Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-17

ence S. Darrow, The Eoted Chicago
lawyer, was found no; guilty today
of the charge of b-lbing a juror in
lie Mcnamara case. The jury was
out Just thirty-four minutes.
Only three ballots were taken by
the jury and each juror voted not
guilty"
Although warned against any DEM
onstration. by the bai.iff's, there was
. spontaneous outbIrst of applause
when Foreman NJ. r. Williams, in re-
sronse to the courts query, stated
that the jury had found verdict OF
not guilty.
There was a rush to the side of the
defendant. which was stopped by the
bailiffs, but it was renewed few mo-
ments later after Judge Hutton thank
ed and discharged the jury Then
ensued a remarkable scene.
Darrow approached the jurors, still
in the box, to thank them and two OF
them. Jurors Golding and Dunbar,
threw their arms about him and pat
ted his back. Other jurors reached
forward and clasped hands with the
attorney The scene gradually resolv-
ed itself into a reception for Darrow
and the jurors, friends of the erst-
While defendant crowding up to con-
graduate him and shake hands with
the jurors, while the flashlights of
newspaper photographers doomed
from every angle of the court room
The final scene in the trial which
lasted several days more than three
months, was dramatic in the extreme.
The crowd which filed the court room
when the jury filed out at 9:25
o'clock, was still intact when the cleo
trio buzzer in the room summoned the
bailiff to that occupied by the jurors
OH the floor above.
The waiting crowd, composed most
ly of Darrow's friends, seemed con-
fident the verdict would not be long
in coming. The instructions of Judge
Hutton convinced many Of them that
it would be a verdict of acquittal and
the sound of the buzzer, followed by
sudden activity among the bailiffs,
electrified the spectators.
When the jurors filed into their
seats, hundreds searched the faces OF
the men for some indication of the re-
suit of their brief deliberations. Most
of the faces We're eXpressionless,
while one or two showed suppressed
excitement.
What sounded like long sigh and
few handciaps followed the an
nouncement of Foreman NJ. R. Will
liams. that the verdict was mot
guilty"
An effort had clearly been made to
obey the warning against a demon
stration and the spontaneous outburst
ended abruptly.
With the formal thanking and dis
charging of the jury. the croWo
rushed forward to congratulate the
Chicago lawyer, and his wife, who hao
sat at his side since the trial began;
bat with only a passing acknowledg
ment, Darrow and his wife rushed
over to the jury box and Jurors Gold
ing and Dunbar threw their arm
about the defendant, patted hin
on the back and declared with smile:
that it was the happiest day of thei
lives. Other Jurors reached out tt
grasp his hands and the crowd push
ed in and swarmed over the jury box
Judge Hutton was one of the frs
officials to congratulate Darrow
Hundreds of thousands of halle
lujahs will go up from as man.
throats when they hear of this" sai'
the Judge, as he grasped the hand o
of the vindicated lawyer.
A reception in which the Darrow
and members of the jury were tn
central figures followed and lasted a
most until noon.
Although the members of the jur
declared that they were always G
cne mind, three ballots were taken i
order, as one of them said, that n
undue haste" would be shown.
The first ballot was 5 to 4 for al
quittal, and the second 10 to 2. TIL
third ballot was a unanimous vote fo
mot guilty"
The result of the vote was receive
with applause and cheers by the jul
ors, echoes of which were heard
the chambers below Judge Hutton.
Darrow dictated the followin
statement to the Associated Press.
ut has been long, hard ordea
and of course I have great sense
relief at it's close. None of those wf
knew me ever believed that I wa
corrupt and their encouragement an
faith has been my greatest help
this trial. The indictment and pros
cution could not have happened e
cept under tense excitement ar
strain of the dramatic close of IL
Mcnamara case.