The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-07-06
Dramatic Scene In
Old Bailey To-day
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one was permitted to stand on the
pavement outside the court, but the
opposite side of the street was
packed, as were the crests of mar
rowhills. leading up from Earring
don street.
The ordinary police guards were
reinforced by mounted men.
The scene inside the court was
dramatic. Mrs Barney heard the
verdict standing in front of the
prisoners dock. The verdict of not
guilty of murder caused swaying
and an almost inaudible murmur
from the packed crowd. The clerk
then asked the foreman:
do you find the prisoner guilty
or not guilty of manslaughter?"
mot guilty." the foreman re-
piled in a clear voice.
While the second indictment
was being read. Mrs Barney was
laboring under tense emotion. Pale
and trembling, she was helped to
| remain steady on her feet by two
| Weaknesses.
Slight applause from the crowd
was Immediately halted.
Mrs Barney, overcome, was sur
rounded by friends and sympath-
| izers in the dock. Sir John and
Lady Mullens, her parents, were
also surrounded.
The judge discharged Mrs
Barney. advising her for her own
interest to remain in the court I'M
til the room and the streets were
cleared.
| Mrs Barney, who has collapsed
several times during the, trial, was
on the verge of breaking down.
| When the foreman pronounced her
not guilty of murder, she fell for
ward about foot against the dock
rail and was steadied by the two
matrons.
When pronounced not guilty OF
manslaughter, she was watching
the foreman intensely. A shudder
of relief passed through her body
her face turned ashen white and
she fell into the arms of the mat
rons.
The crowd, keyed to a high emo
| tional pitch, preserved court ETH
| quette with difficulty and sudden
surge of feeling swept the court
sounding like huge sigh. One
woman smothered a scream.
London, July - GU. P.) -
"Manslaughter is clearly the ver-
dict open to the jury on the facts
of this case" Justice Humphreys
charged the jury trying the beauti.
full Elvira Dolores Barney. charged
with the murder of her lover
Michael Scott Stephen.
Justice Humphreys spoke for u
minutes and then adjourned the
court for lunch until 2 p. m. when
he intended to resume his summing
up.
The judge said there was moi
the smallest doubt" that Mrs Bar
ney and stephen had struggled fol
| Stephen was shot. Mrs Barney cor
| tended that the revolver was dis.
| charged during struggle; the pro-
secution claimed that Stephen could
not have shot himself.
Justice Humphreys said there was
absolutely no direct evidence fol
the prosecution. He described the
case as 1.-The story of two rather
wasted lives"
There are three possible YER
| diets" the justice said. Murder
| not guilty of murder, but guilty OF
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the verdict
| which is open to the jury on the
facts of this case-and thirdly the
| verdict of not guilty"
"This woman Is not to be con-
! victed of murder unless it is proved
| that she fired the fatal shot and
she fired intending at the same time
to kill the man." Justice Hum
| phreys told the jury.
There is not the smallest doubt
that there was struggle for the
revolver.
The justice told the jury thert
was mo reason to doubt that thu
man was very fond of her. The at
lection, however, was based rathe
upon sexual matters than upon an!
real abiding love or mutual esteem.
Justice Humphreys resumed hi
summing up after recess. Their
was q jam to get into the court ant
many fashionably-dresse womei
were dishevelled In the struggle
Numerous ticket-holders could no
fight their way In.
Mrs Barney showed signs OF dis
tress when she returned to tn,
dock and her eyes were Allied will
tears but she soon became com
posed.
Justice Humphreys finished hi
summing UP after speaking tw,
and one-quarter hours and tn
jury retired at 1855 p. m.
London, July 6.-(UP)-Deati
on the gallows for Elvlra Dolores
Barney, society woman charged
with the murder OF her lover. APP
pearod to depend today on whether
she could have fired with her lof
hand the revolver shot that kllios
Michael scott stephen.
Justice Humphreys began sum
ming up shortly after chief dofensl
counsel. Sir Patrick AaAtLnGn. con