Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-19
still waiting for the Verdict.

night the sheriff sent one of his deputies to try to secure cots and mattresses whereon | the jury might essay to sleep during the long hours that would elapse before the recpening l of the court. The hour was so late, however, that only pillows and blankets were obtaina- ble, without resorting to extraordinary en- deavors, and with the materials the skirmish- ing had supplied, the jurors and attending court officers made themselves as comfortable as possible.
 The scene was an amusing one, said sher- ifs deputy to the reporter. The jurors rolled themselves up in the blankets and attempted to sIie down to pleasant dreams, but the more wakeful and nervous could not sleep, from the long drawn snore of some of his comrades that sounded through the still room like the noise of a steam gong. One of the Incidents of the night was tho following:
 There was only one lounge in the building that was available and the question was
 which one of the jurors should have the ben eft of it during the night. It was at last de- cided to draw lots for it. This was done, and
 it fell to one of the younger jurors, who very
 promptly yielded his claim to Juror Kane, the
 oldest man on the jury. At 9:55 Saturday
 morning Judge Sanford entered the court
 room and requested the sheriff to open the court Tho sheriff did so, and Judge Sanford immediately retired to his room, and the hum of voices in the court room was renewed. The court room was thronged to overaowing. as soon as the doors were opened. A general expectation of hearing something from the fury was entertained, but no sign appeared. Hour after hour thus wore away, and about l o'clock recess was taken till 2:3O, the room be- ing cleared. The scene the evening before at the sherif's office was pronounced one quite affecting With the prisoner were his wife, father and mother, and one lady friend Mrs. Brownson, Mrs. Hayden's hostess-who was permitted to remain and keep Mrs. Hayden company. Mrs. Hayden's grief was intense and she seemed unable to be comfort ed. At midnight, the court having adjourned, the prisoner was removed to his quarters at the jail, and his friends went to their re- spective stopping places. Saturday afternoon | the court room was thronged again to the ut | termost. Among the spectators were many | inside the bar railing of local prominence and social influence. Many ladies were present | The time was spent in a social way, and 8 hum of conversation constantly prevailed ex- | cept semi occasionally when something was | heard akin to rap, when all eyes would be turned to the jury room door. And during the afternoon very distinct rap or rather a bang was heard at the jury door as if there was something important at hand. Quiet
 reigned instantaneously. The sheriff ad-
 vanced to the door of the jury room. Every eye was bent upon him. The door was opened by the sheriff, something was passed
 to him, he shut and locked the door and strode
 through the assembly and up to the judges
 bench and disappeared through the jury room
 door. The quiet was now broken and general buzzing was resumed. This was ef-
 fectually quieted by Sheriff Hull, whose port | ly form loomed up from the sherif's desk and who enjoined immediate silence. The audi ence seemed 10th to cease talking, but the
 sheriff repeated his order with unction and
 with the desired effect. The sheriff soon re- appeared carrying 8 couple of phials of 8
 tincture which he took to the jury room and passed in. All was buzz and conversation
 again and enquiry as to what had happened,
 but the public soon became impressed with I
 tied down to passing away the time pleas
 antly as possible. The presence of several
 prominent clergymen in the court room, cou-
 pied with the prospect that the jury were moi
 going to report, gave rise to enquiries if the
 court would not hold the jury to their work
 over Sunday, and if they would deem it wise
 to appoint chaplain. The report soon ob-
 tained currency that prominent legal talent
 had given it as their opinion that it was ap-
 propriate that the court should sit Sunday, provided the jury did not report before the
 court adjourned. By and by it was reported
 on pretty good authority that the court had
 decided to sit Sunday, and that when the court l adjourned it would be until g a. m. Sunday | morning. At last, about 10 o'clock, loud
 rap came from the jury room door. The ex-
 citement became intense. The court room
 doors had been thrown open to the general pub
 lie, and a great mass of people blocked
 the rear of the court room and extended
 into the lobby. So many were standing up
 in the rear that it was impossible for those in
 the extreme rear to see what was going on,
 and stentorian voices came from that section shouting ''down in front" The suspense
 was great, and people held their breath The tall form of Sheriff Byxbee appeared at the door of the jury room, and he received | some message from inside. A whisper ran through the assembly that he had a piece of paper in his hands. He went to the judges
 room and amid the deepest quiet reappeared.
 He had something to say and said it. It was | to the effect that the court room must be | I,,k L
 more tonight. The crowd seemed very 10th to go, and one and another asked what it ! meant. Counsel in the case were asked the \ cause, the information being of prosaic and | not at all dramatic kind, viz, ''that the jury | wanted to go to bed" This was rapidly cir- ' culated about, and in about ten minutes the court room was deserted, none remaining ex- cept the sheriff and deputies. The counsel ' reporters of this city, New York, Hartford \ and other places, together with the court of fcers and few others, gathered in one of the ante rooms to await the decision of the
 judges as to whether the court could sit on Sunday. This matter was under consideration by the court in the judges room. MT. Cum-
 mings of the New York Sun highly entertained
 the gathering in the ante-room with personal
 recollections of eminent public men whom he
 had met during his journalistic experience.
 The time slipped by rapidly. At near II
 o'clock the word came from the judges
 apartment as to the Sunday matter. The law
 and precedents had been consulted with the
 result that it was decided to skip Sunday,
 there being some question as to whether it
 could properly be made court day. The Armstrong case in New Jersey not long ago,
 when the jury were out and the court in ses- sion Sunday, was referred to in the consul tation. It having been thus decided, the social caucus broke up and the counsel and others left. MT. Watrous was one of the last to leave. Mir. Jones remained in the city over night. MT. Hubbard took the next train for Wallingford, and MT. Harrison went on the midnight train to Guilford. Mr.
 Waller had gone home earlier in the day, be- ing much wearied. MT. Zacher, of counsel for the State, seemed to be in specially good spirits. He received quite a spontaneous ovation from kba asraubIv duriur tI,a av.v