The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-10
SIX NEW" HAVEN
DIRECTORS FREED:
DISAGREE ON FIVE
Jury Out For 81 Hours Returns Split Verdict
ED" Robbins Among Quintet Whose Cases
Yet Hang FiFe-GOVernment Will Immediate
ly Begin Second Trial of Five Directors, Says
Federal Attorney.

yemen, With defendants and counsel
| in their seats. Entering almost sim
ultaneously came the jurymen, carry
| ing their hats and overcoats.
"a verdict ran the whisper as the
jurors solemnly took their seats.
At ABA Judge Hunt asked: Cen
tlemen. have you reached a YER
I'VE have replied Foreman Hir-
sc1nan.
LAS to all the defendants?''
No, as to some"
Before receiving your verdict let
| impossible to agree as to all of the de
PENDANTS ?"
I'VE do, believe it impossible
rs that the general belief?" asked
Judge Hunt, running his glance rap
idly along the faces of the Jurors. 4
He was answered aff1rnaativeIy. ~
Foreman 'F1irschman speaking rap
| idly and in a tone so low as to make
I it difficult to understand, read the YER
dict: ~
I've acduit Barney, Taft, Heming-
way. Robertson, Brewster and Nc
Harg. We disagree asAt to Rockefeller
BROKER. Pratt Ledyard and Rob
bins.'' ~ ~
Not a sound interrupted the pause
which followed. Mr.. Taft's face light
! ed up in a broad smile. Mr.. Ledyard's
jaws clenched. Mr.. Hemingway's son,
S4llAAS near him. SLdTL60 TO stretch
out his hand to his father. Judge
Hunt broke the silence.
Before discharging, this jury" she
began, .'1et me thank you for your
faithful attention to your duties and
particularly you are entitled to com
cumspection with which you have
| performed them throughout these
three months
The defendants, found not guilty
are discharged. AS for the other de-
PENDANTS their cases will remain on
the calendar for future disposal
Court now stands adjourned until to-
morrow morning
General JubtIation.
AS the jurors fled out defendantsa
and their counsel sprang to their feet
and there followed a general hand
shaking and congratulatfon. Several
| of the acquitted rushed forward to
seize the hand of the nearest Juror
Out in the corridor Prosecutor
Bats. pulling his felt hat little
more tightly down over his forehead,
replied to the request of a waiting re-
porter for a statement aes follows:
''Of course the acquittals ends our
! case against the six acquitted. They
drop. out. But the remaining five the
government will bring to trial again
| with all practical speed.
sAm surprised? & No, L am never
y
I care to express myself no further
nat this time You can state posi-
| lively that II e five over whom the
jury disagreed will be placed on trial
again. 4
AS Mr.. .Ledyard passed another re-
porter stopped him with the question.
| do you care<to, make any comment ?''
"Have you seen me before 2" asked
the lawyer. "Don't you know never
talk ?''
sepI7+ +I,o,,e,1,+s +,,7o,, ,,ar1,,,, Lx-,
might
sAnother time" interrupted Mr.
Ledyard, :. do not give your imagin-
i alton such free rein
He passed on with squared Shout
ders and set java set smile also.
| Lawyers for the defense remarked
the verdict had "cit him hard But
Mr.. Ledyard did not leave the build
ing before he had congratulated the
acquitted nor did he fail to shake
| hands with the foreman.
Taft Thanks Swacker
Robert w. TAFT, beaming, but with
perceptibIe catch in his voice,
walked up to Assistant, Attorney Gem
| era1 Swacker and held out his hand.
IT'D like to shake hands with you,''
he said 81 sort of want to thank
you for fair play
To d reporter he said:
! ST think the verdict is great, but Z
am sorry for the others who were not
acquitted"
4. Heaton Robertson's comment
was: 'tSay, # mighty's fine. am
glad its all over
After James S. Hemingway got
through pumping the hand of his son
who was in court with him he turned
to a reporter with this remark: tFWho
wouldn't be glad to be acquitted ?''
Frederick r. Brewster did not con-
ceaI his relief and delight.
/ x Chares r. BROKER, not acquitted,
said:
I'VE are still in the same boat, but
the water appears calm
The story, of the jury's deliberations
was told to a reporter by Clyde A.
Flint clerk of the body, and No. 10.
Statements from other jurors coin
cided with the facts as recited by Mr..
Flint, who said:
when we went out Friday after
noon, we started by taking a test bal
| lot Six voted for acquitta1, four for
conviction, with two blanks. I told
them that we could consider the cases
of the indicted separately, but they
said we would have to acquft all or
convict all. The foreman and voted
blank because we wanted a general
discussion.
, 1--WE argued awhile and then bal
loted. This ballot stood seven for ac-
quittal, three for conviction and two
blank; the third ballot stood eight
for acquittal. three for conviction and
I voted blank. The fourth ballot stood
eight to four for acquitta1.
Max Hartman, No. 2; James H.
Carton, No. Z; Peter Wagner, No. 8,
and myself were the four who stood
out for conviction. That was the
lineup straight through from the
fourth to the eighteenth ballot.
I'VE four who stood out for a con
viction believed that the government
had proved that a conspiracy existed
as the government charged. Yes, we
| argued and debated all the time. We
| had regular debates, but they were
not as orderly as real debates. No