The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-11

The jury, who had been locked up oil night in the
case against the Board OF Public Works Of Jersey
City, did not come into court till eleven O'Clock
yesterday forenoon. They had been out twenty
two hours. Judge Randolph asked II they had
agreed and the foreman replied in the Affirmative.
The verdict was not guilty, but the jury coupled
with this a censure on the Board OF Public Works
for the loose manner in which they transact the
public business. A document to this effect was
handed to the Court.
Judge Randolph-This is no part of the verdictp
A Juror (Mr. Millcr) Certainly 1t is, Your Honor
The Judge, however, refused to entertain the
document This method Of patching up verdict.
extraordinary as it really is, was arrived at wnen
the jury were
NEARLY STARVED OUT
and there was no probability of agreement.
An unqualified verdict Of not guilty
was impossible the jury standing SIX and
six on the very last vote. The six who held out for
conviction were quite crestfallen when the Court
refused to incorporate the censure with the YER
dict. and one Of them declared that If he had been
again In the jury room he would have
HELD OUT TILL DEATH
for conviction, although he had not at the moment
OF agreement tasted food for twenty-six hours.
The District Attorney sat quietly looking on tho
ground while the verdict was being rendered. He
hal not an opportunity to look at the document
referred to when one OF the counsel for the defence
(Mr. Win1eld) secured possession of It, and seemed
to take delight In tantalizing the reporter OF a
local sheet, who desired 1t for an 'extra," but who
The trial q Police Justice Reese was resumed,
and when the case was closed Judge Randolph
charged the jury In substance to acquit tho pris.
oner, as the latter acted In the same way as the
was:-"Gcntlemen, the case Is with you; but the
Court says to you that the defendant has acted
within the scope OF his authority"
The Jury alter a brief absence returned a ver1tct
of acquittal
Justice Reese was then placed on trial on
ANOTHER INDICTMENT
charging him with having failed to send the recog.
nzance to the Grand Jury in the case of John Col
also paid Justice Reese sis.
sIGSTvicANT WARNING TO TIE JURY
Judge Randolph charged the jury that they must
find verdict for the defendant, adding that there
was such doubt in the case that even II the jury
to reserve the matter to await a motion in arrest
Of Judgment. The jury accordingly rendered ver-
Hereupon the District Attorney bundled up his
papers and announced that the State would enter
noue proseQut on the two other indictments
rendered He also announced that ne would not
bring up any more. OF the official indictments
during the present term OF Court. so saying,
he collected his papers, put on his overcoat,
and taking his satchel in his hand, took his
have D much Sood n e sad 30
people OF New Jersey, but which reyerses The
enviable reputation OF state for
EvEN-HANDED AND IMPARTIAL JUSTICE
The HERALD stated a few days ago when these
indictments were brought up for trial there was no
probability OF u conviction In single case, and
that statement has been verified to the letter.
Out OF the SIX indictments tried the state has not
obtained even one conviction. The District At
t0rney stated 10 the HERALD representative that
with such an issue OF many indictments found by
an excellent grand jury after unusually long de-
liberation he would not be dscIarging his duty to
the State by trying r..s
ANY MORE sucn EXPERIMENTS
during tho present term OF Court. Although some
what Frustrated from his arduous labors, In which
he had to shoulder q burden never before laid on
one man In that Court and fight against what
ordinary men would regard as overwhelming odds,
he says ne will be ready grid himself and put on
his armor next Tuesday week. when the next term
viii commence. lie frankly admits that he Is DIS
hopes that-at the ensuing term he will meet with
fewer obstacles. ~