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. .1 . v ; : :*i r.i:; • );AFTER BEltfG^UT^OR HOURSJURY FINDS ' TH/kT ;M ftSMrs. Hunter on the Stand Denies Eperything, Attorneys for Defense Make a Sympathy Plea and State Flays Well Known Men and the Defense's Counsel.... HUNTER IS NOT pt/l.LTY , ;. • * -1 « * : *; * “ ; ' •- / -r •'■ ■*•* iA? CHARG,£,i?; j ij• ■ •' i» «» !* • rj p*. ’ . ; r* i f.|‘i r; ri 5 !i • - * • i I.Jv ' \ *C-.l V!.- » ') ' '• *•• /• •’ l; 1 i 1 * ' (' • I *\ » » ♦ » .v f i-^ * *t I . .. * , J m • • 7T ►*.* v.T * - i •*• * » * JAfter being out four hours the jury in the case of the State of Indiana vs. Tinsa Hunter, for the operation of a house of ill fame, returned a verdict of “not guilty” at 11:45 o'clock Monday night. It is stated that five ballots were taken before the jury reached the verdict and that on the first hallot the jury stood seven to five for conviction.• tThis then closes the most se^sa-. » • •;tional case that has come before .the people of Fulton county in a number of.years and the names of moreprominent personages were dragged* * ^ . —into tangled mire than possibly willever be linked with another prostitu-Jtion case in years to come in thisvicinity.The celebrated case of the State of* • i *■ * lt;«Indiana vs. Tinsa Hunter for the operation of a house of ill fame, cameto a hearing in Justice Sam Miller's# • • * .court in Akron at 1 o’clock this (Fri-day) afternoon before a jury of• »■. .twelve men, about two hours being consumed in picking the jury, eight men being excused before v the state and defense passed the venire. Attorney R. R. Carr was retained1*by the defense in addition to Attor-• • - • * - *.. %neys Bernetha and Murphy. Prosecutor : McKesson and Deputy Brownappeared for the state.. ■ ■ .1 - * . * * . • ' • ,The trial, is to be .conducted in the• . * i, * , . - . , . lt;•Gleanor’s hall and at least one hun-J •' , ~ 9 m % •dred and .fifty persons were present at the first session.From the outline of the state’s testimony it is not generally believed that the state can convict Mrs. Hunter.ynv.ii*1*. ’■• );• ’-. ‘ •• * • H* i'flOii [' '■■■M■u.i
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Rochester Weekly Republican

Rochester, Indiana, US

Thu, Oct 07, 1915

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