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Show BEACH IS DECLARED I0T GUim B! JURY Accused "Man Declares He Never for a Moment Doubted Doubt-ed His Acquittal. By International News Service Al KEN. S. C.f Feb. 7. " J bavo never for a moment doubted that when twelve men heard the testimony upon which the prosecution based Urn ridiculous charge they would quickly render a verdict of not guilty. It was a cruel conspiracy and 1 knew a jury would quickly doi.wl it.' This was the ' statement made by Frederick 0." Fieach thi6 afternoon a few mju.iil.es after tho verdict was rendered. ren-dered. The caso -was given to the jury at 1;M o'clock p. in., and many of I hose packed into tho courtroom expected a verdict lo bo rendered before 1 :'I0, the time for dinner recess that tho jury would on the llryt ballot declaro Beach not guilty. Mr. Beach -'3 lawyers plainly plain-ly expected this, but Beach and hiB wife showed absolute unconcern. The Bixtoen minutes passed, however, and Judge Spain had tho .foreman of tho jury called, directing him if an agreement agree-ment were reached before !& o'clock to plaoo the verdict in a scaled envelope. It was exact 1 j' one minute before ' o'clock when tho jury tiled onr, of the room and took, their neatH in the box, having been out one hour and; forty-five miuutos. Neither Beach nor his wife wore present and the court waited until 3:05 when Mr. Beach not having arrived, tho foreman was asked if "tho jury had reached a verdict and ho answered it had. A teuso moment during which one could have heard a pin drop, followed fol-lowed before Clerk of Court John "W. Dunbar read the verdict: "We, the jury, fiud the defendant not guilty. " |