Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-23

stood up and waved their hands but
there was no outburst of applause
The foreman of the jury, Warren
w. Summers, announced that the
verdict was for the defendant and
then the jury was polled Ten jurors
answered for the defendant, then the
clerk hesitated, called the name of
Edward Burns and waited. Burns,
big rosy-cheeked republican, stood up
in his seat and in deep voice said
for the defendant Juror No. -
gave the same answer.
After the announcement OF the
verdict. attorneys for Mr. Barnes OBJ
jected to its receipt. The objection
was overruled, the jury was thanked
by Justice Andrews and filed out into
the jury room. Colonel Roosevelt
hurried 70 the iuryroom. There he
thanked the jury and shook hands
with each member and said:
In my whole life ! shall work in
the interest Of the public and none of
YOU gentlemen shall ever have the
chance TO say that have done
otherwise
Photographed With jury.
The colonel was then photographed
with the jury
After Bhe picture had been taken
the colonel turned to the jury ana
continued.
Il am more moved by this verdict
than 1t is possible for me to express.
None of YOU, | assure you. will ever
have a cause to regret your action. i
am especially gratified that such a
verdict came from a Jury composed
OF men of ever political faith"
The foreman Of the Jury said that
forty ballots In all were taken before
the verdict was finally agreed upon.
The first ballot, taken more than
forty hours before the jury came in
today, was nine to three in favor of
the defendant II remained at that
figure for about five hours.
The colonel left the building I'm n
crowd through which were scattered
several Of the jurymen
'Gentlamen this is certainly a tyni-
cal American verdict. want ia
thank you again." he said,
\ crowd at the doors of the cont.
house eheered Juror Burns as he left
the building.
Colonel Roosevclt,s attorney John
Al. Bowers, issued statement IN
proved by the colonel, which snid.
THE verdict OF unanimous tn,v
Is that Theodore Roosevelt had insti. :
fled the entire article in suit
The victory that Mr.. Roosevelt nas
Won rs victory for good government. I
me issue put to the jury was wbeth- I
en- machine government or govern |
ment by the people should prevail |
ana the latter has prevailed. The ar I
llcle IN The suit was held by the
court to be libelous in two aspects:
Flrst.-Because it charged a cor /
rupt political alliance between VII. !
nam Barnes, the republican leader Of I
ne state and Charles f. Murphy. the
democratic leader of the state in re-
aton to the state government (Tbis I
ne judge held was the meaning and
1urpoft OF the article taken ms a
Second.-Bccause Tho a,t,oio
,hafged that the plaintiff had worlrad
corrupt alliance between
rocked business and crooked non.
les The jury were further IN
,tructed that they must render a ver
net IN favor of the plaintiff unless
hey found that the defendant estsh
ished TO their satisfaction nv fair
'reponderance of evidence that hoth
'nafges We're true. The burden was
necessarily borne by Mr.. Roosevelt
= impossible to determine AZ
ms ume the far-reaching extent -
ms ls,,, verdict for good government.
Inc verdict certainly assures ,,s
nav ,,a.l, me ansio-system of determining
uestions between litlgants i riehtiS
oaged IN the hands of a Jury ~
borrower Il determines that Jurors
''"'hs political views opposed "a