The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-30
CURRY IS
ACQUITTED
Jury Agrees After u Hours
In Room.
EXCITEMENT IN COURT
Curry is Happy Over Ver-
dict, is Congratulated.
Had Carefully Planned the Attempt
ct Suicide-Husband and Wife
Forgive and Forget
(BULLBTIN.)

cial) )-iAt 1.30 o'clock Friday after
noon the jury in the noted Curry
murder case had not returned a
verdict. For twenty-five hours the
twelve men who hold the fate of
the accused detective in their hands
have been wrangling in effort to
reach a decision. Ii is reported
that the jury is tied up between the
verdicts of acquittal and manslaught-
er.
The jury has not asked to be re-
leased and has not made its appear
ance in the SQUIRT room since its
confinement. 1t is believed that the
twelve men realize the Importance
of reaching a decision and will re-
main in their room until some def
mite conclusion is reached.
Upper Sandusky, April 30-(Spe-
ciaD--After nearly twenty-three
hours of deliberauon the jury in the
famous Curry murder trial returned
verdict at 2:l5 o'clock Friday af
ternoon of not guilty The vote of
jurors from the start stood, eight in
favor of acquittal and four for gull
| ty
The court room was crowded al.
most to its capacity when there was
a rap at the door OF the jury room
at 2:05 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The jury filed ou in regular order
and foreman George b. Hale imme-
diately addressed Judge Babst. I'VE
would like to know what kind of a
verdict to render in case that we
believed that Curry was still in
danger OF his life when he fired the
second shot?" queried Foreman Hale
Judge Babst promptly instructed
them that a verdict of not guilty
should be returned in that case. The
jury then returned to their room
and within ten minutes, returned the
verdict OF not glilty.
1t seems as though a few of the
jurors became confused regarding
the first and second shots which
Curry fired when he killed his vic.
TIM. Some thought that the testi.
mony showed that Curry was not IN
danger of his Life when he fired the
second time, They finally concluded
from the testimony that the shot,
were fired in such quick succession
that the accused did not realize thai
he had stopped his assailant.
The first vote was taken at
O'Clock Thursday afternoon ant
Ia.
stood eight to four in favor of nc.
quittal. The next vote which
showed any change. was taker
shortly before midnight. Ii stoo,
ten to two in favor of acuuittal. A
noon Friday, Just previous to tn,
hrst appearance of the body. tht
vote stood eleven to one in favor O
acquittal.
hamilton r. Curry sat in the court
room throughout the night, and Fri
day until the verdict was rendered
He was apparently very much un
concerned and was confident that h,
would be acquitted. When the yer
diet was announced, a smile spreat
over his face and scarcely had tn,
jury been dismissed until he was il
their midst expressing his thank
and shaking hands. The acquitte,
man, his family and relatives left OF
an afternoon train for Cincinnati
where they will make their futur
home.
The jury was we'll cared TO
throughout their long period of con
flnement. At midnight Thursda,
night, the jurors were served witt
an elaborate lunch. EARLY, Frida,
morning the sheriff and his deputie
took the body for a long walk. A
noon Friday they were dined a
the Reynolds hotel.
Before dsmissing the jury, Judg
Babst expressed the sincere thank
of the court for the faithful servic
rendered. Twothirds OF the jur
was composed of farmers while tn
remainder consisted OF Upper San
dusky business men.
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