The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-12
Immense Crowd and Excite
ment i'm Court.
The Jury Appear at Half-past
Ten o'clock.
THEY CANNOT AGREE ON A VERDICT.
THEY ARE DISCHARGED BY THE JUDGE.
SCENES I'm THE COURT ROOM,
&C., &C., &c.

Az II was announced in the morning papers that the
Jury in the of Opdyke aad Weed would come into
court at ten O'Clock yesterday morning with their ver
dict according the instructions Of the learned Judge
in his charge tho previous evening, tho rooms were
crowded every part ten O'clock in fact the pas
sages hallway and all parts Of the building were SO
choked with people that it easy matter to move
about to OBJ tain admission.
The defendant and his counsel in attendance ;
the plaintiff we did see, but he fully represented
by his counsel and attorneys.
After waiting In suspense for some time, the crowd
was satisfied with the information that the jury was COM
ing into court
Amid cries Of "opcn way for the jury" the sole
procession Of twelve walked steadily to the jury box
where after their names had been called over they
jnterrogatod by Mr. James Gibbons Of the attaches
of the COURT
O. Gentlemen OF the jury-Have you agreed on your
verdict9
The Judge--Arc You able TO agree? A. We are net
O Is there no probability of your agreeings A. Not
the slightest.
under my conEol where confidently expected that the
jury would agree There but little responsibility eft
the after this alude TO tic charge imputed to
Mr. Opdyke sitting the committee where the claims
OF his in. law to be considered The only
on this of course You may disagree TO the amount
But as you positively declare that there s no possibility
OF your agreeing, gcntIeWen, you are uiSCHarpcus
The court then adjourned sine die
The following are the names Of the jurymcn:-
Charles B. Cornell painter 145 East Twenty-frst or
228 Duane street.
herman Cushman, pocke.books, 12s William or 1856
Henry street.
Thomas warren broker, 2o6 Monroe street
Benjamin WAY, shoes, 227 Sixth street.
Caspar J. wcstervelt grocer, 1856 Bleecker and 96
Lacdougal street.
Marcus Klinger fpcy goods sle and ais Spring street
Hans J. Hansen, clerk and ship chandler, sSS Cherry
and $50 Monroe street.
william Holden, cloth Gnisher, 467 Ninth avenue.
Henry Harris, clothing 1874 and l66 Seventh avenue
Edward NJ. Seaman, feed dealer, 2s Barlow and ITO
John Drinker siiversmith, 1884 West Thiryninth and
H K Bali, druggist, 1T Water and West Forty sixth
street.
The scene in court after the result heard
Avey and exciting Tho friends OF Mr. Weed, who
seemed TO be very numerous pressed around him. and
evnced their delight by grabbing his hand and squeezing
him up In the centre of pressing The friends or
Mr. Opdyke gathered in fore about his counsel and
Captain jenkins with oil his urbanty had enough 70 do
10 satisfy the inquiries OF the curious "Wha would
be the result OF the mater9 Woud tho case be tired
AGAIN." Glow did the jury standf' and all sorts OF
questions followed fast that there time nor
chance for answers to any Of them.
From all that reporter could gather from the
Jurors themselves and those who expected to know
the case understand that the jury Stood
rst OF ALL TO five for giving substantial DAMAGES,
but that they afterwards came mp tn the proportion OF
nine to three The friends Of the defendant however,
maintain that the stood the othor waythat Is that
three for nominal damages and nine for acqutal
The fact however plain and SIMPLE Is that the Jury
dismissed because the foreman said, they could
not possibly agree.
Before closing our report Of this lengthy trial. must
In with the reporters Of the other daily papers,
record our thanks 70 Mr. James Gibbons aud the other
officers Of the Court for their uniform courtesy and aten
ton Had Il not been for these acts Of Kindness the
reporters would have found IL st more difficult matter
than it really obtain retain their seats at the
desk set apart for them.