Arizona republican., 1914-06-28

One of the most remarkable demon- strations ever given in the Maricopa county court house occurred last even ing at fifteen minutes to eleven, when Clerk Thomas of the superior court read the verdict in the Wiggins murder case Scarcely had the words not guilty been uttered when shout of approval echoed through the crowded room and a dozen men flung them selves over the bar to congratulate the defendant and his attorney, who were sitting at a table. One man got so far as to have his arm around the de- fendants neck while the cheering went on. Sheriff Jeff Adams and Deputy George Sears, however, immediately grabbed the offenders and threw them back over the bar and a call for order was made. Judge O'Conner then ord cred the court room cleared, and not until it was cleared, were the proceed ings allowed to continue and the yer dict completed and acknowledged.
 
 verdict and the customary 50 say you alr'? Yes, sir" Judge O'Connor thanked the jury for the care and at tention they had given the case and excused them until 9:30 on Monday morning. They, however, were not al lowed to leave the court room without being thanked by Reese NJ. Ling, coun- II F.1 T the jury box, the defendant first hay ing gripped the hand of his counsel, walked to the gate and as each man came out expressed to him his heart felt thanks for the vindication he had received at their hands.
 The jury deliberated but little more than an hour and only three ballots were taken. The first one showed ten for acquital and two for second degree murder. The second ballot showed | eleven to one, and almost immediately 1 thereafter the single man moved for an ] additional ballot and an unanimous 1 opinion had been reached. After a short wait the bailiff was informed that ! an agreement had been reached. and l the sheriff was notified and he imme- | diately set about getting the court anG counsel into the court room. The in 1 formation that verdict was about tC be rendered in the case was soon spread i over the city. and before his honor tool his seat on the bench the court room was crowded
 While Reese Ling, in his machine was hurrying out to catch Assistan County Attorney Candy, and other: were gone after Judge O'Connor, thu defendant, who had gone to bed and tt sleep after the case had been given tt the jury, was aroused and he dressed coming into the court in the custody O Sheriff Adams at 1925. He appeared as composed as he has always appeared during the course of the trial and smilingly acknowledged the salutation
 of his friends. When the verdict wa read, smile broke over his face, ant reaching for MT. Ling he said, "Yol first, MT Ling" After it was all owe
 he was pressed to make a statemen
 relative to his intentions now that h
 is free again, but all that he Woul' SdA WdS lIdt Iie chptCltu lO SDtIu
 night in a hotel and. would give up tn
 next few days in rejoicing with hi
 family over the verdict. Further tha
 that he could not say.
 The Evening Session
 | A few minutes after o'clock, Coun ty Attorney Lyman began the ciosin
 argument for the state making a mos
 forceful plea for d verdict of murde
 in the first degree. He took up ever
 phase of the testimony of the defen dant and combated it with testimon
 from the state. The friends of M
 Lyman insist that he made one of tn
 greatest speeches of his life in closin
 the case. For one hour and fiftee
 minutes he held the jury spellboun l while he recited those facts which i his mind, conclusively proved the Doctor Wiggins left his home in tn southeast of Texas and journeyed t , Phoenix with the sole intention of take , ing the life of the young sugar plantin , foreman. who but a few short week , before that time had been supposedl , counted among the friends of the ma who was at that moment on trial fC
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