The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
JURY FREES
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the jury wept openly as
Two women members Of
their verdict was read.
Goalum, pale-faced nerv-
GUS, swallowed hard as he
was brought into the court
room amid a battery of pho
tographers' flashbulbs. He
reached for the hand of his
counsel, William Beirne, as
the words mot guilty" were
pronounced by Ed Kobe,
the clerk.
The verdict was not guilty or
two counts, that of the alleged
murder Of Overell and Mrs.
Overell, in behalf of each de.
fendant.
Word of the jury's decision
spread Immediately downstairs
in the brownstone courthouse
and a mighty shout went up
from some $500 people outside
while the court clerk was read
ing the verdict on Miss Overell,
Louise, wearing a pale blue
summer dress and a light
weight short coat, was white
faced and her lips were trem-
bling as she heard the decision.
The youthful college sweet
hearts were accused of bludg-
coming to death her parents and
then dynamiting their yacht,
the Mary E.
Neither defendant looked at
the other as the verdict was
read.
Otto Jacobs, chief counsel for
Miss Overell, said:
Attorneys Comment
"That's the only way the jury
could have voted on evidence
such as the prosecution present
ed In this case. These kids are
innocent, of course"
Special Prosecutor Eugene D.
Williams said: "the jury has
decided. That is the end of it."
Bud and Louise both were
told that they could 60 to the
Jail, pack their belongings and
&c home.
She said she had no immedi-
ate plans Except that I am 60
ing home right now"
Gollum's automobile which
was impounded after his arrest
with Louise March 10 recently
was turned over by the state
to his mother and she had it
serviced in preparation for his
announced intention Of taking
ga long leisurely trip through
out the United States"
Louise refused to embrace
her erstwhile lover, Gollum,
when photographers requested
it. She said:
mo, boys, let's not do that"
However, she bestowed en-
thusiastic kisses on Otto Jacobs
and z. B. West, of defense
counsel.
Gollum, grinning widely, said
that he was going to follow his
original plan Of taking a long
motor trip. Asked if Louise
would accompany him he said
TASK her"
Reporters did ask Louise and
she declined to answer.
Mrs. Joseph Stoned, Gollum's
mother, entered the room
where he was talking to report
ers and kissed him heartily.
The jury, consisting mostly of
Orange county farmers, bust
nessmen and housewives, were
out more than 40 hours follow
ing the long, hectic trial. They
deliberated about 80 hours of
that time, and at the end of
the first full day reported they
stood at IL to l, without re-
vealing what they favored. That
was last night.
Today was another story.
Members of the jury told
Prosecutor Williams that they
had stood 8 to 4 for conviction
at one time but that the testi-
mony of DR.. John J. Montanus,
autopsy surgeon for Orange
county, before the grand jury
that indicted Louise and Bud
Twas the determining factor in
the switch for acqui,tal.
Juror Thomas Enyart started
the swing toward acquittal by
pointing out that DR.. Montanus
changed his testimony, testi-
mony which the defense argued
was "pure unadulterated pre-
jury"
At one time Saturday the iu-
rors said they stood 7 to 4 for
conviction with one vote blank.
Saturday night, however, the
jurors were II to l for acquittal
Mrs. Stoned, when asked if
she was going with Bud on the
motor trip said Honestly I
don't know what I am going
to do, I am so excited and