Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-17
ANNOUNCEMENT or VERDICT
, SIGNAL FOR DEMONSTRATION
Presiding Judge Among First to Join in Chorus of Haleu.
ahs Over vindicatiOn of Accused After Long Ordeal:
Prosecutor Declares Jury Listened to OratOry Counsel
Rather Than to Testimony Of Witnesses.

tBy EVeainE Heraia a. y. LEASED wIreD
i.os Angeles, Aug i1.-Clarcncc $
p,uoW. the noted Chicago lawyer.
was found not guilty to-day " the
charge of brtblng q juror in the Me
Nsnara case The Jury was out just
thirty four minutes. On the third bal
lot taken by the jury each juror voted
not guilty
Although warned against any dem
ungtration by the hailiffs there was u
spontaneous 0utbursJ of applause
when Foreman " a. williams. IN
rcsponsc 10 the courts query, stated
that the Jury had found q verdict of
not guilty
There was u rush to the side of the
defendant which was stopped boy the
builiffs. but II WAS renewed few
moments later after Judge Hutton
thanked aud discharged the Jury.
Then cnsuvd remarkable scene.
barrow approached the jurors slill
in the bon. Go thank them. and two Of
them. Jurors Goldlng and Dunbar
threw their arms about him aud pat
tod his back Others jurors reached
forward and olaspod hands with tho
attorney
The sccur gradually resolved itself
iutu "a reception Tor barrov and thS
Jurors. friends ot the crstN bi'c de-
trndant cruwding up io congratulate
him. and shake hands with the lur-
urs. white the flashlights ui ucWspu-
per photographers huuiu"d lrom
every angle of tho CouI room
The finui scene iu the trial which
lasted several days more th"n three
months. was dramatic iu tho cN-
trrmc The crowd which filled tho
court room when the jury filed out at
g.g5 O'Clock was stlll intact whom the
electric huzzcr iu 'hc room sum
mnncd the hniliil tu that occupied by
the Jurors On the floor above.
The waiting crowd composed
mostly uf iwrruw'v friends, seemed
confident the verdict would not ho
long in coming The Instructions oi
Judge Hutton convinced many "l
them that II would be- a verdict "f ac-
uuittui and the sound ui the hu1zvr
fuinWcd by sudden activity among
the bnlllifa. electrified the spectators
when the jurors filcd into thcii
seats hundreds searched the faces Hi
the men Cor some indication of th,
result uf their Ticf deliberations
Most or the faces we're cXl ~ossionioss
while uac ar two showed suppressed
vNcitcmcnt
What sounded like tonR sigh ano
a few hand claps foilovvd the an.
nuunccmont of Foreman William'
that the verdict was mot guilty"
An effort had clearly been made &C.
sIrutiun aud the spontaneous out
burst ended abruptly.
with the formal thanking and die
charge at the jury thc crowd rush''
forward 90 congratulate the 'hl'ak'
lawyer aud hts wife who had sat a
his side since the trial began, hu
with only passing acknowledge
mrnt tn them Darrow aud hls VIE
rushed over tu the jury bon an'
Jurcrs Guiding and Dunbar thrcV
their arms about the crstwhilc d"
PENDANT. pattod him ou the back an'
declared with sinilcs that i was th
happicst day of their lives nthr
Jurors reached out to grasp his hand
and the crowd pushed in ANA swarm
ed over the jury box
Judge Hutton was one ot thc iirs
Officials Co congratulate purrow
Hundreds of thousands of hallclu
mh, v-H 20 up from as many throat
when they hear OF this said IN
Judge ns he graspod the hand oi IN
Nindicatcd lawyer.
reception IN which the barrow
aud members ct the jury we're IA
central figures followed gnd Taste
almost until noon.
Although the members ol the iur
declared that they were always "
one mind three ballots were take
in order ~ one ut them said, tina
mo undue haste" would hr HhoWi
The first ballot was eight tu four iu
ncuuittai. ana the second ten Go tive
The third ballot was q uuanimou
vote for not guilty
The result of the vote was receive
with applause aud chesrH hy the lui
nrs. echoes of which were heard
the chambers below.
barrow dictated the tnllowin
statement 10 the Associated Press
~ has been long. hard ordo'
aud. of course have great sem
uf relief at its oloee Some eft thos
who know me ever believed that
was corrupt and their encourage