The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-01
RUTHERFORD
 ACQUITTED
DISPOSITION OF SIMiLhR CASE CASE AGAINST BEN MURRAY
 NOT DECIDED ON YET.
tury wqd Out Twelve Hours' and Ma jority Stood ot Acquittsl From tho First Vote
 Taken.

tho First Vote
 Taken.
 John Rutherford. the deputy sheriff WAo accompanied Oscar t'hitNood from his cell to the outer door Of the tounty jail the night he was slam vas yesterday acquitted of . charge of mutder in tlas connection by d judy n circuit court after It har dellberat a TOT twelve hours.
 The serdioe was surprise ie
 .ocaune it had been believed ai ler the iury ,es. unable to agree os IN eaflieat baIots, *hat mistrial would xesult
 The dispositlon Of the ain1llar in dictnrent aRaInst Bon Murray another deputy sheriff has not bcsp decided on as yet proe<cuting Attorney Wood stased last nishf that he had not sie' termInee yet what would Do done in the matter but indicated that DO noIls pross would be entered.
 4hoxtly after the verdict was re turned attorneys for Rutherford and Murray appeared bofore Circuit Judge Coth4m and amounted that they were re4dy 10 take up aud dispose of the nin1 f73r fr{iietmouf axainsf Hen Murs ssy. but Jutss Gotham tod them ' WQN10 m ues1HsNFy 10 consult witn m sooecutIns attorney before they could do anything further.
 'fhe verdict wes returned yesterI dxy mornink st 1i:1o o'clock. just 1z ho0r4 nftor the jury had filed out ot tho couft roum ~ the oonclusion Of ll & TIT mn Tneedax night
 Sx& few 5bout tho court l <n Indictment was read 61|d mn t(e ds1snoant. hts wiie' 111hsf Ilitis girl and attorneys ana n'S1bsfs of the foubt family.
 Forensn ". " McCulloush read {Se vefiict As he pronounced athe uori1 mot gui'ty'' the defendant Huiherford. aroae to his foet in an in. el1nt threw hls arms about his wife aud chlia and tears wellod to the syes ~ al. A moment later he was about the rail shaking hands with the j1rors This action was followed i'm. 4ed}etely by tho wife and mother Of m >c<u6ed man. and there were tev nv 9Ses about tho court room ss fkses 4xpre4sed their appreciation in flRitnaliy 10 the members Of the jury
 kflorn6y n " Rector, whose mast erlx n(6& for Rutherford was cne oi th& {e~fures of the trial was amons the mt 10 esazp his client by the hand. Egbert Rutherford. also coun' sel in the case too was on The scene. and cordially greeted the jurors.
 Prosecutor Wood had little to say: and nothing to give for publication He was clearly disappointed at the J<hn Rntherford was too fll'ed with IT 1ejolcIne to make any abatement &Iter fls verdict. The verdict that 16<6nk to him q restoration to his family und to freedom was Of toe great mon,eut to leave him In calm nood BE tears weiled m iok his ayes As he shook hands about among hls friends. but there was little said befresn him and those whose friendly Interest made them slaa with binl that be was restored te free ion and family.
 None of fhe members Of the Cait wosd iam3ly were about the co,lrl S1com @Aen the verdict vas returned The verdiets of jurics are uncertain not xlone as 10 how they Will pe. nnl "a 10 when they VIII come. and when no verdict uas announeed al the earl, nessicn Of court, thoy had retired from the court house
 The news of the verdict was hur ed to Ben Murray, who Is ndictef der . similar count for the killinl
 Oscar chitwood. and Murra'
 ly indicated his happiness ose' Y. fS7k snf the jury's delibera { 1 fIe is anxious 10 receive !
 ou1tfta1 Of Rntherford eu
 ke eadhl1sion that there WI 1 i6IlteIf eyer be aax one con