, 1908-05-09
THE DOCTOR
NOT GUILTY
FOUND THAT HE COULD NOT Elk.
CEED ANY SORT OF A SPEED
LIMIT AND GLAD OF 1T.
Mock Trial at University Auditorium
Attracts large crowo, Who Enjoy
Lively Testimony Given by Bunch
of Very Truthful Witnesses Be.
fore Jury of Their Peeresses.


Not guilty" was the decision of tn,
jury in the case of the state Oh Wyo
ming against DIR. Ballard in the mock
trial court at the university last night
George Patterson presiding. The of
Tense for which DIR. Ballard was tried
was exceeding the speed limit in his
automobile while going on an emer.
gency call to see a patient. The de.
PENDANT was arrested on april l while
in the practice of his profession and
while fastening 10 the side of an in.
jurej mar in an endeavor to a v his
life, the victim being a newspaper re-
porter who was supposed to have been
mortally wounded in a combat with a
contemporary. While on has way to
the scene OF the encounter the doctor
was arrested by Marshal Sigman for
exceeding the speed limit with his au-
tomobile.
Array of Talent.
Miss Evangaline Downey, George
Wheeler and Mr.. Bergquist represent.
ed the state and Miss Laura Breisch,
Ben Bellamy and Herman Langheldt
represented the defendant. George
Patterson presided as judge, Fred j.
Ihmsen as clerk of the court and Jack
Sarvis as sheriff. Each side had sew
eral good witnesses and their testi-
mony on the witness stand was very
witty and provoked much mirth in the
audience. The prosecution probably
would have made a better case before
the jury had not one Of the chief wit
nesses destroyed part of the evidence
by recklessness. A graphopone which
was TO be used as evidence, or. rather
a record taken from one, was dropped
by n of the witnesses just as he was
going to play the record to the jury.
This was the prosecutions chief evil
dence, and, of course, through such
carelessness, could not be used. Miss
Downey delivered the opening address
for the prosecution, which was very IN
teresting and brought out some good
points.
Did Not Go Fast.
Miss Breisch was the next speaker.
and endeavored to show the jury how
absurd it was that a physician should
De arrested for exceeding the speed
limit when in the cause of human life,
and, further, when he was o exceed.
ing it. Mr.. Bergquist was the next
speaker and delivered the closing ad-
dress for the prosecution. On rebuttal
Mr.. Bergquist stated some very good
points. Herman L%angheldt gave the
closing talk for the defendant, his adj
dress being fiery n full of vim. He
made very good points and disproved
some of the evidence given by the wit.
nesses for the prosecution. His elo-
quence made a deep impression on the
jury.
Witnesses Puzzled.
George Wheeler for the prosecution
and Ben Bellamy for the defense were
the cross-examining attorneys, and
several times had the witnesses on
both sides very much puzzled.
The Woman Jury
The jury consisted of women, drawn
by ballot from the audience, and was
comprised of Miss Donna Sterzbach,
foreman, Mrs. Nellie F. Wilson, Mrs.
George Spalding, Mrs. Eta Roach,
Miss Mabel Knapp and Mrs. A. B. Ham.
ilton. The jurywomen were out about
a quarter of an hour M rendered the
above decision, which met with ap-
prevail by nearly all present.
Large Audience Present.
About two hundred interested spec
tators witnessed the trial. The Girls
Glee and Mandolin clubs rendered sew
eral pieces, which added to the enjoy
ment of the occasion. The Benedict
club and the Bellies Lettres, a literary
society of the university represented
the defense. The Alpha Omega soror-
ity and the Lincoln Debating club of
the university represented the state.
Mr.. Bergquist and Mr.. Wheeler are fit
ting themselves for a law course at
the university, preparatory to enter
ing a law school at graduating time.
Under the circumstances, and being
their first trial at law, they did very
well, considering the strong defense
they had to contend with.