National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-11

Unable to Agree After Considering the Case
Nmety-Five Hours.
Yesterday, at three o'clock in the afternoon,
the jury in the case of Morris Roach James
Boland, Henry Harry, James Shugruc, Patrick
and George Loutner, indicted fol
Miss Maggie NJ. CLANCY, after being
out nlnoty-ive hours, and not agreeing upon
verdict, were discharged by the court. At
noon, after taking a short recreation in the
park adjacent to the City Hall, they came into
the Criminal Court, and, in response to inquiry
from Justice Hagner stated that they were
willing to consider tho case two or three hours
longer, and they retired to their room with the
intmation from the court that, if still disa.
greeting at adjournment time, lie would dis.
charge them. At three o'clock they were sent
for Tho counsel on both sides and all of the
defendants were present; also many other per-
sons who had watched the progress of the case
with considerable interest III response to tho
interrogatOry of the clerk the foreman said
they had not agreed, and stood just the same
us they did when they first came down.
His Honor desired to know If there was any
prospect Of their agreeing.
Mr.. French said that he spoke only for him
self. At one time he had hopes of agreeing,
but saw none then.
Mr.. Graham stated that Mr. French OK.
pressed his opinion.
Mr.. MinniX was entirely willing to re-
turn to the room and remain there as long
as the court thought proper or desired, but he
saw no chance of agreeing.
Mr.. Towers was opposed to returning to the
room, as they never would agree.
Mr.. TOmpkins was similarly inclined.
His Honor said that, in view OF the gravity
of the charge, the length of time the case had
4 H,,1, 4. 4.
trial progressed, he considered 1t proper that
the jury should be given ample time to con
slider the case. They had been detained q
great whilo-no ono regretted that it should
be so moro than himself-and had the fullest
opportunity to reconcile their differences hut
he did not think any public good could be ac
complished by OBTAINING them together longer
and they were discharged.
Mcnamara Shugruc, BOland, and lOutner
were then permitted to depart on their bail
previously given.
A strange oversight in the discharging of The
jury transpired, and a circumstance probably
without precedent Last Saturday the fore
man announced that they had agreed upon {
verdict rs to one Of the accused. 1t was no
received at that time Subsequently 1t was as
certainCd that the verdict was an acquittal fo
james Boland. Yesterday the verdict wa
neither received nor recorded, and Boland, al
though virtually acquitted, is on bond to ap
pear for second trial Doubtless his counse
will find some way Of getting the verdict OIL
| the record.
The jury changed backward and forward il
their balloting, but it is believed that they
really stood in the cases of Roach, MCNAMARA
and Loutner seven for conviction and five 10
| acquittal, in the case of Shugrue eight TO four
! and in that OF Harry they were about equally
divided. For Boland the first vote was clever
for acquittal, and on the second the single maj
came over and filled out the verdict. The cas-
against the five remaining parties will proba
| bly, be called for trial next September.
| A 500 DIAMOND STUD FOR s235 WEIGHING
! ~ CARATS, PERFECT AND VERY bril-
/ LIANT. RARE BARGAIN JACOBS BROS
| 1920 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,