The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-25
FORMER WESTERN UNION MAN
AGER is ACQUITTED OF FOR
gerry CHARGE.
Judge conyers Held a Night Session
in Order to Dispose of the Case
Jury Returned Verdict at Midnight
After Being Out Few Minutes.

I'VE, the jury. find the defendant
not guilty"
This was the verdict returned last
night exactly at Il o'clock in the case
OF the state Wis, ]. A Cooper formerly
manager OF the local office of the
Western Union Telegraph company.
who was being tried on the charge
of forgery, and it was one Of the har-
dest fought tattles in the history OF
Glynn county.
For two full days the case has been
on trial in the Glynn superior court
and every point has been bitterly
contested by the attorneys for botn
the state and the defense.
After Cooper had been indicted on
a charge of emtezzlement by the
grand jury of the December term OF
the court, and after that indictment
had been quashed by technicailty
sprung by the defendants attorney,
Judge Max Isaac, the present grand
Jury, on Thursday, refused to in
dict Mr. Cooper on the charge of en-
bezzlement, he was, on Friday, plac-
ed on trial on a charge Of forgery
under an indictment returned by
former grand jury.
The introduction of testimony was
tegun Thursday morning and con-
tinuel until $50 o'clock yesterday
All of the witnesses were put on the
stand by the state, or the western
Union, many of whom were brought
MANY miles to testify against the
former manager After the state
had closed it's case the defense did
mot offer any testimony at all, except
the statement Of Mr.. Cooper. lie
made a short, but clear-cut state
ment to the jury.
Judge Isaac, at $50 last nlgne
opened for the defense in twenty
minute argument. He was followed
hv w. l.. Clay, district counsel for
the Western Union. Mr. Clay was
followed by the Solicitor-General
who smoke for half an hour, and
Judge Isaac then concluded fer the
defense, occupying an hour and III
teen minutes in his argument.
I1dge Conyers then charged the
iurv and it was shortly before mid
night that the twelve men retired TO
their room to consider the case.
JUDGE ConyeTs, as we'll as the at
torrevs, clerk and other 2Liciais OF
+Le court. awaited the verdict, and
lust as the clock struck the midnight
hour the twelve men returned with
the verdict. In fact Clerl. du Bign
with. tie verdict in his hand, waited
untfl the clock had ceased striking
in order 10 read the cerdlct.
II was q complete victory Tor coop
o., a. well as lis attorney. and they
were 10th warmly congratulated o}
oil who remained in the court house
10 find out what the final result o.
The case would De Judge Isaac VINO
6as made 4 brilliant fight all dUIlhS
+.is case. made cne of the best al-
o7ments recorded recently in the 10
raj court room. and it was predlcIea
H.. ,narta+0rs when the juNF Ittlied
7ae+ nfeht that a verdict OF not gull
~ vould be returned. When sucA Il
,ardict was read. it was aDplaudeu
~. Hose who occupied seats in the
count room. Judge Isaac ana the az
fondant we're both quickly surrounc-
od nv numerous friends VINO oneFeo
concentrations
rrbis case. or in fact, the several
eases against Mr.. Cooper are wen
1,,ovn TO the people of the city gen
eraIIv. Every point thus far declaeu
hos been in favor OF the deIeHSe'
rTvica has the charge of emoezzie-
,nort heen ouashed on technicalltleS
ava once-yesterday-did case go
- 4na iurv On its real merits anu,
like the technical points II resul'70
in q victory for the defense 49,.
rrbora are still three more halcV-
,,,on+s nenling against Cooper, ana
- 80 = lil;elv that another case Will De
ao1iod Monday. These charges were
all called at the last term Oh c04I sar =,
Ant the State not being ready ~.
4,,o, , +ba defendant was given hrsC
za,,ond They are ali for Iorse!E'
aI,areino Cooper with forging l"e
.,[ rnn,o Of G c. Califf, but it is known
That Mr.. Calif authorized the slsna- l,9
+nre Of his name BY the former il"l- ,.
aoer ond has so stated TO 'hoSe N-'0
go Questioned him on the matter
Here rr,,oso cases have attracted unus-
go, ;,,+oros+ in the city, and at ."7
same time have been Quile =