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Richey GuiltyDALE RICHEY%THOMAS BORRIStell how he voted. But instead of saying Martray was not guilty on the two counts, Goodwin said “guilty,” when asked how he voted.Duffield immediately moved for a mistrial. This was just as promptly denied by Judge Adams. Judge Adams allowed remaining jurors to be polled. All confirmed the original verdict.When this was finished, Judge Adams said to the jury there apparently was a split verdict on the two counts facingBorris,By JAMES PLETCHER JR.Courier Staff WriterSeven verdicts of guilty and two of not guilty were handed down early Sunday morning by the Jury in the trial of two Connellsville policemen and a civilian.Ori trial for the April 28,1972 robbery ofQuindy Cipresse were Officers Raymond Martray and Dale Richey and civilian Thomas Borris.Each man was charged with robbery, criminal conspiracy and theft by unlawful taking.Borris and Richey were convicted on all three counts. Martray was found guilty of criminal conspiracy and not guilty of theft by unlawful taking and robbery.The jury began deliberations at 7:20 p.m. Saturday in the Favette County Courthouse after Judge Fred C. Adams gave them his two-hour long charge.There was some confusion when the jury returned with its verdict at midnight Saturday.The verdicts on each count for each defendant were read by an officer of the court.After this occurred, Attorney William Duffield asked that the jury be polled.During this procedure, each of the 12 jurors is asked how he or she voted to arrive at the verdict.One of the jurors, Clark Goodwin, an elderly man with flowing white hair, rose to his feet when it came time for him toMartray. He sent the jury back into deliberations at about 12:30 a.m. About fifteen minutes later the jury returned.The jury's foreman handed over the verdict slips. This time it was unanimous that Martray had been found not guilty of robber}' and theft by unlawful taking.The jury last week heard testimony from 25 witnesses for the prosecution and the defense. They also heard from 23 character witnesses for the three defendants.Judge Adams, in his charge, gave the jury a brief summary of each witness’ testimony. The story went briefly that the three defendants and three others allegedly planned the robbery of Cipresse. During that robbery. Officer Martray was acting as a police escort for the merchant. Martray was jumped by two of the assailants. Cipresse was jumped by two others who took two money bags from him. Those bags contained between $29,000 and $30,000 in cash,rRAYMOND MARTRAYchecks and food stamps.It was pointed out after the jury gave its verdict that Martray should not have been found guilty on all three counts. An official spokesman said the Commonwealth only proved that Martray was allegedly involved in the planning of the robbery. No witness ever testified that he or she actually saw Martray take his alleged share of the loot from the robbery. Testimony also showed that Martray did not take part in actually robbing Cipresse. Testimony did show that Martray was involved in the conspiracy or planning stages of the crime, the official said.Duffield said after the verdict was given he plans to appeal the case. Murray I. Horewitz, attorney for Martray and Borris however left the courthouse sometime after the jury began its deliberations. He did not return to hear the verdict.Instead. Martray and Borris agreed to allow Duffield to take the verdict in Hore-witz’s absence.Judge Adams explained to the defendants they have seven days in which to file any further motions in the trial. These could be for any reason including appeal of the jury’s verdict.Before the jury turned in its verdict, the three defendants sat, watching the 12-member panel. The panel rose from its seat. Martray slid forward to the edge of his chair. Richey wiped his palm on hisblank expression on his face. These were the only signs shown by the three men as the verdict was given.The verdict brought to an end a week-long trial which marks the beginning of ascries of trials that may be held in cases involving seven Connellsville policemen and five civilians.The 12 men are charged with crimes ranging from conspiracy to arson. They were allegedly involved in a series of robberies, burglaries and other crimes that took place in and around the city of Connellsville over the past three years.It took the court almost one full week to find the 12 persons to sit on this jury. Judge Adams also took special steps in order to make sure the three men received a fair trial. As each juror was chosen, they were removed from the courtroom. Selection of jurors was done in secret with questioning handled by defense attorneys, Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ferens Jr., who handled the case for the state and JudgeAdams.Jurors were locked up as they were picked. They were not allowed any outside contact. The entire jury was also kept sequestered in this way during the trial. They received no newspapers, were not allowed to watch much television and hadno contact with their families, except Continued on Page 4pant leg. Borris sat motionless with a
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Connellsville Daily Courier
Connellsville, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Oct 13, 1975
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