European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. May 7, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 North likable but guilty jurors say when we Fin shed we were of peace from wire reports Washington Oliver a North was likable and believable but guilty All the same several members of the jury that convicted him said in talking about Mak ing what one called the hardest decision of their lives. I just think he got a raw Deal juror Earl Williams 64, told reporters outside his Southeast Washington House Friday night. If he was following orders he had to do what he was told said Williams a world War ii Veteran. None of the jurors who spoke with reporters Friday displayed animosity toward North and most described him As a likeable Guy. I believed him Williams said. But despite his apparent acceptance of North s motives Williams decided along with the others that on the three charges obstructing a congressional in Quiry altering and shredding National Security coun cil documents and accepting an illegal gratuity North should be held accountable for his actions. Williams said on abcs nightlife that there never was a Point where he thought North would be acquitted of All 12 charges in part because North had admitted that he did t exactly Tell the  with cod As our co Pilot As one put it the 12 Washington residents ended 6-1 hours of intensive and exhaust ing deliberations thursday with the decision to find North guilty on three of the 12 charges against him. Hours later one of the jurors revealed she had been using cocaine until three or four months before the trial but she said it did not affect her work As a juror. That was months ago months before i got on this trial said Tara King 35, in a Telephone interview after local television station Wila revealed her drug use. King said she did not Tell the trial judge Gerhard a. Csell about her previous use of drugs because he did t ask me. That had nothing to do with me going to jury  weary and generally reluctant to discuss details of their deliberations the nine women and three men of the jury were taken Home throughout the District of Columbia Friday escorted by . Marshals and Siren screeching police cars. Those who stopped to speak said they were glad to juror Tara King admitted previous cocaine use. Be Home and that they looked Forward to resuming their regular lives after the two month trial in partic ular after the last 12 Days during which they were sequestered in a hotel. Some took walks shortly after arriving Home others almost immediately took naps. Boy i m glad to be Home juror Beverly Turner shouted As she climbed the stairs to her apartment after embracing her Fiance Al Norman and her Daugh Ter in the front Yard. Turner 37, is a civilian typist employed at the Pentagon. She said she was tired of being copped up in the jury room. Now i know what being in jail is All about., it was the hardest thing for me to  juror Jean i. Johnson 5j, a cashier said she was glad this whole mess was  what was behind their decisions to find North not guilty on nine counts and convict him on three others was not fully known Friday  did t look like a person to me who would co out and do a lot of things Williams said. Some of the witnesses on the stand said they re going to build a statue to him in the Caribbean for what he  one problem for the prosecution was that several prosecution witnesses praised North during their . Contra Leader Adolfo Calero who was called to testify about allegations that North had illegally converted to disown use $4,300 in traveler s checks intended for the re Bels said the contras would build a statue in North Shonor in Managua Nicaragua s capital if they won. Tiie jury acquitted North on the traveler s Check charge. Williams Turner and others said the deliberations were marked by prayers. Williams was quoted As Sayi in the climactic moment occurred thursday morning when juror Caswell Gilbert Hartridge 61, a Tow truck Driver uttered a Strong prayer that seemed to bring inc Gro in  was our co Pilot Williams said. He  there with us and kept us  said she was one of the doubters on to e jury particularly on the count that accused North of shredding National Security Council documents but when we were finished we were Al  Turner said when the jury first began its deliberations everyone was in a hurry. We were not used 10 being locked up together. But then we realized a Man s life was at stake and we settled  she said the jurors pored Over the 1,300 pages i trial exhibits and that her eyes began to Hurt from All the  of the exhibits were sensitive documents that gave an inside View into the Iran and Contra initiatives and involved actions and statements by some of the most powerful officials in government including for Mer president Reagan and president Bush. My eyes got so tired and i would gel a headache Turner said. Sex wife of lotto Winner seeks share of winnings Boston a the sex wife of a $7.1 million lottery Winner has sued for a share of his winnings but the state was quicker to get its Cut. The lawsuit filed Friday seeks to Force Colorado lottery Winner Al Berttucci to pay enough child support to enable his two sons to have a Standardo living on a Par with their father said Edward c. Malik attorney for Joan Tucci. Malik said his client and her sons Al Bert 9, and Michael 8, have been living on welfare and food Stamps since the acc Cis separated in 1981. She is seeking $ 1,000 a week in Alimony plus child sup port and health and life insurance. Tecci who jives in Colorado agreed last week to reimburse the state of Massachusetts for $25,000 of overdue child support payments dating Back to 1981. An arrest warrant had been issued against him for failing to make $80-a Wick payments. Malik said none of the $25.000 will go to mrs. Tucci. The state will keep the Money As partial reimbursement for welfare payments made to the woman he said. State officials were tipped off to acc i s lottery winnings last week by a Resi Dent who read a newspaper Story about him said Karen Schwartzman a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts department of Revenue. Tucci and his Fiancee Cheryl pen Ney will each receive 25 annual install ments of $134,725. They said they planned to use inc winnings to open a restaurant. I will keep up with All my moral and Legal obligations Tecci said thursday. We re not ducking any  . Cuts Back forces patrolling mexican Border Mcallen Texas a a Sharp drop in the number of Central Ameri cans trying to enter the United states has prompted the Border patrol to scale Back extra forces detailed to the Texas mexi can Border an official said. Immigration officials say the drop in apprehensions Means get Tough policies Are discouraging Central americans from coming Here to file frivolous applications for political Asylum. Central american apprehensions in South Texas have fallen from 200-250 a Day in Early March to a current level of 50-60 a Day . Vickery assistant chief of the Border patrol s Mcallen sector said thursday. From january to March the Border patrol s Mcallen sector added 192 extra agents to Stem a flood of other than mexican aliens entering the country Ille Gally. The bulk of the extra agents brought in from other parts of the coun try patrolled in the Brownsville area the closest Border crossing Point to Nicara Gua Al Salvador Honduras and Guate Mala. The Agency began detaining nearly All of those apprehended rather than releasing most on their own recognizance As it had been doing. The crackdown accompanied an immigration and naturalization service policy that began feb. 21, in which Asylum applicants arc processed in one Dayan immediately detained if their initial claims to refugee status arc denied. The number of extra Border patrol agents in South Texas has been Cut to 102, and May be reduced further if apprehensions continue to drop said Vick Ery. There arc 395 agents permanently stationed in the Mcallen sector. He said the word of a crackdown has reached Central America. If you re caught Here you Are detained then your Case is heard immediately he said. It s not like it was before when they were released and travelled North never to be heard from  ins officials also say the number of people turning themselves in voluntarily to apply for political Asylum has Plum meted from 500 a Day m january to a level of fewer than 10 daily in South Texas. In fact on tuesday of this week we did t have any applicants said Virginia kick spokeswoman for the ins s har Lingen District. Burglary suspect caught As he stopped at toll Booth Coconut Creek Fla. A burglary suspects fleeing in a Chase that reached speeds of 100 Mph stopped to pay a 50-Ccnt toll at an unattended Booth where Many motorists Don t pay enabling police to catch one of them. Police said they spotted two men who had backed a car up to a Western style clothing store and fled with clothing valued at $900 Early thursday. The men raced off Well ahead of police but officers caught up to the car when the men stopped to pay the toll at an unattended automatic toll Booth at an Entrance to the saw grass expressway about 30 Miles North of Miami said police spokeswoman Judic Weinflash. James Warren 24, of West Palm Beach was arrested and charged with burglary1, grand theft reckless driving having no valid Driver s License and flee ing and eluding police. The other suspect escaped on foot police said. Only 60 percent of commuters who use the saw grass pay the toll according to the Florida department of transportation