The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-12-24
JOHN LYNN
CONVICTED
Jury Returned Verdict Of Guilty
Of False Pretence.
NEW TRIAL rs ASKED FOR
Keasons TO be Filed Within Four
Days---Sentence Was Suspend
ed on Account of
Judgment.

"Guilty" was the verdict of the jury
N the case Of the State against John
Iynn. The word Of conviction was ut
tered by foreman OF the Jury Lewis Il.
Morrow, when the Jurors returned TO the
court room yesterday afternoon about
44o o'clock Lynn was tried on the
charge of obtaining $56 of county menci
hy false pretense.
Sentence was not pronounced as immc-
,,iately after the verdict was announced
WuIter II. Hayes, OF counsel for Lynn
INV. notice that he wonld file rnnsons
ror new trial and asked for an arrest
of judgment which the court granted.
,rhe penalty for the offence is a tine rr
Imprisonment or both, in the discretion
of the court. There is no limit to the
amount or the term of imprisonment
which may be imposed. If the finding
~ the Jury is not reversed BY subsequent
proceedings the conviction Of Mr.. Lynn
would mean his impeachment as a mem
her Of the Levy Court.
About APO o'clock the judges were in
formed that the jurors would coon be
,.ady to announce their verdict. Twenty
minutes later they yere mshcrcd into ihe
court room
After the twelve men, their faces bc
1rayinE no indication Of the verdict theS
were about to give. had b.com" seated,
III. roll was called BY .crh u the Peace
Duigley, and then lie a&a'd the usual
lnestion:
",,eutlemen Of thu Jury. have sou
agreed upon Jour verdict!
ave have" came Ia = chorus from the
Jurors. it seemed as II nearly every man
responded.
who shall answer for you!
.Our foremaIl," was the reply.
"What say you, Mr.. Foreman, do you
find John Lynn, thu defendant II TINS
ease. guilty III manner and form AS hr
stands indicted, or not guilty."
Colonel Lewis Il. Morrow, the foreman,
;.ros. and answered 50 that il might b.
irarl by every person in the room
Guilty"
President Lynn betrayed no emotion
or sign Of breaking down when he heard
he word uttered. He was as,cool and A.
collected as he has been throughout IN
irinl although he was triae uneasy ~
times in the course Of the afternoon
Mr. Hayes, without requesting that th'
Jurors be polled, notified the court thaV
lr would apply for new trial. the rra
sons for which he would present TO th'
.Uurt later. Then he requested an arr'~
0f Judgment, which would suspend sen
tpncr until the question of whether y
moi there is To be Il new trial Is paSst,
pu hy the Court of General Sessions
The court granted the arrest of jung
nh'ht
NJ order was made hy the judges r.
gurding the bail of Mr.. Lynn, and "
question Of whether or not ne wohla
taken to the workhousc over night WI
a. b., decided by Warden Meservr, VII
Mad been in court the entire Afternoon
'rhr bail bonds Of Mr. Lynn hr" hein y
Warden Mrserye and after eohsuitlh
with counsel in the case, MI. MtS'Tf
announced that the bail would be cohtll
u,i and that Mr.. Lynn could nave ~
liberty until directed to appear Ill coul
ngain.
There Is $ll 900 hnil furnished for NJ
Lynn by his friends. $1,000 being deihah'
ed on each Of the eleven indictments T.
turned against him. A forfeiture " ~
bond in the presnt case for fallihg '" "
I.,ar in court would mean forfeiture
all the bai for the same reason.
while the nominal bail is $1,000 for q
prarancr when directed. the real b'
AMOUNTS to the 11,o00. !,
II is expected that Mr.. Hayes anu ~
Bird in few days will file their re
sons for n new trial, which Will he pass
on By Chief Justice Lore and Jnhe
Sprnance and Grubb. Should the app,
tntinn be refused, Mr.. Hayes ana ~
Bird have the right to appeal 70 Y
Supreme Court Of the State. 3,
The court has set January as the W
for beginning the trial of the next ca
against Mr.. Lynn. Attorney-'fehei
Ward was asked last night if the Nerd
of guilty in the present case w",
mansc an abandonment Of the remaim
ten indictments. but he said he had
plans for the future TINT he would e'
to discuss.
Sentence will not hc imposed on !"
Lynn until January at least, aS COY
is adjourned until then.
II is reported that arrangements M
betn made whereby all other char'
against Mr.. Lynn are to be nolle Pfoss