The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-11-18

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FIVE DAYS IN A JURY ROOM
Showing the 1mpoetsnes ofooleot-
ING J&yiyvith o1rs. ~
From the Ph,IadeleAia times. =
The jury 70 whom Judge Briggs. d
halfpast eight o'clock last Saturday
evening, committed Tie -fste ef VII
liam Rusk, who vas tried on the
. charge Of killing David McCool. n.
turned TO the courtroom ut Q quarter
of twelve o'clock. Yesterday, with Q
fverdict Of mot guilty" They bad
been out for -seasly Eve dasa The
Iprisoner was discharged.
The jury that acquitted Raak
vas composed Of George Dessce.
the foremas. driver, 81 Wshiagton
avenue; Thomas Richardson. mer.
chant. Chelten avenue aud Chew
street, Germantown: William T6maa,
tobscconist, q Poplar street: Robert
Portland. printer, S38 Suffolk street |:
Peter I.eary. bricklayer, Robinson
street, Mansyunk George Cottman.
saw grinder. 172 Laurel street |;
Benjamin F. Fox. bricklayer. 3l8
East Venango street; George w.
L.entz. butcher. 1916 Fest Mont
eomerv avenue; s. II. Brooks. COL
lector, 2039 Porcelain street; Lind.
sey Evans (oolors3). waiter. Tenor
Place, west from 4l6 south Fourth
street; G. w. Rawlings. printer.
4l2. South Fifth street. ana ]. q.
Ledyard, photographer. 1923 Mount
Vernon street. 7
Mr.. Pentland avs that Mr.. Rich
ardson. Mr.. Ledysrd. Mr.. Evans and
himself were at first in favor of YER
dict of manslaughter. but the four
gradually dwisdled down until yes-
terday. when Mr.. Pentland stood
alone on the side for the conviction Of
the prisoner. His final consent to say
mot guilty." despite bis belief Of
Rusk's guilt. Mr.. Pentlaod explains
BY saying that yesterday morning
found him suffering very much from
headache and the effects Of confine-
ment. and, seeing that further hold.
ing out against the eleven would be
sseless, he took the steps that gave
him fresh air and liberty.
I'VE have had q remarkable time"
added Mr.. PentlaDd, land / would |
not 80 through it again for one hun
dred dollars cash IN advasee. The
devices of the jurors to relieve the |
dreadful monotony were innamerable. |
and many Of them - worthy of note a. |
are the sayings of some of the men.
Listen, and I'll read to you from my
note book:
''On Thursday night. before ill the
evidence was in, Leary said. in pras-
ence Of all hands, Damned If I can
see that the man b guilty. l told him
that he ought not to express IN
opinion upon the matter until al the
testimony should be IN. en-
"a plumbers lamp, full Of alcohol.
was found il the jury room On Friday
afternoon. Fox. known as the jolly
man of the party, couldn't resist the
temptation to taste the alcohol.
Cottman, whom we always called the
fat man. poured sons into I gla1.
but ae soon a. it reached his hips be
turned up his nose and handed it to
Fox, who swallowed It with relish IN
sips. Cottman then tried 1t again.
hut with no better success. Bright
and early Saturday morning Eox Was
At the lamp again for smother nip. /
He jocularly expressed fears that the
lamp wouldn't bold out, and he said
that he wouldn't advise any of the {
other fellows to drink. He put the /
lamp away securely. as be thought.
but when he came ct noon for apothsr
pull he found the lamp empty. L
"The frst vote was taken 1t Sill
o'clock SATURDAY. evening on the ques- (
ion of whether the prisoner was
guilty of either the frst or second de-
gree of murder, or of manslaughter. 4
Nine jurors vnted not guilty. and j
Richardson, Ledyard and myself we're I
or granddaughter. Before midnight
We agreed unanimously to vote upon }
he question of manslaaehter. Eight 1
aid mot guilty and four guilty, &
Evans; the coloCed juror. having come q
'ver to us. He went back next day,
however, when . vote resulted in nine =
or acquittal and three for conviction.
l repetition of the balIoting htsr in d
he day found no change. s4i
Fox. the jolly man. started q p
'urlesque prayer meeting @ Sunday
fternoon. which evoked expressions
f disapproval from Richardsoo and d
Evans. and l was disgustsd also. q
With eight mirthfal jurors seated
round him Fox performed ill sorts d
{ negro camp-meeting antics, leapiug. 3
lspping bis hands and knees and
eeming as il he might shake himself
part. Meanwhile suiting words to
ction. he would sing With mock =
iety, such ditties %
Three great big crows at ON Q tree, l.
Aud they were black ~ crows eoald t. b,
Sing. broeheFs. sung! "a
'The 'brotbers' would Join heartily d,
the chorus. With the jolly mans d
,ice above oil the rest When tbsv a
'ought that they had given sp6e;set
usical expression to their Sabbath | ir
'votions they spent the rest Of. the n
ternoon in spinning yarns. many Of
hich were Of . character By no b
cans edifying. 90
1.-TWO ballots wese taken on Mon
y, with the previous result Of nine vi
three, after being out over thirty %
hours. Deasoe,, the foreman, ri
ID me be had not formed anv =,
Union at oil. and yet be had voted 70
nr times for ac0nittal II e>.m>A -