Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1903-11-26
Missouri Doir1gs
NATURALIZATION CASES ENDED.
Verdict Holds Defendants on one
Count Each In Two indictments.

Count Each In Two indictments.
st. Louis: A verdict of guilty was
returned at lis Saturday afternoon
by the jury in the case OF the United
States against Thomas e. Barrett, for
mer Marshal Of the St Louis Court Of
Appeals; John P. Dolan, chairman OF
the City Democratic Committee, and
Frank p. Garrett, member Of the st.
Louis Police Department, ali charged
with completely in naturalization
frauds.
Judge Adams deferred passing sen-
tence.
AS soon as the verdict was returned,
attorneys for the defense filed a mo
ton for a new trial and petitioned
Judge Adams to accept bond pending
the decision on the motion.
Judge Adams, after consulting AS
sistant District Attorney Nortoni, de-
cided to accept bond, and by o'clock
the convicted men had been released.
Each Of the three defendants was
released in the sum Of $4,000.
Jury pellberates fer Many Hours.
The case was given to the jury at
4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. Consid-
Grafton of the case was continued till
1880 Friday morning. Deliberation
was resumed at o'clock Saturday
morning, and continued till o'clock,
when word was sent the court that
verdict had been reached.
The court had taken recess till 2
o'clock, and very few were in the court
room when the jury fled in. Neither
the defendants, y their attorneys, nor
any Of the attorneys for the Govern
ment were in the immediate vicinity
when It was announced that the jury
was ready to report.
Clerk Gray read the verdict, which
found all the defendants guilty on one
count each in two indictments, which
means, IL the verdict is finally upheld,
maximum punishment of five years
Imprisonment on each count and a
fine Of $1,000 on each count.
Reeonslders Ruling on Bond Question.
When Clerk Gray finished reading
the verdict the three defendants set
tied back in their chairs as IL relieved.
None showed any signs Of emotion, al
though they looked serious and con-
suited briefly with their counsel,
Immediately after the reading of the
verdict Judge Adams announced that
the defendants would be remanded to
the custody of the United States Mar.
shall.
Attorney Rowe, on behalf Of the de
PENDANTS, fled a motion for a new
triad, in which error on the part of the
court was averred, and asked that tht
defendants be allowed bond pending
the ruling of the court as to a new
trial.
Judge Adams announced that NJ
bond could be allowed the defendants
for the reason that the presumption o.
innocence of the defendants had beer
removed by the verdict of the jury anC
that under the practice of the United
States Court no bond was allowed II
such instances. He afterwards recon
sidered, however, and allowed bond.
II the motion of defendants for {
new trial is oyerruled their attorneys
will appeal the case to the United
States Court OF Appeals. Defendants
can then perfect an appeal bond ahC
be released upon the tendency of thu
case in that court.
Should the verdict in the lower cour
be affirmed, the only step left the &C
cused IS to sue for a writ Of certiorar
to the Supreme Court of the Unite,
States. This takes the case up on al
legation of error committed on tn
part of the lower court.
1t is then entirely within the discre
tlon of the United States suprem
Court as to whether the case tSill b
heard before that tribunal
II error is found in the record, net
essary allegation to get the case bS
fore the court, review Of the cas-
win be allowed.
II an examination by this highes
tribunal reveals no error. the cas-
will be finally disposed OF, the actio
OF the lower court will be afirmed an
the defendants win serve the terms Q
Imprisonment fixed by the lower eour