The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-20
The Verdict After Many
 Hours.
NO DEMONSTRATION IS MADE
Found Guilty of Conspiracy to
 Refrain Trade.
During the Closing Hours of Their Deliberations the Jurors Sang Fo. miIiar Hymns and Laughea
 Between Pauses.

Findlay. Ohio. Oct. 1s-After delibera- = ting thlrty-two hours. the jury in the case of the State of the State of Ohio against the Standard oil Company of Ohio. returned Q verdict of guilty on tho charge of conspiracy against trade law
 The verdict was rendered about s. B o'clock this morning. tho jury hay ing announced its readiness to report exactly at o'clock.
 The court and attorneys arrived in half an hour. when the verdict was rendered. When the jury came in and had taken its place in the jury box. Judge Banker said:
 "Gentlemen. have you agreed upon . verdictT'
 your honor. we have" replied Fore man Baiies.
 What Is the verdict?'
 To this the foreman sent to the court a typewritten form which had boen lows:
 We tho jury in this case find the de- fendant guilty in the manner and form as the defendant stands charged on the information.
 There was not a spectator in tie room aside from Attorney Troup for the defendant and Prosecuting Attor- ney David and several newspaper men, and no demonstration resulted from the reading of the verdict.
 Do you want the jury polled?" quer- jed the court of Troup.
 That is not necessary" was nie answer
 The court then addressing the jury. said:
 Jury Ia Discharged.
 "Gentlemen. you deserve all the credit and thanks which are due you for your patience and close attention to this case, and I want to thank you and in that word I express all there i. in it and all I can express. You may now be discharged and go to yohr homes
 As the jury were leaving the roo's'. Mir. Troup stepped up to the court and said ho wished to make the motion 1I a new trial of the case. Judga BankNt assured him that all such moiio wouId be entertained as matter 'i course The court at once sd3ournrf ana Ave minutes after the verdict h; | heen rendered the building was desert By the verdict the Standard oil Con, pany Is guilty of conspiracy In restran,. of trade in violation or the Naieh.H'e antitrust law of Ohio The penalty Is fine or iron. to sb. 900 which may he "epeated Tor each day of the offense, or impriso"' ment of from six to twelve months
 The standard oil Company Of on " has given notice that 1t Will nc motion for a new trial tnher e'. nractice of the court the defendant has three days to put his mo'io" \" form.
 The next step will be for the oou 't to impose the penalty.
 Tho defense will then take thei bill of exceptions to such rulings "' Judge Banker as they have ooJecte l. to the Circuit Court of the stat" The appeal from this court Is to tl Supreme Court of the state 10 VII" tribunal there Is no doubt the 'ss"t will ultimately be decided
 verdict in Early aorning.
 The verdict WAS rendered at 4:3 o'clock this morning -nd resuitt' from a continuous deliberation by tn iury during thirty-two consecuUN hours. The trial occupied seven ds!' preceding this deliberation
 When the case went to the jury a 30 o'clock Wednesday night. tn first ballot of the jurors stood min for conviction and three for acQuh
 As the result of continuous deltb- erations to o'clock Thursday morn ing one of the three for acduftsi joined the majority. At ocioch Thursday night. one of the two re maining for acouittal went over t. the other side and at | o'clock thi1 morning the last of the three gave h'' assent to the verdict of guilty.
 A touch of the dramatic marked tho two closing hours of the jury's de- libration. Hymns were sung ouran& all but ten minutes of this time. Ih'S ten minutes came at the end and was occupied by the remaining juror whs had stood out in explaining his pos! ton and surrendering 10 the maJors' ty
 As one familiar hymn after another was sung 1t was evident mat spirit of fraternalism was gaining headway in the small chamber Tn which the twelve men were lockeal The number of voices increased; the hymns gained in volume, and enthusi- asm, Thren Home, Sweet Home. was sung, the national anthem fol lowed then more hymns. Laughter WIS heard between the limited paus-