Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-28
WASHINGTON.
A Mistrial in the Safe Burglary
Case.
The DOiuss and Verdict of n Mixed
Jury.


The DOings and Verdict of n Mixed
Jury.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The court room
was crowded to-day in expectation of the
jury's verdict in the safe burglary conspira-
CIV. Harrington, Whitley and Williams,
the accused, We're present.
At twenty minutes past eleven the jury
came in, the roll was called and the Judge
said: 81 am about to ask you few ques-
tions, but you need not answer anything
except what you are asked" Turning to
the foreman he said: slave you agreed
upon a verdict?
Foreman-"We have as to one OF the
defendants"
Judge-"Is there a reasonable probabili-
ty that you will not agree on the guilt or
innocence of the other defendants"
Foreman-"There isl
Judge-"What do you all say, gentle
men2"
The jury were unanimous that they could
not agree as to the others. The foreman
said, after a full consultation with the
members Of the jury, be thought it impos-
sible to agree.
Judge-"Well, that is the only way in
which you can find out about it. Now, l
want to caution all in the court against
any demonstration when the verdict shall
be given. l do not feel as though l ought
to hold the jury any longer after what feel
has been very careful consideration of the
case on their palt.n
The foreman, rising-"We agree that
Arthur B. Williams is innocent, and can't
agree upon Whitley and Harrington"
The jury were then discharged. The
Ind ole
cOgnizances till the next term. The court
then adjourned.
Immediately after adjournment Harring-
ringtOn, his brother, and A. B. Williams
at once stepped forward and congratulated
Barker.
Incidents of the Jury Room.
One of the colored jurors dismissed de-
.vulged the fact that on the first ballot they
stood eight for acquittal, and four for con
victim, in Harrington's case, the following
jurors voting for conviction: Craig, Mann
and Hickling, white, and Mosely, colOred,
and the vote did not change during the
whole time they were out. In Whitley's
case the vote stood nine for acquittal and
three for conviction, Hickling changing
his vote in the case Of Whitley, and this
vote was not further changed. There was
no difference of opinion in Williams case.
All agreed that he was innocent. The
jurors agree in their statements that Craig
stood like rock for conviction, and that
Mann and MOsely adhered to him. They
also assert that Craig was cursed, reviled
and called every vile epithet IT was posi-
bic to imagine, in order to make him
change his opinion, but he did not finch
He was inundated by every plan they
could devise, but without effect. People
fingered about the courtroom for half an
hour, discussing the subject and talking
with the jury, who were free to relate what
transpired in the jury room.
One Way to Resume.
In his annual report, the Comptroller of
the Currency saws that if Congress should
provide for the withdrawal of legal tender
notes and the issue of national bank notes,
as needed in place thereof, when the
amount of legal tender notes should be re-
duced to say S300,000,000, the legal tender
notes would then be in demand; and in
proportion as they should be reduced in
amount, the demand for them would in
crease, until, finally, when the amount Of
bank notes issued should be largely in
excess of the amount of legal tender notes
outstanding, the national bank notes would
themselves be withdrawn at certain seasons
of the year, on account of the difficulty or
expense of obtaining lawful money with
which 30 redeem them; the gold coin Of
the country would then make its appear
ance, in answer to the demand for an ad-
ditlOnal amount Of lawful money, and
specie payment would follow.
Should the payment of bank notes be
frequently demanded, banks of issue could
not safely invest their capital in real estate,
loans or doubtful stocks, bonds or accom-
mediation notes which require renewal, or
in loans or doubtful security, but would be
compelled to have their capital at all times
invested in loans which would be promptly
paid at maturity. Such a condition would
indicate a healthful business and promote
sound banking, and the reduction of the
amount of legal tender notes, accompanied
with such increase of interchangeable bank
notes as might be required would secure
proper system of redemption, would render
free banking practicable and would gradual
ly restore specie payment, without neces-
sarily decreasing the amounfof their specu-
lating medium
The following amendments to previous
acts are recommended by the Comp
troller:
l.
of March 8, 1873, providing that if any
shareholder or shareholders Of banks, whose
capital stock is impaired shall refuse, after
three months notice to pagan assessment of
a sufficient amount of the capital stock of
such delinquent shareholders may be sold
to make good the deficiency.
2. An amendment to section % of the
National Bank Act, extending the limit of
the liabilities of any association, person,
company, or firm for money borrowed, from
ten per cent. of the capital paid in to ten
per cent. Of the capital and surplus, for
banks located in redemption cities, and one
tenth of the capital and surplus for other
banks.
3. Also prohibiting the deposit of more
than ten per cent. of the capital of a ma
tional bank with any private banker or as
ISOLATION other than national banking as
ISOLATION.
4. That no national banks shall be liable
to make good any deficiency which may
hereafter arise in a special deposit made
with such bank unless a receipt be pro-
duced by the owner of such deposit, and
which liability Of the bank shall be dis
tinctly stated.
5. The repeal of the 2-cent stamp act,
providing that all bills of exchange, checks
or receipts in place of checks drawn upon