New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-28

Jury in the same manner in which they occupied
themselves on Friday. The Courthouse was vacated
on Sunday morning, and police guarded the entrances
until nearly noon, when Judge Nelson directed that
the lower floor be thrown open to the reporters and
citizens who had gathered in front Of the building
The jury presumably roved through the upper corri
dOrs to which all entrance was forbidden to the
crowd The reporters gathered in little knots in the
lower corridors. and exchanged "guesses" at the
standing of the jury, or communicated incidents
and differences which they had gathered from all
sorts of the most irresponsible sources.
Some of the specuations of the reporters are very
amusing, and not few Of TIE most ridiculous of
these, exaggerated as facts find their way into their
respective papers. Mr.. McMurn's vial of medicine
was magnfed into flask of whisky, with which he
repeatedly RECALLED himself and Mr.. Whalen. The
two mattresses grew to twelve, and the inference
was drawn that this preparation for comfort indi-
Gated that the jury meant to stay out for weeks and
Judge Neson moreover, was severely criticised for
not starving them into an agreement. Servants with
long aprons who served one Of the meals, being
through the window, underwent instant transforna-
ton in character and sex, and appeared in print
as two women, and in another as a woman accom-
panied by three-year-od boy. And Messrs. Car
penter and Jefreys, having been gcsticulating
in debate were reported as having had pugilistic
had been bribed-the exact amount, however being
omitted through singular fOrgetfuness the part
of the reporter!
All speculations as to the standing of the jury
which appear in print have little better foundation
than the surmses of the reporters of the various
counsel based Oh incidents, each of which is capa
BILE of half a of different constructions. After
the jury-room vacated for the day it is invaded
by persons who collect what are supposed to be bal
lots; but as these may be the ballots on several
divisions, or on divisions upon minor points of the
main ISSUE they cannot be relied upon. As the word
plaintiff" appears in four different handwritings.
the inference is drawn that four of the jurors favor
Mr.. Tilton and eight vote for Mr. Beecher. The
grouping of the jurors at the windows is looked upon
as significant and construction is placed upon each
of such appearances, but hardly any two persons
construe them alike. The fact is that nothing is
known about the standing of the jury
other than that Mr.. Jefireys is favor
able to Mr.. Tilton, and this known not
from any occurrences in the jury-room, but from
facts learned since Mr.. JefTeys was accepted ne
Juror, and before the case was fairly under way
The jurors have been watched and canvassed during
the whole trial. Detectives boarded at Henry
Thyers honse; they visited at the residences OF the
jurymen during their absence in court and gathered
their opinions from conversations with members OF
their families The jurors have been watched In
person and through their acquaintance, and the in
formation thus gathered is the best and probably
only Trustworthy indication of the present status of
the imprisoned twelve. Yesterday no more than
four votes for Tilton were claimed, and only
two conceded by the opposing counsel. The
highest number that Gen. Pryor has claimed at
any time was FIVE for Mr.. Tilton. Sanguine Mr..
Morris insists on an agreement and verdict for his
client. Mr.. Shearnan has gone SO far as to admit
that Mr. Ton has had four votes on some side issue,
but says that only Mr.. Jetreys and Mr. Flate favor
him on the main ISSUE and that in the end there will
be a verdict for Mr.. Beecher Judge Nelson incnes
TO the belief that there will finally be agreement,
and he an Mr. Shearman-probablyt the two best
informed men outside of the jury-room-agrce i'll
saying that, if each man was called upon for his
views there has yet hardly been time for full dis
CUSTOM 1t is clear if division has been made upon
the main issue, that party is largely III the ma
jority, for if they were very nearly equally divided
the Jurors would before this have come into court
and asked to be discharged.
During Sunday Judge Nelson kept himself Sc
cuded in his private room until p. m, when he
sent word to the reporters that be should not wait
for the jury after o'clock. Twenty minutes later
six attendants appeared at the entrance OF the
courthouse with the dinner for the jurymen. This
meal apparently occupied the jury for an hour and
half as it was 345 p. before the attendants left
the building with the remnants of the repast
Nothing of interest occurred after this hour until
d. NJ, when Judge Nelson left his room on the
second corridor and descended the Livingston-st
stairs to his carriage. Before leaving he said to a
TRIBUNE reporter that the jury had ordered their
suppers he did not think it very likely that they
would agree that evening He had not received any
communication from them since Friday, and he did
not think il proper to send any to them. He how
ever would hold himself in readiness up to p. IN.
to receive their verdict should they to an agree
ment; but after that hour he thought it would not
be probable that the counsel and those in interest
could be gathered together and therefore he would
prefer to keep the jury until the morning. If the
jury were merely to send for instructions he should
refuse to give them; for although he did not think
it wrong to receive a verdict Sunday, the giving
of instructions was work which could be postponed
until the opening Of court Monday, when all the
counsel would doubtless be present. No word was
received from the jury up to the hour the Judge
had named, and finally they retired for the night
TAMPERING WITH THE JURY.
FAIsITY or REPORTS OF IMPROPER COMaUNICA-
TONS WITH THE JURY sHOWN-THE ISLANDER