The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-13
AN ACQUITTAL
FOR EASTMAN.
Verdict Of Not Guilty Returned
After 5 Hours DeIibsTatIon.
RESULT RECEIVED WITH CHEER.
Thrsng Pressed About The Accused Who
Had Been Freed 10 Shake His Hand.
His Mother Overcome.
RESULT RECEIVED WITH CHEER.

Cambridge. Mass. May 13.-Charles x.
Eastman was, al half past o'clock Sat
urday night declared not guilty OF
the murder of his brother-in-law, Rich
ard r. Grogan. Jr.. after the jury had
been out i've hours.
The announcement was received with
cheers from "A crowd that filled the court
room and spread out into the street. ~
was the largest crowd at the court house
ia all the three weeks trial Of the Har-
ward instructor.
IN and around the court room when the
verdict was rendered were Mr.. Eastman
wife, his father, mother, brother. sister
and sister-in-law. while the relatives OF
Richard ~. Grogan, Jr., who had been
government witnesses and who were SO
bitterly assailed by Mr.. Elder, Eastman
counsel. were also present.
Mr. Eastman never lost his composufe.
OF the great crowd which had been ioi
hours laboring under the greatest sus-
pense while the jury was out. ana ~ the
eud of "a day full Of dramatic ana sen
sational incidents no man was cooler
than he. e =.
o'clock he walked lightly TO his cage,
carefully adjusted his eyeglasses and
smiled pleasantly at his relatives across
the court room.
CHEERS GREET THE VERDICT.
Then when the verdict was announced,
and the great crowd burst out IN cheers
waving hats and handkerchiets-a ueh-
onStratiO which the court did not at
tempt To- stop-he turned and shook hands
with those who surged about him-ths
vanguard of a great rush; for ~ seemtu
after the cheer. that everybody wanted
To grasp the hand OF the man VINO ia"
been freed.
Mr.. Eastmans aged mother was 50
overcome that she had 10 be taken from IRON,
the court room. His wife was almost
hysterical. laughing nervously, nut heNe.
giving way To tears His counsel seemed
beside themselves with JOY but the man
10 whom 1t all meant so much was lhe
most composed person there.
After he had freed himself from tne
group OF friends he went over ana shook
hands with the jurors and thanked them
EXPECTED THE VERDICT.
He had nothing TO say about himself
not word for publication. lie hdu eN-
pected TO be acquitted. he said ana never
had any doubt about the result.
SO great was the excitement that ~ was
some time before the Judges could thsnk
the itrv and assure the twelve men una
they had delivered verdict IN accoru'
ance with the evidence.
When Mr.. Eastman finally tried 10 ge1
ont OF the court house by back way tn'
| crowd got news OF II aud the demons1a
tion I'm the street was repeated. run,
dreds of men. women and boys surgeo
around the Jail eager 10 look az the maj
who had been for three weeks on tria
for his life. They crowded around th'
carriage so that he was unable 10 reac1
In. The police were called and he was
finally driven 90 his home
Charles r. Eastman and Richard II
Grogan Jr.. both of whom married
daughters of the late Alvan -. Clark. oi
teieScope fame, We're at target practice
on the afternoon of July I. last wear
when the shots were fired that killed
Grogau
Eastman was arrested for murder, bu'
was discharged by the local maglstial y
for lack OF evidence. While he Was II
the West gathering fossils for the Agas
siz museum of Harvard. in which he was
an Instructor. he was indicted by TN
grand Jury This was I'm october. anc
he has been i'm Jail ever since.
n was generally believed in Cambridge
| az the time Of the shooting that the TIVE
men had fought q duel. IL was reporte,
there had been domestic differences. Jh'
grounds Of the clark estate on which
| lirogan lived. are enclosed by picke
fence Walter B. Titus drug clerk
was passing late in the afternoon of Jul,
| 4 when he heard cries Of distress. an'
through the fence saw two men strug
| Cling One of them, who was Grogan
| broke away from the other and RAJ
4 toward the house, several hundred Zee
! away He fell on the lawn. According
TO witnesses he accused Eastman will
| his dying breath Of having murdered him