Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-30
First Ballot Ten to Two in Fa-
yor Of Defendant Agreement
Being Reached in Fourteen
Hours,
VERDICT SIGNAL FOR
POPULAR DEMONSTRATION
Great Throng About Denver
Court House Cheers as Ac-
cuSed Leaves Building Free
Woman Once More,
Iny Mo,nIng I0urnaI speeIal Lea.ea wlre.l

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INV Morning Journal Special Leased wlre.I
Denver, NOV. 29.-Certrude Gibson
Patterson. accused of the murder of
her husband. Charles 4, Patterson.
whom she shot to death while the
couple were walking together IN a
suburb on September 26, last. today
was declared not guilty BY Jury In
the district court.
The verdict was announced at 2:s4
y. m.
AS the clerk finished reading the
verdict Mrs, Patterson sprang to her
feet and caught the outstretehed hand
of her attorney From outside the
court room came great roar OF
cheers, inside the crowd was quiet
and orderly. But as court adjourned
and Mrs. Patterson stepped forward
to thank the jury the crowd surged In,
overwhelming her with congratula-
tons and her efforts 20 reach the
Jurors were IN vain. Later four OF
the jurors called on her as she was
making ready TO leave the Jail To
these she expressed her thanks and
through them her gratitude to the
rest of the jury,
when Mrs. Patterson stepped from
the little court building to make for
the last time the Journey TO the Jail.
the space between the court room
and the Jail was packed with Il
cheering crowd. ON the arm of her
attorney she struggled through the
crowd, men stretching ont their hands
10 shake her hand. women striving e.
kiss her Behind her, both hands
waving In the air came her father
shouting his joy, Close behind him
came the mother and sister, both In
tears
AT the Jail preparations for leaving
were quickly made, It was O'Clock
when Mrs Patterson stepped through
the barred doors and into an automo-
bile that carried her TO the hotel at
which her family is staying.
AS she passed through the jail yard
hung with Thanksgiving decorations
the fifteen or more prisoners gave her
A round of cheers.
AT no time in the deliberations of
the jury were there more than two
votes for conviction. Four ballots
We're taken, the first resulting in ten
for acquittal and two for conviction
Of murder In the first degree. This
first ballot was taken hast night, after
the jury, which retired at g,45 D. m,
had made It's preliminary survey OF
the evidence and the instructions.
After the ballot the Jury went to
bed.
The second ballot was taken soon
liter the jury returned from break
'ast resulting as the first. An hours
discussion followed and the third bal
ot was taken. It stood eleven TO one
or aequittal.
At l1:15 o'clock IN the morning the
ury took its fourth vote, 1t was solid
or acquittal.
The courthouse was practically de-
erted when first news OF the agrees
nent leaked out. Word was sent to
Judge Allen, but It was more than two
iours before he was able to reach
he scene,
A little after noon the jury filed out
or dinner. When the twelve men re-
urned an hour later. most OF them
moklng plAcidly and all OF them APP
arently in cheerful mood, the first
Whisper went around that 1t was an
cquttal The news Of the agree
lent spread quickly through the city
nd from every direction a great
rowd made its way to the court room.
.dmittanee was denied to all until
ow minutes before the verdict and
lhen the doors finally were oIened
My a small part of the throng was
BILE to crowd into the building
Mrs. Patterson was brought into
ourt a few minutes before the jury
us brought down from the jury
oom Seated beside her counsel she
hated with him merriy, In striking
cntrast 60 her demeanor of the last
'w days, He cheeks were bright
18th color ana her eyes sparkled. She
ad regalned much OF the beauty that
ad wilted during the trial.
Upon Mrs patterson's trip to Eur
pc with another man after she had
,arried Patterson II Is declared the
crdict hung. Whether this trip was
,ken with her husbands knowledge
nd consent, after he had received
! 500 from the man with whom she
ent as she contended, or whether
ne had withheld from Patterson the
Ill nature of the trip, as the state
was the subject II .s said
.ith which most of the jury's discuss
on dealt In settling that point tho
eelve men accepted Mrs. Pattersons
0ry They also accepted her story
the shooting-that she fired after
er husband had struck her and
nocked her to the ground and that
er previous experiences with him in
iis respect led her TO believe that
ne was In imminent danger OF death
t great injury.
Mrs. Patterson spent = reatlsz1