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ing Of the different jurors or Of their personal opn-
ions or dssensions Their resolution covered every
point in the case, said he, and the secrets OF the
jury-roOm remained locked in the breasts Of the
jurors.
After the jurors had left their room Mr.. Hastead,
Mr.. Whelan and Mr.. Filter entered the Judges pri-
vatc room where the Judge and Mr. Sherman were.
Gen. Tracy subsequently came in and seated himself
on the sofa between the Judge and Mr.. Whclan.
The other jurymen occupied chairs, and long con-
versatiOn ensucd. One of the jurors said that on tho
second or third night they balloted every hour at
tempting to reach decision. They had also read
over the judges charge, section by section at least
half dozen times. The Judge said that he had torn
up three-quartcIs of what he had written, his mature
judgment condemning it. He had written some
month ago and some two months ago. and In making
the charge concise he had lost opportunity such
he might never have again to express his views
on many subjects. Ever since he was a schoolboy
he had had some peculiar opinions which he might
without improperly have given to the public in his
charge to the jury. For instance he said he might
have written half a dozen pages about women. He
did spend two days in writing about the peculiarities
Of Mr. Beecher and Mr.. Tilton, which he afterward
discarded. He felt like ship in storm and was
willing to throw overheard anything, no matter how
great its value The Judge also said that accounting
to the papers kites had been flown signals to tho
jury papers hal been hung up in their sight which
were said represent bets looms had been hired IN
order TO communicate with the jurymen-allof which
the jury would be surprised at when they saw what
had been printed during their week Of absence.
Mr.. Whelan's brother had also passed by and waved
his hand at the jury that, said the Judge, one
of the disadvantages of having a brother; Dit.
Whean, however, said that his brother had been Of
l,lao lot IN i'm in 10 husin
all the trial. Speaking of the arguments Of counsel,
Mr.. Shearman said there had been ascending
series. Judge Morris spoke for three days Gen.
Tracy for four; Judge Porter for five; Mr. Evarts
for eight, and Mr.. Beach for ten. Yes said Mr..
lIalstead, "and that makes thirty days that We
have been talked tor Gen. Tracy said that in
December, when the Judge expected that the case
would be finished in month, he had remarked that
there would be weeks talking in the ease.
Mr.. Halstead said that he had made arrange
ments to spend the Winter in Florida, and expected
to leave Brooklyn about the middle of February, but
when chosen to be juror he had not thought that
reason why he would DO unable to perform his di-
ties. Mr.. Sherman said that both he and Mr. Abb
bott had intended to 90 to Europe before July, ~
they expected the suit to terminate much sooner.
They had reserved passages in later steamers, but
were undecided whether they would gu. Mr.. Shear
man congratulated the iurymen that their connec-
ton with the case was at end while his duties.
az counsel. were not concluded.
The juymen on ing at a copy of The Eagle
and reading something about Leaders perjury. were
anxious to learn what that meant They were told
that many thing had happened in the last eight
days. Among other tngs the Judge said that the
Americans had beaten the Irish in the rifle match,
at which the jurors expressed much satisfaction;
Mr. Ualstead said that during the trial he had
,fcn been Obliged to leave the room at home in
order escape from the conversation of his neigh
bors who came in, and especially from the ladies'
who visited hin.