Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-21
The Hayden Trial.
What the Newspapers Have te Say AbOut it Now that it is Ended.
 From the New York Timesl

What the Newspapers Have te Say
 About it Now that it is Ended.
 tFrom the New York Times.l
 It was one of those cases of circumstantial evidence which involve so much uncertainty and so many conflicting possibilities that it is almost impossible to bring twelve men to an agreement upon the facts, and quite so to in duce all of them, in the present state of feel ing regarding the penalty for murder, to pro- nounce verdict of guilty. Every one can judge for himself where the probabilities lie, and opinions will differ as to how far they were proved to be realities, but 1t is easy to understand that the reasonable doubt' should prevent a verdict of guilty, and that eleven members of the jury should be so far convinced as to refuse to agree to any other.
 [From the Hartford courant.l
 The Hayden trial has ended in a disagree ment of the jury, the result generally antic- ipated. It has beenprobably the longest and most costly criminal trial in the annals of the State, and has left the case where it began. The evidence in murder cases is generally circumstantial, in this case entirely so, and as 1t appears, was not strong enough to con- vince majority of the jury. Much of the evidence was also of a scientific character, the exactness and strength of which could not be fully realized, except by 8 jury of experts.
 From the Springfield Republican,
 It is not likely that the case will ever be tried again, though another trial will be asked for. It would probably be difficult matter to secure jury, as about everybody has an opinion, and then it has come to be thought that murder trials costing $50, ,00O or $40, 900, and affording the gallows no victims at that price, are expensive luxlries.
 [From the New York World
 The result of Hayden's trial is miscarriage of justice and fresh arraignment of the 'tpalladium of our liberties" In this case the failure of justice is particularly scandalous, because the trial had been so long and so costly. Fifty odd days of actual trial and the costs of court for that period are not too great price to pay, either to establish the guilt of a man charged with murder or to vindicate his innocence. It is altogether too much to pay for nothing at all. which is the net result of the trial of Hayden. Moreover, there is not the slightest reason to believe that anoth- CT trial would be any more decisive. Ger tainly no trial could allow greater latitude to counsel to bring in everything which had the least chance of turning out to be relevant testimony. The result is that the State has failed to avenge a murder, and that Hayden has not the vindication which an innocent man has a right to demand. Hayden and his AAASAAeo juror, he would have received this vindica- tion, and the reports seem to bear out this claim. When jury stands eleven to one for acquittal 1t seems safe to allow so decisive a vote to stand as verdict. At all events, simple justice to the prisoner seems to require that, in such @ case, the. standing of the jury should be officially recorded, and not left to be gathered from individual jurors by enter prising reporters after the jury has been dis charged.
 IFrom ths New York Tribune.l
 The announcement that they stood eleven to one for acquittal will probably be received, however, as virtual vindication of the pris- oner.
 IFrom the New Haven Register.l
 Some argue that because when the jury was discharged it's members stood eleven to one for acquittal that it amounts to a practi- cal acquittal. It seems more reasonable that the first vote taken by the jury, when its members were fresh from hearing the evil dence, the arguments of counsel and the charge of the court, is better vindioation of the real opinions of the jury. When the first vote was taken, it is to be presumed that each juror voted as his conscience dictated and un- influenced by the domination of majority. Subsequent votes would be influenced to a certain extent by the stronger will power of the majority.
 From the Boston Globel
 The disagreement of the jury in the Hay den trial leaves that celebrated case as much a mystery as eyer. It will probably never come up for trial again, for fear of bankrupting the State in the payment of so-called experts fees. The trial has been an absurdity from beginning to end, the guilt or innocence of the prisoner being made to depend upon such ridiculous incidents as the microscopic diff ference between the crystals of arsenic under the grinding of different manufacturers. It has been 0 bother and an expense, as con- ducted, with the probability from the first that the accused was innocent. But it has been a narrow escape, for which Hayden may thank the contempt which the average juror entertains for fine drawn scientific theories.
 From the Boston Post.l
 It has cost Connecticut quite sun to find out that twelve of her citizens don't think alike in regard to Hayden.
 [From the Springfield Union.I
 The fact of the crime, brutal, horrible and revolting, remains, and if the conclusion reached by the jury in regard to Haydens in- nocence is correct the defense no less than the prosecution have vital interests to serve in trying to solve the mystery of this cold-blood- ed murder and bringing it's perpetrator to his merited punishment.
 From the New York Herald.l
 In the face of such verdict it is extremely unlikely that now trial will ever take place the State must remain under the odium of having prosecuted @ case upon evidence which any third rate lawyer should have known was insufficient and of having inflicted upon the reputation of 8 clergyman a shameful stain without sufficient cause.
 From the Philadelphia North Amsricanl
 The jury in the Hayden trial has disagreed and has been discharged. This is 8 conclu- sion which most people have expected, but it is surprising to find that the jury stood at the close eleven to ono, the majority being in fla vor of acquittal, and the single juror Insisting on 8 verdict of murder in the second degree. It is not probable that Hayden will be tried again. The State prosecutors strained every nerve and spared no expense to secure his conviction, spending more than twenty thou sand dollars in the effort. Having failed, they will be inclined to let the matter rest.
 [From the New York Evening Post.l
 This result, on it's face, will be accepted by the bulk of unprejudiced public opinion with satisfaction. But those who go behind that result. especially if they are experts in the more thorough and conclusive grounds for approval.
 From the New Haven PaEadiun.l
 There would certainly be little use of new trial unless the prosecution should find testi- mony of much more positive character than any that has yet been produced. We desire justice done, but think we voice the general sentiment of the community in say ing that the case against the Rev. H. H. Hay den should be noled.
 From the Hartford Times
 In this Hayden trial the counsel on both sides have ably presented their points, and the jury has struggled with the main question long and we'll That there could be verdict, in such case as this, we have never believed. What it might be now, if another trial were to be ordered, is another, matter in that case the prisoner would undoubtedly be ac- quilted.
 [Frofa the Waterbury American.l
 At this time, however, it is well enough to that the crime, of which MT. Hay den has not been convicted, is still unpunish- ed, and that somebody committed it. Who that somebody is has now become question fhnk Claro0rqS fOr answer If mt MT Havw