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JURY OFFIVEFINDS VERDICTClFOR MRS. CROSSstrMiCourt, Jurors and Spectators | £1Surprised When No Defense is OfferedMrs. Mary Newhall, middle aged seamstress, lost her long pending J340 claim against the sociaJiy prominent Mrs. William E. Cross yesterday in a City Court trial which although .devoid of fireworks gained dramatic surprise from two startling moves by the defense attorneys—their refusal to cross examine Mrs, Newhall’s story and Uteir deliberate withholding of any «lefense testimony.Tactics of defense counsel, P. R. Bottenhemi and George P. Roesch were a complete reversal from those used during the first trial last June. Hie change proved its worth. In June the jury was out two hours be-y fore it was finally discharged as unable to agree.Yesterday the jury came ' back after five minutes of deliberation to kitst Mrs. Newhall’s hopes with the verdict: No cause ot action.That was the word of only five Jproxs—but accepted by prior agreement on the number, for upon exhausting the panel bringing in several men from the streets, after long searches by the City Marshal and police a .sixth juror acceptable to feetft sides could not be found.In June, Mrs. Cross, nee Frances C. Clemson, .took the witness stand In refute the complaint that Mrs. ffewhall had been engaged under a verbal contract for a year's employment to the Cross household, that had been discharged without arose before the year was up, and Hut therefore she was entitled, to recover for wages and board for the remainder of the year. Verbal duels between witnesses and attorneys on cross examinatioon flashed fre-lt;pehtly during that trial which held UK interest of all the city's wealthiest families because according to Continued on Page FifteenbitprctogE.forB.todborW.erslorMaresashezatboamaforiancMr.wa]meiCrcT nit* cep' whi exp of cundplojtha-Mr.comC(iw*•m]TENANT OF CAR GIVEN60-DAY term for firefiremen fought a blaring refrigerator car in the north yards of the O.4k W. railroad here early today be-iering it contained an imprisoned map wanderer. When they searched the arouLI Line Of L leavi the l V yesri ingThlt;’air i -I day ' kroncharred wreckage later they found noMy,Discovered intoxicated near the •oeoe, however, and suspected of Ull hating lived in the unused car and of j Liibeing responsible for the fire, was to RMichael McCarthy, thirty-six, ot avai] Massachusetts. Taken into custody ;,.ar] If-C. R. Randell of the O. W. po-■ce, McCarthy denied the accusa-' y Mans, but he was given a sixty-dayjntmra In nlt;StViwn iflD fAfiww w*icnsingf
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Middletown Times Herald
Middletown, New York, US
Thu, Sep 21, 1933
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