The evening world., 1903-10-16
fspec,al to The Evening WORLDLY


guilty Is the verdict Of the twelve
Jurors who sat In judgment on David
Lamar, Bernard Smith. hi brother-in.
law: Monk" Eastman and Joseph
Brown, accused OF assault'ng and con.
spring to assault Joserh McMahoh,
Eamar's former coachman. 3
At 4 o'clock this morning the jury
ame into court with a verdic, of moi
guilty. Judge Heisley had COMO to hi
home in Long Branch. but had left wore
with the court clerk to accept the YER
dict II the jury should reach q conclu'
sion.
After the verdict had been rendered
Judge Heisley was notified on the tele-
phone OF the result of the jury's ee'
alterations. and he ordered the prisoner
discharged.
David Lamar and Bernard Smith. whe
were In the courtroom when tho yer.
diet was announced, were Immediately
released, and soon afterwaru Monk
Eastman and Joseph Brown. who had
be n locked up in the Jail. were SCI
free.
The happiest woman in Monmouth
County to-day was Mrs. Lamar. All
night long while the jury was out she
had paced up and down the floor OF her
room in the Belmont Hotel opposite the
Courthouse More than once the ply
sician who was in constant attendance
administered a mere tonic.
MRS. Lamar Is u very nervous woman
lA.der normal conditions and when the
A~.. -x --t 40 q a'n1ANE 1oof ntUhf
and her husband was locked UP with
her brother-in-law. Bernard Smith,
"Monk" Eastman and Brown, she al
most had Mysteries. They were led
Unto the jail that adjoins the Court
House, in handouts.
Mrs. Lamar Nearly Collapses.
Mrs. Lamar begged the court officers
70 permit her to accompany her hus-
band. When the big iron door Of the
fail was shut in her face she almost
collapsed. Her friend. Miss Mary
Blythe, ard Deacon Holmes led her
across the street to the Belmont Hotel.
As the hours passed during the night
with no word from the jury. Mrs.
Lamar's nervousness grew more intense.
Miss Blythe coaxed her to TAXI some
rest, Out cue ICLuSSu " put ht hNe
on a pillow until the fate of her hus-
band was determined. At $50 o'clock
Deacon Holmes was sent over to the
courthouse to ascertain II there was
any possibility of the jury reaching a
verdict before court convened. He
brought back word that 1t was very
doubtful.
The prisoners al that hour could be
seen in their ceIls from the street. Nc
pne slept, and it looked as though there
would be a disagreement. Many rumors
had been circulated throughout the day
about attempts that had been made &c
reach the jury in behalf of the de-
PENDANTS.
On stroke of Four.
The clock in the tower Of the old.
fashioned courthouse had just tolled out
the hour OF four when Foreman Wilson
sent word to Court Clerk Edward Cash.
lon that the jury had arrived at a yer.
dict. Mr.. Cashion had received wore
from Judge Heisley before he left fol
his home in Long Branch to take ths
verdict.
Gentlemen of the jury the Clerk
baid, as the twelve men filed into their
seats. haze you arrived at a verdiot7"
I'VE have replied Foreman Wilson.
'Wha Is that verdlct?' asked the
clerk.
mot guilty" replied Foreman VIII
son. st..
The announcement was received with
surprise by those who were present
The clerk recorded the verdict and i'm
mediately sent word to the prisoners
that they had been aoquitted. or course
thav rainiNnI nvaF Tho uarlI~f nnnnnn
Holmes carried the news to Lamar. A
court officer, also went over. to the
Be'mont Ho' el to i1fo-m Prosecutor Fos-
ten OF the ews. ,
Prisoncrs Discharged.
"A moment after the foreman OF the
the prisoners were discharged IRON Gus
tody. They were indicted for con piracy.
not for assault, as was explained BY
Prosecutor Foster In his summing up of
the case yesterday. The assault on Nc
!Mahon was a mere Incident In the al
legged conspiracy.
Es Mh9n a a B TeTs T wen. Syer "M NJ rSs
american Hotel, where they had been
stopping while out on 5000 bail, at the
expense OF Lamar.
on the $50 o'clock train for Eew York.
Just before the train pulled out OF the
depot Eastman, shook hands with Law
"It's all right. boss. they tried to do
u.s.. but we pulled through It ali right
and I'm much Obliged to YOU" -"
Twenty minutes afterward Lamar.
Mrs. Lamar and Miss Blythe. Deacon
Holmes and Paddy Dunphy. the Croom.
drove to the Pennsylvania station. b.,
fore his departure Lamar said -
''Rign mt is mignt, justice has prevailed.
IN conspiracy that was u, gsnI.r )
my detrinent. has failed The Jury could
have brought In nc other yeruitt ucHord-
ing to the evidence without violating
the oath that vas administered to elch
ran by Judge He!siev wnen IL. case
Vas ppS = -" ~, wal d,,b te W. nv lor NM NJ ~
what the outcome would be. The case
OF the st"te against us aas very weak
Assault Indictment Pending.
The .t1ty hat ha b on about tswn for