Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-07-13
WITH ROAR OF APPLAUSE.
Mitchell Trial Ended at Seattle
-s.Not Guilty" the Verdict.

nuitCucAs HHO SuOt IIdHZ gI<uuiuul oISi-
field, leader of the Holy Rollers, on
First avenue. May Z. was acquitted late
this afternoon. After nearly an hour
aud half in the jury-room the II men
who had listened to the testimony in
Mitchell's trial filed back and announced
their verdict ''Not Guilty"
Despite the advance warning of the
court that no demonstration would be
permitted. irrespective of the verdict, a
roar of applause greeted the announce
ment and the court officers were power
less to still it. The court room was
crowded, but aside from those who sat
on the front row, directly under the eye
of the presiding Judge, the spectators ap-
plauded almost unanimously when the
clerk had read the words that freed
Cre6ield's slayer.
Judge Frater was obviously nervous
when summoned to receive the verdict,
and still more SO when Mitchell was ac-
quilted and the crowd broke into cheers
and applause. Raising his voice above
this tumult he ordered Mitchell remand
ed into the custody of the sheriff" None
save Mitchell's attorneys and a few
spectators realized the purport of the
order, but the men who had defended
Mitchell knew what it meant.
Attorney Morris hurriedly demanded
an explanation and threatened a writ of
| habeas corpus proceedings. Then Judge
Frater acknowledged his error and in
sisted he had merely attempted to get
| the crowd out of the court room by the
instruction. He cried to the sheriff to
let Mitchell go and the young man
elbowed his way through the mob, which
corridors of the Courthouse. A few
minutes later he walked out of the build
ing free man again.
When Mitchell elbowed his way into
the corridors of the courthouse, the
women rushed te!1mell after him. Down
three flight of stairs they followed to the
Jail doors, whittier Mitchell headed to
gather his belongings Women peeped
through the bars and gurgled their ap
probation of his freedom, while Mitchell
bade jailers and fellow prisoners good
bye. AS the prisoners parting cheer
rang out the women rushed to the street
to greet him again.
Surrounded by his attorneys and
father, brother and Superintendent,
Gardner, of the Boys and Girls Aid
Society, of Portland, Mitchell escaped
from the women. But all the way
down town crowds turned to look al
him, and the curious passersby called fol
the news of the acquittal.
| Mitchell's freedom was accepted with
acclamation by the street crowds. Exits
editions of the afternoon papers pre-.
claimed his acquittal before the Court
house crowd rearhed the business dis
; trlct and Mi,chelPs attorneys were show
cred with congratulations.
Mitchell's own expression OF appre
citation, however, counted the most.
"I expected 1t all the time. / did no
believe the jury could do ANYTHING bu
| acquit me-" Mitchell said to The Ore
gonian afterward. "But 1 want to Civ
: all the credit to my attorneys. The,
won this fight. Or course, am gratefu
to the jurors and to the court. I an
particularly thankful that the people {
: Oregon rallied to my support. Thos
: who came up here to aid ME did me
; service can never forget.
81 was not allowed to see the paper
that contained any news of the tria
r but now and then the jailers told N
2 what they were saying. When m
I brother came he brought me clipping
particularly of The Oregonian. wan
to thank the papers of Oregon for til
fairness they showed in telling the Who'll
I STORY. am glad the people of Orego
q know all about it, and feel they syn
+ pathize with me.
81 want to get away from it all her,
Just as BOOB as possible l want to g
back to Portland. expect to be ther
: tomorrow night, but something may pr
: vent it. My brother is. going with m
\ aad is going to stay there. Peter Vie'
has offered me my old job, and think
shall accept it and SO back to work in
mediately.
, cit was hard enough to spend tw
r months in Jail, but they have been kin
@ to me here and they have made it ju
t as pleasant as possible. So far as OF
2 eau enjoy confinement, have foun
s, pleasure in it. but no one really enjoy
!, being locked up.
5 II did rot Eot realize the danger to n
in the killing of Judge Emory until I'll
r attorneys spoke of it in court. was
1 the tank when young Thompson VS.
brought in, and caught glimpse of
paper that told of the shooting. Bt
Al,