The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-14
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JESSE BILLINGS, JR.'S, FATE.
THE JURY STILL DELIBERA TING As TO
WHAT IT SHALL he
His Longing for an Agreement One Way or
the Other. that his Long suspense may be
Ended-Commentiugu upon the Testimony.

His Longing for Agreement One way or
the Other, that his Long suspense may he
Ended-Commenting upon the Testimony.
BALLsToN, Oct. 13-The jury are still con-
sidcring tho fate OF Jesse Billings. Jr. A few
OF them stand at the windows Of the court room
like statues. staring at the groups on the rail-
road track below them. Judges Landon. Crane.
Bogart and Talmadge and District Attorney
Ormsby are still at the Medbury. while Mr..
LAmoreaux and Capt. Butler make their head
quarters Mt tho American Hotel.
Adsit Newton has carried three notes from
the jury to the Judge. He showed the first two
into his pocket. saying. There is no reply TO
this. Sheriff" Tho third note was n request for
apples and bedclothes which his Honor or
dercd in liberal quantities.
At 10 o'clock this morning Deputy Sheriffs
Deyoo and Harrison were patrolling the court
yard. and Detective Conaky OF Waterford. tho
discovcrer of the tracks in Reeds flower bed.
tried to break tho Gordon. The sherirs say
they drove him back, and no threatened to
shoot them. and levellod bad cigar at them In
the darkness. Thcreupon Deputy Harrison
locked him up. He was furious when first
arrested and Kicked and yelled for vengeance.
who were sleeping In the story nbove his cell.
Toward noon Detective Conaky repented In
bitter tears. and the Hon. Theodore Freing.
huysen Hamilton. Justice OF the Peace and
counsellor ut law. Interested himself In his he.
lHlI. GOllce Justice AVA 4. DAke opened court.
and Detective Conaky was taken before him.
On his way out Mr.. Billings confronted him in
why. Conaky." he said what are you doing
here2 You look better In flower bod than in
Conaky passed out without replying On his
arraignnent. he pleaded guilty TO charge OF
intQxicntion. and disorderly conduct. Justice
the money 10 pay his nne. Tonight Conaky is
again on the yarpath Hlled with spring water
ard an whaisEey eH uB e midnight has Kept out
papers and conversng with his friends. In the
pair Of low shoes with large silver buckles It
was observed that one OF his clockworked ed stock
called TO the fact. and he was told that il fore
Swallowed good luck. he laughed. and after
Sna hS t. %sdosE bs syra ns
| cuse friend. strenuously protested but Mr.. Bill
lings replied that there was no superstition
| his foot. In conversation he expressed wish
| that the Jury would agree one way or the other
Il presume no said. that my enemies
you'd gladly compromise by sending me TO
| bio; but they look upon 1t IA neck or nothing"
=, He made several comments on the trial. and
tthGgight that the Judge had hardly treated him
OF the jury to Finne's we'll known enmity He
| said that Finne deliberately lied when on the
| stand. He had no doubt that Finne and the boy
Virtue were in the barn Harvesting horse
| :" saw the lantern in Fnne's barn when we
| went by" Mr. Billings said Yet Finne swore
| that he had no lantern there until after Virtue
| left and swore that Isaac and myself passed
| afterward."
This was the only alusion to the trial
| Mr.. Billings commented upon the attack on
| the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad and gave
| several "reminiscences Of his visits TO New York
| city. He said that years ago he called upon
| Henry j. Raymond OF the Tunes. and agreed to
give him four barrels Of potatoes 2 year 70 have
| the Times sent 70 his address: He received IL
| up to the time OF Raymonds death. and regu-
| larry forwarded the four barrels Of potatoes.
| IL r. A-The lights are out in tho court
| room. and the jury are In a sound sleep. The
| light in the prisoners cell has Just been ex-
tinEuished. Judge Landon will open court at
A. NJ. but will probably not discharge the jury.