Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-07
JONES IS GUILT Y.
Jury Returned Verdict at 100
O'Clock This Afternoon.
OUT NEARLY. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
Verdict Finds the Defendant Guilty of
an Assault to Commit MansIaughter
Was Compromise Verdict-one
Man Against Eleven.
[From Saturdays Dailr.l

From Saturdays Daiy.l
The jury in the Jones case returned
a verdict at 1870 o'clock this afternoon,
finding the defendant guilty of the
crime of assault with intent to commit
manslaughter. 1t was announced that
this was compromise verdict. The
jury reported to Judge Roberts in the
absence OF Judge Fee. Jones will be
taken before Judge Fee Monday, and
time fixed upon for sentence.
Jury Out at Five O'clock.
The arguments were concluded
shortly after o'clock last night and
the jury Immediately retired. The
prosecution was very confident of a
verdict in their favor and many pre-
dlctions were made that a verdict
would be returned within few nom,
ents.
AS the time Wore on, however, and
no report was made, it began to look
as though there would be a disagree
ment. About 10 o'clock this morning
Judge Fee had the jury brought be.
fore him and asked them what The
trouble was, and why they could not
agree. A majority of the jurymen
said they thought an agreement could
be reached, and after the court had
made a part of his instructions more
plain, the jury was sent out second
time. The additional instructions evi-
IDENTIFY had their effect, as notification
was given shortly after o'clock that
they had agreed and were ready to re-
port.
Jury Reported.
| Judge Fee had adjourned court, but
had made arrangements with Judge
Roberts, who was in his office in the
court house, for him to receive the YER
dict. Judge Roberts was notified
and upon his taking the bench, the
jury filed into their places. Jones was
brought from the jail, and in the pres
|
ence of attorneys on both sides, and
few spectators, Judge Roberts ask.
ed for the jury's report. Ed. Bayne
as foreman, handed in the verdict
which was as follows: 1--WE, the ju,
ry, find the defendant, Lewis Jones
guilty of an assault with intent to
commit manslaughter"
The Penalty.
The extreme penalty for this crime
is five years confinement in the pen
itentiary, or a fine of $500 and not
more than one year in the county
Jail.
Mr.. Bayne Talks.
| Ed. Bayne, the foreman of the Jury
was seen by Courier representative
this afternoon and was asked as to
how the jury stood through all its
long confinement. He said there
was no opposition to verdict
of guilty, but that the degree OF
punishment to be given the defendant
was what caused all the trouble. He
said eleven of the men had agreed by
IL o'clock last night upon the verdict
as returned, but that one Ottumwa
man had held out all the time for a
i light verdict. Mr.. Bayne said there
were in the neighborhood of 100 bal
lots taken, and in nearly every one
i they resulted IL to 1.
Jones Is Interviewed.
i Lewis Jones, the defendant, was in.
terviewed by Courier representative
shortly after the verdict had been re.
turned. He said he was greatly dis.
appointed at the result, as he had con.
fidently expected verdict in his ia.
vor. He said he did not blame any OF
the witnesses, nor the Grips Brothers
for what they had done, but he thought
there were some mis-statements made
in a part Of the evidence. Further
than this he had nothing to say.
Adjourned until Monday.
Judge Fee adjourned district court
at 10 o'clock this morning until 9
o'clock Monday morning. He left
soon afterwards for Centerville tc
spend Sunday with his family. 1t is
probable that Jones will be taken be
fore the court the first thing Monday
and a date will then be set for sen
tence to be passed. 1t is understood
the case against Henry Mongerman
will be taken upimmediately after
this matter has been disposed of.
i TRAIN WRECKED