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Show ENGAGED IN PKAYEB BEFORE CONSIDERING. Then the Jury Promptly Returned Verdict of Acquittal. CHICAGO, Jan. 23. A m session of prayer preceded the deliberations of a Jury in Judge Chetlaln's court yesterday, yester-day, which resulted in the acquittal of Patrick Deehan, charged with the murder mur-der of John Lindens. When the twelve took their places around the table William Wil-liam H. Daniels said: "Gentlemen,, this is a most serious duty before us, A hurrtan life hangs in the balance awaiting but a word from us to" be made free or to be ended. This Is such a solemn duty that I almost al-most fear to approach it and I think that we ought to ask for courage and for light. Won't you gentlemen Join me in a prayer? Let us kneel here In the Jury chamber and ask divine guidance guid-ance in the duty we are undertaking." The twelve men in the Jury chamber dropped to their knees and bowed their heads as the one Juror offered a prayer. In which he petitioned supreme guidance. guid-ance. , |