The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-15
TIE sTANwU HALL TRAGEDY,


INC Aast scene IN the Baker Txlal-N0nr
Agreemcnt and Discharge OF tho jury
HOW They Ssood-Thc Accused Remandcd.
COURT OF OYER AND rERMINER.
Hon. Judge Roosevelt presiding.
sIxrxESm DAT.
DEC. lathe Judge took his seat on the bench about
10 o'clock but the jury who had been in de liberation
nearly foryone hours could not come an agreement
The Judge, addressing the for the prosecution
and the defence said:-The Jury, gentlemen have sent
this communication to the Court
We the jurors In the case Of the People Baker,
would respectfully represent TO your Honor the Court
will preclude all possibility OF sgreeng-that we
have earnestly and sincerely eudesvored to nd verdict
sbiity Of ncng verdict. On these c,nsdera tons
we rsspe stful'y ask to be discharged:
ssmss NJ et orocheran, D.nis S1 Cary nyfnss'
james B. Kirker, John Marsdcn
David Teets, Alvah Hail.
Human B. Wing, John Erdman
Michael EAdie, Mathew Aartixan
Friday morning, Dec. IA, 1856, 10 O'Clock A. n.
The District Attorney said that the prisoner who had
been sent for would arrive in few minutes The jury
could then be sent for, and make formal communities
ton TO the Court and then will take proper action
Baker was in u few minutes after conducted into court
and took his seat his and his father who
has watched the whole proceedings With the painful
anxiety. The accused himself did not TO suffer
contasted favorably with the ded and worn
looks Of many of the jurors they entered the
court, after being confined for nearly al hours.
Wien the jury had taken their seats, the judge ad
dressing them, said:-The Court, gentlemen, have
ceived communication purportng to come from tho
jury room, In which 1t is that from the charac
teri and "degree Of the difference between you 1t IL
impossible that you agree and for that you
ask being two nights and part OF days debe
ration, to be discharged. Is that So gentlemen
The Foreman, Mr. Crane, answered in the affirmative.
Another Juror said:sAll signed to IT,
The judge-On reflection gentlemen-on review Of the
determination which the Court had to yesterday
cegree and character Of your differences the impos
sibity of your agreeiDg-the Court, think would be
justified although we may regret the time and labor and
expense without any reuItthe Court would be justified
in cischargpg you The Court only regret t-but,
at the time the Court must thank you gentlemen
for The careful consideration ana attention you have
given the and tine Court must thank you likewise
for the prvAtions which, as good citizens, viii
o BUSINESS whsh naa
has no right to demand The Court therefore discharges
you.
The Foreman utimated that If it would not be impro-
per, he desired to say few words.
Neither the counsel nor the curt objected
The F0reman-I gould like to have had the i'm
poitapce Of verdict before minds We have tried
TO find verdict but we found that fro toe moral aud
na vero ssau co ni
The District SAID that the Clerk of the Court
and his deputy engaged the Sessions and he
gesed that the Clerk be sent for to enter the formal
dict Of the jury,
Mr. Wing Ia juror said that he felt 1t duty on be-.
half of himself and his fellow jurors to thank officers
who had them In charge for their kind 10 them
The Court would communicate to the officers the vote Of
thanks expressed by the jury.
M. Vandervoort then came into Court and entered
formal verdict to the effect that the jurors In open court
having been two nights and parts Of two days in debera
ton having represe nted he view Of
the "degree" and cha actero Of their deren .as 1t
impossible that they could agree 1p,n verdicton
those consideradons at the request OF the jury the
Court dtfect that the jury be discharged.
The District Attorney suggested that the announce
me mt made yesterday be formally made-that the
Court stands adjourned TO the first Monday in January
The Court inquired IL there my other to be
disposed I'll
The District Attorney answered that there good
deal OF guinness but ne understood from the occupation
OF the Judges OF the Supem Court it would be better to
adjourn TO next month. From his engage.
ments also it would be convenient to adjourn for
the term.
THE court was ultimately adjourned the second Mon
bsker remains in custody, and was removed to the
Tombs by the officers.
We understand that when the jury in the above case
first went out, they six for conviction Of
der four for manslaugher In the second degree and two
fer acquitta They nad several bslotiags with various
results and finally whcu they into court this
ing they stood nine for murder, with recommendation
to mercy, for manslaughter Ia the first degree and
two for granddaughter in the second degree.
The names OF the officers who in attendance aud
who received the public thanks Of the jury aad TO whom
the reporters also much indebted for courtesy and at
tentn. Harry Bertnol, (sho Is facettonsy called
the Chief Justice from his long connection with
prelne Coutt.) Benz W. Buchanan, r. IT, Bishop, X.
kimnips, ana f. J. Knight The police attendance
the court duriug the trial. Richard Van Gieson,
Geo. G. Crolius. and John sha'key.
We regret TO say that officer Buchanan got fall on
the les in Chambers street Thursday night ipuring
his spine and removed to his residence in carriage