The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-22
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Jury Brings in Verdict For Defendant in $50, ,0OO Libel Action After Taking 40 Ballots-Barnes Counsel Announces That He Will Appeal.
 Lone Juryman Who Held Out For Verdict For \ Plaintiff is Finally Won Over By Majority Col onel Thanks Ta1esman in Person After the Verdict.

Person After the Verdict.
 Syracuse, May 22-After talk ing 40 ballots, the jury in the $50,OOO libel suit brought by William Barnes, IT,, against former President Theodore Roosevelt, thisimorning, return ed a unanimous verdict for the defendant.
 William M. Twins, of counsel for William Barnes, announc- ed at New York this afternoon that an appeal would<be taken.
 The verdict was unexpect- ed, inasmuch as the jury. had deliberated all night without decision, following their re- turn, yesterday, of an improper verdict for the defendant. One juror had held out for the plaintiff throughout most of | the 70 ballots, and finally was won over by the majority.
 The verdict, places all the lcosts of the five weeks litiga- tion on the plaintiff. The ques- tion of costs had kept the jury divided as to a verdict for more than fl hours, some of the faIesmen favoring an equal di- r.
 vision of the costs.
 Scan Jurors Faces 1 There was a tense silence in the 1 courtroom when a knock from with l in the door of the jury room znnounc- ed that the jury was ready to report. As the jurors filed into their Seats, Colonel Roosevelt and MT. Barnes scanned the faces of each. 1 The foreman of the jury, Warrer W. Summers, announced that the yer dict was for the defendant and then l the jury was pol1ed. Ten jurors an swered For the defendant Ther 1 the clerk hesitated, called the name
 of Edward Burns and waited. Burns stood up and in deep voice said
 For the defendant" Juror No. 1; 1 gave the same answer. | Before the jury came in the. spec tators in the crowded courtroom were
 warned that any demonstration wou1t be- met with severe punishment Esx | cept for the voice of the clerk ant jurors. the room was absolutely Quie until the name of Burns was called I When he announced that he. too, ia
 vored a verdict for the former -Presi
 dent. the courtroom buzzed like I dynamo with voices. Several per
 sons in the courtroom stood up ant
 waved their hands but there was n T OutburSt of applause. f
 Colonel Thanks. Jurors.
 After the announcement of the yer
 dict, attorneys for MT. Barnes object ed to it's receipt. The objection wa
 overruled, the jury was thanked b
 it then filed out into the juryroon
 Col. Roosevelt broke off shalxin hands with his counsel and newspa permen and hurried to the juryroon There he thanked the jury and shoo l hands with each member, and said "In my whole life shall work i
 the interest of the public and non . of you gentlemen shall ever have tn chance to say that have done oth
 erwise.''
 The Colonel was then photographic
 with the jury.
 After a picture had been taken tn
 Colonel turned. to the jury and con E tinued:
 ..I am more moved by this verdfc
 than it is possible for me to express h None of you, I assure you, will eve l, have cause to regret your action. n am especially gratifed that such n verdice came from jury composed C ). men of every political faith ,. The foreman of the jury said 40 bae f lots were taken before the verdict wa 3 (Continued on Page s.)