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Show VERDICT FAVORS GOULD Jury Decides Helnze Must Meet Notes for $1,200,000 Given In Payment for Bank Stock Now York, Oct. II. A verdict In j , favor of Edwin Gould In his suit I against F. Augustus Ilelnzo for the I recovery of $1,200,000, a part of the j purchaso price of stock In tho Mcr- I nntllo National bank with Interest 8 thereon, was returned by n jury In I ho stato supremo court hero todny. r While tho Jury was out Justice Pago j sent Instructions that the Jury must bring In a verdict for tho wholo amount or nothing. Justlco I'ngo has been Informed that somo of tho Jurors desired to bring In a vordlct of $440,000 representing repre-senting $55 on each of tho 8000 shares Involved In tho transaction and an appeal was mado to tho court to learn If such n vordlct could bo mado. Tho Jury was out about two hours. At tho request of Edgar T. Ylrnck ett, counsel for Ilelnzo, a thirty-day stay of execution was granted. Tho sale of Mercantile National bank stock by Gould to Holnzo was. mado In 1907. Ilelnzo paid $350,000 In cash and gavo notes for tho remainder. re-mainder. His dofenso In tho suit decided de-cided today was that ho was defrauded, de-frauded, Holnzo declaring tho stock was not worth tho price Gould set. I Involved In tho suit decided todny f was n counter action for $100,000 V brought by Ilelnzo against Gould. Holnzo under tho Jury's verdict re- cciven nothing, retaining, however, I the prlvllego of again suing 'Jould for I this amount. g |