The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-22
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, nS. So -. ~. history Of trials on this coast,
n NV" nrahaSly the like of which has never
accnrred in any other court of justice:
r. will be recoiected that the jury In the
o,Connor murder case was sent OUT 10 de-
lihcratc on their verdict about O'CLOCK
saturday afternoon. They were hrough.
into court several times, but stated thai
thew were unable to agree. and were al
WAYS sent out again. His Honor, Juege
McKinstry. was evidently Of the opinion
that there was nothing in the case which
would prevent an honest jury from agree.
ing on a verdict. For day or two past IL
has been generally understood that the
iury stood eleven for conviction and one for
acGuittal. The name Of this one appeared
10 he known, and his standing, by those
who knew him, was freely discussed. al
1X o'clock Yesterday afternoon the jury
were brought into court. All looked weary
and exhausted"
Judge McKinstry stated that if any, Of the
Jurors had anything to say he would listen
William Hosford, one of the jurors. arose
and addressed the court substantially as
follows:
II was told last night that If did not
decide 40 and so, by another juryman, it
would be worse for me. This morning
while living in bed this man (polntlng TO
Mr.. HowarC) stood over me, and threatened
if I did not decide with him he would shoot
me or cut me to pieces. Under these cir
cumstances, IL should render verdict in
accordance with the desire of this gentle
man, il would be very wrong Tor me 10 40
SO, and 1 don't desire to sleep there again,
because don't think the man IS sane from
the way he has acted"
II. c. Howard: deny the charges; there
Is no truth in them.
Judee McKinstry: / don't care about
hearing the merits Of the matter. Ii there
Is any Juror who has any weapons on his
person, let him surrender them at once to
the sheriff.
MIR. Howard then took from under his
vest bowie-knife and from his back pocket
Derringer, which he handed to the sheriff.
Judge McKinstry: 1t shocks the sense OF
decency that juror should so into the jury
room with weapons.
MIR. Howard: deny the charges. have
carried arms since the law was repealed. :,
William Hosford : Furthermore, he stood
over my bed this morning with pcn-knlte,
and did the same thing. Rather than go
there, and sleep another night in his COM
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dict, and do it under protest and WILL
do it against my conscience.
n. C. Howard 1t is not so.
William Hosford: Your Honor can ask
the juror alongside OF me.
Judge McKinstry asked what their pros
poets were.
Juror desire to represent to your
Honor that an agreement Is impossible.
We have stood eleven to one since last
Sunday.
Hosford Why don't you say how we
stood at first? We were in even proper
tons and divided on the verdict. :,
Judge Mckinstry This defendant Will
have to be retired. and do not desire to
comment on the case. did not suppose
there was anything in the case to prevent
you from finding verdict. The law sup
poses that when you 60 out to deliberate,
YOU will agree. 1t is strange that juror
should 90 in the jury-room armed, and, on
the other hand, the story told seems eX-
ceedingy improbable. 1t could not be that
ten Jurors would sit by and see one OF their
number assailed. What is the country
coming to If such things are carried on
Gentleman, you are discharged. / will
state that soon after the jury went out. 1
was told in quasi way that there was d
man on the jury that would hang it.
This ended one OF the most remarkaDie
episodes in jury duty. The court, attor-
neys, and the crowded courtroom Of spec.
tators were all astonished on hearing the
strange revelations, and it was the subject
of considerable comment. The jury were
out longer than any jury has ever been KEEP
out in this country, having been out ninety
six hours. They stood eleven for man
slaughter and one (Hosford) for acquittal
Several jurors stated that Hosford's: state
ment was not true.