The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-04
CHESTER THOMPSON
ESCAPES GALLoWS
JURY ACQUITS YOUTHFUL MUIR
DERER BY REASON OF IN
SANITY-MAY GO TO
PENITENTJAEY

reason of insanity"
When Judge Smell read this YER
dict which decided the fate of Chest
er Thompson, charged with the kill
ing of Judge George Meade Emory,
to the lawyers and a few spectators
in the superior court room at 9:37
last night, one short, happy cry OF
JOY passed through the room.
The jury took less ;than five hours
to reach it's verdict, and at $50,
when it was announced a verdict
had been reached, the result was an
ticipated, as few expected conviction
in so short a time.
Will H. Thompson, his son Maur-
ice and Attorneys Morris and Ship
ley arrived in the courtroom at 9:2S.
Attorneys Macintosh, Miller, Vance
and Harvey, for the prosecution, fol-
lowed. After a short wait Chester
Thompson was brought in from the
jail He showed no emotion.
The jury filed in and their care
free faces proclaimed the result. The
roll was called and Judge Smell un-
sealed and read the verdict. A short
cry. quickly silenced. and Judge
Smell made a brief speech of thanks
to the jury and lawyers for their
courtesy during the hard trial.
Since entering the room Chester
had not moved, but faint smile
touched his lips as the verdict was
read.
Judge Smell ordered him returned
to the Jail to await further action of
the court
Mr.. Thompson reiterates that he
will not let the boy go free, but will
send him to an asylum.
Informal Reception.
Macintosh. Miller and Vance hur-
ried from the court room, but Har-
yer stayed and shook hands with
Thompson. An informal reception
followed between the jurors and the
Thompson lawyers.
Will H. Thompson shook hands
with the jurors, thanking them for
doing Their righteous duty"
The Emorys learned Of the verdict
at their hotel.
With nerves strung to the break
ing point and hearts nerved for a
supreme test, the two families spent
the hours awaiting the verdict of the
jury which considered and weighed
in its hands the fate of Chester
Thompson.
At the Tacoma hotel the members
of the Emory and Whittlesey fam
lilies sat with the prosecuting lawyers
and Daniel Kelleher, their souls cry
ing for the vengeance which they be-
lieved would be theirs.
Grim, pale, almost fearless and
wholly unshaken by sobs, Mrs. EN-
ory, the widow, was the center OF
this circle. II ever woman's face
expressed the prayer for revenge
that fills her heart it was that OF
George Meade Emorys widow, as
she sat today in the court room lis
tening to the words of Macintosh s
Speech claiming with the deadly
steele of her eyes the life of her hus-
bands slayer, who sat huddled in
his chair not twenty feet away
At the Donnelly hotel was gather
ed the Thompson family, surround
ing the venerable father who had
made. his life's battle for his son S
life. Full of the hope that never
dies was this man, confident of the
success that came
Closing argument.
The closing of Prosecuting. Attor-
ney Mackintosh's speech yesterday
afternoon was undoubtedly the
strongest effort of his legal career.
Lacking the command of language
and power of address possessed by
Judge Thompson, he nevertheless
made a strong plea, supplementing
his two hours speech of the morning
by two hours in the afternoon. He
closed with a hint that compro-