The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-23
STRAIN WAS TELLING
ON Till: DEFENDANT


nerves"
STRAIN WAS TELLING
ON TIL: DEFENDANT
The strain was telling. too. on the
defendant, his mother and the group
% relatives and friends that ciroled
around him. His face turned pale.
hla hands twisched. His mother
cried
The crowd IN the courtroom thin.
ned out as the dinner hour APP
preached. Fulton. his attorney. left
the building and went TO hlH office.
Mai. Jones. tho bailiff. announced he
would take tho jury 20 supper at .
o'clock.
At 5i5 Judge Ronald summoned
the major to hla sanctum. There
was a whispered conversation and
the major went to the jury room
door and knocked. The door was
opened, another whlspored converse.
tion took place. the major returned
with a message for ,hcl udsc. Then.
turning 20 Deputy Sheriff Mat, Star
witch. the enir~ary said You won't
have long 20 wait"
StarwichH mission In the court
room was sinister. No deputy had
bern there during the trial. Star.
wich had como. after tho jury re.
tired. 10 arrest the defendan, had
their verdict been ono Of guilty"
At $50. Just two hours and two
minutes after they had been locked
up. a knock was heard on the inl
aide OF the jury room door. Major
Jones hurried TO ascertain what had
occarioned n. Someone whispered
to him. lie closed tho door and hur.
ricd 90 tho judges chambers.
DRAMATIC TENSION
BEfORE VERDICT
-caii tho attorneys" ordered the
judge.
Tho major took w a position near
the jury room again. Suddenly a
door near tho front OF tho court.
room opened and EaIy hurs, In. He
fairly ran across TO the major. asked
a question. 10 which the aJor
nodded. turned and hurried back.
coughing twice. nervousiy.
j tAtNN on lHttDtfs ne fAAlirl.
II Instantly the crowd IN the corridor
caught the significance OF his words
The verdict exclaimed dozen
voices, The jury's coming In"
They charged the courtroom door.
and rushed into the spectators seats
where they fidEeted nervously.
Ealy appeared again In the door.
49, A. A. t.,s
Ing. lie put his arm around her and
assisted her in. She sottercd as he
led her across 10 tho seat at the
table where she had sat by HIS side
thruout tho wcarying week OF trial
a momen; later Deputy Prose
cutors Patterson and Fratcr hurried
IN and took their seats. Attorney
Fulton followed. Judge Ronald
cam. from his chambers and took
his place on the bench at b:55.
Jury FILES VERY
GitivELY INTO ROOM
Mrs. Nemitz was fighting hard &c
keep herself composed. Women rel
atives clustered about her. speak
ing a word or two In her ear from
time to time. Once she turned Il
her son, put her arm tendcrly abou,
his shoulder. looked searchingly into
his eyes and smiled.
As minutes passed. she shivered
and drew her fur neckpicce closer
about her shoulders. Eaiy sat back
in his chair. his face tense and
white.
Judge Ronald epoke; The audi
ence will refrain from any demon
stratlon. whatever the verdict II
until after I have discharged the
jury. Remember, keep your seats
Major. bring in the jury"
Slowly, very gravely, the Jury
filed In and took Eta accustomed
seats. There was nothing In their
faces 20 indicate what verdict the,
had arrived at.
ladies and gentlemen" said this
Judge. have you reached a vcr
dict?"
I'VE have" said several. nodding
who II your foreman"
Juror No. ~ stood up. He wn,
George +. Foster. He extended a
paper to Major Jones. who took Il
and handed II to the court
GOD BLESS YOU"
CRIES MRS. NEMITZ
Judge Ronald took II, read It. anc
handed II 10 the clerk.
Mr.. Clerk, read the verdict" h,
commanded.