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ton of the case or retire for the
night.
Most of the curious throng that
filed the courtroom and flowed out
into the corridor during the entire
day while attorneys were making
final pleas to jury, left the court
house. Court attaches, attorneys for
both sides and Miller himself waited
in the courtroom. Justice Moore
remained available in his chambers
At 6:25 pm. the jury signaled It
was ready with its verdict. The
court session was resumed at GAO
pm, when the jury filed back into
the courtroom and lined up In q
long semicircle behind the counsel
tables and facing the bench.
Verdict Is Announced.
Have you reached a verdict7p
the clerk asked.
1--WE have" the foreman replied.
How do you find the defendant,
Robert I. Miller?" the clerk asked.
"Not guilty." the foreman intoned
loudly.
A few EXPLANATIONS came from
the spectators, who had been adj
monished by Justice Moore not to
make any demonstration upon PEN
atty Of being held in contempt Of
court.
Miller remained seated while the
verdict was announced He got UP
In his seatswl1en the foreman pro-
nounced his acuuittal. and q mo-
ment later sank back into his chair
When the court released him from
custody. he said, THANK you. ydr
honor
Us there any other business be-
fore this court?" Justice Moore
asked.
Assistant United States Attorneys
Charles B. Murray and Daniel B.
Maher said there was none. Justice
Moore then discharged the Jurors
who had been locked UP for nearly
two weeks, md adjourned court.
Surr0ER ded by Friends.
In the corridors, Mis3r was ina
mediately surrounded by friends and
strangers rushing up to congratu-
late him. He was asked to make a
statement of his plans.
Not a word he said. II got
a fair and impartial trial. That's
all I can say" He nodded to every
one and kept saying, Thank you,
over and over again. To a woman
On the fringe of the crowd, who
signaled her congratulations, he
said, Thank you, my dear"
At the elevator he refused to ride
down in the same car with Mr..
Murray and Mr.. Maher, his prosecu-
tors. Still the center of q throng,
he waited for the car to come back
and then made his way out of the
building and across the street to his
office where Mrs. Miller was waiting
for him.
The news of her husbands acquit-
tai had been rushed to Mrs. Miller
by Edward Fien, husband Of Mrs,
Miller's niece. When her husband
arrived, she shouted, "Lordy, lordy
DUO, BOD.
Bitterly Attacked.
During the first week of the trial,
while she was waiting to testify,
Mrs. Miller was excluded from the
courtroom. After she took the stand
In her husbands behalf early last
week, she attended every session
except those yesterday end the two
hour session when Miller himself
took the stand.
Attorneys for both sides yesterday
bitterly attacked Mrs. Miller for her
part In the affair with DR.. Lind.
Present at virtually every session
of the trial was Fred Miller, 30
yesr-old brother of the defendant
He was also on hand last night to
hear the verdict. Members of the
Lind family, some OF whom had
testified for the Government, were
not on hand when Miller was set
free.
After the jury was dismissed from
further service. one of the Juror.
was overheard telling Mr.. Welct
that the verdict would have been
brought in sooner but the jurors de.
cided ut would look better If we
waited little while"
In tnstructing the jury, Justict
Moore suggested that elaboration.