The New York herald., 1874-12-13

ana yAas. Tne almost general opinion was tnat II
,inusd 70 remain out ior some tune, this opinion
might not be as favorable as was nrst
expected. In the meantime iuli squad OF
police were brought up 10 the court room
Ia charge OF sergeant and remained stationed
they expected something In the shape OF rescue.
whatever gave rise to this opinion it was impossl.
In the char ne had occupied ali day for
iully three-qnarters o. an hour after the
ber Of and eosoa ena smops whom
were Coroner Woitman, yudson jarvis, Deputy
Sheriff keyes Dr. Macwhinnie, the Coroner's
deputy; Aldermen Lysaght and Flanagan, County
CLERK Walsh and q number or others. He ap.
peared ,. TO De personally much less nervous
He, In tact took the matter WITH
much stoicsm that no one would have picked him
momentous issue was hanging by thread. he
spoke quietly and logically, and submitted TO the
0 ns crowd "a sign
publicly exposed. Il was noticeable that the
friends Of the prisoner and among the spectators
was the Sheridan over whom Still hangs an
the the election day day tragedy, R The s Class Of Of
people present was In the main good
was OF quiet character. and Almost exclusively
bearing upon the matter under trial. This mans
evidence and that mans were quoted aud com:
feeling, and even the Jucge's charge came
IN for It's share OF praise and blame.
private room and took light lunch The counsel
on bO,h sides also lett the court room and disap-
looked Tor jury. II evident, from the appear
ance OF things that the public was excited TO an
ne eeSan wore py Sn hs ms snxu1
that the jury was diagreeing, and public expects
ton was on tlptoe when this body or twelve men.
''g0Od and tfue," returned and took their position
In their chairs. This was at fifteen minutes past
nine. Then the counsel came in, smiling ana self
entirely Indifferent to the whole matter. the
Prlsoner. Prise entered the court room last. All was
became denselv crowded.
Then came the usual formula OF the Court on
these solemn occasions. AtH
Clerk Sparks aroJe and said:-
:. usnuemen zen s 81 the jury. you VIII please answer
the jury did 50. one by one. p
dictY' -. 80
The foreman OF the jury arose and sad:-
1--WE desire to have the testimony OF Mr.. John.
son reads ta o .a'
The testimony OF Mr.. Johnson, VINO TESTIFIED 10
having seen the scuffe on Second avenue from
window, and who was one OF the witnesses for
the defence, was read. The main point Of this
testimony was that he had not seen pistol in the
hands OF either Croker or O'Brien.
rms reading was listened to with breathless
undivided attention to this testimony ~
AS this was going on shade OF anxiety came
over the lmm0Dlle cOuntenance OF Coroner CfO-
ker and he sat back in his chair, seeming In
stinctively TO avoid the gaze which he felt so be
nuon him.
The jury, after the reading, again retired TO
deliberate, and this gave rise to new avalanche
OF opinions from ali sides as TO how they stood
and what they meant Dy asking for thus testi-
mony.
Alta quarter to eleven supper was sent for and
served TO the Jury. The impression thereupon
deepened that II would be o disagreement
AZ twenty minutes TO twelve O'Clock, the jury
falling to come IN with verdict, Judge Barrett
came into Court and announced that the jury
would be locked up for the night, and the Court