The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-01-07
From MONDAYS Daily.

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Mrs. Grace Ledbeter walked from the
court house that afternoon a free WON
an. She did not remain long in the
| city, for, in company with her father
c. w. Harmon, she left Saturday night
! for the latters home near Spooner. Wis.
where she will remain for some time
| The plan is that her children shall
remain in Minnesota and attend school
for Mr. Harmon's farm is quite dis
tance from a school house, and it is
said to be impracticable for them to at
! tend school there. The two girls are
| here, one boy went to Sanborn and
one accompanied his mother to Spooner
The girls will stay until arrangements
can be made for their going elsewhere
| Mrs. Ledbeter had been expecting an
acquittal so she was not taken by sur
prise by it, nor was she very greatly
overcome. When the jury filed out OF
| its rooms at 4:l5 P. m, and presented
| it's report to Judge Pau, the latter
merely glanced at it, and without wait
ing for it to be recorded, as was the
case when the Smith verdict was re-
ceived, ordered it read, and the sus-
perse was short lived. As it was being
read, Mrs. Ledbeter covered her face
with her hand, and did not remove
| it until the jury began to file out OF
the box, after having been discharged
1t must have been great relief to mel
to know that she was free to again
go where she pleased.
| Judge Pfau seemed quite affected
as he addressed few words to the
I jury after its verdict had been read
| He said that it was entitled to the
| thanks of the county for its patience in
I listening to the trial and its dill
gence in arriving at decision. he
presumed that it had performed it
duty to its satisfaction, and if so, it
must be to the satisfaction of all
others.
As the Jurors let their box, Mrs
| Ledbeter advanced and shook each by
the hand. Few words were spoken. Mrs
| Ledbeter did not speak, but several
of the jurors wished her a happy New
Year. A little later after the jurors
had secured their pay warrants, they
went back and a short levee was held
Mrs. Ledbeter being the center of the
group She received the jurors gra-
ciously and thanked them for their YER
dict, and they in turn, told her that
| they considered her innocent and ex-
tended their best wishes,
| AS soon as court had announced a
recess, the relatives of Mrs. Ledbeter
her father, two sisters and four child
rem, and her attorneys gathered about
i her and offered congratulations. Mrs.
Ledbeter appeared overcome for some,
moments, and leaned her head on her
! fathers shoulder She soon recovered
herself, however, and went to find
Judge Pfau to thank him, and later
went back to the jail, accompanied by
her relatives, to get such of, her be-
longings as she and they could carry.
She was glad to bid last farewell
to the Jail, where she, was an inmate
for six months. iEad
Mrs. Ledbeter had nothing to give
out for publication. Her attorneys said
that sine had no statement to make
They said that she would 90 to the
house on Clark street where her IA
Their and Mr. and Mrs. Schwandt had
taken rooms and would remain there
until she was ready to leave the city,
which would be inbtwo days. There
were few matters that she wished
ito close up before going. They said
that she had rented her farm to the
present tenant, Mr.. Woleott, for year.