The New York herald., 1876-11-26
THE MARTINEZ VALLE SUIT.
Verdict Rendered for the
Plaintiff Yesterday.
FIFTY DOLLARS DAMAGES
Scenes and Incidents at the
Close CT the Trial.
A DISAPPOINTED CROWD.

The suit OF Miss Eusenia Martinez against Juan Del
vac TO recover $50 600 damages Tor alleged breach OF
promise OF marriage and seduction which has occupied
much o tho public attention during the past week.
brought to very unexpected conclusion yester-
day afternoon BY !he jury bringing In verdict Tor tho
piaintn, and awarding her $50
Al early nine O'Clock in the morning quite .
crowd had gathered IN tho hallway leading INTO the
court room OF the Court OF Oyer and Terminer, in
which the trial had been held. The doors were
obligingly thrown open by the officers OF the su
prcme Court who in attendance for pur-
poso OF their own which thcy took good care
not 10 explain TO the anxious slght-scers who
pulled and hauled another and tumbcd over one
In sheir cagerness TO good seats The
jury had gone to breakfast At eight O'Clock uadcr
charge OF officers william II. Ricketts,, Peter NcAlecf,
julius b. Arnold and Michael Brophy. and the loitercrs
In The corridors, who had got wind Of u, remained
near the stairway to get glimpse OF them when they
back. They were grauned about nine o'clock
whom, walking in pairs tho Jury sauntered into the
hall from Chambers street side, looking as though
. good nights sleep had not been enjoyed
by any OF them The foreman, Mr.
Noyes Mr.. Price, Mr.. Reed, Mr. Besisy
and Mr.. Goodrich, tho brightest looking OF the
twelve. Mr.. Thomas II. Thorn and Mr. William
Thorne looked carewcrn, though apparently in Jolly
mood, while Mr. Bleurry aud Mr. George b. Cofhn
were pale and haggard Mr. Prhchett the old gentle
man who occupied chair No. 10, did not look over
come as was generally expected he would look, be-
OF his beng III during the trial, and seemed to
find great comfort In . cigar which no puncd vigor.
ously as he came up tho stairs Mr. Francis Good
ridge, tho twelfth juror did not look we'll. He seemed
nervous and III Late hours apparently did not
agree with him.
ruE LAST
Tho Court, 1t will be remembered, had been ad-
journed the day previous by Judge Donohue 10 ten
O'Clock yesterday The Judge was promptly on hand
In the library adjoining the whom tho hour
arrived, but did not 20 INTO the ROOM Ho waited in
tho library all the forenoon. but no word came from
tho jury, and so message was sont to them that II
they should agree by haiipast two the Judge would
be ready TO receive them. The crowd In the court
room by twelve became somewhat impatient and
mauy OF those who had gained entrance
when the doors first thrown open LETT the room
and went out into the corridors TO stretch their limbs
and hunt up the sandwich man. The great majority,
however, who mad secured good seats werc ioath 10
sfar, with them and remained stoa~fastly al their
chosen posts.
About half-past twelve II was ascertained that the
read the lriai, and all sorts Of speculation were
dulged in 10 what that Indicated Was II a rign
that tho jury had at. q, last agreed agreed ., upoa
finally settler What letter itf These and
hundred other kindred questions, everybody put 10
everybody else, and OF course one could give def
nitc answer 1t finally learned that all the letters
the had been sent up 10 the jury which ef all
tho curious ones more in the dark than tho
knot,y pom. ,ha. some particular one OF The letters
was expected 70 make clear. Al a quarter oil one the
jury were deserted coming down stairs, and there
once grand rush Tor the court
! room in which tho trial had been held.
Grave lawyers, by no means young, who happened TO
be passing caugh the lever OF the excitement badly
A. ths loungers who had since morning kept their
| eyes fastened on the stairway and, pushing their
MS The common herd OF spectators, made their way
INTO the court room, painting and hall exhausted
To add to tho excitement wag went mo
| the vestbule and gave three or four very
heavy knocks on tho door through which only the
judge the regular attendants OF the only
allowed 10 pass. This 70 The crowd In the nam room
| was taken unmistakADe signal that the jury
| which mad been coming down stairs were about
10 enter. But. alas for human hopes. the jury
simply going dinner; and, TO do them justice they
with will That they must have enjoyed their
meal Il Is only necessary 70 say that .hsy
they dino well ~ asked the writer OF q gentleman
who had dned the restaurant at the same time they
today that il was learned that the county would pay
| the aamages-for the Jury's meals. They had paid
out OF their own pocket lot their supper on Friday
jurors, when paying out Of bus own pocket eat very
sparingiy, but you ought 70 have seen the dinner no
| took to-day At the county's expense" /"
/ rHx rIAISfIrv ABSENT.
While the Jury at dinner the crowd IN the Oyer
and Terminer room had got their DISAPPOINTMENT
and settled down evidently TO determination SEQ
the thing out II 1t took all summer II plain that
the oosct OF thor curiosity vas not the jury, but the
plaintiff They had an idea that she was In the Dud-
ing somewhere would have 10 bc present wnen tie
| jury came 70 deliver their verdict, whereas
/ on Friday afternoon sne distinctly stated 10
q friend that The would not return to
the court now that the case was IN the bands OF We
jury, and her presence Eas no longer necessity, she
kept word and did bt come 10 the Court House
any time during the day. But from the hour the
court opened till the jury delivered their verdict
/ there charitable enough TO announce the
fact 10 the morbid curiosity hunters and they re-
NAMED their seats eagerly expecting scene that
~ wonder how she win act the verdict Tor tho de-
! iendant' that wore banded about iron mouth TO
/ month, were therefore mere waste OF breath.
| THE DEFENDANTS ANXIETY.
| ip the absence Of the plaintiff, the defendant who
the Court House quite sarly vac the observed
| OF all Observers HIS face wore anxious look and
| he paced up and down the court room adjoining the
fcssor Mantilla and one Of his lawyers stroking his
beard nervuusy al almost every STEP plainly showing
that his thoughts werc wandering TO the jury room
needed no one TO point him out as the defendant TO
! the paopIe who came and went IN and out Of
ihs room, some OH business and others TO
learn II the jury had yet agreed His look and
manner made bis ,dentity plain TO everybody.
When he became tired waking he took seat IN a
corner OF the room where ne remained half hour
So strokng his beard, as usual occasionally gianc
about when the door opene as though he expected
some one whom he was ANXIOUS 10 see. Mr. OIcott,
one OF his lawyers Kept him company for awhile, aud
the with Mr. Aanlilia, went out into the corridor
about half past two O'CLOCK where they walked up and
down urtii intcillEcncc WAS 10 tncm
thejury had agreed Mr. Beach had been in the building
In the early forenoon, but had gone away before
O'Clock, had Mr.. Choaio The latter however, was
hand when 10 was announced that tnc jury had
agreed.
4 GRfEvoUs pIsAProiSTMESr.
The news OF the agreement reached the Oyer
and rermncr, where the crowd had been so long wait
ing for tho event, and there was AZ once rusn "
those in the corridors 70 the room A silence as Of
death came over the audience as an officer shut The
main door, and expectation was on tip toe As 10
What the verdict pouid be. Meanwhile the Jury
quietly conducted 10 the judges private chamber
by passing through VIII ch they enabled 10 reach
the supreme Court Circuit room Part 81 where tho
Judge, the counsel Tor the Defence the defendant and
the members of the press nad already preceded thom.
Thus that the crowd deceived and had nc.r
weary waiting all Tor nothing
THE VERDICT,
II WAS ten minutes 10 thrco O'Clock when the Jury
finally made It's appearance, looking very much
weariod xnd completely out OF sortA They
took thor seats quietly while tho doors