Show acquitted at 1030 friday morning the jury in the case of the people vs john T sweeney came in with a verdict having been out seventeen and a half hours from the outset there was a probability of a verdict of murder in the first degree even upon the theory on which the prosecution worked at the first ballot the ury stood ten for acquittal and for conviction the latter fixing the offense at involuntary manslaughter ten ballots wore taken altogether on the ninth at 11 thursday night the result was eleven to one for acquittal quit tal the eleven finally succeeded in convincing the remaining juror that sweeney should not bo convicted and a verdict was returned according puring the trial and while the jury out the great anxiety of the defendant was painfully apparent and there is little room for thinking that ho will ever be caught in such a predicament di again his in this caso will doubtless cause libin to steer clear of tae future mrs sweeney seemed to unpleasantness of her hubanks situation as keenly as ho did himself dmd was a close attendant hiring the r trial when the jury camoin the defendant and his wife were to conceal their excitement when ane verdict of not guilty was rendered mr ey looked around the room m a dazed sort of way his wife heaved a sigh and the tears began coursing down her cheeks they both arose from their seats and left broom irai etly arm in aarl r |