Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-10-01
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EIGHT STOOD PAT FOR CoNvIC-
srsuEON FROM FIRST tss
Vote of o for Conviction 20 8 Against
Mt Midnight Unchanged There
aftcr-Another Trial In
February

for practically seventeen hours, the
Jury In the Ed. Lord case reported
through its foreman to the court
that IL was unable TO reach a YER
dict. That was at $3.50 o'clock this
morning. The case was given to
the jury at 2:S5 Friday afternoon
and save for an interval Of an hour
and a half for supper Friday even
ing, the jury was out until Judge
King opened court this morning.
Judge King dismissed the jurors
and the Lord case will come up again
In the February term of court. Lord
is, charged with felonious assault
upon Mrs. Isaac Mcdonald the night
of May 20. Two companions, Tom
Hughes and John Allison, are charg-
ed with the same o~ffense, and each
will have separate trials. 1t is like
" that all three cases will be dis
posed of in February.
Varying reports have been made
az To the ballots taken while the
Jurors were locked In their room
Eight jurors are known to have
stood nat for conviction on the
charge of ~felonious assault 1t was
within the power of the jury TO
hiring in a verdict either on the
charge Of felonious assault or on
the charge of assault and battery.
The Jury, however, did not consider
the question of assault and battery
conceding, as did Lords counsel
hat the defendant was guilty OF
that particular charge. So the
iury's balloting was concerned with
the charge of attempt to ravish. The
first ballot, one of the jurors aid
was eight for conviction to four for
acouittal.' At midnight the vote
was nine for conviction to three foi
! acouittal. After midnight no pro
gress was made.
The state presented a strong linz
Of evidence. The testimony OF lsaa'
, Mcdonald and his wife, OF tn
neighbors who came to the scene
of the physician who testified U
Mrs. McDonald's condition and t
bruises on her body, all made
strong case.
The McDonalds on the stand tes
titled that Lords alleged attempt
we're unsuccessful.
- ai&9d llts
Other Cases
Court will be resumed the frs
of the week. The jurors Will nc
return until Thursday.
]. G.. Norman was given damage
against the Santa Fee for delay
the arrival at the market OF a shlI
ment of hogs. The jury in a spirl
> Of levity itemized the amount TIL
way: S~hrinkage in hogs, $55.SS
:. interest, $1.89; attorneys fees, $40
total, $72.72.
Judgment by default was ordere
in the case of l.. A. Sinclair VS.. I
bradford. The amount was $111S
20.
In the case of H. L. Humphre
vs. the Wyandt Mortgage and II
vestment company, plaintiff wo
Judgment for $199.97. Mr.. Hump
rev as trustee for ]. w. Rumol'
adiudged a bankrupt, sued to r.
cover money obtained from Rumol
by an attachment served by tt
! Wyandt company for a debt. III
plaintiff argued that the Wyan'
= company knew of Mr.. Rumold's
nancial condition and its claims ma
n O prior rights over those OF u
b other creditors.
= w. L. johnson was given a We
:, dict for $24O in his suit again
:, the Santa Fe to collect money.
: Judge king ruled on a point
= law in the replevin suit or b.
Stone vs.. s. e. Pugh. The plainti
= alleged that a note given him
;. purchase price Of a hardware sto'
~ was not good. The. court ruled tn
- Mr.. stone had not made sufficie
tender of return of the note to M
= Pugh after he alleges he learn
= the note to be worthless. stol
shipped most Of the goods out
;, Abilene from the store here, al
;, these must be returned. The 81
NAV be recommended after N
Stone makes proper tender.
From Wednesdays Daiy.1
The Lord case went to the ~
~ o.oE thts affaruo0n G.. Il, Huf