Eureka Reporter | 1903-10-23 | Page 2 | Murderer Acquitted by Gambling

MURDERER ACQUITTED DY CAM GAM BLING jury decides murder case by tossing up nickels in the lawrence circuit court at lawrenceville ill a jury trying the case of the tate against george ryan charged with assault to commit mur der could net not reach a verdict after being out thirty sit six hours then one of them bugge ted flipping s heads to convict tails to acquit each juror put a nickel in the hat a shake and toss and the nickels fell on the table six and six necessitating an other tos the second trial showed four heads and eight tails resulting in acquittal the court accepted the verdict hut but did net not klow know k low how it was reached the state will pet get a new trial and the jurors may be indicted