The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-07-02
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The Beecher Case.
The Jury Come into Court.
They Cannot Agree.
Judge Nelson Sends them
back.
The New Testimony.
Counting of Uncle Sans
Money.
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Suicide of Colonel CarliuE

New York, July If. Stocking,
formerly of the firm OF Leet and Stock
ing, well-known in connection with
the Custom House contracts, died on
his way to Boston last evening, his re-
mains were landed at Newport. His
widow is the daughter OF Justice Mil
Ter, of the Supreme Court.
The u. s. specie shipments to-day
was si0o, 900, Of which s2jo,0) in gold
coin.
The counsel for Beecher, (the sigma
ture of Evarts is only wanting,)
invite the counsel for Tilton to unite
with them in asking Judge Nelson to
call the jury into court, that they may
be informed that the alleged newly
discovered evidence embodied in affi-
davits of Loader and Price, was hlbri-
Gated, that one of the authors has been
arrested for perjury, and the other
con fessed.
The case of Loader accused of
swearing to a false affidavit against
Beecher, was resumed in the Third
District Court OF Brooklyn to-day.
Jos. NJ. Pearsall, testified. He was
clerk of Morris & Pearsall, and was
also Notary Public. knew both
Loader and Price, the former since
June 18th. I first saw Price in the Of
flee at his employers on the same date
The witness met Morris on the side
wa k who 'sked him 10 swear
Loader and Price. On entering the Of
flee he found affidavits partly drawn
up. Judge Morris, General Pryor and
Frank Moulton were present. TiIton
was in the back office, but had moth
ing to do with the affidavits. Leaders
affidavit was finished by Moulton,
after which it was read by Pryor, and
signed by Loader, who carefully read
it before afIixing his signature. Prices
affidavit was sworn to at the same
time.
At 2 o'clock the jury came into
court. Foreman Carpenter stated that
they could not agree on the questions
of facts. The Judge told them to disre-
gard the subject of affidavits submit
ted to him for new trial, and sent
them back to their room to commuui-
cate with him at o'clock.
When the jury entered the court
room this afternoon, Judge Nelson
requested that the utmost silence be
observed in the court during the pro.
ceedings. The clerk called the jury
who answered to their names in low
tones. The Judge said he was sorry that
they could not agree, and asked them
If the disputed question was one oi
fact or law. Carpenter said that il
was impossible for the jury to agree,
and he regretted it very much. The
question of disagreement was one oi
fact. Judge Nelson called attention
to the length of the trial, and said that
it was the first intimation he had from
the jury of their embarrassments. He
said, various considerations had been
pressed on their attention. Attention
had been called to the fact that after
argument and before the charge, some
papers had been handed up to him
He examined them that evening. and
denied the motion for the re-opening ot
the case, assuming for the moment
that the jury would forget that subject
He would like to know if anything
was lingering on their minds with re-
gard to the matter, and asked them i
it would be suitable for them to STATE
to him any questions of law or fac
which disturbed them. Carpenter re
peated that it was simply question o
| fact, and no agreement was possible
that in a month they would be nC
nearer an agreement than they wert
to-day. He said he spoke for clever
of the jurors when he said he be
lieved that they could never reach /,
unanimous conclusion. Judge Neil