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JURY RtlDIS IfERWCT MQHTTKK) LEE TOff OF THE MRKK Of MS FfllBFirst Ballot Taken After the Jury Retired to the Room Wednesday Afternoon Stood 8 to 4 for Acquittal.THURSDAY NIGHT TWO WEREWON OVER AND THE BALLOTS STOOD THBT WAY UNTIL FBgPAY MORNINGDefendant Was Prcsenitn Court and When Judge A. ifcipwvis Read the Verdict A Smgb Stole Across His Walked From.Room a Manbut found no evidence warranting murder. Later Detective Tillotson of Kansas City was summoned here and began an investigation. He later a_ cured a confession ffom Lee in which the latter signed a paper stating he had killed his father.Cost State $3,000.It iB estimated the three trials—two for the crime and the other for in-sanity—wtll cost the state approximately $3,000. None of the cost is attached against the county, the State even paying for Hoyt's board while being confined in the county jail.“We the jury find-; not guilty.”ay morningwho had heard the the State id with the Iward Hoyt, room and foreman, verdictTHE WAILING CRY OF THE O-R-G-A-NAt eight o'clock Sheriff Wm. Nothi |charge Of the jury-a evidence in the casd against Lee E. Hoyt, murder of his fath^n;was summoned to told by R. F. CrBpadsr, that the jury ha^j and was ready W report.Judge A. B. in BisChambers, was nofi^^jfrad he instructed the defendant: to court and the atftrgui of the verdict. rapped for otder^' sheriff to brhig thd' jury had assembled desk. Circuit the roll and all a]Cranmer, the foi to Judge Davis tjbp^ read aloud. The the members of the 'i.tjjfy if that was their verdict, qnd. the^ answered in the affirmative. A^eT, tiiaJcing hands with the, jurors Judgg Dyla discharged them.As Judge Davis finished reading the verdict a smile stole across young Hoyt's face and his whole appearance showed he was grateful to the jurors for the verdict which cleared him of the murder charge. He thanked each member of the jury personally. Only one of the relatives of the defendant, Caleb Hoyt, was present in the court room when the verdict was read. ‘Young Hoyt left the court room With his attorney.The first ballot taken by the jury after retiring Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock stood 8 to 4 for acquittal and remained that way until Thursday night when tw;o more joined the not guilty side, making it 10 to 2 for acquittal, which was the standing until eight o'clock Friday morning when the verdict was reached.The deadlock hinged on the written confession purported to have been given by Lee Hoyt to Detective Tillotson Avhile-in a room at the New Leeper hotel last February. Some of the jurors believed the confession was secured by unfair means.The verdict was a just one,” said Attorney Scott J. Miller, who defend^ ed Hoyt. Attorney Miller worked hard throughout the entire trial and before the case was called by Judge Davis he had his case well planned and during the entire time of the trial he grasped every point which would be of benefit to his client and put it before the jury. Mr. Miller has been praised for his work in the case and the verdict as rendered considered a great victory for the defense, as it was the third time young Hoyt had been on trial.State’s Attorney Marshall and Mr. Taylor said they had no statement to make regarding the verdict.The extremely hot weather and the long siege of the case worked a hardship on the jurors, although everything was done to make them as comfortable as possible. From, the time the case was called until the rendering of the verdict, eleven days expired.Conditions will be more favorable in the new courthouse. The court room and jury box will be more comfortable as will also the jury room.By the rendering of the verdict acquitting young Hoyt, one of the most famous cases tried in Livingston county in years was brought to dose. The people wp, fajniHasr with the case. Edward Hoyt'S body was found in the barn at his farm in Fair-view township on the morning of November 29, 1911 by his son, Lee. It was at first thought death had been caused by a kick from a horse and later it was the belief that Mr. Hoyt had been murdered. The officers made a thorough investigation of the caseThe organ oPthe Pie Brigade of the City of Chillicothe which “existeth and liveth” upon the city revenues the City of Chillicothe and-which and ho ever hath done so;, for lo these many long weary years, now doth arise with all its nerve, both present and future, as well as its usual and customary nerve, and bawleth out that it continueth to follow the old “pie” path that leadeth to that dear old “pie counter” of everlasting joy and forget-me-not. The 3aid “organ” hich in very recent former days did then and there tell its dear readers that the commission form of government was just the thing that the town ded—needed it so bad that it howled its breast plate loose telling the town how and why WE should adopt the new rule of city government, laying particular stress upon the non-iMu-tisan, the nonjolitical, the responsive, tlic most successful, the most economical, the most up-to-date, in fact thfe cure all for all of the municipal ills that affect our city (and we must confess they are some). But since the aforesaid era the “pie organ” has seen the light. It has received the “pie nudge” which it always “followeth where it listeth” and now, by jove, we er-ar-et— posed to it. Oh, yes the quill pusher of the pie organ put 061 his “pie glasses and now he just can’t see any thing to-it. He has been seen of the chief mogul “pie” disburser who was so fearful of losing his and their 'pie* ’that he and them become badly scared, realized that something must be done to stem the tide of Commission rule and the “organ” not forgetting its creator gets busy with its lonesome, spooky howl against tho thing that it formerly raved over i being the “all ills cure.”CO-OPERATION THAT PAYS.The farmers of Missouri are more and more helping themselves by mutual co-operation—and indeed co-op-eration is really organized self-help. Community Club unity of plan and purpose will give the best results in preventing aud fighting the chinch-bug as well as eliminating the army , worm. The Secretary of the Board t of Agriculture is moving actively to foster “Community Clubs” organizing for farm and country life betterment | along practical lines.BROWN’S TENNESSEEMINSTRELS AT A1RDOMENext Saturday night the Alrdome lt;will have its formal opening for the season with the Brown's famous minstrel company of twenty-five singing and dancing colored comedians in s performance lasting for two hours. , During the afternoon and again in the evening the band of fifteen pieces will entertain with free open air concerts. This company recently was the feature attraction at the opening of the Capital Beach Park in Lincoln, Neb. The company will arrive here from Omaha Saturday qfternoon at 2:16. The show at the Airdome will start at 8:30 and the prices will be children 15c and adults 25c.Notice to Teachers.The regular teachers’ examination will be held in the Chillicothe High School building, Friday and Saturday, June 5th and 6th.28-6. J. W. McCormick.SuperintendentOne half price on all trimmed hits at Enloe Hartwell, 2nd floor ,N. Y. Store for next ten days, beginning Saturday. j3d3wlDrink Loctone Iir .: ;rv Hk and get fat Rybum’s Pharmacy, Northwest cor-Need a Summer Hat? One-half price at Enloe Hartwell's, 2nd floor N. Y. Store. Starts Saturday.j3d3wl
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Chillicothe Constitution
Chillicothe, Missouri, US
Fri, Jun 05, 1914
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