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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

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ITS MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE
ALTERATIvE, TONIC, SOLVENT AND
DIURETIC.
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stomach, and all diseases that arise from Impure
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mntlsm Neuralgia, Gout and Spinal Complaints,
can ohiy ne ehectually cured through the blood.
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Pustules, piinpl's, Botches, Bpils, letter, Srad-
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The remarkable cures effected by vEsRrIsE have
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lies.
In fact vEGR rINg is the best remedy yet discov-
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blood Puriner yet placed pefore the public
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28

THOMAS T. TAsKER, ia. STEPHEN p. d. TAsgBR
MORRIS, TASKER g. co.
PASCAL IRON WORKS,
Philadelphia.
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New Castle, DEL
once FIFTH AND TASKER SITS, Philadelphia.
Ofice and warehouse, 10 Gold Street, New York.
Oflce and Warehouse No. SO Oliver st., Boston.
MANUFACTURERS OF
WROUGHT IRON WELDED TUBES, plain, galva-
nized and rubber-eoated for Gas, steam and
Water.
LAP-wELDED CHARCOAL IRON BOILER
TUBES. .
oIL-WELL TUBING AND CASING.
GAS AND STEAM FITTINGS.
BRASS VALVES AND COCKS.
GAS AND STEAM-FITTKRS TOOLS.
CAST IRON GAS AND WATER PIPE.
STREET LAMP POSTS AND LANTERNS.
IMPROVED COAL-GAS APPARATUS, etc.
We would call special attention to our Patent w
canlxed RHbher-co8ted TuDe. mar22-ly
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
THE STATE LIBRARIAN.

The contest for this little Office has assumed n
lively aspect. A committee of conference has
been appointed to settle the matter Probably
n Hutchins may yet carry of the prize as II
compromise candidate, or if the question il left
to the Governor or Secretary of State the pres
ent incumbent Mr.. Ennght will in all probability
be appointed.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-28
MARBLE MANTELS,

MARBLE MANTELS,
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MARBLE MANTELs.
On hand, the largest assortment Of Marble Man.
tells OF the finest white and coored marbles of any
establishment In the city, at the warerooms oo
A. sTElNMETz, 1029 RIDGE AVENUE,
PHILADELPHIA.
Persons from the country would do well to cal
and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere
Also on hand, SCOTCH GRANITE and ITALIAN
MARBLE MONUMENTS, GRAVEsToHES, &c.
ap20-1v
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
,ozN McMITRN.s INDIGNATION

1HY DIFFERENCES or THE JURY ON THE VLRACIif
oP MIR. ILToN-MR. NOULION'S TESTIMONY DIS
cARpEp As UNWORTHY CONSIDERATION.
John McMurn the twelfth jurymsn, was almost
tho first 10 leave the court ROOM and soon after tie
brief consultation which held in the jury -rcom
above took an East New-Ycrk for his home in
Rechester-ave During his trip he was questioned
in regard 10 the eight days' consultation of the jury
and the following points were elected: Fifty -four
ballots in all taken. the first standing to g.
At different times during the subsequent ballots the
result was materially changed, sometimes being
an even division, and at Others standing TO
g. The last ballot stood 10 8; The
same as the first said Mr. McMurn. Dir.
MeMurn was "a Beccher man. and on the first
and last ballots voted in his favor. Mr.. McMurn
stated that the subsequent change TO 10 .
was due more to a desire TO reach agreement and
induce this or that to change his vote than from
any decided change in the jurors convictions. In
deed. Mr. McMurn insisted AT considerable length
that the changes from the original ballot Of 9 for
Dct-chcr 10 for Tilton all for the purpose %.
breaking the deadlock and reaching agreement.
The last ballot however, he seemed TO regard as
expression Of fixed belief on both sides. So
far as he himself had been concerned, he
conveyed the impression that lie had been =" O
Beeches man from the beginning. The debate
DO said had been friendly during the whole time.
Sometimes il had been excited, but personal feel
ingx wero ever aroused. The principal points IN dis
Dute were Tho credibiity OF witnesses Being asked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
TN Jury GAME.

RiclIt4,n pieces are used nine white and nine
black The object - 10 place three pieces cI tac
Hame color il % straight line upon tho WieI>cctlng
peints Of the lines IL either player accompi'Nhe>
fbs be cnn remove one of his advtr-aries pieces.
This procr.. goes on until 0nv three pieces are irft
Nh line board of which time the game IL over.
Piece. c,.n only be moved aoa" ,hc lines, until tAc
last. then they can be jumped anywhere. The
Jurors marked the lines on y piece Of paper, and
used small hits of black and ate paper -. peco
Mr. Hull kept u diary oi the proceedings of tie
jurors aftar bong locked up together The h'Jra-
tive il vet Incomplete but Mr. Hull intends 20 finish
e. and ke,.,, II -. 4 nc,ncnto. Il is fall Of personal
sllnsons. many Of them Humorous, and gives among
otb,r things a few of the d,comforts ezpcii need
NV twelve men locked up together and excluded
fran TIE outside world. Besides the jmy game.
s,me of the more Joyia spirits among the twelve
begliled q few hours OF tie early morning III
Switching pennies" The chronicle thus kept by
MIR Hui was read by him to the other jurors, and
was VOL received.
Mr. Hnll Desired to have the matter of extra com
penSation for the jury urged upon the SuPrviSors.
He rs well ~ others had been very seriously injured
IN business and they all thought that they had July
earned the additional pay. All the jurors exc"psng
Jeffrey and Taylor desired TO he photographed IN a
group Az a menento of the trial. The jurors had
tl,..ir pieturcS taken to be used in illustrating Mr.
Abbott's edition of the trial now being published.
The tw Juror. ia question before sitting for their
pictur,s cxacted pledge that the plates should not
be- usd for any other purpose. The jurors slept rs
well a. they could ia chairs the table, ana under
desks One two had mattresses sent them by Their
families The health of the twelve with only one
or two exceptions remained good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
AN ANONYMOUS JURORS STORY.

HE FINAL VOTE TIE RESULT or MATURE DEIIBfR-
ATIOS--wHY JURY:fAS THYER 50 INDIGSANTLY
DENIED THAT THE JURY STOOD ELEVEN TO ONE.
In answer to the question of how the general feel
ing of the jury STOOD when they first went ont one of
the iurymen, who stipulated that his name should
not be used but who will hc readily detected by
what nc says stated that the fee ing of the majority
was in favor of the defendant. He added that tie
voting changed considerably during the time i'll
which they were locked up. At first the voting
was decidedly III favor of IN defendant; but some
held ont for the Oth1r side On the FIRST
or second night after they left the courtroom
the juIynan was not certain wllich-thc balloting
went On regularly An hour all night The
Jurors slept and watched in turns he himself
slept on a table; but an hour they were awak-
cned to cast their ballots. This practice continued
all night and through the morning mp to breakfast
time. Still there was no agreement. This was the
most persistent effort that made To arrive at
agreement.
As discussion progressed the balloting changed.
The jurors became confused with regard to the
exact testimony delivered by the principal parties in
the case. The debates s1metmes-On aston
particularly-grew warm that the informant, with
another juryman resolved to take further part in
them until both sides cooled down Notwithstaud-
ing this sharp divergence Of opinion, As discus-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
Mp pppCUvR N coon splPIrs

liz i FORBIDDEN BY COUNSEL To EXPRESS HIS
VIEWS CoSCTHNING TIE TRIAL" THE JURY on
TIE vlciNaGE' CONGRATULATIONS FROM Mr..
EyaRTS
Mr.. Bcecer came down from his peckskill homo
about noon yesterday. lie spent the afternoon in
his house on Columbia IIirhts There werc not very
many visitors. reporter of The TRIBUNE sent to
ask the opinion of Mr.. Beecher on the result
Of the trial, found on the shaded brcwn-stono
steps leading 10 .hs entrance Of his house
pleasant family group MIR. Beecher sat
on the right He appeared 10 Ne cool, comfortable.
aud happy He woe a suit Of dark blue flannel.
Next on his left sat Mrs Beccher, who was speaking
with her sons Henry AMI William who were lower
down on the steps Col. Hcury Bcecher's wife was
beside Mrs. Beecher. Mrs. Bcechers striking faccap-
pear,,l To advantage under cap Of white lace over
pink silk. Thomas G. Shearman one VI Mr. Beech
er's legal advisers, was also present.
Tho reporter announced his mission. WE'LL"
said Mr. lIcecher. ;" am sorry, but / can't talk.
judge Porter told that lmust not be interviewed
and he locked severe at ne through his glasses whsa
heo Ftlh pvxo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03

what witnesses he said with considerable emphasis.
"rhcodnrc Tiltoni As for Mr.. and Mrs. Moulton'
he added "we didn't consider them worth much At
tention" When asked what grounds those jury
men whc voted for Mr. Bcccher questioned the cred
Utility Of these witnesses Mr.. Icsium said 1t was
on the ground that Theodore Tiiton was not a man
to he trusted His lfe - shown IN evidence proved
that" He was questioned in thc same way as 10 the
jury's estimate Mr.. Moult0n, and said: threw
aside his evidence rs not worth cOnsldeilEg by
the term "wc he seemed TO refer only to these on
his side of the case. In regard to the arguments oi
the TiltOn jurors on this polnt Mr. McMdrn saln
they didn't seem 10 have anN.
Regarding the speech of juryman Hull in reference
70 the remark of ST. Beach in his summing up, in
which aIlusion was made 10 the jury's having been
tempered with, Mr.. McMurn said that Mr. Hull acted
rs the jury had desired him, and expressed their
feeling on the subject. "Wcrc all of the inrynen
of this mind >" he was asked, and replied that all
thought the same with the exception, perhaps, Oh
one or two. The remarks Of the counsel had beeh
uncalled for and deserved r,ioiadcr. For his OWN
part he said pointing TO his breast, "my con~cience
is clear and l am glad I'm ont OF this business.
know have done my duty as Fst could nave
lived in Brooklyn 30 years, but MAS born III ireland
and wish had been there these past sin months
Pumors having been current that The appointment
| The Jury the fact was mentioned 10 Mr.. McMurl
and he stated with emphasis that there was no
dissatisfaction TO his knowledge either expressed OF
| implied He said that Mr.. jeffrey was chosen
secretary of the jury az remained in that position
| throue hont the whole eipht days. 1t VIII DC
| remembered that when he runor was starred mat
the choice of Mr.. Carpenter was not satisfactory II
was also said that Mr.. jeffrey had pecn
elected in his place. Possibly the choice oil
! MIR. Jeffrey as secretary may have given rise to
this report The eight days Mr. McMnn
said passed VERY dreary. and with Foreman Car
pcnter NE heartily thanked the Judge for diachaFp
/ ing the iurv They had tried every way TO ain'ise
themselves from gazing out of the windows ana
telling stories Ia looking ~ law books ana rejecting
about the great name they were maNing Tor thch-
selves The call for tie idence in the case came
he said from the Tton party. and Che evidence was
! desired in connection with the testimony OF MI
Tilton himself especially on theQueSoao OF vcr'cly.
| When he reached his home i'll kochcSieI-aN" MI.
| McMurn was welcomed by his family and neIglbols
who seemed as much gatifcd as himself at the
release.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
MIR. JIFFREY sECLIDES HIMSELF.

Nh. JIt REL 81 Ii l'fN IiihSI1ilr.
HR REFUSES T. UTTER a WORD CONCERNING rHR
CAsH-IiIs REPOnTED DEPARTURE 40 NLw
ENGLAND.
William 4. Jcir.y. the seventh inror, was seen by
a TRIBUNE reporter while leaving the courthouse
After the dischaC of the Jury yesterday Mr. jeffrey
refused to say anything about what had occurred in
the jury room TO converse at all in reference to
the matter.
IN Che hope of cliciting some information the
reporter called n, Mr. Jeiirey- house several times
On each occasion he met ~ the door with the
remark that Mr.. Jeffrey had not yet reached home
Finally calling at the house 1T $3.50 p. M the
inquirer was told that Mr.. jeffrey had gone ont of
town. II was not known at what time he had left,
nor vhithx he had gone, nor when he intended TO
rctlrn.
gentleman residing near by stated tha. he had
Mr. Jeffrey going on board the Fail River seam
boat in the afternoon. and it suggested that" he
hal gone to Nalraganscit Pier to hsh with Francis
-. boulton aud 10 consult Gen. Bntler"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
Mr. FTATE INCLINED TO BREvITY.

Mr., FIATE INCLINED TO HRFNlTY.
M DENIES AL CHARGES OF APPROACHES TO TrrE
jury. OR SIGNALING REFUSAL t. SPEAK
o. TGE BALLOTS OR rIyis'OTs or TIP JURY.
Mr. Flate the third Juror. refused 10 speak NJ al
on he standing of the jury. He said that the had
nh pledged themselves not To divucc how they
sfrod. and he meant to keep his word
he was willing erongh to speak on any
other topic connected with the jury bat
not on that He stated that Mr. Hull, in replying 70
the charge Of Mr.. Beach that the jury had been
approached by friends Of MIR. Becchcr did purely
on his own responsibility The jury were indignant
rt the charge implied IN Mr.. Bcachs words. hut had
taken no action in TIE matter and thought of taking
none The subject never came mp among them for
discussion Mr. Fatc had heard no mention made
Of any attempts TO bribe or influence the Jury
in anr way. He had certainly not been ap-
preached himself and knew of TO juror who
had. he knew nothing about the alleged signaling
II was never noticed by the jurors. One or two of
them had recognized relatives or friends in the
street. who waved their hands or handkerchefs to
them and they had returned the salute.
Mr.. Flate wished il to he understood that hc was
not nm Irishman, as had been stated in some news
paper He found it very hard 70 sleep in
tho jmry-rcom, ms did his fellow jury
men. He said the discussions proceeded
throughout in friendly manner. No personal dis
putes had taken place. at leas; on any point con-
ncctcd with the case. 4 short discussion occurred
over the position OF Foreman, hit all
agrcId TO act hy the Judges appointment
Accordin civ Mr. Carpenter continued In that posi-
ton Nh. Jeffrey unaniironsly appointed Sec
.csary. Mr Flae is the Youngest of the jurymen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03

onestion Of doubt Oh certain points, why not give
MIR. Tilton the benefit of the doubt' Ih's
would result in vote or two on the Tilton side at
an ensuing ballot, aud they varied throughout
The ballot Loot to the plaintiffs side after the read
ing If the Judges charge and the printed testimony
was hat Of a Reecher man who had on several pre-
yious occasions voted for Mr. Beccher.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03
TIE SECOND JROR DECLINES TO sPEA


Mp CASE ucGrtT, THE DISAGREEMENT AND WILL
SAY NOTHING MORE.
The second juror. 4. Il. Cas- was called upon al
his drug Store on North SecOnd-st, Brooklyn, T.. d.,
Yesterday afternoon To the very first question Mr.
Case said, 81 have promised not to say word 10
any one on the subject of TIE jury-room, and ] VII
not a present ! vonid he very happy 10 do 50 but
for that promise If | find tomorrow that others
have. spoken. ! shall have no hesitation to speak +;
bat nj present must decline even to say how the
Jury stood either on lac first last ballot. do not
intend - talk to any of my customers for shall not
be- at home. | am glad the trial is over but am
,ory that we could not arrive at a result. That il
all can say AT present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03

the consent of each jaryman. fne oomm"h'oa''o"
therefore was not sent, although we had stormy
time over the matter. Word was many pa'Sco "
the officer by which the object was enecteh.
"How did you ainuse yourselves, and what ar
rangements did you make for sleepingT
with few exceptions we picked ont the soitest
pac, on the carpet and lay down on the hoor Wheh
mattresses were furnished, they were sent ny our
friends-not furnished by the Court Mr Carpenter
had mattress last night only. Carpenter, fLa.e
and Davis were not well, and indeed, were all
completely worn out for want of change OF clothes
GOOD sleep. &c. There was no ballotng OF debating
dome on Sunday. AS we preferred to rest
on that day. At times some of the jury en-
eaoed in running and walking races, wrestling,
&c. Jeffrey was among those who took
part i'm the walking matches, but do not re-
member who was the champion. Flate was great
grower initiating a rooster. Thyer WAS the prime
little Merry Andrew of the party. Bnt hoet Vi 'ho
Beecher men took no part IN these noisy eNeic'SeS'
Some amused themselves smoking. lhere was
little dispostion to open debate again last evening,
and only one vote was taken this morning. which
stood to g. Jeffrey, Flate, and Davis casting the
three for the plaintiff should think about DO pal
lots were taken altogether We always Votcu by
ballot, except sometimes we would hoid up our
hands to determine whether a ballot should be
taken or not lahlnR tNtlJ III"
We have gotten along together very ahicably There
has been little quarreling."
"Was there an understanding among You thai the
position taken by each juror, and the general pro
ceedings during your deliberations, should not DO
made publicW
AT first there was IN undersi landing OF this kind.
but il was unanimously agreed this morning, by all
cxccpt the Tilton men, that We should not be re-
uuiied to adhere to this rule. The Hilton men
seemed very anxious from the first that the pubIc
should not know how they stood, as though
they were ashamed of their position.
feel very confident that if wee had
remained longer together we might have been able
to bring in Il verdict and in my opinion there was
certainly 10 evidence tlat could convict Mr. eecher
After bcng out 80 long, ought 10 have been able
to decide the matter, and regret exceedingly our
mahility f. agree in the time were together
"Was there any objection made to the remarks OF
Mr.. Hull rcgadng the language used by Mr.
MOrTi, "
None whatever. We oil fell that the remarks
were entirely uncalled for and that it was an Insult
to address rs in the language used by NJ Morris. ii
there WAS amy attempt whatever AT bribery, nave
no knowledge Of it, and do not believe any was
made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-03

fine letters of Mr. I,cechcr-thc RAGGED edge" letter
the lc; er containing the words Il humble myself
before Theodore Iiton ~ before my God" end
others. On the exact Of these letters opinions
varied considerably, and again no unanimous verdict
was arrived at
These were some Of the principal points discussed
and other points Of the tcsimsny were brought 10
bear on them Oh both sides The testimony of Bessie
Turner was on the whole received favorably. The
chief fault found with it by the majority was
that il was n little too highly colorcd; hut
the substance of it was accepted as true Frank
Nontons testimony occasiopcd good deal Of dis
cnssion II was not inpcarhcd as a whole, though
the majority thought that Mr. Bccchcr had brcn in
cautious and unwisc in making so intimate Il friend
Of Monlton. MR.. Ovincton's testimony well
received, but did not call for much discussion.
The on-sticn was put 10 the Jurcr-IIow came it
that if Mrs Moutons testimony Was 80 well IT,
cciycd generally by the jury the majority with the
solitary exceptonInentOned above, east thcr ballots
steadily for Mr.. Beecher Was not this equivalent
10 Il charge of perjury against Mrs. Mouion: He
answered TINT he did not consider if. He himself
and Others of the jurors saw way ont of the seem
ing dilemma but he chose not to be pressed the
subject AS il would reveal too openly the working
Of the jury.
The ballcting showed II TO on several orca-
=
again, and pretty generally toward the end :;
5 TO i on many occasions before the Judges
charge to the jury and the printed testimony were
sent up to did not come 50 frequently; To
on only one occasion. With the exception Of the
latter. the voting in all in favor Of the
defendant. The juryman who stood to IL
Oh the Tilton side invariably the
When asked how it happened that the votes varied
20 frequently the juror ascribed the fact entirely
desire of Cancellation on both sides. There was
steady majority from first Ia last in favor of Mr..
Beechcr That was beyond dispute. But in
the course of the discussions the majority
would sometimes complain that the minority was
too persistent. A friendly debate would arise. and
tte or OF the minority would change sides nj
tho next ballot. edherent least. standing out
stoutly for Iilt0n in every instance.
The minority would in turn complain that tho
majority conceded nothing w them. as it was a