The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-07
YOUNG JACOBI IS CONVICTED Jury Was Out Only Eight Minutes. JUDGE WILL SENTENCE Defendant Was Sent to the
 County Jail. A Motion for A New Trial tWili Be Made-The Penalty is From
 Two to Twenty
 Years.

The jury trying the case of Sanford Jacobi, charged with assault to ravish, brought in a verdict of guilty as charged, after eight minutes delibera- tion about l o'clock yesterday after noon. Young Jacobi broke down when the verdict was read. In few min utes he was taken to the county jail. It is understood that motion for a new trial will bes made and 1t Is probable that Saturday will be set as the time for hearing argument.
 The punishment for a case Of this kind on conviction is Imprisonment in the penitentiary for term nat less than two and not more than twenty years. This time is fixed by the pre- siding judge on sentence day. Pending further developments Jacobi will not be allowed bail.
 A large number of spectators were present in the court room when court convened at 9 o'clock yesterday morn- ing.
 A Juror Examined.
 c. H. Bartlett a juror on the jury which tried Jacobi at the November term, was the first witness called by the State. He recited. according to his bes. recollection, the substance of the testimony as given by Miss Parker at the former trial.
 After the examination of MT. Bartlett the State rested.
 The defense only introduced two witnesses. J. T. Moses testified that young Jacobi had gone to the depot the night of the alleged Cffense to see an insurance man who was connected with the company of which the defend- ants father is agent.
 Frank Lockwood, an architect. was next called. He verified the correctness of a drawing of the house of Matt Howard, where Jacobi was discovered with Miss Parker.
 After this evidence the defense rest ed.
 Only One Speech Delivered.
 Argument was immediately com mfnSed. Mir. Terry richardson. who assisted Solicitor Lomax in the prose cut ion, opened the argument MT. Richar dson spoke for fifty minutes. lie went over the evidence in the case care fully. He spoke eloquently and with force, and his speech wat pronounced a most 0UIniTdDle ellNt ny thNSS "AAS heard him.
 Sr richardson in the course of his remarks to the jury, said with much ferYor:
 If you would convict the defendant Jecobi because he is a Jew and through that prejudice agains: the Jew alone, you would te unworthy of the honor able position you occupy in the sacred jury box. for the Jew Is a good citi- zen, and you rarely hear of one in the penitentiary: their women are as class the most Virtuous of women. ana if you will show me town that has no Jews in it, I'll show you dead town, but show me a town full of Jews, and I'll show you a good. live, thrifty. business town. As for my part. I never expect 70 live in a town unless it's full of Jews. They are good neighbors and friends, brave soldiers and honorable citizens"
 Continuing, MT. Richardson said there was no one whose heart went out in sympathy to the aged father of the defendant than his own; there was no one more ready to mingle his tears with the tears of the mother more than himself Mir. Richardson expressed himself as having no sympathy for the defendant.
 No Argument by Defense.
 At the conclusion of MT. Richard sons remarks. Mir. Sanford. one of the consel for the defense. stated that they did not care 10 argue the ease. This Of course prevented Mir. Lomax from speaking.
 Judge Thomas then charged the jury and after the reading of the special