The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-01
MRS, HANNAH bEEbE FOUND
GUILTY Of NANSLAUGHTER
Verdict Was Reached on ourth Ballot as Result Of
Compromise -Jurors Now United in Belief That
Finding is Just-State Satisfied - Judge Praises
Jurymen.


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= We, the jury in the case of j
j. the state of Washington, plain i
= tiff, against Hannah Beebe, J.
i defendant, duly impaneled and :
= sworn, find the said defendant, =
= Hannah Bccbe, guilty of man i
81 slaughter Dated at Wenat- :
j. chez, Washington, this first day i
j. Of December, 1910. =
= W. F. DUNHAM, Foreman. i
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At 1:iG this morning the jury il
the Beehe trial arrived at Z verdict
OF granddaughter. Four ballots were
taken. On <e first. eight voted for
guilty. four for acquittGl. On the
second. four favored second degree
murder. six were for manslaughter
and two for acquittal. On the third
ballot ten voted for manslaughter
and two for second degree. On the
fougth, after indulging in long and
vigorous arguments, the twelve men
agreed upon manslaughter.
Mrs Becbe Unmoyed.
During the tense moment when
the Judge asked the jury if they had
reached verdict, the foreman re-
plying, Yes the bailiff brought it
to the Judge who scrutinizcd it care
fully, handed it to Clerk Campbell.
who read amid absolute silence ex-
cent fcr~his firm voice, the doom of
the aged woman, she did not show
q trace of any fear whatsoever. At
tOrney Thomas sat as if stupefied
Finally Prosecutor Kemp asked the
court if the defense would like to
have the jury polled. Ira Thomas
spoke and said that he could see
from the faces of the jurymen that
the verdict as read was their honest
belief.
Judge COngratuiates Jury
Before Diminishing the twelve men
Judge Grimshaw expressed appreci-
alton for their consideration Of the
case He complimented them for
refraining from reading the newspa-
pers regarding the Tottcn case, thus
maintaining their qualifications TO
act in the Beebe trial. He referred
to the trial having been long and
trying case. He was at a loss 10 I'M
derstand why the law compels d jury
to be in prison and hoped that the
present jurors who have done thar
duty so we'll. may get the advantage
of the present law. which is that
they. may not he called for jury SCI
vice again for period Of five years.
He thought. however. that they
would he lucky if the legislature
does not change the law regarding
jury service, for the reason that there
is generally a change of some kind
made al every new session.
Jurors Roast Accommodations.
The iurymen in the Beebe trial
after being liberated. expressed the
utmost disgust and resentment at
the sort of accommodations they en-
dured The men were not opposed
TO being kept under the custody of
bailiffs. but felt that they should
, have decent beds to sleep on, clean
Tned clothes and clean rooms. good
ventilation and sanitary conditions.
NO man used to an ordinarily
humiliation the filth of the jury
room where these men were COM
PEELED to stay for q week. The bed
clothes smelled to high heaven, the
floor was dirty, the cuspidors were
not emptied with any frequency, the
fumes from nasty toilet pervaded
the room night and day. On account
OF poor ventilation the air OF both
the court room and the jury room
was absolutely foul. II is an outrage
upon a citizen TO subject him to such
treatment
Verdict Compromise.
The Jurors in the Beebe case were
just as much convinced that Della
Totten was guilty of murder in the
first degree, as the jury which re-
turned that verdict against her.
There wcrc four of the men, how
ever, who felt that in the case of
the old woman. she was more or less
dominated by the daughter and that
while not free from guilt entirely,
she had suffered sufficient punish
nent for her participation in the
crime by the loss of hef property
and the time she has already spent
in the Jail.
. It was the hard headed farmers
Jon the jury who insisted on per-
forming their duty in strict accord
ance with the INSTRUCTIONS OF the
court without being influenced by
any sympathy for the aged woman.