Deseret Evening News | 1897-09-22 | Page 1 | The Mills Acquittal

I THE MILLS ACQUITTAL Detail of the Votes by Which the Result Was II I I Reached I Junction Plule Co Utah Sept 19 When the Jury retired at 9 oclock last evening to consider the verdict In the I Harry MUM case the first ballot resulted re-sulted In seven for acquittal four for e murder In the second degree and one e blank The second ballot gave eight for acquittal third ten and fourth unanimous A fw minutes titter 1 1 midnight the Jury filed Into the court I find after the court mug onI1 the foreman Juiir J n lclerson < announced I an-nounced I lhat they had united on a I verdict and that It was not guilty 0 Judge McCnrty nt once retailed tho prisoner Mr Mills made a plunge flit the juor and commenced to shake I < hands with them In turn Prosecuting Attorney Page Interrupted to ole his I congratulations Mills hesitated and t said I dunno Page He felt that the llosocutlon had overreached the point I f I of dUly Mills lly hesititted a mof mnt arid then shook hands I This co has occupied nearly ten t weeks and Cortytwo witness6 tests I I lied for tho defense I 1 <