The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-01-22

great lncnnVehleHCe mas ptfn luIpSbCh
here and-cnmprlled To sit injldgmrnt.-'
The evidence being through this jnry
wpuld like lohear the argument Of coun'
sci"
VERY we'll" answered The counsel itI
he deiruce and Immediately poured
knlh a tnirrnt of eI"qrnce in f'vor "l
he side he espnnscd. which mu have
had a convincing effect in the rieh quar-
ter, lnr when The learned gentleman re
snmed his seat. The jury expressed him
self rrrs,y.tn rrndrra verdict; hu' the nj
t'ruel IN lie plaintiff now insisted upnn
eipg heartl. aud accordingly set fnrh
his view Of the case in such vivid cfor>
thai iheyiuy. bef,re he had finished his
hours speeeh,had evidshtlyreIapsed into
a state ct doubt and uncertainty.
"lf the court pleaSes.' remarked the
Jury. 'hefore this last speech verdict
might have been given which would have
satisfied 0ae nf the parties Mt least, mar
it j. i'npn>sLlr; this last speech has turn,
ed everything t"psy tuIvry. There are
some points "n whIeh the jury must re
quest the instructions Of The court"
The Instructions were given. and il
was generally Supposed lIrat verdict
would he rendered al once, as the din.
ner bells we're now ringing out in every
drrccIi"n; but not 20, rj4y preferred 10
retire aad consider upon lis serdici, anh
as all partes, except the jury. seemed a
bout obrying The SIMMONS nf the bells. u
hiut was delicalely given that ii would
be- no more than proper, and indeed hn
name. tha; the jury should he tWnishcd
wHh rcfrcSimrnts. The hint was seized
upon by the attorneys. aud tro very a
bundanl dinners were in few m"ments
passed III through the window from the
neigbh ring Jefferson House. the Justice
cnnIobrs LAWYERS aud spectators hav
ing Ieil the office in possession nr The
) Jury. according 10 the custom Of those
times.
After dinner tho crowd gradually re
assembled in the street. aud through rh'
npcn winduw the imperiurabe jury va
seen with Que leg cooked nvcl the kne,
Of tho other. Iooking carefully over tn
authorities which had been referred t.
hy the lawyers; then changing his pnsl
uon. and putting the leg which had bee
under on top, the upper wall Of the rnor
was scanned all around with great eai
ucstness for few minutes, after whc
+, n urge volume containing the sta
utes nf Missouri was diligently consult
ed. aud soon 1t was evident, from az
! pearancrs, thai the jwy Aad not agrec'
: Al 6 O'Clock. under instructions fror
e Justice Walsh, tho constable inquired, a
/ is usual in similar cases--"il Has The iur
agreedl" a Solemn NO." was the !,
spnnse. aud soon after candles wer
brought and plnced upon ihe table b
the constable, who, after lingering a mc
meDl in hopes Of an iniimatinnthat a vel
dict had been agreed on. was waved ou
ofthe room!by The jury, From aqparre
past 6 until II O'Clock the jury c"gitare
without any resnlt. At length Bush
was ordered To snmmun the jury int
/ court, which was done By opening tn
outer duor and admitting the justice at
; crowd into the presence at the jury.
There sat the jury, as undecided as {
, duper time ..s.......
. 'Genieman Of the jury. said tho ju
tee, maiss'ically. have you agreed upo
3 youl vcrJicl!'
o May it please the court answerc
Noah, with great dignity, i believe il
+, customary topoH MrJ4ry before askin
, that question
J Very well.' replied the justice. wh'
it must be confessed, was becoming Ii
tie hetiul, poll away
: Bnsby poIIed the jury, calling nut fro'
h,s list--
'Nonh Ilidgely!'
Here!' an9werol the jury.
= All right reported Busby to the ju
tce.
D. Now. thcn--the Jury being polled-
Gentlemen of the jury, repeated tho .in
Y Iicc slowly, 'have-yuu-Ogreed- opc
$ --your- vcrdiell'
May it -please--lhe- cour,--No
= answered Noah rising aud shaking h
It bead emphaGcnly,
= lsthere any IikeIiho"d of the jury b
; ing mile to agrerl' demanded Jusi'
- Walsh. desperately.
Nat the least ghost Of chance, r.
!, piled the person addressed-"rnE Jun
G rs muNGP
a dismissal of the ju.y r,llowel, and
] new trial was ordered, The hero Of NJ
!, sketch continues Ia collect The f'reigI
/ bills Of the old Hannibal. aud believe Ii
a Is considered eremPt from jury daty, /
r general CONSENT ~ q, Pic,
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