Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-05-13
VERDICT GIVEN.
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that was when he ran his fingers
quickly inside his collar and then
quickly dropped them upon the knees
OF his crossed legs.
! Ausun V. Eastman, the father. ap-
feared within the bar enclosure, walk
ing rapidly. passing the chair which
had become his by continual occupa-
iion, and seating himself at the very
sioe OF The cage. where he could look
directly into the eyes Of his son.
me hihds of the clock pointed at g.ag
"hcn The IL men tsamped from their
chamoer down the long corriGor and at
iast TOOK their seats in the box at the
riGht hand of the bench. Then the digni-
ied Justices arrived, and at go the sol
ehif coice OF Theodore c. Hurd, clerk Of
'he court, uttered these words:
"ehtiemen Of the jury, you will rise
rs your names are called and the sheriff
viii make the count"
Then it was that the Harvard instructor
IN the department of vertebrate pa.eon-
t"ioSy rose to IS feet and extended hi
right hand toward the ceiling.
Clerk Hurd-Mr Foreman. have VAN.
jurors agreed upon n verdict?
Foreman Tarbell-We have
Clerk Hurd-Mr. Foreman. loo,, uno,
the prisoner Prisoner, look upon tho il,
rors Mr.. Foreman what say van IL Hi
indictment? Is Charles r. Eastman. the
prisoner at the bar, guilty or not guilty.
Foreman Tarbeli-Not guilty.
Clerk I!urd--Gentlemen Of the i,rv
h'rkeh 10 your verdict as the court has
recorded it. The Jurors on their oath do
shy ihat Charles X. Eastman. the pris-
"nor at the bar. is not guilty So you
say Mt Foreman, and so. gentlemen Of
the Jury. you all say.
The enthusiastic friends of the man
VINO had been declared to be innocent
waited not for the impressive declaration
from the lips Of The clerk, but drowned
his voice in shouts Of exultation as quick
~ rs the two short. sharp words fell upon
heir eager ears, mot guilty"
Inc u II was. too, that the Eerchicfs
were hutter.d and the hats Of their mas
I cullne escorts Were waved wildly in the
air.
'haricJ l. Eastman never hesitatel for
moment. lie gathered up his coat and
nat. The gate of the steel cage wag
thrown wide open, and proudly. with lead
erect and steady step. he swept out and
into the bar enclosure to grasp. ami
squeeze, ana cling to the hand Of his
father. lie became the center of con-
gratula tiuus.
This was before the SpeCiaI session of
the superior court sitting at East Cam
bridge for The transaction Of criminal
huHiness could be adjourned sine die
Judge GaskIll at The END of this lon.
trial, longer than the famous Hordrn
case. more rrotractcd than any similar
5, asl"n devoted to the finding of yer
dict whef" 2 capital offence was charged
I tX' crtin5 the second Trial of Eram cN-
pressed his appreciation of the ,cryice
TcndCr To the county and state bv the
Jurymen ana congratulated them on heir
performance of their duty with absolute
fidelity. In dsmiSaing them from fur
ther service ne stated that 50 far as the
court could see they mcritrd most cordiat
/ thanks for the verdict which they had
( rendered.
Mrs. Eastman rushed over to where her
husband WAS standing and with tears IN
her EYES embraced him.
Together they thanked Samuel j. Elder
and Charles W. Bartlett and Attorney
clark FOR having conducted the defence
50 Skiifuliy and 50 successfully.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ea astman then turned their
faces t"war.i the Jury box. shook hands
with each iurrr Us n came along th..
a SIC ana expressed with fcrvor their graf
nudc fcr thc verdict that had been rem
,i.red.
Mr. Eastman. Sr. joined his son and his
daughter "i-in-iaw. ana extended 10 the Ju-
rors an invitation 70 visit him al his
home in the southland if they ever hap
p"Hed 10 travel that way.
over across the courtroom sat the
mother nf the man who had been under
Il cloud. but out of whose life the snad ,WS
had been driven within the few moments
Just passed. and to her side the vindicat-
cd son FASTENED to brush the tears frCm
her checks ana smooth the wrinkles from
her tr0Ghled brow. 1t was pathetic
scene at the end of a fight for life ani
character which had been won at last
Suddenly this family group disappeared
from the court room. The stream of
spectators going homeward flowed out
and down the stairway to the street
where was gathered at least half thouS-
and men and women who were cheering
as Justify over the freedom of the doci or
of philosophy aS those had shouted and
hurra he'd when they heard the verdict
rendered within the walls of the tempe
cf justice.