The New York herald., 1872-11-01
THE JERSEY BANK ROBBERY
The jury Out Twenty-six Eours
Without agreement,
JUDGE DEPVs DISCHARGES, THEM.
Nine fyt Conviction and Three
for Acquittal.
THE FEELING THROUGHOUT THE CITY,
81 -,
Another. Trial Cannot Be Had Till, the
January Term.
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Sentence Passed on Proctor,
Foley and Denuing.
gTTEENk,Y YEARS IN STATE PRISON.
HheyyA Are, Hurried on to
Trenton.
Another. Trial Cannot Be Had Till. The
4
January Term.
Sentence Passed on Proctor,
Foley and Denuing.
FIFTEEN YEARS IN STATE PRISON.
seA'heyyAl.e. Hurried on to
Trenton.
Scenes In and Around the. Court Room
McWtiliams in Jail The Bail
: Reduced to 5000

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The great trial Is over; but it cannot be said
fhat there s an end to the long agony Of suspense
For seven weary, painful days the Chief OF Police
and detectve.of Jersey City their trial for
nm offence OF great enormity, and the jury-an ex-
eeIeDt one on; ;thc whoe-was unable to agree as
10 their guilt. The excitement attending the trial
mas aied away; but as water, once set in motion,
sways and continues in troubous state long after
the disturbing cause is removed, SO the agitation
pf the punatc mind on this most serious case
will continue for many days to come.
AcWilams and Doyle are rescued from
Ahe febun's CELL but they will have once more to
throw themselves upon their country. second
trial cannot be had during the present term OF
court and the ensuing three months must be years
70 those men, for they are now under ban. The
prison cell Is, to men of a sensitive disposition
preferable TO the mental torture which weighs
them down.
LOOKING FOR THE JURY.
At an early hour yesterday morning the resi-
dents of the hill In the neighborhood of the court
house were on foot. and the query, HAS the jury
agreed :" was heard on every side The jury
were locked up for the night, not in the jury
room, but 10 the court room OF the
quarter Sessions, where lounge, cushioned arm.
chairs, tables and benches formed resting places.
One or two preferred q stretch on the soft carpet.
1.-THE constabein charge were not prohibited from
promoting their comforts they might have an inter-
esting game OF ninepins for which the passage
ways are admirably adapted. To ward on the
''sweet restOrer' one of them proposed to play
hog-eap, but this was regarded as a practical joke
OH the three old members Of the jury. Before they
lapsed into sfumber for the night
SEVERAL BALLOTS WERE TAKEN
with substantially the same result. 1t was then
proposed 10 alter the programme and ballot for
each OF the defendants separately. This led to the
following Observation-Disclosures nine for conviction,
three for acquittal; Doyle, ten for conviction and
4wO for acquittal The original method was after
&ards resumed, and at one time the vote stood on
Goth defendants six for conviction four acquit
sal, blank two. The number for conviction then
went steadily upward till the jurors became
drowsy and they
FELL ASLEEP FOR THE NIGHT.
The Court relaxed the customary rigid starving
system In their behalf, and although they were not
Furnished with canvas-back duck or picked
salmon they had what the Old iubber Jack Steele,
TWO SQUARE MEALS.
Many of them slept soundly. The morning abu-
4lons were dispensed with, not from choice but
from necessity. Before the hour for the opening
OF the Court they were marched In single nle back
40 sheir room Shortly before ten O'Clock the con-
stable answered to heavy pounding on the
door. A letter addressed to the Court
was handed to him, and it was conveyed
60 Judge Depue, who soon after took a seat on the
bench beside Judge Bedlc. At halfpast ten O'Clock
jnSss ms nae and into the
Jury be brought into Court. As they marched
the bench the traces Of their confinement En, were
but too visible. One man walked as II
ms rsns boot s" wese not pulled tightly on his
upside down; the foreman, who is goodooklng
as well H. as rs intelligent was very much the
sleepy eyes, and the seventh man was perpefually
shrpgging his shoulders and shifting HIS position,
rs u he had passed the night among the sand ticks
Of Rarnegat. There was not one among the twelve
who would not at that moment follow any banner
lion" They felt still more uncomfortable when
they cast their eyes around and the spectators
induiging in pleasantry at their expense.
JUDGE DEpUE SENDS THEN BACK.
Judge Depue, addressing them, said =
r Court received & your note informing
g. s ssa . ea soaa ID is
iis dslag the term, % ssSrsms tai aup
Sss ha ssass: S
one s HSs having f1a Hsr
y a9s fS%g' s wnss @ s a
e as The dsr effO se
their M dsiy not e dscharsc you now but to send
s Ss rs a
.al into siyng lin verdict The Court win see that
q here ssn %s@s Rs
me1 viii he made 10 receive sour verdict when You
agree.
II tie j'yrors had pale castcf countenance when |
1hey ,mes0ut the co!ors shifted to sickly hue on
hearing the announcement OF the Court. AS they |
returnod tOsther room, however there was mani |
lest in pmesan air oil determination TO cling TO The
pet cOnej1si uns arrived at after consideration OF
many h0n'ra.
Al hail ,astAonc O'CLOCK they had been
TwENTYsix HOURS OUT
and Judge Depte sent for them again. The fore. |
man stated fhst there was not the remotest proba-
-biity OF an. an.arTeement. Here Mr. wiaGeld one OF |
the counsel aor tis defence approached the bench
request shat the Court as& the Jury IL they had
agreed TO acqmt either or the defendants, bur /
Judge Depue gave nod OF dissent. turning to |
ihe Jury the fudge said that the Court regretted /
gery much that
A VERDICT COULD NOT DE aENDEREp
Al the same tire the Court thanked the jury for
fhe serious attention they beH0wed on the case.
yhc Court had no desire 10 subject them to any
further personal discomfort, and would, therefore,
them.
IN Yesterdays HEsAIsD that disagree enent was
certain. About one kundred OF the spectators
suinpeq rom the seats when the Judge pronounced
I've word Discharged" and hurried out hDto the
streets, where tue news spread like wildfre The
Nuhl wue IL conened In the county JAIL
us .bsoEivED THS NEWS WITH ANNOUNCEMENT,
- me expected confidently the long deliberatiOn
Sneane acqultlal The busybodjes who sneaked
Giout Hc Court House grounds in order 10 get !
tNep ~ me conbned JurOrs. some OF whom were
su ssa.eu az the WINDOW, had circulated the rumor |
ndt he Jury stood eleven for acquttal and one for
,<0IvlctiOn,
COARSE iMpREoATIoNs
we've hnrled on the devoted head OF the obetinate
Juror, whoever he might be. A few sensible indi. |
giduas shook their heads and said that no outsider
conld have any correct report OF the dongs In the
Jury room bul thelr increduliiy wavered when the
r. porter OF a local sheet reassured them with ~
tel YOU it's 50: they stand eleven for acauittal and
Dne Jor CONVICTION; Ib ". i've ho'.ais on IT, Tie