The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-24
GIRL IS FREE
WHO KILLED M !
Jury Brought in Verdict Of NJ s>uIIty
and the Courtroom w -
an uproar Of
Cheering.
MISS FARLEY's STORY I
Each Chapter Was Tear Soaked and
Proved More Convincing Than
the oratory Of the
Lawyer.

lOAAASSu = \ ACpo lICooON wa pOl lNlSO.l 4
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 23.-Winner
In one OF the hardest battles ever
fought by woman OF twenty-seyen
years, Cecilia Farley, tonight flushed
when asked to comment on the
struggle she had made in court for
her life, and said, simply:
"Pm glad. That is all have to
say
Late this afternoon the woman was
acquitted of the murder of Alvin e.
Zollinger, the man who, she said, ruin
ed her and was attempting to prevent
her making a happy marriage. Zol-
| linger, married man, was killed In
| the presence of Miss Farley and Jer-l
| ONE Quigley, a hotel clerk who was
engaged to marry the girl he knew
Zollinger had wronged. The jury held
| that the state had not proved it's cir
cumstantial case beyond doubt.
Hurrying from the courtroom with
her mother who has remained at her
side during the long trial, the acquit-
ted woman went to the Jail which has
! been her abode for five months, OBJ
! tanned her possessions there and then
1 went home. There she and her moth
er planned their trip to Los Angeles,
4 Calf, where Mrs. Farley formerly
Il lived and where she and her daughter
will make their future home.
4 A remarkable demonstration follow
4 ed the announcement of the iury's YER
dict this afternoon. When Paul Good,
\ jury foreman, read the words, mot
guilty" the audience went wild. 1t
shouted and clapped hands until
2 Judge Evans sternly raped for order
anyone who shouted Although near
ly everyone in the room was guilty OF
shouting, the bailiff could not find
anyone to arrest.
The effect OF three days on the Wit
ness stand plainly told on Miss Far
ley's appearance while she awaited
the jury's verdict. On the stand she
had told the innermost secrets of her
i life, relating the shame in trembling
tones and telling of the happy, limo
cent days that preceded her meeting
! with Zollinger ten years ago-when
she was just turning seventeen, with
a smile between each sentence She
met Zollinger in dance hail. she
said. Until then she had looked the
world squarely in the face with an
eye that was backed by clear con
science. The man took advantage o
her youth. she testified tearfully, and
1t was two years before she learned
that he was married. Then, according
to -er story, when she wanted tt
] break off her relations with him, Zol
}. linger threatened to tell--an act which
e she feared more than anything else
s on account of her standing in tn,
!, community and in her home Sh,
!. continued improper conduct, she said
d because Zollinger made her afraid tt
E quit It.
A year ago she became engaged tt
u Quigley. She said she loved him an,
9 that he loved her, despite the tellin,
him of her intimacy with Zollingel
I When she told Zollinger of her Low
q for Quigley, she said, he swore h
Q would not step aside for the hote
q clerk.
The prosecutors final argumen
9 was powerful. merciless portraya
8, of the defendant as a murderess,
II calculating, designing woman, VIII
le pursued rather than was pursued b
N zollinger.
:. The jury remembered the girl
= simple story, punctuated by hot tear
!. 1t couldn't see complete chain {
:; evidence, the jury foreman said.
According to announcement tonigh
Miss Farley and Quigley are to /
= married next week. She is to renal
at the home of relatives here until
= !. time when she and Quigley will go |
= LOS Angeles, there to take up the
:. permanent residence.
r.
y. Five injured.
at UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
I'd LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov. 23.-Tty