New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-15
Law INTELLIGENCE
THE sTANWIX-HALL TRAGEDY.

THE STANWIX-HALL TRAGEDY.
TRIAL OF LEW. BAKER FOR THE MURDER OF
WILLIAM POOLE.
COURT OF OYER AND TERmINER-Befors the Hon
Judge ROOSEVELT
sIXTEENTa DAY......FnDAY, Dec H.
NON-AGREEMENT AND DISCHARGE OF
THE JURY.
The Court met at 10 O'Clock to receive the verdic
of the Jury, or any communities alton which they nigh
desire tomake.
The following communication, received by the Court,
WINS then read 10 the counsels who were present;
We the Jurors in the case of the People vs. Baker,
would resp ctuly represent to your Honor the Court,
that we offer in such character and degree as
will preclude all possibility OF our agreeing. That we
have earnestly ard sincerely endesvored to find YER
DICT and that our abOrs have only convinced us OF
the impotsibility of finding verdict. On these
considerations we respectfully ask to be discharged.
Friday %orEDg Dec H. 49, s; 10 o'clock aHo a. m
james NJ. Crocheran, Daniel Carr
james Il. KTker, John M arsden,
David Teets, Alvah Hal,
Lumsn b. Wing, John Erdman
Michael Eadie, Matthew Harugan.
The prisoner and the Jury were then sent for. Ba
ker sppe AIRED q. well as usual, and seemed quite un
concerned as to the prospective result Of the Jurys
deliberations. The Jury however, did not sppear
quite 90 well after over forty hours Of confinement In
their deliberations upon a verdict
The Court then inquired If such the differences
Of opinion they entertained that it would be impos
sible for them to agree upon verdict
An Affirmative answer was given.
The Court then stated that in view of the strong IAN
euage used by the Jury respecting the degree and
IAarscter Of their differences and the impossblty of
Aeir agreeing, the Court woud be justified in dcchsg
" them. To keep them longer from their bushes.
!, I'd families would be to ask what che public had no
u ut to demand The Court would therefore discharge
y
u" L. Crane the Foreman of the jury then Iemsrked
h, the Jury bad had before their minds the import
ne Of the verdict They had done their best to agree
bnt sey had found il TO be possible 10 do W n
mt 40 ne Of their number committing moral perjury
The Clerk OF the Court was then sent for. He came
into Go mt and entered formal verdict 10 the effect
that Ire jurors In open Cout having been two nights
and par, sof two days In delibertton and having rep
resented, the Court that in view of the degree
and cha ucter of their differences il ives impossi-
BILE that III, could agree upon verdc.-on these
sieeratioIs e request Of the Jury the Court direct
M. Wing one Of the Juror CAV, thank. - tho a.
-. ~ .,ten, lance for their s,sn,; ~ '"o VI
The Court " ys oen adjourned until the first Monday
~, ~ snd thop. the views Of some Daoted many
considering the v~ ~, yet they were unsbs 70
mite upon q verd w w.
The frst ballot 81 ooo as iouows'
For conviction MURDER ;..........s
MansIauehter in the second degree.
Acauittal ........ -..''...'...''.........2
an nrder With a reco. umendation 10 ercys
n, nsisughter in the ~oc nd degree
The reporters of THr TRIDusr desire to express
,,sir N, INKS to Nsry Bart and the other officers Of
The Court for facilitating theu In their labou during
NE prorscted trial
SUPREME couRf-srrc'AL irsn-Dfc. B'f'rsJuds'
DHcIs voSS.
Samuel II. Cooper ct al. vs William Lake OF al
we erick Wright ct al vs. Elisha W. WATSON ct al
denied with liberty to plaintiffs renew 1t giving
.etics - defendsnts
Olive Wetmore, r., and others, Vs. G. %. w. Dsw.
60 ssd o., >sn Motion allowed.
EMxcry Mccormick vs. Robert McCom. ck.-0r.
dor sshsI nus, De entered