New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-02
END OF THE HALL TRIAL.
TIE JURY DISAGREE AND ARE DIsCIIARGED-No
DAY FIXED FOR THE TWEED TRIAL.

TIE JURY DISAGREE AND ARE DISCIIARGED-NO
DAY FIXED FOR THE TWEED TRIAL.
The last act of the "great drama in real life"
as LYMAN Iremain termed the trial Of Mayor Hall, was
rehearsed after IL o'clock yesterday morning The
Jury had been locked up d O'Clock the previous
night, and it known that they had disagreed. The
courtroom densely crowded, and among those
within the bar beside the counsel for the People and the
defense Rufus ". Pockham Of Albany, David Judd,
Rufus Andrews Rob. Strahan, Gen. Wetmore, John Null
lay, Matthew Brennan, Nath1 Jarvis, and Miles Beach
There scarcely standing in the court and tho
doors all closed TO exclude outsiders from crushing
In, when knock at the side door announced the arrival
OF Judge Brady followed by the jury After the usual
formal proclamation Of the opening Of the Court the
following dialogue took place:
Judge Brady-Gentlemen, have you agreed upon q
verdict
The Foreman a. c. BrIrD-No sir, we have not.
Judge Brady-Is there any prospect OF your agreeing
upon a verdicti
Several jurors-Not tho slightest
Judge Brady-Do you think you were to remain in
longer you might agreei
The twelfth Juror John G. Baker)-No, your Honor;
VIC have taken several balots and we cannot agree.
Judge Brady-Am 10 understand from you that dis
cussion Of this its different aspects is exhausted
and that you cannot aGeei
The Foreman-Yes your Honor.
Judge Brady-I cannot that have anything to do
then but TO discharge you. Gentlemen, you are dis
charged
The Jury arose apparently with great satisfaction
and were Immediately surrounded by counsel reporters
and crowd of interested persons 1t ia certain that
they stood for conviction and I'VE Tor aeqmtal
Courtroom that the jury divided politically ana
that the greater part or the night had been occupied
Mr.. Tremain-I desire TO soy word. Your Honor
will remember that there other indictments ia Ils
Court against Tweed and Others had hoped tnat We
might proceed immediately TO the trial OF Mr. 1wGed
but the DistcuAtOrney asked the counsel ana Da OF
Mr. Tweed him here from day to day and plead
and have an early day liked Tor tIla Dut eaeh morning
this pending and 1t was Impossible 70 Dfeak "a
it, had hoped to proceed with the Tweed case tls
morning, but that l understand, Is lmpossl0ie,
owing to your HOnor's other engagements, anu
desire behalf OF the prosecution, that the Court VIII
fix reasonably carly day for GpOsng or those ln
dctments 1t Is the desire OF the prosecution
that be all disposed OF without uureasOnable
or unnecessary delay and ask your Honor TO Tx some
time November consistent with your 0ther engage
ments, that the defendants viii have suclent oppOi
tunty TO prepare for trial ask your HonorS attention
To the subject as to adjourn the Court Ste 0te
but fix a day and give notice TO the defendants.
Judge Brady-l am not certain that VIII DO aOo 10
hold the oyer and TeTmincr this month. II IS very
doubtful. have been assigned 70 the General Term
and the business OF the General Term VIII require,
ON not certain OF It, II IS not impossible that some gen
tleman may come and hold the oyer aud 1erininer
though may not he able Will ADJOURN TIE court
until fortnight from next Monday. $500
Mr. Tremain-I hope, If your Honor viii ma IL lmpOs
sble to attend, that other Judge may be procured
Mayor HALL would ike 10 ask II the order made IN
eloquent address OF Mt Peekham when he said ne was
glad tho defendant had separate trial, appears on the
minutes II is usually the duty OF the Dsel attorney
TO that Of that Kind are entered VISA IL 10
be entered nuHo pro tune Tor that day.
Judge Brady-Det 10 be so entered ,
The Court was then adjourned 10 Nov IL. AS the
Mayor left the Court he remarked that the result OF the
trial the greatest disappointment Lie had met Tor
forty six years-the greatest OF al''