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The Judge,asked 'Any further buei neea, gentlemen9 1 “No, air,” answered Foreman Fane 'You are discharged, said the oouit, and the jarymen who have been in session nineteen days passed out and down into the street.None of the jurymen lingered to chat about bow they fslc buq none appeared to oars what the speotatorB thought about the outcome of the lynching mvee tigationCourt then stood adjourned until Thursday morningORDER FOR A SPECIAL GRAND JURY.Jndge Vail and State’s Attorney Mills were m oonenltation for a moment or two, when the court gave orders to the clerk to tssue a venire immediately for a special grand jmy, to report as soon as soon ae possible in court to take up the lynching case Sheriff Perl will select the jury It is bia duty un ler the statute to make the selection in person,PERSONAL INSTRUCTION Ae the jury wrb paesing out, Sheriff Peri asked the clerk if be would make oat the list of names for the jory The ooorl heard the inquiry and turning to the Sheriff ho said 4 No, Mr Sheriff, you will Belect the jury, and you will get responsible men from the city and county ”That settled it, and Perl, with a sigh, said ' All right, III do it but I would perfer to have a liBt eo that I oonld goai d get the men v Then the oonrt room was vacated, and soon there was no one in the hail
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Decatur Weekly Republican

Decatur, Illinois, US

Thu, Jun 29, 1893

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