. Rist, W. A Smith ant
e. %. koeple.
Misp Whitney, whose ruin Lamar ac
lcomplished on promise of marriage wa
n on the stand this morning and relatet
the circumstances, of her relations Will
the defendant. She made good wit
ness and Vert thru the trying ordeal O
giving her testimony much better thai
expected, considering the fact that al,
!. has been almost Frustrated since tn
occurrence. The evidence was conclud
cd before adjournment for noon and TIL
. I jury WAS instructed and sent out at
!, o. clock
The jury was out not to exceed te,
minutes, and verdict of guilty was re
: turned. The Jury took but one ballot
b The maximum penalty for adultery Il
threc years a hard labor and it is, prob
liable that Lamar Will receive the limit
Lse Wood vas placed on trial this a I
terneon for rape, alleged to have bee
committed on the person of Mrs. Georg
Hfnecker, whose husband Is afarme
. near Imam and in Whose employ Woo
Vas at the tine.
/ WATERLOO WITH Us.