The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-03-05
: GUILTY As IS INDICTED ..
WAS VERDICT IN POST OFFICE
CONSPIRACY TRIALS.
Sams Verdict for All Four Defendants
ia IL Said They Charged UncIe
Fam Several Iimss az Much as They
Charged Private Parties stole Many
Thousands Of Dollars They Appeal.

"Gailty ~ indicted" was the yer.
dict announced By the jury in the post
NICE conspiracy trials The jury had
hoen out nins honrA II stated that the
verdict Was the same - 10 all fonr de-
PENDANTS. August W. Machen, late sup
erinteDdent Of the rural free delivery
division; George y, LorenH Of Toledo,
Samuel A. dTon and Dilier Is. Croft Of
Washington.
The crime charged was that Of con-
sPiraey 10 defFand the posiOfiies dr.
parsment by seliing GrofI fasteners AZ
prices several times Ia excess OF that
charged private parties Fourth As
saslant Postmaster General Bristow, in
his sensational report. charged that the
defendants have siolen thousands Of
dolisra In the dimly lighted room
sat the foaF defendants who, after the
case Was giren 30 the jury. had b-en
placed Ia the custody Of a United
STATES marshal. and conhnad 20 the
limits u the city hall Zach wore an
anNioes look. and . deashlate silence
FELL ca tie small eFoNd which had
baai permitted 10 cutter the room as the
cisES Inquired OF the foreman II = TeT-
dtot bad bern reached. The Jury 20 y
mAa rose. and ~ the words guilty As
inaacicd" fell from the foremnn's lips
the a~irndandss and ihrir enunsei
SEEMED appalled,. During the time the
lnry Vas oat the four defendants had
paced Up and down the halfway outside
tlae eonrupom and had given expression
10 the bellef that each hour the jury
sTsat Ia discussing the case brought
them noaFeT 10 aoqaisiAl There Was
eeaerAi aSlanishmeat that the Jury had
snolsdod in the conviction Samuel A.
6EoEi. Washington policemAa ana In.
Fensns ~ The 1rua fa.ssner, a. 10
holHnos ousrsd. special counsel for the
FoFsgumsal. The dAY brioEr informed
She gsFy he did rot expect conviction.
snd thai he personally did not believe
~ hls guilt
Five ball0ts ia all were taken. On
sls~ assa ballot The vote stood Go foF
nonvaetson ca the second 10 4. on
ilss laird 10 3. GA the fourth 10 20
= and on the alta the vote wHa
nnAn4nnnA
Immediately after the ver isos was
Eussdesv6 Charles Douglas. la hchais az
al four aefgadsnts. ased noiiotss for
bew sFaAa. for an srnssG q Judgement
aud Tor az spl.cal fnr the pnrgso.e 81
having tie defendants admitted 10
bAlA Bail was thea aNea AZ $50 90
~seh. the boad az Lorvnse and the
OFoas tsaag sncEcAsed from ESQ. 600.
Mhcu MT MAddoa. on hcAAif ~ the
0fuf's. inqutrud A. 90 the amount q
hail 10 be rcqsinod 81 them. Justice
t'rtchaFd said;
y kBoa no dsicrupco between these
astessd ,nts. The jsFy has said they
arr Euslsy. ard can not discriminate.
but utll tFnas all alike "
Neat 10 ssasssl A 1fuf. the most
SURPRISED msn WAs Mscbvn. who said
be aAa thunder sinck az the verdict
ies,ies Pr1chard latcs sestenced
MarbSn. DllrE B Sroff and LarenE
each 10 vwo years imprisonment In
tire panitsatsAFy and TO pay = fne Of
&C. 600 zach. the tcgtnntng a. tho sca.
tssscc to b. made fnsn The time 81 thear
ARRIVAL 81 the rseniisniiAEy.
The court decided to mako the sew
sfAl coanta Ia the indiclncnt constl.
tsta one ukfetgsn.