Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-21
Walsh GUILTY Is
verdict OF jurors
CHICAGO BANKER LOSES IN TRIAL
FOR MIsAPPRoPRlATING
FUNDS.
CONVICTED ON COUNTS
NUMBERING FlFTY-FOUH
Immediately Following Announcement
However, Appeal for New Hearing
10 Mads-''Flght Only Begun" Say,
Flnancler and Politician.

y IndUClSrl ana fClIIICldns
Chicago, Jan. 20.-Following a
trial covering period Of nine weeks
John R. Walsh, the former financial
and political chieftain, was Saturday
found guilty Of transportation OF
funds Of the Chicago National bank,
The jury returned the verdict after
having been out 81 hours.
Formal motion for new trial was
made by Attorney Miller, and after
asoertaining the practice in this dis.
trict in regard to such motions, Judge
Anderson set the motion for new
trial for argument st 10 a. m. Tues.
day, January %, continuing the bail
bonds of $4,000 on which Mr.. Walsh
has been at liberty.
Walsh was found guilty on Sd
counts and Judge Anderson has it in
his power to administer sentence
embodying not less than five years
nor more than ten years in the pen.
1tentiary. No sentence was admins.
tered Saturday
Fight just Begun" Says Walsh.
Immediately after the reading OF
the verdict Mr.. Walsh was appealed
to for an expression.
The fight has just begun" he said.
II have nothing more to say"
The sentence under the verdict of
guilty must be that the defendant be
imprisoned for not less than five
years. The law does not permit the
substitution of fine for prison term.
The section Of the law under which
Mr.. Walsh was found guilty provides
. penalty Of not less than five nor
more than ten years. The verdict
Of guilty on 81 counts would make pos.
sible sentence of $40 years should
the maximum be pronounced. 1t is
the custom in cases of this sort, &C.
cording to attorneys, for, the SEN
Aences to run concurrently.
Big Crowd In Court.
The court room was crowded and
the bailiffs had difficulty in preserv-
ing order. For Is minutes after
Judge A. B. Anderson arrived all in
the court room waited for the jurors
to take their seats. Because of the
crowded room the farmer" panel en-
tered through the judges chamber
instead of the main door. When
seated Judge Anderson asked:
Gentlemen, have you agreed upon
. verdict?"
I'VE have" replied James E. Tag
CART, foreman of the jury, rising in
his seat. Clerk Buell. then read the
verdict.
Guilty on Fifty-Four Counts.
We, the Jury, find the defendant
guilty in the manner and form charged
in the Indictment on counts," read
/ the clerk. Then followed the num-
Der of the counts, which run through
the several classes, A, B. G, and so
On. into which the indictment was di-
vided, aggregating 54 The clerk con-
Guided: I'VE find the defendant not
guilty as to the other counts in the
Indictment" Signed by James E..
Taggart, foreman, and other members
OF the jury. The other names were
then read by Clerk Buell.
Judge Anderson then said: Juror
Foreman Taggart, is this your YER
dict?"
ut is," replied Juror Taggart.
4 and SO say you all?" continued the
Judge, addressing the jury. An af-
hrmative answer was given.
Asks Panel to BE PolIed.
Attorney Miller then asked that
the Jury be polled to interrogate each
member of the jury with the formu-
la: Was this and is this now your
verdjct?" Without hesitation each
Juror answered in the affirmative un-
til Juror Palmer was reached. He
apparently did not hear the question
and it was repeated His eyes were
closed and his chin sunk on his
chest.
Bailiff Northrup touched his arm
and the juror rose and stood unstead-
fly. his eyes downcast. Again came
the question from the clerk:
WAS this and is this now your yer.
dictf"
Slowly and with apparent effort
and while tears coursed down his
4 cheek the juror replied:
Yes, under the instructions as 1
understand them"
Then he sat down and covered his
eyes with his hands, shaking with
emotion. The remaining members of
the panel answered Yes" unhesitat-
ingly. When the poll was concluded
Attorney Miller asked the court to in.
terrogate Juror Palmer further.
Compelled to Say EYES,"
Judge Anderson said:
"Mr. Palmer, was this and is this
now your verdict? Answer yes or
no." Seconds passed before the
Juror in tones scarcely audible in the
court room answered:
Il have to say YES"
He appeared to be under great men.
tai strain. Attorney Miller suggested
to the court that his associate coun.
sci had not understood the answer.
4 understand it to be yes" said
the court.
Il thought he said: 4 have to say
yes" said Mr.. Miller.
Il have to say yes" murmured
Juror Palmer, shaking with sobs.
No man says yes to verdict OF
guilty" said Judge Anderson. unless
hs has to-
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