The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-06-14
JURY so DECIDES IN STATE
CENSUS CASE.
Judge Morris Rebuked the
Jury Which at First Could
Not Agree-He Pays His
Respects to Ching Before I'm
posing Sentence = An Elk
pensive Case-Appeal to be
Made.

this morning when the sealed YER
dict of the jury in the St. Mary'S
county census cases was handed to
Judge Morris and opened and an
nounced by him.
The jury found that Joseph ii.
Ching was guilty on the fourth
count Of the Indictment, which
was to the effect that he had con.
Spired with Charles II. Guyther
III order to secure a fraudulent re
turn Of the population in the dis
trict of st. Mary'S county of which
Guyther was the United States
enumeration.
The jury found that Stephen y.
a bell, Daniel j. Bowles aud
Philip 7. Graves were not guilty
on the charge of conspiracy, and
they were all discharged
The verdict was read by Clerk
Chew, and it was in effect that the
jury founG that the defendants
were not guilty on the first count,
which was TO the effect that they
all.cGnSpircd together; not guilty
on the second count, which
charged them with couSpriug for
fraudulent returns in BoWlcS' dis.
trict; not guilty ON The third
count, which charged them with
conSpiriug III Abrll'> district: that
Joseph IL Ching was guilty ON
the fourth count which charged
him with conSpring with { harIc,
Ii. Guythcr in the lattcr's dis
trict, and not guilty ON the fifth
count, which charged a conspiracy
in Graves district.
The trial OF these men. which
lasted 10 days, has attracted
more attention than any other
case tried in the jmted States
District Copr for man, ,,,,.
EARLY In This wear nnLIi..,t,,u -
certain reputable Journals OF
Southern Maryland called the at
teutiou of tine Tnltrd St.fas rnu.
SuS authorities to alleged fraud
ulent returns from 81 AIa,,'s and
other count,rs Is>n4riS wore
Sent down 10 81. Mar, ! comfy ~
make an Investigation
On March ~. 1901 Stenben !
Abel. one of the cnnmrrators ot
ST. Mary's county. WAS arrested
Oh the charge Of making and con.
spring to make traudnleut re-
turns. and the arrests of three
other enumerators-Cbarles II
Guyther. Daniel J. Bowles and
Philip Graycs-ouiclly followed
i lawyer. Joseph ii. Ching. was
also arrested ON the charge Of
conspiracy.
On Nav 6 the Federal Grand
jury for the District Cont of
Maryland returned indictments
against these men on both the
foregoing charges. The indIct.
meutS were in book form ha,inu
been printed at the Government
Printing Office at WASHINGTON
There were nine indictments in
all and their combined wrioht
was is pounds They contain
about 1000. 900 words. and are
believed TO be the longest ever
drawn in this country.
The trial began ON MAY 9TH he. |
fore Judge Morris. The accusrd
men were represented by Messrs
William l.. Marburv. William q
Smith. Adrian Posey and Derby !
A Lynch. District Attorney Jobn |
c. Rose. his assistant. Mr. Nor
riS \. Sopher, and Mr.. Edoa, II
Cans conducted the proSecntion
The evidence deyeloppd tbe
fact that all the Fraudulent rn |
turns were made on suppl4menfal |
lists sent in by these enumerators
and not on their original Schrd /
uleS. 1t was shown thattha orir
inal returns from the comfy uaTa
it a population of about 1000 less
than Is GOO the amman 900.