The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-06
AFFORD GUILTY;
 PROSECUTOR JABS SHADE IN THE EYE
Jury. Out Eleven Hours, Finds That Hotel Clerk Com
 n1itted Perjury.

E SS ' + New york, May 6.--Franklin D. Saf- ford. the hotel clerk who swore that James W. osborne registered with Rae .Tanzer as 70. Osborne and Mrs O.. os- borness was found guilty of perjury last night in Federal Judge Housh.s court The jury recommended mercy The men came in at 30 o'clock, hay ing been out Il hours. It was reliably reported that the poll stood II to from the start.
 After court had adjourned the jury having been discharged, crowded out with the spectators and lawyers. As sistant United States Attorney Roger B wood, who had conducted all the trial for the government except the summing up, stopped Juror No. 3, Jo- seph Cassel, and said something to brother of the indicted slade brothers and attorney for the defendant, step ped up to him.
 .swthat do you mean2s' he said to MT. wood. ~What right have you to talk to a juror 22
 The remark was a signal for fight Elade's fist was raised and Mr.-5Wood's right hand was also in the air. Ac- counts differ here. Mir. Wood says he did not strike Shade. Benjamin and David Shade and some bystanders say that not only did the blow of the Unit
  landed flush in the eye.
 Only one of the two double doors l leading from the court room was shov- ing. While some of S4adess adherents tried to break through upon MT. Wood, deputy marshaIs endeayored to fsepa- rate the S1ade adherents from those of l the government lawyer MT Wood. holding his ground did not seem pleas ! ed that the officers interfered. The. men then erowded so closely together that none could strike a blow.
 Presently Benjamin Slade, who by this time had been pushed out into the corridor or had conceived another plan, noticed Judge Hough leaving his chambers- The Siade party turned 1 from MT. Wood to the Judge.
 Your Honorln shouted Benjamin sIade excitedly, Roger Wood has hit me in the eye right in the court roorn!' 7 l ssIs that so?'' replied Judge Hough calmly. ssI didn't see it.
 1 Roger wood hit me in the eye right in the court room! again cried MT Shade s'I demand an investigation, Your Honors The witnesses are here. You can hold 1t now..' z
 I @I saw nothing If it, Judge Hough l again reminded the lawyer You may ling your witnesses when court re- convenes tomorrow morning I will not take up the matter tonight
 Brother Dave Sarcastic
  tinued in high excitement and talked loudly about the corridors for severa sI minutes. Deputy Marshals kept MT Wood well surrounded. though h. kept protesting that he was able tt take care of himself and would gt where he pleased in the building. sI wish it. had been me he hit in stead of my brother -Benjarnin,'' sai. David S1ade, one of the indicted law yers. rBut if I had hit Wood in S stead of Wood hitting my brother, I would have been locked up to A might. z
 No sooner had the slade groul
 started down the stairs to the stree . than another altercation took place " This was between Juror No. an
 the foreman, Henry R. KendregeI
 The foreman walked up to MT. Gas N i sel, who was standing near the ele vator shaft. CasseI gIowered. eIf you come any nearer to me- h
 said. I'll smash you in the face,!'
 Kendregon started toward Cass, and there was another struggle, whil deputy marshals crowded betwee the two and got them apart. Cass
 was finally persuaded to go out. Ker dregen went into the office of an al
 sistant Federal attorney,
 Not Equally ATatched
 MT. Wood and Benjamin Slade al
 of about the same height, but M N NKWood is slight and MT. Shade stock N much deeper Aof chest and broad,
 across the shoulders.
 sT didn't hit him.. said Mir Woe
 when the trouble had subsid ded. tsE N came up to me and remarked offel
 siveIy that I was speaking with ],
 juror. I told him to get out; that wouldn't talk to him.
 After the Jury returned it's verdi Judge Iough remanded Saford f, C sentence Monday morning at 10.: 1 To clock He discharged the jul B from furth service on the panel
 the current term. expressing his gra l. ifcation at the manner in which u > members had performed their d IF ties.
 o- Assistant United States Attorn le Hershenstein, who assisted in u of prosecution. said he was convinci le that substantia1 justice had been dor ses Tho government. he said, would pr fc cee1 with a prosecution of Rae Ia Ter for perjury 1on the ground tn
 she, like Sanord, had sworn false rs to the Identification of James w. o V borne as teOliver Osborne.'' She
 now under indictment onsa charge
 using the mails to defraud, 1g Neither James w. Osborne n p United States Attorney Marshall "
 in court when the verdict was give
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