| Show THE VERDICT IS NOT GUILTY TAU JURY WRESTLE ALL NIGHT WITH vim THE CASK CASE the trial of the united states vs jos H dean on OB the charge ol of polygamy y has been a hotly contested legal tw fight gh td and the result reflects credit on the counsel for or the defense who had to combat the bitter prejudice that was wan worked tip against their client in th the cross examination ol of mr deao yesterday by mr varian every effort effar was made to confuse the witness but to no avail the prosecution v then called james Iver Ivers aoa an apostate mormon by whom it was intended to show that a woman received no endowments of any kind bind after her marriage iverson said he had bad been in utah fourteen years and understood that the climax of the endowments ments was the sealing ordinance on cross examination nation he be stated that be bad not been a member of the church for seventeen years his answers to mr eichardt Eich Rie ards bardis soon revealed the fact that he be knew comparatively nothing of what he had bad bumer to tell and he was finally excused J B milner V F A breaw and joseph stanford were called by the di defense dense and their evidence laid laick bare the misstatements of the witness iverson mr varian questioned mr brown as to his bis imprisonment tor for conscience sc sake he also asked mr stanford whether he was in sympathy with the church in the with I 1 tight against the government and with those who were in polygamy mr stanford re plied that he be was after the close of toe the testimony mr riles opened the arguments meata HO he asked the jury to accept all the evidence tending to inculpate the defendant and refuse all that tends tend ing to exculpate him his attack on the mormon people was of a stin similar ilar cha character to many he has made before charles C and F S richards followed for the defense mr hiles was treated to a sarcastic eulo eulogy that made him feel decidedly uncomfortable for table the evidence was carefully analyzed sad and laid before the jury la in an able manner mr a ra lasting till pm he declared it ic was not so much the case un trial as the warfare between the government and the mormon church in which mr deans deana case cut but a slight figure and wanted a conviction on general principles there was waa one feature however in which his speech differed from his former efforts it contained less vindictiveness toward the mor mons 11 judge henderson rave gave a lair fair charge and at t 45 p m the jury j ury retired the first ballot it is said was five for acquittal and seven for conviction alter after some wrestling this was changed to seven tor for acquit acquittal and five for connic y tion in this condition the jury came into court I 1 shortly after midnight and reported that they could not agree the judge sent thae ti back with instructions tr that when a verdict was reached they could con id send for him the I 1 next t ballot was nine to three tu hi favor 0 of acquittal then ten to two and d finally these came over at seven lock this morning an agree agreement mevit was arrived at and judge henderson the prosecuting attorney sent for the defendant and his bis counsel had remained in the court room all night when the judge and prosecutor arrived the verdict of the jury was opened and declared that the defendant was not guilty and he be was therefore discharged sod and his bondsmen exonerated |
