Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 272, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1911 — First Gary Graft Trial Results in Failure to Agree. [ARTICLE]

First Gary Graft Trial Results in Failure to Agree.

The trial of City Engineer Williston, of Gary, charged with graft, which took place at Valparaiso, resulted in a disagreement by the jury which had been put from 5:30 Wednesday evening to 3:30 Thursday afternoon. A rumor was persistently circulated at .Valparaiso that the jury stood 7 for acquittal and 5 for conviction. The first ballot is understood to have bee i 7 to 5 for conviction, the second was a tie and after that 7- to 5 for Acquittal. This may possibly be the way all the Gary graft cases will terminate. The dictograph evidence, which was submitted to the court, seemed conclusive of guilt .In all there were 722 pages of testimony taken during the seven days of the Williston trial. Each day after the evidence was taken the reporters were compelled to go to their typewriters and write out the evidence. In this way a typewritten report of the evidence was ready for the use .f the lawyers the next day.