The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-20
MAY HAVE BEEN FIXED.
Missouri Authorities Think They Know
Why Farris Jurors Div;ded

why Farris Jurors Divided.
osllsrsoll City, Mo-, Nov. l7.-Attor-
ney general Grow has sent s,,h,oana.
Ior John Ross, foreman Of the lnr.,
i ,nae llleu Senato Frank H. Farris fnTr
'4 Is boodling last week. and y
= s4uchetI attorney for Farris. He
~ = saiu ne would ask James Crump.
TIC d i1nu snerl1t who had charge Of
3.ne Jury, 70 appear before the er,na
jury. Crump is around the court bnmsa
most OF the time and a subpoena for
MIN was not considered necessarv
ines men are to be questioned aho,1t
sthe circumstances connected with fha
ttrlal or tarris and how the Jury came
70 pc divided. The court had orderad
ithe jury kept together and forbidden
us members to talk to anyone Oft
side. oue-
After the trial, while the Jury vas
OUT, IT was supposed that no infor,na-
'tlon could each people in the j,1ry
room, yet before midnight Friday nipht
the information was carried to Governt
or that the jury stood eight
for conviction and -four for acouittal
Inc next day when the jury Nported
anal u a failed to agree, It devel-
oped that the eight to four was he
correct proportion. Now where was
the leak! Grow expects to find OFF
me absolute assurance of the defend
ants case was one of the things that
nade crow listen to the stories that
have been whispered by the gossins
around Jefferson City m probably viii
be pretty thorough If there is sun
cient time before the final Adjournment
of the grand jury or if there is am
other grand jury next month, which is
more than a possibility.
a Jefferson City Bombshell.
Nj. NJ. D~ougherty, q member of tn,
jury, loid a story today that caused
lin to be sent for by the grand Jury.
1t may yet be the cause Of another
grand jury being called. According to
Dougllerty's story, he was late getting
TO the court room the day the jury was
impaneled. Outside the building he
met f. L. Luckett, an attorney for Far
ris, who reminded him of former
friendship and told him the defense
must have at least a hung jury IL not
an acquittal. The story as told in
cludes a statement alleged to have been
made by Luckctt thai. we have two
men on the jury we can depend on and
want more" It is not stated that
Luckett offered any o or sug-
gested any other reason than friend
ship, but If the grand jury is convinced
that Luckett said he lar two men he
could depend upon it probably will rec
ofainend a more thorough inquiry than
the present jury can make.
The attorney general is working to
strengthen himself for the next Farris
trial. Usually the second trial Of a
case is a ~listiess affair. This one prom
ises TO be a very much more interest,"
ing M Two witnesses who can give
information about Farris il they will
are here today. One is, Thomas r.
Gibson of Springfield and the other w.
T. Underwood of Steelville. the home
| of Farris. The senator had after each
session of the legislature increased his
holdings OF real estate and other prop
erty i'll his county.
After the last session Farris went
home and bought Cibson's stock in the
bank of Steelville and also his house.
Gibson had been cashier of the bank,
but wanted to go to Springfield to be-
come treasurer of a new trust company
which had been recently formed. He
wa simply charging his own field Of
activity. Underwood, who is a quiet
young man, was Tut in the bank as
cashier and If is understood at Steel
vile THAI he went in at the suggestion
| Of Farris. W.