The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-05-01

of District Attorney John L.
Slattery, for the government,
and Senator T. J. Walsh and w.
F. O'Leary, for the defense, and
the delivery Of Judge Dietrich's
Instructions to the jury.
EXPECTED ACQUITTAL
"The verdict is exactly what l ex-
pected,' said Senator Wheeler after
the decision had been read. ''There
never could have been another. The
verdict is not only & v1ndicatiOn of
me, but also of the senate commit
tee, of which Senator Borah was
chairman, and of The great ma yority
of my senate colleagues who voted
for the Borah report, which found
me innocent of these charges, and
against the department Of justice.
II received the verdict of not gull
tv at the same moment / received
9 telegram announcing the birth of
a baby daughter 9C MY home in
Washington During Il trial 1 aad
more anxiety concerning Mrs. Wheel
er than I did over the proceedings in
this case.
CAS- for this man Hayes (star wit
ness for the government), I have just
been informed that he is a friend of
Harry M. Daugherty. Nothing more
need be said in that connection. Fin
ally, I want to say no man ever had
a more able defender than l did in
Senator Walsh. l can never repay
him for what he has done for me, and
what I say about the senator applies
also to my other counsel"
Gets Both at Once
Senator Wheeler was at his hotel
when informed that a verdict had
been reached. The news was convey
ed to him by a note, handed to him
with telegram that had just been
received He read the telegram on
the way to the federal building, and
entered the court room, his face
lighted by a smile. The jurors al
ready had filed into their seats and
one juryman, evidently thinking Sen
ator Wheeler had sensed the jury's
decision smiled broadly at the sena-
tor. Wheeler's elation, however, was
over the telegram. 1t was from DR..
Daniel Davis of Washington, D. c.,
birth of a daughter to Mrs. Wheeler
and that both were doing nicely"
Eliminates Permit
The Lincoln permit was eliminated
from consideration by the jury in
Judge Dietrich's instructions. He
ruled that the evidence brought out
in the case left this permit uncovered
by the governments case. AS mat
Ter of law, the court found that the
proof was not sufficient to show that
any assignment was pending before
the interior department when Senator
Wheeler was employed.
Consideration of evidence intended
to show that Campbell, in a conversa-
ton at Hotel Rainbow, said is sub
stance that if Senator Wheeler would
procure favorable action by the in
terror department he ought to share
the resultant benefits with the sena-
tor, also was barred by Judge lie
trlch. The jury was instructed that
this Stai Cment, about which there
was some testimony did not amount
Ton an agreement or constitute an
agreement on the part of the senator
such as charged in the Indictment.
Trend Evident
Opinions expressed among the spec.
tators as the arguments proceeded
made it evident that the last half day
Of the trial found the belief general
that Senator Wheeler would be &C.
quilted. Forecasts of a verdict oil
not guilty were made throughout the
court room, particularly so after Sen.
ator Walsh had concluded his addres:
to the jury. For the first time there
then seemed a relaxation of the masl
INTO which each juror composed hi
features after he was selected to pass
on Senator Wheeler's guilt or limo
cence. As Senator Walsh rounded
one point near the close of his ad
dress, one juror frankly smiled at tn,
speaker.
The crowd in the court room ant
hallway was larger than on any pre-