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home to dinner. But he left word to
summon him whenever the Jurors had
( agreed. When the twelve men found
lhaI ne was not present they declded
/ TO so TO dinner. and sent word to Judge
[ Morse that they would return a YER
/ diet at s o'clock.
The news that a verdict had been
/ reached spread very rapidly The re-
] suit was that more than 100 men and
{ women were in the court room when
/ the jury returned from dinner. Many
OF them had remained in or around the
/ court room from the time the jury
/ retired 10 deliberate upon verdict.
Exactly at O'Clock Judge morse
/ ascended the bench. The twelve jury
! men were in their places. Deputy
/ County Clerk George Armstrong acted
/ as clerk of the court.
In his accustomed seat sat the de-
( PENDANT, cool. calm and collected. He
! showed not the least sign of agitation.
! Beside him sat his mother nervous
/ and apprehensive. as shown by her &C
! tons On EllisOn's right was seated
/ Attorney D. s. Truman. who. with
/ Judge W Fl. King. had defended him.
/ At his table was District Attorney Den
/ mis- C.. EichnOr.
Familiar Faces Were Absent.
Judge o. w. Powers was absent. as
I was also Judge King. Neither Mrs.
/ Ellison, the wife Of the defendant nor
her mother and father was present.
I The familiar face of Mrs. a. $. Watson
I was not 10 be seen
/ A deathlike stiffness came over the
\ room when Judge Morse turned TO the
/ jurymen and said.
Have you arrived at a verdict"
/ Yes, sir, was the half audible re-
1 others nodded their heads in the affirm
/ alive. At the same time Foreman Bills
/ rose from his seat in the front tier Of
] the jury box and nervously drew from
/ his pocket the document which meant
J everything in the world to Ellison.
Deputy Clerk Armstrong stepped for
/ ward to receive the folded paper. which
/ Foreman Bills held out to him. A
] pin drop could have been heard as the
! clerk took IL from the Outstretched
/ hand and, turning around, walked Up
! to the judges desk and handed it TO
/ Judge Morse.
Mother and Son Overcome.
Carefully adjusting his glasses, Judge
/ Morse took the paper from Clerk Arm
| strOng's hand, opened it and read it.
rs this your verdict?' asked the
judge.
Again the jurors either answered
yes or nodded their heads in the at
frmative.
'-The clerk viii read it" said his hon
or. handing the verdict to Clerk Arm
strong.
Turning so that he faced the jury.
Clerk Armstrong read the verdict in a
/ clear, even voice.
When he said mot guilty" Ellison
half rose from his seat, gave a smoth-
cred cry, and sank back into his
I chair, and covered his face with
the handkerchief which he held in his
hands. His mother instantly put her
handkerchief TO her face, and the mo-
tons of her body showed that she was
giving vent to tears.
Neither mother nor son looked at each
other while Judge Morse and Attorney
/ Truman thanked the jury. 1t was not
until after the jury had been dismissed
for the remainder of the term and court
adjourned that the young man removed
MS handkerchief from his face. When
ne did so it was to rush up to the en-
/ trance to the jury box and grasp each
juror by the hand as he emerged from
the box he had occupied for almost two
weeks, and thank him for the verdict
! Showered With Congratulations
Before the young man had released
his firm grasp upon the hand of the
first juror, Mrs. Payne was by his side.
She, too, with tears in her eyes. thanked
the jurors, and blessed them in a moth
erly way for acquitting her son and
giving him back to her again.
When the last juror had been thanked
the spectators in the court room crowd
ed around the young man and showered
congratulations upon him. His mother
likewise, received her share of atten-
ton. Every attache of the sherfT's
office who was present. including Sheriff
Emery, pressed forward and shook the
young man by the hand and wished him
we'll.
It am sorry to lose you, my boy. but
glad it Is upon such grounds was the
I "a lef oTsL- r0f he
grasped Ellison by the hand and shook
it vigorously
I have nothing TO say" replied Eli
son, to the question as to what he
thought of the verdict.
Were you surprised" was asked.
well, I don't know" was his nom
/ cOmmittal answer.
What are you going to do now2"
Mother Takes Son Back Home.
He is going home with me for the
present. was the Interpolation of the
mother. who stood by with tear-stained
/ eyes. which looked out from a face that
/ was Wreathed with smiles
I 1 suppose 1 VIII stay in the city for
while" was the answer which Elli-
son made to the question. T have no
plans for the future excepting that
very soon / am going away on a trip.
/ have not decided whether I viii go
[ TO Iowa or California I have nothing
further to say excepting that I am
J grateful TO the jury and my friends
who stood by me.
Attorneys King and Truman We're
more modest than that. They did not
care to discuss the verdict for publica-
, ( zion. The former was so overcome
with emotion when he learned of the
{ verdict that tears came into his eyes.
He was not in the court room when it
= was returned. He did not arrive until
it was an over As soon as he heard it,
: he said:
Where is Clyde2"
When the young man was pointed out
to him in the middle of q circle of
? friends the attorney rushed up to him
; and threw his arms around the young
, man.
Shooting Occurred Six Months Ago.
T am duly grateful to the jury" re-
marked Judge King, and our friends
Who stood by US through this trial The
verdict speaks for itself"
L 90 not think it becoming of me to
say much" replied Attorney Truman
IF YOU must have a statement from me
let it be simply that I am grateful to
the jury, and that I appreciate the fair
ness Of Judge Morse in the manner in
p 1 ~ 0-rf, he t7-saT the