The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-22

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! Nc, the jury i'm the case Of =
j. The State Of Washington, plain :
+ tiff. against bella TO>ten, de- !
j. PENDANT, duly impaneied, and :
j. formed, find the said defendant, !
= Della Tot;cn, guilty of murder !
i in the first degree as charged :
= in the information. Dated at i
+ Wenaschec, Washington, this :
i 22nt, day of November. 1910. :
+ :. +. PHILLIPS, Foreman. J
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After twelve hours of argument
and bal!o;inG. the jury reached the
above verdict at 10 minutes after 5
O'Clock this morning. The first
three ballots were on the question
OF guilty or not guilty CT murder
In the first three of these ballots
there were eleven votes for guilty
ard one not guilty. After this one
save in nine more ballots were taken
Oh the question of degree of guilt
On the first vote eight favored first
degree murder ana three second de-
gree and one Elanslaughter. From
that time on the jurymen changed
their votes back and forth, discussed
TIC evidence one with another, al
times the argument growing heated
some taking Offense when others at
tempted to point out essential points
Al last the conviction settled down
upon each one of the twelve mer
that he must vote for murder in the
first degree or violate his oath.
3ir>. Tcttcn Heard Verdict.
When Mrs. Totten was brought in
to he court room at . O'Clock this
morning by Sheriff Ferguson, close
~ followed by her husband and son
sic gave no token Of fear as thf
twelve jurors filed into the seats
facing ner. No sign of nervousness
was visible. When the Judge asked
whether the jury had reached yer
dict, s. L. Phillips, who had evident
~ been chosen foreman, arose and
answered in the affirmative. The
bailiff WAS instructed TO hand thi:
document 10 the county clerk who
tken proceeded 10 read the opinion
OF the jurors Mrs. Toten's face die
not change color, not a muscle
twitched. she was as Unmoved al
though iniulging in day dream.
Immediately after the clerks voic;
died away. the Judge said:
Nh. Sheriff, take charge OF The
defendant"
She arose from her seat withou
a seconds hesitation and walked di
rectly toward the door with a firm
(step. The jury was polled and The
Judge asked, rs this your verdict
gentlemen of the jury" to which al
replied. Yes $50 say you ail?'
eve do said the men. and all o
them showed in their faces their In
tense conviction that their verde
was right.
Mrs Bcebe's Trial Begins.
BY the request of Prosecuting At
torney Kemp, the trial of Mrs. Tot
tens mother, Hannah Beebe, Wa
postponed to begin at 1870 this at
ternoon. The jurymen in the Tot
ten case were discharged and cour
was adjourned.
Husband and Son Dazed.
Noel Totten and Willie Tabor, thu
husband and son Of Mrs. Totten
stood as if transfiXed for severa
minutes after court adjourned. Fl
naIly the husband turned 10 the re
porter OF the Daily World and said
well, the worst has come. The,
have got all they asked for. Come
to think of it, it had to be that o.
acquittal. Manslaughter was out o
the question; second degree murde
could not have been the verdict
3. The woman's son, Willie Tabor
Aid not open his mouth. He is 0
I a-auiet, retiring disposition, but hi
eyes and The flush on his cheel
showed the awful battle of emotion
which waged within him. Later tn
two men stood side by side in tn
corridor of the jail where the gra.