New-York tribune., 1922-07-15
Boy, Is, Calmest Person
IN Cheering Courtroom
as Jury Reports Acquit-
,al After 3 Hours Out
GriIls, Then Kisses
His Weeping Mother
Father of Slain Janette
lawrence Quits Court
Silently to Tell His Wife


!, mardering eleven year-old Janette
y.xrsnce in the woods near Madison
an october 6. The jury went out at
s,s ,. M, and after three hours of de-
lsers.ion sent in word at $40 that
ts,y had reached a decision.
Five minutes later, preceded by court
ssse.s carrying tipstaves, according
q an ancient custom that still prevails
n this courthouse, the Jurors entered,
While the boy prisoner, fifteen years
id, looked coolly across at each man
a. bis name was called. Then Charles
| spengler, the foreman, spoke, his words
satting through the strained hush of
lie courtroom:
sNos guilty." he said.
Boy Silent Amid Uproar
II pause and then an uproar. Francis,
4 ,la,ed between his father and his
n ,sansel. never moved. He simply
Jared in front of him, quiet, express
4 ;aaless, His fathers hand slipped
the boys knee, grasping it in an
uger clutch.
! But in the front row Of spectators
mothers soul lay bare for an in
sah., as Mrs. Kluxen clasped her
| ssads in a voiceless prayer and the
! .ssrs, long pent, gushed from her
ges Rigid and repressed up to this
sonen.. she suddenly gave way and
1 ai. very small and pathetic, into the
ums Of Mrs. N. Jameson, her sister
alaw, who also was weeping from
Ey Her husband, with one hand
Il hlding mis- boy, stretched out the
thsr to steady the brave little mother,
10 has stoically endured the agony
! her sons ordeal for q week.
Applause burst forth on the instant.
Supreme Court Justice Charles w.
Parker, who had admonished silence
before the jury came in, sharply or
dera the court officers to hold of
feaaers Slaves were raped on the
seor iasstiently, but the confusion
esfnped. Francis alone was un-
Eesd.
Girls Father Slips Ont
Inc court began to clear. A tall,
tsn figure, with silvering hair, slipped
Tetly out, unnoticed. 1t was the
kaer Of Janette, going home to tell
Ewife that the second suspect in the
ATal murder of their child was freed.
FINK Jancarek was the first to be tried
I'd acquitted.
But no one noticed the father of
histts. Francis had risen to his feet
With glad smile at last, stretching
anself to the fullness OF his six feet.
iAsa he bent and tenderly kissed his
mother, holding her hand, while spec
utors crowded around to shake hands
and congratulate him.
Paymates were among the first to
rsih forward, then their parents.
Women went to Mrs. Kluxen, putting
their arms around her. Every one
seemed to be glad, in spite of the un-
defcurrent of hostility that had pene-
rated the courtroom. The kluxen
family with their relatives waited un-
I'll the crowd dispersed outside.
Inc father Of the boy would have
nothing to say to reporters. But his
;motner, looking up at her tall son with
intnite pride, declared:
~ is Just as it ought to be, just
Sost thought it would be. Just say
!. we're happy, that's all."
I Hopes Clamor Is Ended
Elmer King. counsel for the defense,
ad; "The best jury that Essex
.I'y IIouaty could furnish was drawn in
@ .ais case and found the defendant not
| ssuisy and hope that this will close
ss as puoiic clamor against this boy by
Tp. ,Ts people of the borough of Madison.
sns BOY has not had kind word yet
.sga ANYBODY there"
by this time Francis had reached the
Tas Tsiase ~nere he was beginning to bub-
~ over with good spirits and happi-
h alad? You bet am," he said with
iooyish grin.
nisa Yong West or to school or any
~sag, aos francis?' he was asked.
4 W. cont know what I'm going to
Hs enough that I'm free"
! sa.,a iaiisis g mad never doubted that he
a.a'o De tree. He. was so sure of IL
VII. Iss N the hours She jury was out,
In lss's ms mother and aunt, pale to the
I jpe "sis Visioly praying. he was hav-
liz liz nap in the sheriff's office. On
Car,s;.s shere he stopped to say to
! Dta Dersrta brex, Of the Newark Police
j sca..saient, one Of his witnesses:
ssss .H' .n 40 you remember how you
4 Yam w w leel about Christmas time?
psetsd 'o" "nat / mean, when you ex-
4 jass h 70 get something. Well, that's
4 4 i, NOV; now feel now. I expect | will
q AINsn my freedom tonight
d tass ~ 5:So the jury was said to be
dit Tor acquittal. After the YER
lalcis posed cheerfully for
i atorss atorcsssaphers and then, Slipping
a d s.ush ssus a side exit, left the court in
n 10 lLsomobi!e claonbi!e for Madison. There was
a Tsshg outside the courthouse.
7 pletsd ssslam!ne up in the case was com
sad,ss gy noon. In charging the iury
I b farker said that the evidence
j va ls case showed that the murder
sss,si. Siv.apled with attempted criminal
I gsiit, .,. !, and that therefore if found
8 sdasa ne penalty would be death. He
4 esEss . however, that the jury might
4 srsessa recommendation for life I'M
jsaaent jsaa..nt. with penal servitude.
i ..rsd saelse Lawrence was brutally mur-
s s;sIsa, s;iIsa some time between $50 and 6
81 h H. 9n the afternoon of October 6
4 kors ss !, ,Aiuxen woods. More than
Asr 5aa q knife wounds were found on
i sn.say III coy. Francis Kluxen 3D. was ex-
asr asa 20 on the night OF the crime.
j saSi,.sa ! rank Jancarek was tried and
asss as's.ea; Young Kluxen was a Wit
.he previous trial.