The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-27
THE YORKvllLE POLICE JUSTICESYlp.

Disagreement of the Jury-Seven Reported
for Coulter and Five for Murrny-Wnnt IL
Thought of the Rcsult-Next Move ON tho
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The Murray Coulter litigation over the Police
Justicesnip In the Yorkve district has at length
ended. On the reassembling OF the Court yesterday
morning Judge Brady received % notification from
the jury that there was no possibility oil their agree
ing upon verdict. 1t VIII be remembered that the
case was given 10 them little before noon on the
day previous and they had consequently nad
nearly twenty -four hours Tor mutually turning
the sunjec. III their minds. The jury were called
Into Court. =
$50 you think gentlemen, you cannot agree upon
vcrdicfr' said the Judge to them, with that bland.
ness OF tone and manner SO striklng,y and uni.
formy characteristic OF him.
sTnere Is no possibility OF it, responded the
foreman.
This was surlcient for the Judge. Tie did not
wish 10 be unreasonable, and would not be. They
had long been iu attendance in the Court They
had been out all night and mad had ample Opp0rlu-
nifty 20 canvass the subject matter az issue In all It's
bearings. lie saw no necessity OF exercising his
Judclai power 10 is extreme limt and would there
The foreman was Iu,l OF thames. AS he heard the
words announcing their discharge he jumpea to his
feet lie hoped for one, and ne believed all the mem
beers Ut the jury hoped the same, That II he ever had
occasion To 40 jury duty again II would be before
approval OF the loreman's uttcrances, which en-
Doldened the latter To extend his thanks to the polite
and genllemanly attaches of the Court.
We'll gentlemen, thank you again." observed
the Judge alter tue foreman had concluded
his lt,e speech, land l nave the pleasure
discharged rom lurtier duty as Jurors"
All this was very quetiy and quickly done. There
We're but very lew persons present. Neither OF the
sistenuy on hand during the prolonged continuance
OF the trial. were In attendance. There was bue
slim representation 0i tue large array oil opposing
counsel so unialiingly seen heretofore lii their
places inside the bar. VI course TINS Is all easily
explained. me Judge opened The Court an nour
carrier tnan the usual iimc and the suppOsltlon
was THAI there would DO tldlngs from the jury SD
early III the day IL - unnecessary To shy tnat tho
tlulngs VI tue result spread IKE wiiddre 1t was
speedily known throughout tine buildings, and then
| lle news became Known In Inc street, aid soon
! became the talk among the crowds VI poilticIans
| ana Others centrazin2 IN the city DarrOUms. Inc
interest involved Is individual ana local. ~ Is true,
| ana most people do care Zig whether MIR.
Coulter stiii mods the scales 81 justice in the YORK.
vile Police Court or whether MIR. Murray steps INTO
his place; but Tor all this there Is denying tho
Tact that the nature and lengLl OF The trial. the
character OF the charges preferred against Mr..
Coulter and the singular strangcness ana con-
trarIety OF some OF the testimony have served to
largely attract the public attention. No trat OF this
character has ever before been held IN this city or
such magnitude and occupying so much time. Inc
ablest counsel have been employed and money has
been literally expended on both sides. As TO the
result, this was wnat was generally Anticipated.
Bets were freely offered days ago ana rene wed on
the retirement OF the jury THAT the latter would DIS
agree.
What Will be the next move and whether there
Will be any Or not II Is dilllcult 10 say. Mean.
time the suit between Slemmer and Mcguire aS To
the civil Justiccshp In the same district IS tho
calendar. ii the case Is to be as long on trial as
the one Just concluded we pity the Judge, the jurors
the witnesses, The court Ocers-cvery DOdy but the
lawyers. II is believed however, that the latter
case, alter the experience In the Murray -Coulter
case, and the expense no doubt, forming an i'm
portant Item oI consideration, VIII not be brought
lrial.