Evening star., 1955-10-28
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verdict seemed close within q
reasonable time.
Mr.. Mayors answer was as
firm as could be. mo. sir"
Five Possible veraicts
The jury has i've possible ver-
diets:
/. Guilty as charged Of mur-
der In the flrst degree. That
would mean mandatory electro
cution.
2. Guilty Of second degree
murder. The penalty IS q maxi
mum Of life Imprisonment, q
minimum Of 20 years.
3. Guilty of mans1aughter. Il
could mean up TO Is years, or
up to q $1,000 f1ne, or both.
4. Not guilty. She would go
free Immediately.
5. Not guilty by reason Of in-
sanity. Her plea Is that her hus-
bands confessed philandering
drove her temporarily crazy. II
the Jury agrees. she win be re-
manded to q mental institution.
It Is customary here to send
such patients to st. Elizabeths
Hospital. After q review Of her
present mental condition, she
would be released II found Of
sound mind.
Supported by Doctor
In the light Of the possibility
that the last verdict could be re-
turned, it Is interesting that her
principal witness was DR.. Francis
r. Riesenman, q staff neuro-
phychiatrist at SC. Elizabeths.
He could not be shaken In his
testimony that Mrs. Haynes was
not mentally responsible when
she shot once. and that one time
enough. to kin her red-headed
rival.
The prosecutors, Harold Il.
Titus, jr., and Thomas A. FIan-
merry. had psychiatrist Of their
own. He testified Mrs. Haynes
was sound mentally.
In his charge yesterday, Judge
MCGUIRE acsised the jurors they
were not bound to accept any
"so-called experts testimony on
the weeping defendants mental
state.
Only the all-seeing eye OF
God can read the innermost
thoughts Of the human mind, =
he told them in somber, mea-
sured tone. And American Law
does mot turn . jury's response
bility over to expert" witnesses
he said. Jurors still must weigh
the evidence. giving each bill
only the weight 1t deserves. he
said.
Spells Out Differences
Judge Mcclure took 50 min
utes to read his charge to the
jury. It carefully spelled out the
premeditated and d deliberate
malice required for q first degree
murder; the heat Of sudden pas
sion, caused BY suf1lcient provo
cation. that could reduce the
finding to manslaugater: the un-
premeditated malice, without
deliberation. that results In the
middle ground Of second degree
murder.
Mrs. Haynes faces q COM
panion charge OF carrying q dan
gerous weapon the night she
drove from her Arlington home.
armed with the .22-caliber death
pistol. to her rivals and hus-
bands tryst.
When the Judge finally ordered
the jurors to their bedrooms in
the new District Court building
there were some as spectators In
the courtroom. During the day,
It was standing room only. About
100 persons can be seated In the
spectators section. In addition,
the lawyers benches were
packed. And q constant crowd
milled around the corridor OUT
side. waiting for seats.
Cigarets and Coffee
After the case went to the
jury. Mrs. Haynes spent the
day in q room where witnesses
await testimony time. She did
not eat. Instead. she chain
smoked cigarets. gulped aspirin
and sluiced cup after cup ot
coffee.
Last night two Of her church
members. who have contributed
money to her defense, joined her
and suggested a prayer session
She agreed and the solemnity Of
the Holy Writ echoed In the
smoky chamber.
One Of her visitors remarked
brightly that the new court
house was certainly beautiful
shuddering slightly, the red
eyed defendant locked up and
said that II she ever got out Of
that building. she never wanted
to be back In 1t again.
Mrs. Haynes lawyers are Harry
Ahern and William A. Mcclellan
After the Judge DISPATCHED the