The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-14
ANDREWS
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one hour and so minutes actual de-
liberation. and only two ballots were
cast. The first stood II to one for
conviction. The second taken after re-
turn from supp r was unanimous for
conviction.
Early Verdict Forecast
The jury went out al 4:10. At. j:1j.
Judge Dillon asked that the jury be
called from its room to be recessed
for supper, but word was sent back
to "Yait a few minutes" All thought
verdict was about TO be reached.
Fifteen minutes later tho bell rang
and there was a scurrying for seats
and Impressive silence stole upon the
room. There was no verdict, the jury
had only agreed to go to dinner.
Practically ali doubt as to the re-
suit had vanished yesterday after
noon from all excepting Senator An
drews' friends. and many of them
were visibly nervous. The closing ar
gument Of Prosecutor Turner, in
which he drove home with telling ef-
feet, the dictagrlph evidence, which
the defense had tried SO hard TO dis
credit, seemed to change the tide.
Andrews Hecds Charge.
Senator Andrews was a picture f.
deepest study as he sat with eyes
rlveted upon the ceiling while Judge
Dillon was delivering his charge. He
scmcd to weigh every word and sem
tence. BY his side sat the elder An
drews, most of the time with bowed
head while the lRtle golden-haircd
Caughter fitted past his side, He
noticed her only when she would at
/ tempt 10 climb on his knee.
=, Prosecutor Turner, while pleased
with the result, was moved by the
touching scene. Tears stood in his
eyes as he said last evening: ats
too bad; it's too bad. But when peo.
/ pie get themselves into trouble Hhey
have to abide by the consequences. IT
a BroI<en-IIcartcd Man.
Columbus, o., March 14.-Sittlng in
room at the Virginia hotel, sur
rounded by his loyal wife and four
children, Senator l.. r. Andrews, OF
Lawrcnce county is today a broken
hearted man.
Again the attorneys for the state
have been successful in their prose
cution OF legislative bribery cases ana
this time the blow fell on Andrews
He accepted bribe Of $500 from De-
tective Frank Harrison Smiley, in con-
nection with an insurance bill pend
ing before the Ohio senate last spring
so declared the jury in rendering a
verdict OF guilty after two hours de-
liberation last night
Will Not be- Carried Up.
Attorneys for Senator Andrews
have about decided not TO carry the
case to the higher courts.
The customary motion for new
trial win he fled, and If this " over
ruled, Judge Dillon will Immediately
impose sentence and Andrews will be
taken TO the penitontiary to join Rod
ncy j. Diegle, who is serving 'three
years for helping Andrews TO get his
bribc.
The defense admits that Andrews
had a fair trial and that the courts
rulings gave him much latitude In
testimony. The supreme court, in ai-
nrmlng the Diegle case, passed upon
most of the law points which could
be raised in an application for re-
versal, and 1t Is doubtful II IT, would
entertain a petition i'm error to be
filed in the Andrews case
Marked Absence.
There was a marked absence today
Of indicted legislators in the capital
city. Representatives A. c. Lowry
and George B. Nye and Senators
Isaac Huffman, George *. Cetone and
q. II. Crawford, all indicted for brib-
cry, who haunted the court room dur
ing the Andrews trial, have disap-
peared
Huffman. who viii be placed on
trial next Tuesday, will try to break
the losing streak by importing new
counsel. Allan Andrews, of .Hamil-
ton, a criminal lawyer with a repu
tatlon in southern Ohio, will take
charge of ''.' case. Charles II, Belch-