The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-08
past six O'Clock the jury retired.
Waiting for the Verdict.


At the conclusion Of Judge Brady's charge three
Officers were sworn, with Mr.. Jacob Valentine,
court crer in charge. to take custody OF the jury
and the ''twelve good men ana true" retired to
weigh the evidence on one hand and the prisoners
life on the other In the balance OF justice There
was no excitement as the arbiters slowly filed out
of the room, only feeling OF relief among the
ditors that crisis had been reached, and
the beginning Of o new strain OF anxiety as
new and final crisis was felt to be i'm
pending. The jury were taken to a room
on the third floor of the Court House, and
it was just twenty minutes past six O'Clock when
they left the forum. Judge Brady, District Attor
ney Phelps and Mr.. Beach shortly aiterward passed
from the court room, and rumor SAID they wended
their way to Demonico's for lunch and friendly
talk after the great struggle they had been en-
gagged in for twenty days, in which John Scannel's
life the stake for which the contest waged.
1t was yet daylight; but In half an hour no report
had come from the jury room, and the great twen-
ty-our-light chandelier, pendant from the ceiling
OF the court room, was Illuminated for
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the city. In short time cigars were lighted pro-
miscuousy by the waiting spectators, and saving
heightened 'iree and easy" Conversation was
carried on very generally, but in an under;
group in the room was one consisting Of four ladies',
who sat on the right of the Judges bench, within
the bar enclosure This group has become almost
fea ture OF all great criminal trials in this city
since the Mcfarland case. The central figure of
the quartet Is lady OF considerable modcsty OF
expression and some personal beauty, OF the Pom
padour STYLE Her features are oval, with smooth,
fine lines, and her hair, which Is
SWEPT BACK FROM HER FACE
with 1ull roll, is Of pleasing though unqueston-
ably premature gray tinge. She is always accom-
panied by an elderly lady, who may be her mother
or her aunt. and who may not be either. The POM
padour lady has hitherto cOntrived to preserve q
wonderful incogntto, but it is said by those who
ought to know something about 1t that she Is Mrs.
J. S. Barnett. lady having irresistible penchant
for criminal trials, particularly those where insan-
ity or social irregularities are involved, or where
there are any sensational or notable surroundings
Her favorte c0lOrs IN dress are black, gray and
purple, and she wore yesterday Rob Roy tartan
friends throughout the day. but left at ten O'Clock
last night with one OF her companions to obtain
She was especially f noticed 1 at the Mcfarland,
Stokes and Tweed trials.
In an easy, oG-hand, gossiping way the specta-
tors passed the time up to few minutes past
nine O'Clock, when buzz OF expectation arose, in
consequence OF thesprisoner with his guards ap-
preceding three hours in the Chambers, but for
some reason they were removed to the Circuit
followed shortly afterwards by the prisoners rela-
tives, including his wife, mother, sister and two
young brothers and several friends. Mr.. Howe,
the rubicund jolly and rotund associate counsel
for the defence, looked radiant when the Jury had
been out three hours with no result, as it BODIED
u
HALF A TRIUMPH
for the prisoners counsel. He was in and out OF
the court room ike boy at Sunday. fair
slstant District Attorney Allen came in and looked
about and listened and told stories and went out
again. Bonynge, the stenographer Of the Court
looked fearfuly resigned as he thought OF his home
in Harlem, Of the seven-mile ride in the Third
avenue cars that would be necessary to reach it,
and saw the hands Of the clock stealing round to
midnight. The reporters sat upon the press tables
lawyers and auditors lounged On the Judges
hann nr in fhn tnrn ahnfr Tho Y<.ylo
FAR nierte prevailed everywhere, and at half-past
ten O'Clock rumOr got about that the jury stood
seven to five, but nobody knew which division was
for acquittal, and still the crowd waited.
Time wore on and the lettering and buzzing con-
tinued, and in successive groups the whole audi.
rotunda Of the Court House. Now and then small
and divers parties went out and INDUCED the ap-
petite Tor stimulants and halfpast ten o'clock
came. Judge Brady, with few friends, sat in the
private chambers and awaited the pleasure OF the
eclectic dellberatiye dozen, who were by this time
Ger, with martial front and impetuOus eye
strobe now and then into the court ROOM
ceved tie ccngratusons Of friends fer ~ his is tr
nmphant entry into and conquest OF the national
capital wi, WITH ms splkeheaded legion, 1.-THE Fifth"
lmperious, official tone OF voice, commanded 'Hats
omm Every man Dropped into his seat and as
The oungers in the vestibules came into the Court
in rush. pell. nell, and it seemed as
M 1nsh peo tas hs sy m smy Ss WAS WAS ass
out and left the crowd to put their hats on again
and consider themselves sold" In this way the
evening passed until about eleven O'Clock, when
Judge Brady sent Information to the jury that he
would receive their verdict If they are agreed at
halfpast ten O'Clock this morning. The news was
communicated to the spectators, and at five min
utes past eleven the Court was empty. Lawyers,
friends OF the prisoner, loungers and curiosity.
hunters went home, and ten minutes later the
prisoner, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Shields
and two officers, came down the steps from the
Chambers street entrance to the Court, entered
a close carriage in waiting, and was driven back
to his cell in the Tombs