The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-03-15
ARE D|SGUSTED
FEDERAL COURT AND
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Feel Sore Over The Feicht
Verdict.
Friends of Postal Author
tiles Denounce Can-
ton-The End is
Not Yet.
Special to Morning News.

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has completely disgusted the federal
court in this city. Judge Tayler stat
ed to the jury that 1t was difficult
for him to conceive upon what theory
they arrived at their verdict and
characterized the action as a miscar-
riage of Justice. He made plain to
those In the court room that he had
no patience with the attempt of the
defense to dlscredit the testimony Of
the postal officials and stated that if
they had done as alleged that they
would have been guilty of a heinous
crime against the government.
Friends of the postal authorities are
loud in their denunciation of Canton,
alleging that it is about an impossI-
bility to convict any one from that
place In the federal court and that
there appears to be a local disposi-
ton to shield those who are guilty
and to cast reflections upon those who
are attempting to enforce the law.
While the result of the trial was re-
ceived with smiles and mingled tears
by the defendant in the case and who
was thanking the jury that found her
not guilty the officials of the govern
meme could not conceal their cha
grin and disgust at the outcome.
They, however, took consolation from
the remarks of the Judge which they
considered as vindication of their
position.
MAY BE HEARD FROM.
1t has been limited that the end of
this character of work may be that
the federal authorities will do some
investigating on a deeper scale and
that it need not be a surprise that
the secret service department of the
government will find time to pay par
ticular attention to the social and
moral conditions in the capitol of old
Molly Stark.
Thursday morning the courtroom
was barren of the beauty which had
adorned it since the opening of the
trial Nearly all the fair women OF
Canton who have been in constant at
tendance left for their homes Wed
nesday night after they had despaired
of receiving verdict that night
Mrs. Feicht and her husband were
the first to appear in the courtroom
They bowed and shook hands when a
few of their friends appeared later on
Have you heard anything of the
ljury?" she asked. She was told that
there was no word.
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"but what if the verdict should be
lguilty? l never could stand it. |
slept well last night for the first
time since I came to Cleveland"
The attitude of her husband was
even more confident. I'VE are not
oven considering the possibility of
anything but acquittal," he said.
MRS. PAYLER ABSENT.
Mrs. Feicht looked about the court
room a number of times as if seeking
the face of Mrs. Payler, upon whom
the defense had put great deal OF
the blame. But the severe arraign-
ment which Mrs. Payler received in
court Wednesday apparently was
enough for her. for she did not appear
1t was a few minutes before IL
when Bailiff Fish notified Judge Tay-
Ter that the jury had come to an
agreement. The judge stopped the
case then on hearing and ordered the
jury brought in.
Foreman d. T. Smith held in his
hand the package of letters and the
verdict. Judge Tayler asked in the
usual formal manner If they had come
to an agreement and Smith said they
had. Smith handed the findings to
Clerk Carlton. In turn the verdict was
handed to the judge.
In looking it over Judge Tayler
found an erasure and spoke of it to
the jury. 1t was nothing of import
ance, merely a technical matter, but
the words of the judge in speaking to
the jury OF it gave Mrs. Feieht really
the first news of her acquittal. In
speaking OF the erasure Judge TayIer
lquOted from the verdict.
I'm place of the words any OF the
leounts. said Judge Tayler.
Mrs. Feicht caught the words "any
OF the counts They spelled freedom
flor her. 1t was several minutes more
before the verdict was read. 1t found
Mrs. Feicht not guilty on. any of the
counts.
There was no murmur of applause
Mrs. Feicht turned to her husband
and her whole frame seemed to CULVER.
The agony was over for her.
Judge Tayler scanned the faces OF
the jurymen. He told them frankly
that he did not see how such finding
was recOncilable to the evidence.
Il consider it my duty to tell you
gentlemen that consider your verdict
a miscarriage Of justice" he said
There was no reply from the jurymen
They were discharged.
Mrs. Feicht shook hands with At
torney Welty, but none of them lef,
his seat. Mrs. Feicht seemed barely
to realize that she was free woman
Fully fye minutes passed and she
had not LETT her seat.
''Ot course You understand you arr
discharged" said Judge Tayler to her
Only then did she fully realize. ShI
LEFT the courtroom on the arm OF bel
husband.
In the corridor outside she received
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