Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-02-05
seB09g. TWEED STILL FREE.
TIE END OF TIE GREAT TRIAL.


[From Friday evenings New FORK Post.]
This morning the excitement was in
tense in and around the Court of Oyer
and Terminer. The new court. house
was thronged with politicians Of all
grades. Rufians were there rough look
ing. i'll clad men, with savage, beer-sod-
den faces-all anxious 80 far as they could
feel any anxiety on a public question.
obout the result When the doors were
thrown open men pushed each other
about. crushed and fought as if their
lives depended upon their getting into the
court room. If Tweed's life had depend
ed upon the serdics there could not have
been more interest exhibited. Even wo-
men, some of them frail and delicate.
fought. if such an lrishism may be per.
mi:ted. manfally amongst the rest and
exhibited as such determination as the
stronger sex.
The court room was a sight never to
be forgotten. Every inch of room wac
occupied. A sea of anxious faces turned
upward toward the bench. The murmur
Of voices waI4nce.sant. What will the
verdict be I Will the "Boss" be convic
ted !.Will he be sent to Sing Sing Viii.
he be convicted at all ! Has any one Of
the jurors been bought IL all his old
influence dead I Is there enough purity
i. New York to convict biml IL it pos
sible that he is innocent after all! Will
the clever subterfuges of his counsel
avail? These are few, and only few
Of the questions which each man asked
his neighbor. Each man. it must be re-
membered, whether honest or theft, felt
q direct interest in the answers At last
the time for the opening of the court ar
rived. the hands Of the clock pointing to
half past ten o'clock.
Then there wac a momcntary lull, the
lull Of expectation the court officers
rush upon the surging crowd, the doors
are thrown open, and the jury enter.
The defendant. he who had once ruled
New York. sits by the eide Of his coun-
sci, John Graham. lie struggled hard
to preserve his calmness, but his hands
moved res,lessly. and his eyes glance
furtively in the direction Of the men who
are to pronounce the simple words, Gull
ty' or Not guilty.
Judge Davis. as usual, took his seat
promptly upon the bench. Then there
was pause, and the excitement reached
it's height The counsel for the defence
and the prosecution exhibited undeniable
sign of anxiety. The clerk Of the court
Mr.. Sparks, rose aud put the usual ques-
ton:
"Gen,lemen of the jury, have you
agreed on verdict :"
The foreman replied 1--WE have not
as yet
The Court asked them whether they
had any probability of agreement
The foreman replied he did not know.
The court said be supposed they had
exhausted every means of agreement and
that it was useless to keep them further
together. He would, however, hear any
juror on that point.
The fourth juror said that since 7
o'clock they had stood exactly the same
and there was scarcely any probability
of their agreeing. Mr.. Juetice Davis
tLereupor discharged the jury.
Thus ended a trial which has excited
more interest among the general public.
and has been of more Importance to ths
general public. than any trial which has
hitherto taken place in this city. Mr..
Field and his associates gave few signs
of satisfaction. Mr.. Tweed h:mself re
strained his feelings admirably. but it
was evident that one and all experienced
deep feeling of relief. Tho result was
not entirely unexpected. even BY the
prosecution but the counsel for the peo-
pie took small pains to conceal their Bit
ter dis"Ppointnent.
When the verdict was first announced
there was a general movement through.
out the court room more expressive than
any loud outburst. Then there was
quiet again. and Mr.: Peckham rose. He
said that the result was one Of universal
disappointment. Some absolute result
either of acquittal or conviction was most
desirable. 1t had seemed to him that
the ends of juetice could only be served
by a persistent effort. He therefore NOV.
ed the immediate retrial Of this case the
summoning at once Of another panel
Mr.. Field replied that this was novel
and remarkable motion, and one not to be
acceded to. 1t was advisable that some
time be given for the cooling of Of the
heat of which an unusual amount had
been developed during this trial. He
did not see either that any cause should
be permitted to disturb the regular ad-
of justice, and he was told
that the Tombs was overAowing, and
there were many homicide cases awaiting
trial which should not be deferred.