The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-26
Fate of Accused Strike Leaders
Already May Be
Decided.
! ITS NATURE NOT KNOWN
Judge Declines to Receive Report
Until Court Convenes
This Morning.

salem. Mass, November c6-The fate
Of Joseph Ettor. Arturo Giovannitti and
Joseph Carusu. o.arsed vito RESPONSE
btiity for the murder of Anna Lopizz0
in n strike riot At Lawrence last win
ter. Is reported tonight to have oeen
determined by the jury which tried
them. but the verdict will not DC
known until tomorrow.
Less than an hour after Judge Quinn
had left the courthouse at O'CLOCK To-
night, with the announcement thAt ne
would not receive q verdict unit! TO-
morrow, the Jurors filed from their
room and went to their hotel for sup
Der. After supper they retired to their
rooms and the report spread quickly
that q verdict had been reached Judge
Quinn, It was declared. had been IN
formed Of the report. but did not elter
his decision not to accept the findings
Of the Jury tonight. when the jury
ieft the courthouse it had been de-
ubefatinE i've hours.
Omcsrs Of the court. attorneys inter-
ested in the case and anxious friends
Of the accused remained about the
courthouse until . late hour. but their
hopes for . reception Of q verdict were
unrewarded Scores Of rumors a. to
the nature Of the finding were cir
culated. These embraced every pos
sible form.
Late tonight II was rumored that
Judge Quinn might open court at an
unusually early hour Tomorrow to re-
cetve the report Of the jury. Il an
Agreement actually had been reported.
That the court might receive the ju-
rors - early 40 o'clock was said
to be probable. though Judge Quinn
nxed the hour for opening court at
8 O'Clock.
When the report Of the jury havine
reached an agreement was spread, Dis
trict Attorney Anvil had gone to his
home in Lynn. Some Of the defendants
attorneys also had left for their homes
In nearby towns Fred II. Moore and
J. r. 8. Mahoney, Of counsel for the
defense. were here. however. ready 10
appear II court were convened.
The case was given TO the jury AT
ter Judge Quinn had delivered Q
lengthy charge. in which he gave In
ssrucsion that neither Ettor nor
0tovannitt could be found guilty OF
murder In the n.st degree.
The evidence reIat.ne to these :wc
defendants." said the court. does not
Wobro0S COuvJCSO0. lot usuSues bh s'o
orUe degree. because IL 10 not contend
81 that either OF the mpremeditased
the death OF any one.
For Caruso. however, the instruc-
lions lid not preclude the electric
chair SHOULD the jury end him guilty
q pafsScipasion In the fatal riot. tho
couSt charged, u might nut him guilty
q murdes In the arst Or second de-
gree a hopeful Instruction for this
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