The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-09
The JURY ACQUITS SKENE
NOT mr. OF RlISIN. BiD
IOR 6OOD RO IN WORk.
the Jursr, stood . to . for NeauistAI On
FiFst BaIist unanimous on FHth
ballet jerome Nakes nttteT Attach
sa O'NetI. the states GhIef witness.

Ballet Jerome MAKES Bnter Attach
sa ON~u. the states thIef witness.
ALRANT sept verdict - not
guilty was brought m az O'Clock to-
ntRht nv the Jury which had been listen
ing O. evidence since a week ago Monday
against former state kngIne-r Frederick
Sksns - Queens borough Sk"ns was
indicted fur grand larceny In cheating
the State out ~ 5000 through the rails
ing ot IN. btd - the Russell Contracting
Company for constructing a good road
IN Nassau county The state endeavoresi
- prove that Sk@ns got ts.OO 81 the
money and that tho Russell Contracting
Company retained the other $1,000 az
it, share 81 the conspiracy to beat the
stat. treasury
The caE@ went O. she jury just before
S O'Clock this afternoon. and the next two
hours were spent by the jurymen N
eating supper The first ballot stood
Q 60 , for acQulttal. and - did the Second
and third balets The fourth ballot
stood 10 u for acquittal and then there
was unanimous agreement
A. $50 O'Clock the sheriff notified
Justice Conan AZ the Hotel Ten Eyck
that the jury had agreed. and at O'Clock
Judge Conan had reached the court
room and the Jury was brought in and
the verdict announced There was
decentralization 81 approval from SksHe's
friends and Mr. and Mrs Sker. were
surrounded on all sides and corgratu-
Lated
Here are sixteen other indictments
~ connection with ALLEGED good roads
frauds which were found az III" same time
~ IN. indrc,m"nt Ju-' ,ri"t
IUstlc. Conan must get back t. work
~ ~ uvn dist riot. and u - eNp.'Ct"i that
IN. extraordinary term Il the Suprem"
court he has been holding will be adj
Iourusi 'p-morrnV and that the other
Sker. indictments will take the usual
COURSE hcfor. N" regular term II IN"
Supreme Court here. which Conven"S
next month Mr. Sk"n-s present haIl
continuing
Justice CONAN m his charge t. m"
Jury pointed oLf that Il the testimony
- Charles n O'N-Il. Skenes confden-
tlal man and the peoples chief witness
against Skana. was true. - Neil himself
was an accompice and could he indicted
for larceny a. Skene had been
William I Jerome occupied IN" morn
ing session ~ tho court IN summing up
for Skene n. first recalled 81 -" for .
the purpose # 'estifying that he still owed
his brother IN law the ss.OH furnished
Russell ~ take up the Protested not"
which O'Neil had discounted saving ~
was for Sken"
In reviewing tho evidence for the Jury
Mr. Jerome pointed out that II was i'm.
possible To- attempt TO prove an alIhi Tor .
Skene hs.cause q Neil and Allen refused
20 10 definite ~ 20 dates concerning
Skenes actions with Russell's hid and
note
The only things IN thus case which VI" .
do no, admit -.rd Mr. Jerome are that +
Skane got an extra h,d and tallv sheet .
from Allen and ON"il for the purpos.' 4
- raising the Russell htd and that he ent /
-. Ne,l to get the note from Russell and |
aftarward - discount 1t ~ IA" Troy .
Rank
There D. no evidence on these dIspu tod |
points. except from tho two rnformers. !
- N.r and Allen. and YOU must Jud ge |
he'w....n them and Sk"ns who -houl i b" .
followed
Think ~ the brass 81 that man Neil. .
- wing be has nav"r been broke In" .
Jury perhaps nrticad IN" diamonds ,
NAV remember D." mover held q job very
long Contrast tho rnarna- oi TINS man
~ Nai With his rum Sodd~n face. and
that ~ Skens God created man in His (
own image But He never put a face
on man ~ - Neil has except Rs = danger
signal 80 his fellow men Which would .
you rather hav" your back to in the dark
~ N"tl nr Sksn"' I would have YOU look
~ O'Neil nov skuikinR back thar. m
m" farth"-1 dark CORNER " the court
room and then d.cid" whether you vii!
hrlt.y, In Sk.u. ~ O'Netl
Attorney General O'Nallsy took w the
afternoon session ~ closing fpr the
T.. upl" VIZ O'MaIlsy Said thai 'ha uI-y
should nov be rwaysd 10y family or other
n they believed Skcne
guilty
~ : tho duty ~ this jury concluded
IN" Attorney General. 70 revive public
confidence ~ orr public institutions
'rItict-fns are frequent that the CORPORA
IONS control public officials ~ that th.y
steal the public money Tn. t-aupla
~ ond"r and criticlse What 'hev call Tho
present hvs'"ria regarding public Affairs
and y"' can you wonder that The Ins,IT gents
sr" increasing daily II - FOR tins
lury 20 rnr~; thus situation IN tho highest
public rcnSs
Dennis Mpnonan. who vas summoned
from the Adlrondacks hy Mr. Jerome 80
Mr. Iswiaa testimony and
bisproYe he Testimony ~ Charles u
y Neil regarding The cashing 81 the Beck
With check for - IN. reached Albany to
Hay and his testimony Was taken Nv
Justice Le Boeuf who - 10 decide to.
morrow whether = warrant - 20 Issue for
perjury.