The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-12-05
FOUND HIM GUILTY
Jury in the D. G. Robinson Case
Reach a Decision.
Defendant Receives the News Without
Tremor-Move for New Trial.
The BalIoting.

After a session of more than nine
teen hours the jury in the case OF the
State of Minnesota VS.. D. q. Robin
son returned into court at about ;oO
o'clock Thursday with a verdict OF
guilty as charged in the Indictment
-utteriDg forged paper. But Few
people were in court when the jury s
decision YVES announced and Robinson
himself appeared to be the least I'M
concerned of all Just before the jury
came in Robinson was brought into
court and while waiting Tor the
twelve men to conclude their delibera-
tions the defendant arose from his
chair and pulling a cigar from his
vest pocket he proceeded to light IL
after the manner of one who was 10
be given an ovation. He strutted
about the room and had one of those
sI-am- to- be- set free looks When
the verdict was read the prisoner
never turned hair, as the saying
is. and no one could tell from his
appearance that he was disappointed.
The jury having been OUT SO many
hours he had reason to expect that
they had argeed to disagree or YER
dict of acquittal had been reached.
The defendant S attorney, w. l.,
Comstock, asked for and was granted
8 stay of proceedings until Dec. 8,
when a move will be made for a new
trial, Mr.. Comstock having in view
one or two points that ne will bring
before the court Mr.. Comstock made
a gallant fight for his client and Rob-
inson himself made the best kind OF
witness. The general public, now
ever, were quite surprised that the
iury remained out for so,long time,
under the circumstances surrounding
the case.
The jurymen agreed not to tell the
public anything of their deliberations
nor to relate how the ballots stood.
Juries always make this sort of reso-
luton. The Robinson jury was given
the case at about 2 20 Wednesday az
ternoon. The first two ballots were
nine to three in favor of conviction.
Thereafter the ballot was ten to two
in favor of conviction. The balloting
continued at about that ratio until
along in the night there was consider
able seesawing and finally the ballot
10 IN fo
ton. This is about the way the bal
loting stood until the agreement was
reached at a little after nine o'clock
yesterday morning.
Judge Cray went to the court room
at about nine O'Clock and had in
structed the bailiff to call the jury in
to the room so that he could Learn
whether there was any likelihood of al
agreement being reached, when the
Jury sent word that it had agreed.
Robinson is not without his friends
and they were in hopes that the jury
would either aquit him or disagree
But on the other hand they were
aware of the fact that another indicI
ment stared him in the face aid tina
eventually he would have to go t.
trial on that one.
County Attorney Wilson prosecuted
the case with great deal OF vlgo
and had several obstacles to overcome
On Dec. 9Th County Attorney Wilson
will move for sen tence, and Attorne
Comstock will then put in his NOV
for a new trial.
Mr.. Robinson is much disappointe
at the verdict of the jury. When see
at the Jail this afternoon by a Ere
Press reporter he said: II have notf
ing to say except that l am somewhs
surprised at the verdict. l expected a
scauittal. 1 fail to see where the stat
made out case. +"
Mr.. Robinson expects hat ne
trial will be granted him on the mi
ten to be submitted by his attorne
Dec. Sth, on the ground OF erro
and that the verdict was not warran
ed by the evidence.
County Attorney wilson states IN
he will probably move for senten
Dec. Sth, at the time the motion +
a new trial is heard. He states tn
he does not see where there is al
ground for such motion and do
not expect that it will be granted.
The penalty for forgery in the sc
ond degree, Of which Mr.. Robins
was convicted, is imprisonment in t
state prison for period not excee
ing ten years. 1t is in the descreti
of the court to make the punishme
as much less than ten years as
thinks the circumstances of the Ct
warrant There is no minlm'
period of Imprisonment prescribed.