Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-18
NO. l8
CHAPTER OF CRIME.
THE HAYDEN JURY OUT FOR ILL
SUNDAY,

CLEVELAND, Jan. 27.-The Port Clinton,
! o., jury, in the Hennessy murder case, re-
turned verdict of not guilty, acquitting
Hennessy on the ground of insanity. The
murder was committed in July last. Hem
| messy shot dead Edward WEIGH, his hired
man, for alleged improper intimacy with the
| formers wife.
THE HAYDEN JURY STILL OUT.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Jan. 17.-At 10
o'clock the court in the Hayden case received
communication from the jury. It's pur-
port was not made known, but the court
Immediately ordered the court room cleared,
that the jury, tired out, might retire for the
| night. They will remain locked up over
Sunday. and the prospect is no one will be
admitted to the court room Sunday, and GER
tainly no vervict will be returned at least
until Monday. It is evident that hsd the
jury been evenly divided they would have
reported a disagreement before, and the
best Of reasons for belief are entertain
ed by friends of Hayden that they
stand either nine to three or ten
to two in favor of acquittal. Several
jurors have occupied the time, day and even
ing, gazing out of the windows, paying no
attention to any discussion that may have
being going on. The long delay is wearing
on the prisoner and his friends, and he
manifested much nervousness while at sup
per tonight. He and his wife remained in
the sheriff's Office until the adjournment of
the court when he was taken to Jail. Hay
den seemed to enjoy q cigar as usual.
Walter, of counsel for the State says at least
one juror expressed his belief in Hayden's
innocence while the trial was in pro-
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the State, says two Jurors have
done SO, aud that Mrs. Hayden has stopped
frequently at the house of Juror Meany.
There was a large crowd at Madison last
evening, expecting Hayden home, free man.
They had fixed up the church where ne used
to preach, and seats were reserved for those
who were to hear him preach Sunday. The
residence of Hayden was also prepared, and
arrangements made for an oyster supper in
his honor. Hayden sent word: ''Better wait
until Sunday week.
DKvILIsH WORK IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-An era of crime seeing
to have set in this city. Early this morning
a police officer on his beat heard two pistol
shots at No. IS North Kinzis street, and
bursting open the door horrible sight met
his gaze. On the floor lay a woman welter-
ing in blood, while man kneeling by her
eide was endeavoring to staunch the flow.
The terrified inmates Of the house stated that
the woman vas Lolita Robinson; that she
kept cigar store in the front room of the
house, and occupied an adjoining room
with her paramour, James Harring;
and that they first knew of the
trouble from hearing the shots. It appears
that Geo. w. Stratton occupied another
room in the house with the notorious Gertie
March, and that the two couples became in
volved in a quarrel, which terminated in
Stratton firing this shots and escaping. He
was arrested at II o'clock and made q con-
fsssion, but refused to state his motive. One
of the shots pierced the back of the Robinson
woman and came out of her breast, causing
her death. Harring was shot through the
left arm. Stratton is a siyersmith. He
claims he was being robbed.
Mrs. Sarah Smith, colored widow, who
has been unduly intimate with colored
waiter, named Charles Adams, recently pun-
ished him for his unfaithfuIness to her by
administering dose of opium, from the
effects of which he recovered, and at subse-
quent time poisoned him with arsenic, from
which he died this morning. George Brown,
colored, has been arrested as an accomplice.
At II o'clock to-day Constable Augustus
r. Hull, of Justice Summerfeld's court, shot
and killed himself at the corner of State and
Hubbard streets. Financial and legal troubles
and softening of the brain are stated to be
the causes.