The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-15
TWenty,four Hours Deliberation Brings
No Result From the Twelve
Men Having Case in
Hand.
LOOKS LIKE ACQUITTAL
In Case Of Disagreement, Prosecution
Will Ask For a Speedy Sec
ond Trial of the
Doctor.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 14-Re-
ports from the jury room late tonight
indicated that the twelve men In
whose hands rests the fate of DR.. Ben
net Clark Hyde, tried on the charged
of numbering Col Thomas H. Swope,
the Kansas City millionaire, were no
nearer a verdict than when they be-
gan their deliberations twenty-four
hours ago.
The jurors could readily be seen all
day by the waiting newspaper men as
they deliberated and they appeared to
be taking their task easily. They
chatted and laughed during the de-
liberations, which fact has evidently
aroused the hope of the defendant that
no verdict of guilt will be found.
4 All day long Judge Latshaws court
room was packed with persons await
ing the return of verdict. Only one
ripple of excitement relieved the mo-
notony of the day, however and that
came late this afternoon, when the
foreman handed the court written
communication 1t was at first thought
the jury had reached a verdict, and
the marshals with difficulty preserved
order. This report proved futile, how
ever, and after reading the communf-
cation, Judge Latshaw recessed his
{ court until $3.50 p. m He declined to
J disclosed the contents of the jury's
& note. at $3.50 d. m the Judge reap
peared in court and announced that il
| verdict was not reached by to-
: night he would send the jury to bed
( and adjourn court until Monday, hold
/ ing himself in readiness. however. to
) receive verdict, should one be
I reached tomorrow.
$ District Attorney Conkling de-
clared tonight that should the jury
( disagree. he would demand speedy
:, retrial of Hyde 1t is probable, how
/. ever, that in the event of an acquittal
/. in this case the eleven other indict-
ments now standing against Hyde
would be filed by Conkling
Despite the strain under which he
Z has been laboring since the trial be-
gan several weeks ago. Hyde tonight
still preserved the jaunty air Of con-
" fidence which has characterized his
demeanor from the outset He is so
confident of acquittal he said, that he
and his wife have already discussed
!, their plans for the future. We'll stay
: in Kansas City, too,' he said and
- face our enemies until we have
. shamed them into an acknowledge.
: ment of the iniustices of their suspi
cions which have placed me on trial
= for my life.
= AT 9:21 p. m. the report from the
- jury room was ne agreement A
startling rumor gained currency and
2 was persistent to the effect that there
:. Lad been a complete reversal in the
- attitude of tie jurors. They We're all
said to have at first favored acquittal
rather than vote for the death sen
. tence.
- The rumor was that compromise
= verdict with life sentence was pro
. sosed and more than two thirds OF the
.. jAry agreed to it. This rumor is moi
ai gAerally believed Judge Latshav
ne sai6he would remain in the court room
ol until\nidnighs He will not permit the
ny jury 4 have any outing or pleasurea
bic diversion either tomorrow or an.
time before they have agreed upon
verdict.
At 11:10 p. m Judge Latshaw OF
r dered the jury to their hotel. No yer
dict is expected tonight