Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-29
ACQUITTED
Jury Finds Him Not Guilty as
Accomplish in the Cudahy
Kidnapping.
Trial Judge Denounces the Jur.
ors in Severest Terms..Evi-
dence Was Strong.
Reward Offered for Pat Grove
Likely to Be Withdrawn
as Result.

sunday was declared not Sullty OIL par
ticipation in the kidnapping of Edward
A. CudahN. Jr. and the reading of the
verdict was followed by scathing de-
nunciation of the jurors by Judge Ba-
Iker, in whose court the case was tried.
The judge insisted the evidence given
at the trial during the es't week did not:
warrant the acquittal OF the prisoner,
and he closed his scoring of the Jurors
by expressing the hope that none of
them ever would appear in that capaci-.
lty before him again.
A withdrawal of the reward offered
for the capture of Pat Cove is likely to
follow the finding of the jury in Gala
han 5 case.
The verdict, which practically sets
Callahan free, Was declared a surprise
by many attorneys who watched the
Gaze, they not expecting an absolving
of Callahan of all blame in connection
with the abduction by which the kid
i.nappers secured Sc, 900 in gold.
Callahan is under indictment on two
other counts, which the states attorney
is NOT now prepared to say viii be made
use Of, as no new evidence is at hand
land the expense of going over the
| ground again ist considerable.
The jury notified Judge Baker at 9 a.
| m. that ii had settled upon a verdict,
Land The news spread among the attor-
I.neys and interested persons until an
I3audience of fifty AWAITED the twelve
linen as they filed into the courtroom.
| Callahan occupied his usual seat and
betrayed no uncertainty as 10 the out
come. His face Was Il blank as he
watched the verdict unfolded and read
AS the words Net guilty" We're pro
bounced, however, Callahan half rose to
! Ills feet. his lips parted in a smile, and
he turned his eyes gratefully toward the
jury.
| Judge Baker studied the wording OF
the verdict for several minutes in 81
ience. as tho he had doupted the evi-
sdence Of his ears. Then he wheeled in
his chair, and, addressing the jurors, re-
pdked them in vigorous terms.
4 1T is Impossible for me to conceive,
\ the judge said, how twelve men of or
Ginary intelligence could have reached
| such a conclusion after hearing the abb.
i5solutely convincing arguments in this
case.
If Callahan had made his own choice
la. a jury he could not have selected
twelve men who would have served him
more faithfully. II The state for its
hIart had made the selection I know OF
4 no men IL could have named who could
have been less careful of Its interests.
The jury is discharged without the
joampliments of the court, and the pris-
Toner IS likewise turned loose. as TO this
/ trial. l presume. To continue the crimi-
| nal practices in which you have failed
10 check him.
81 do not know VIVA, motive actuated
YOU in reaching this decision. but hope
rome of you Will ever appear again IN
this jury box.
The jurors evidently We're i'll at ease
4 during this arrangement. but did not
4 make any response, and filed rapidly
/ from the box as soon as they We're a.
i liberty. In the hallway Callahan mum
bied his thanks and shook the jurymen's
4 bands. This proceeding was one of en-
barrassment under the eyes of the court
officers.
Chief of Police Donohue says he viii
urge Mr.. cudahy at once 10 withdraw
4 the proffered reward of $4,000 for the APP
Iprehension Of Pat Grove.
i Grove might easily make an appear
ance and claim the reward himself
said Chief Donohue, '.as the evidence
4 against him is no more direct than that
! against Callahan.
In my eighteen years Of experience
with criminals have never heard more
s absolutely convincing evidence present.
i ed than that presented against Gala.
Il han. There was not single flaw in tht
testimony, and the evidence of guilt va.
overwhelming.
From the information have secured
as to the sentiment of the jury. | be.
lieve thatits decision was based largeI,
on the theory that the victim of the af.
fair was a wealthy man, and as such hi
is able 10 suffer. Two of the jurors,
!, am informed. expressed their opinion
that no kidnapping had occurred. ant
they had taken their oath as jurors witt
this conviction in their minds
II do not approve of any reward be
ing offered in a case of this kind, anc
believe that 1t operated in the Callahan
trial for the acquittal of the accused
Several times I heard the expression
that the police had simply concocted
plot to send an Innocent man to tn,
penitentiary in the hope of securing tn
reward.
THE $4,000 offered for the conviction
of the three men concerned in the crime
however, will stand