Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-11
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. No Verdict Reached. The Jury Still Unable to Agree In the Star Route Cases. Counsel and Defendants Waiting
 for the Word.
A SHARP FIGHT IN EGYPT.
EseeaDalins DrfveM From the British Camp.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,

The Star Route Tr1aIs-No Verdict
 Reached by the JurY-Hcpes of am
 Agreement To-Day-scenes In the
 Court-Counsel and Defendants on the
 Ragged Edge
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.--The Star route jury came into court at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, and reported that they had not found a verdict. The jury looked fresh and sober, contradicting by their appearance the current stories of their having drank heavily at dinner Friday night. The lack of agreement was in accordance with the expectations of George Bliss, who does not expect verdict until Monday, but who thinks that if yer
 dict Is not had then it will never be had from this jury. The jury asked for instructions, and the questions they propounded throw light upon their disagreement One was whether if two conspiracies was charged in the indictment, and only one was proved, they could bring in verdict of guilty. Judge Wylie said they should bore down through the mass of words in the indict- ment, find the creme therein alleged, to wit, the conspiracy of these defendants, and then see whether the proof fitted it. Another question asked by Juror Mccarthy, who is
 
 there was variance between the allegations of the indictment and the proof outwitted by the prosecution, it was not fatal to the in dictment. The court thought that substan- tial accord between allegation and proof as to an overt act amply sufficient for convio- tion. Incidentally the judge reiterated much of his charge in the hour that he talked to the jury. He implied moro strongly than ever his belief in the guilt of the accused. The counsel for the defense wore very much incensed at the strongly plain terms in which Judge Wylde couched his advice to the jury, and were outraged when he refused to permit MT. Ingersoll finish some ''suggestions'' which he wanted to give to the jury through the judge, and still more when Mir. Merrick was allowed to make strong suggestion for the government in reply. The day went wholly against the defense, and the general impression in the court room. when the jury left it, was that they would bring in verdict of conviction.
 Before going back to their consultation room, the jury who complained that they could not remember all the dates in the evi- dence, to say nothing of the other facts. were allowed by agreement between counsel to take with them the notes which they have ed to give them the whole printed record, marked, as they received the desired permis sion, that ''those who did not take money can now take notes."
 Shortly after o'clock the jury again came into court and reported that they had agreed upon verdict only as to some of the defend ants. The court refused to accept such 8 verdict and the jury were directed to retire for further deliberatfon, despite the opposi- tion of Colonel Ingersoll, who held that those persons whom the jury had already found to
 be innocent should be discharged at once. A &o1,o o1o While the chimes of a neighboring church were calling the people to their Sabbath wor- ship thls morning crowd of interested spec- tators was assembling in the criminal court room, all eager to learn the result of the long deliberatlon of the Star route trial Judge Wylie took his seat promptly at 10 o'clock, and the jurors soon after arrived from the hote! where they had spent the night. After 8 call of the roll Judge Wylie put the ques- tion, ''Have you agreed on a verdict ?'' Not as yet" replied the foreman, ''but I am directed by the jury to make a return." ''You have not agreed upon a yer dict ?" asked the judge again. The reply was Partially we have" Judge Wylie then said, 'I do not know but what shall have to administer the common law in it's purity in this respect. The common law is to shut the jury up without fire, light or other com forts of civilized life and keep them there until they reach an agreement, but I will consider on that further and will not apply it at this time :" ''It might be proper for me
 to say," said the foreman, ''that the jury are no nearer agreeing now than when we came in yesterday evening" "well, then,'' sharply responded the judge, s.the common law will be enforced in this case it is in force in this district. The marshal will take the jurors to their room and treat them as other jurors are treated: :" To the foreman Judge Wylie added i: "When do you want a recess taken to ?" sir Had ha man. "Any time will suit us " s'Very well, :" said the judge, i've will take a recess until ? o'clock.''
 The jury was then taken to a room in the court house and looked up until two o'clock,
 when the judge again took the chair and di- rected that the jury be invited down. The deputy marshal soon returned with the an- nouncement that if the court had anything to say the jury would come down, otherwise they were not ready. His honor therefore ordered recess until ten o'clock Monday morning. the records of the court still show
 ing the session as of Friday, as only recesses and not adjournments have been taken since then. Tho jury will be kept at the court
 house all night, but the judge has so far modified his order of this morning as to al- low food and candles to be furnished them He also directed the marshal to see that no drink is allowed except water.
 Judge Wyhe said this evening that he would exercise his power to keep the jury out
 until a verdict was rendered, although he did not expect he would have to keep them out much longer. Brady, Dorsey, Rerdell ana several of the counsel for the defense express themselves as satisfied that the jury had agreed to cisagree, that no full verdict would be rendered unless the jurors were starved into it. In that case they thought the chances were as good for acquittal as for conviction Tn any way no difficulty was to be anticipated in setting aside forced verdict of guilty MT. Bliss left for New York to day. Before going he said he had no fear but that some if not