| Show DECIDE THAT ALBERT GEDDES ECCLESIs ECCLES ECCLESIS S IS SON AND tl HEIR OF LATE OGDEN MILLIONAIRE DIVIDE F SEVEN TO ONE Emotional Scenes in Weber County Courtroom at Noon f When Verdict Is Returned d for Boy Plaintiff in Case Involving In- In Name and a Fortune HAVE ONLY BEGUN TO FIGHT SAY LAWYERS Attorneys for Administrator Plan to Take Case to Highest Court if Ne Need d Be Suit foran for an an Accounting Threatened by Counsel for Albert Albel t tI BOYS BOY'S I MOTHER OVERCOME t t 4 4 Vc Ve e the 11 01 In lit the e entitled Petition of fir 4 Albert G Ond On- On 41 4 1 si d C. C g of ur ofHie p the Hie he of or ld Du I cl DeV DC- DC V fn ird find Joined In tl fn or n or of or till the plaintiff that but the Id Du id deceased tJ In 44 t 4 tt 4 t MM hIM lifetime him- him 4 t IT melt If to be HI tIe other ruther or of th the l J pet pet- eU- eU tJ 4 f fIo Io loner tr and that nt Mold d petitioner In Is Inu au aft u h heir lr of d. d 4 41 tt 1 SneLl rf II ILs S 4 4 n. n II H. Icon I. I 10 1 4 GgORGE IA 9 JOSE V. V. V Y 9 IU nl o. o U I 4 JOHN II W. 4 9 Juror X linker r dIssent- dIssent 44 4 4 rd ed from the thc verdict 4 r. r By Staff StafI ent OGDEN ODEN July 16 Less Less than a u score of of people were in the courtroom at noon to today ay when the jury in the Eccles Geddes-Eccles suit filed in from fi the jury room after nearly eighteen hours hauls deliberation and announced its verdict in favor ol of the plaintiff ng ak Albert Geddes Eccles an heir to the estate of the late David Divid Eccles Immediately after the polling of the jur jury in which all nIl hut but one member t William Viliam N. N Baker announced that a aI aj I j- j verdict had been heen reached in iii f favor ol 1 of 1 the plaintiff the jury was thank thanked d for its services ser by 1 Judge u e T. T L D. D Johnson John- John son and arni discharged From the side of or the courtroom where whereas Vas as seated Mrs Irs Geddes nestling close coc tto to her the son Albert together with her Daughters Winnie and Margaret there could be bo heard a sob fob but fr from m the chairs near neal the judges judge's stand where L. L JU to Eccles Joseph Eccles were seated scaled their attorneys James De Vine an and Continued on pae lage 2 2 JURORS DECLARE BOY ECCLES' ECCLES SON sor I jI j i iBy By Vote of Seven to One Decide Ogden Case in Fa Favor or of Plaintiff J Continued From Page 1 Frank J J. Gustin C. C A. A Boyd Bod not being In the courtroom there were visible signs of surprise The defense had looked for tor a n verdict In its favor Cavor and hopes being built up by tho the lon long deliberation de tie- liberation of ot tho the Jury jun In fact Just be before before be- be fore taro tho the jur Jury announced that It was read ready to report It was WI generally general ex expressed ex- ex pre pressed presed from the side of ot tho the defense that the jur Jury would at nt least be disagreed die dis agreed d and this the they felt would have been a victory victor for tor them Fight Jut Just Begun Soon after the verdict was read rend b by bythe bythe the clerk of ot the court John V. V Bluth the members of ot tho the Eccles family filed tiled from tho the courtroom Frank FrankJ J. J Gustin an and Tames James DC De Vine speakinG for tor the counsel for fOl Oi the defense said We e have Just begun to fight It was vas announced that the defense intended to lie file an appeal and to carry the tight fight If lr possible to the highest tribunal In the state No 0 further statement statement statement state state- ment was made mado by the defense David C C. administrator of ot tho the estate declined to comment on the outcome of or th the case saying that his counsel spoke for him all that was to be said at this time The same attitude was taken b by I. I L. L R. R Eccles Mrs 1 O Geddes Th There re Mrs Geddes the mother of at the plaintiff plain plain- tiff tift was the thelast last last per person on to leave leavo the courtroom last night when ft It was announced announced announced an an- th that t a verdict could not be reached She was the first to arrive le there this morning coming shortly after S o'clock She was accompanied by her daughters Winnie and Margaret nn and the son Albert and took the seat scat Just Inside ineide e the railing which she has occupied practically the tho entire time of the hearing since she left lett the stand During tho the hours before noon when the Jury jun announced it wn was wai read ready to re report report re- re port she seemed to be In a most cheerful cheerful cheer cheer- ful CuI frame framo of ot mind as did her daughters and son son but when Bailiff Crompton came camo from the Just lust as the thc clock was as striking striking- twelve and announced an an- d that tho jur Jury was read ready to re report report re- re port there came over the faces races of or the little r family a a. look of oC seriousness and they were wore still and silent the I succeeding few taw moments which passed before the arrival of ot Judge Johnson to hear the verdict The Jury jur had Just filed tiled in and taken Its place In the box when Judge Johnson Johnson John John- son arrived and as 8 ho he seated himself on the bench he asked Gentlemen of or the jur jury have you ou reached a verdict Wo We 0 have came the answer from Nils Ils who had been chosen en forem foreman an Kind Kindly hand It to tho the clerk and Mr Bluth approached the box to re receive receive re- re cehe the verdict from Crom the hands of ot Mr 11 Lofgren A r Ten tense ne etc Moment The moment was tense E Er Everybody r body was silent and looking eagerly to Mr tr Bluth to catch er e every word that pa passed ged from his lips Ho be began an the reading of or the verdict with the formal headIng headIng head- head Ing In the tho Second district court Inand Inand in inand and for the State of or Utah Weber conn COOn coun- but the succeeding lines which named the county and the title of ot tho the action passed unheard although tho they seemed of or unending length But when the clerk reached the text of or the tho verdict and read In favor Cavor of oC tho tue plaintiff there was an absolute silence In the courtroom that was not broken until there thore came camo a 3 sob from the side of ot the room where Mrs Geddes wa was wan seated surrounded b by her child chil chil- d dren At first she was not visibly affected but her daughter aughter broke down completely as tho the reading of ot the verdict verdict ver ver- er dict dictas was as ended and she sh cried with joy as thou though h her heart would break But Buta a few seconds wa was required for tor the discharging of oC tho jur Jury b by Judge Johnson Johnson John John- son son and as the they began to leave loa the bOx Mrs Geddes slowly ro rose c from her chair her eyes with tears and approached tho the mon men who t had given to her hor son a name and a a. fortune She grasped H H. H H. McCool b by the th hand haud and started to her elation but she sho only reached I want to to- to when hen tier fer voice olce failed Called herand her herand herand and she stood silently with bowed head and tears streaming from her here e eyes es as one b by one tho seven jur jurOrs rl who had given I a decision In favor or other of ot her son filed tiled past and took her her hand handa a moment and passed on oti without a n word Hoy lios Too In kM Quirt Quiet The bo boy stood beside his mother durIng durIng during dur dur- ing this little silent drama lama his arms wrapped around her wal waist t but he ho said stid never a word lie He too was affected b bythe by bythe the verdict but bashfully and i he ho kept the tho tears from falling and stood as It If a i. i guardian over o his mother and nid offered her words of ot encourage encourage- men ment t. t When hen the last of or the j jurors had left the room the tile bo boy came caine to the tile table where the newspaper men were seated and extending his hand In t to congratulations said I can cnn never begin to lepa repay m my dear mother for tor what she sho nan has done for me With that he turned and going Rolli to tolila his lila mother who stood waiting escorted her from fron the courtroom She was now all but overcome with emotion but composed herself herselt sufficiently stiff stiff- to sa say a a. word to the reporters i gathered about her 4 Sa Says Say Justice Done DaDe I have havo only this to sn say she said between sobs My 1 prayers have been bean answered and I thank th the Lord I r thank tho the jur Jury from the bottom of or my OW heart henrt The verdict is right and Justice justice justice Jus jus- tice has been done She could not talk further The last words wore but little more noie than murmurs and as aM she turned to KO hO g she collapsed nad nail had tobo to tobe tobo bo be assisted Ihl down the stairs stall Her HerI I daughter Winnie also aleo was overcome O I completely on the stairs and like h hr r l I mother had to he be assisted to the street J tha older sister and anti dau Margaret who t had composed h herself during durin tho the trying moments stood b by to help although her eyes ees too were dl dimmed wI with th tears tean Neither elther William II H. Kin King chief counsel coun court sel el for Mrs frs Geddes nor his associate in the Uio case were In the courtroom when the verdict was returned but the they were represented b by John C. C Davis district nU att attorney rne who had assisted them during the tho proceedings Mr King ICing said yesterday when ho he was informed of tho the verdict being returned for or his client that he ho was not surprised ed It could not havo been otherwise and been Just he said Before Defore Mr Gustin and Mr De Vine left the courtroom the they announced to the few tew who had gathered around them that an appeal would be filed tiled and declared declared de tie- dared most emphatically We Ve have Just begun to fight This was as Caras far Car faras faras as their comment on ott the case would go Gets Get Quarter of Million Mr King said that his client no now had a a. standing before tho the court and undoubtedly a petition would be filed tiled asking for an accounting of or the estate which thich has hils been appraised at approximately approximately approximately Of or the total amount of or tho the estate Mrs Bertha nertha M 31 Eccles the tho first wife of ot David Javid Eccles will receive one third The remaining two-thirds two will be divided equally among the children chil chil- dren now numbering under the law f twenty two Each w will II receive on the tho valuation re reported reported ro- ro ported to tt the tlc court v The hearing on the petition of or Albert Geddes Eccles through his guardian began benn In the S Second cond district court at Ogden before Judge J. J A. A Howell Ho on Monday londa June 21 n and consumed d one mon month th all bu but t four days das Tho The Jury jur was was secured on the first day of ot the proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- and the taking of cf f testimony began beRan the dl tiny day following following- with Mrs Margaret Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- garet Geddes mother ro of or L tho the plaintiff n U u. u O n I olle u. u un stand almost d eight ht days more than six days das of or this time being taken up In cross examination t Ion The rue Cose CDe In Brief Mrs lrE Flora NIelson an aunt of ot Mrs Geddes GeddeN and George F Gibbs secretary to the President of ot tho the Mormon church followed Mrs Geddes to the stand and each testified that David Eccles acknowledged to to them that tho the boy Albert was his son A score of ot witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses for fOI the plaintiff followed Mr Gibbs and end each ench helped to form torm the chain of or evidence which the tho defense In the minds of at the seven Jurors was unable to break The Tho defense confined con con- fined fitted Itself to a tL greater degree In Inputting inputting putting on witnesses to contradict and Impeach the witnesses for tor the plaintiff Tho The plaintiff also on rebuttal produced produced pro pro- several witnesses among them f E. E A. A Smith cashier of the Savings S bank and H II S. S Youn Young cashier of or the Deseret National bank who gave testimony In contradiction to that of or witnesses for tor the defense who by their testimony said that David I Eccles was In Oregon Orton during the time of ot his r reported visits to George F. F Gibbs In regards to the excommunication pro pro- 1 against Margaret G be because cause she would not divulge dl the tha of or the father of or her child chillI These wit nesses for the plaintiff In rebuttal produced produced produced pro pro- the minute books of ot the showing sho that David Eccles Eceles was In Sal mEal Sil Lake at the time of these reports visits to Mr 11 Gibbs and had attend meetings of or the board of directors a 0 o these Institutions hung Jury Predicted When the Jury jur failed to reach t verdict at 11 1 o'clock last night an am an Wa was waN locked In for tor the nIght light th ther thu arose grave gra doubt In the he minds o 0 man many persons as to the outcome anthe 55 am an the opinion was freely freel expressed Jh Jlii nothing more than a disagreed is JU would be bo the result As 5 tile the time won wOT on this morning and there came cam W word front from the Jury room this feeling Increased and some looked for Cor a 1 diet for the defense All AU such hope hoPes Were dashed to the ground round at noon when the verdict was returned At First Evenly Divided It was le learned rn d today that tho the J jurys jury's entering the room last night for dello- dello oration on the case cale was evenly c four on a side Those jurors who t weT wen not Ilot favorable ta to a verdict for tor i 11 lira Geddes when then the deliberations be begs a were 1 McCool Baker w fl Higley rl Early this morning however all with the tho exception of ot Mr B Bake Bak ii had llad reached a decision for tor the tho plAint and the tho succeeding three hours houra spent In trying to bring this one juro around to the same wa way of thinking a athe aj tho the others He was as determined In h II nu stand and at 12 o'clock when ho iU aU refused to consent to make the verdI unanimous tho the seven members who lab agreed to return A n verdict for t tbs plaintiff pounded on the door and n fl flounced that the they were ready rendy to r rc it- it port il Only six of ot the eight Jurors were ra to reach roach a verdict |
