Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-17
This IL the Jury.

THIS - the Jury.
NJ. Rosenbaum, l4l2 Bancroft, sign painter.
IL L. Gibb, l12l Van camp, South Omaha.
Louis Rasmussen, 1911 South Fourth.
clerk for Union Pacific
c. A. Baker l1i2 North Twentieth. team
Abner Thomas. colored, als Nicholas.
{. H. Green, 2225 South Fifteenth, printer.
John X. David. l40S William, dry goods
W. IL Sloane, $50 North Twenty fourth,
south south omana; poultry "a supplies. ppis .ru,ver.t
South Omaha, shoe dealer
Robert Severe. colored, 81. Nc::a Twenty
sixth, South Omaha, janitor.
Charles NJ. Tracy. 7n North Twelfth,
South Omaha, carpenter.
Charles Kuncl 1874 South Thirteenth,
butcher,
I'VE, the jury, find the defendant not
guilty." was the verdict in tho Pat Grove
case returned to Judge Sutton in the dis
trict court at 1905 yesterday afternoon.
The Same curious crowd which had at
tended the trial throughout was there and
when the verdict was read the morbid
spirit broke into lusty applause and some
of the men and women pressed toward the
man who had said he and he alone kid
mapped young Cudahy in a frenzied attempt
to congratulate him, to shake his hand
But Judge Sutton could mot tolerate such
demonstrations. He vigorously raped for
order, administering a stern rcbuke for APP
pIauding a verdict 50 atsgraceful.s
AS IL deadly pail had fallen upon the
assemblage the morbid manifestations
ceased and absolute quiet reigned for a
minute. Then mutterings OF approval could
be heard from the lips OF another class OF
men grouped over in an inconspicuous part
of the room.
Judge Sutton would not recognize the
| % MI ftfrz-
for its service, having just reprimanded
the crowd for cheering its verdict nor
would he allow the defendant to thank II,
specifically forbidding It,
Grove was at once arrested on the charge
of robbery in connection with the holdup
of street car in Council BLUFFS, and hur-
ried over to the Iowa city in hack
Long stretch for Jury.
! The fury had a long siege of It, The trial
began February and the court finished
its instructions and gave the case to the
jury at 1905 the night of February 10.
| All night the jury balloted and delibersted,
| When Judge Sutton came down at ?
| o'clock Yesterday morning he was advised
no verdict had been reached. The jury
had breakfast and dinuer yesterday ana
these were the only times it left the room,
Its members did not sleep Friday night.
/
returned that early Friday morning the
jury stood to for acquittal little
later it was reported Il stood s TO for
| conviction and then well along in the fore
! noon another report issued from the secret
| crevices of the walls that ten men werc
| ready to convict. but two held out against
| IT,. No further tips came until the finish,
which formed the elimination OF one of the
most notorious events in the annals OF
| criminality-n notorious crime Il had been
| called. and Pat Grove. known from one
end of the country to the other as tho man
who kidnapped Eddie Cudahy for whose
ransom the father paid $500 was free
so far as this charge was concerned, free
after more than FIVE years since the conf
mission OF the crime. But Grove was not
freed. for Immediately he was taken on
the charge OF another robbery in Iowa.
SIabsuRh Not Present.
A few moments before 3 o'clock the
rumor that the jury had come TO an agree
ment was buzzed about the court house
and the waiting crowd began edging its
way into the court room. Mr.. English and
! Mr.. Ritchie, attorneys for Grove, were
notified Mr.. Ritchie was the first 10 arrive.
Assistant County Attorneys Fitch and
Shotwell We're already in the court room,
but Judge slabaugh was not present.
Deputy Sheriff. Haze who had special
charge of Grove, was dispatched TO the
jail and brought the prisoner into the
court room.
There was eXssperating delay in the
appearance of the jury on account Of the
trial of a South Omaha burglary case and
q long technical examination of the prose
cutting witness occupied the attention OF tho
court.
Grove sat in his accustomed place Gag
erly watching the door for the appearance
OF the jury that was TO decide his tate
He was evidently under tense mental
strain and kept clssping and unclasping
his hands.
Jury Comes with Verdict.
A lapse in the testimony Of the burglary
case gave an opportunity for Judge Sutton
TO excuse that jury FOR a short while until
the Grove jury had reported As this Jury
filed out OF the jury box the Grove Jury
filed in and the intensost silence prevailed
The jurors came In az 3;05 ana as they
passed single file just back OF Grove the
latter turned In his chair and scanned the
face of each eagerly. Just for one mo-
ment a smile passed over Groves face and
he settled back IN his chair with an ap-
parent sense Of relief as the Jurors took
their seats
The clerk called the roll OF the jury and
| each answered 10 his name
y Judge sutton then asked the jury ~ lt