New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-01

The JURY N TIE KINGS COUNTY COURT OF SIS
slONs RENDER VERDICT oN SUNDAY.
The jury before which tried the case of Alder
man Jones in Brooklyn after celebrating for
forty-0no hours reached a verdict of acqultal at
$3.50 4. ID. yesterday The trial is the first of a
series of proceedings growing ont of the dcicit Of
nearly $3.50 900 in the funds Of the Brooklyn Board
Of Education. The deficiency discovered after
the loss OF the record books Of the Board in June Of
las year, which was followed by the flight in Sep
TENDER Of the secretary of the Board, George \. W.
stuart. AGAINST whom preliminary proceedings had
been BEGUN. The experts,who found that Stuart Sc
cured q large part of his misappropriared
money by warrants made ont in the names
Of fictitious persons. but nearly resembling
the names of men and firms dealt
With By the Board, which warrants were cashed
without suspicion bY the City Irca urer, found also
that eight of these warrants were deposited in the
private account. IN the Atlantic state Bank OF Al
dcrman H. o. Jones' the brOther-in-law of eX-Secre-
tary Stuart. II also found that Jones was
using large SUMS o. money IN W al street specula-
TONS An Indictment was found against hln,
charging him with emhezzling the money OF the
Board OF Education III conJunc ION Win stuart, 10
the amount of $500 the amount OF a single war
rant Upon this indictment he has been tried. The
ease has en- z -ossed the time of the Court Of Sessions
tor five days of each week for SIX weeks, except
eight days, when illness of the Judge, c0un-
sci or jurors has caused adjournment
The defence. which has proved etectual was that
Jones acted merely the attorney for stuart IN bis
business affairs aud that he did not know that STU
arr took the funds OF the Board of Education. The
defendant not put upon the wltness-stand
Judge Moore charged the jury that they must find be-
yOnd reasonable doubt that Jones knew that stuart
stole the money he supplied him with. Inc Jury re-
tired at 5:3OonF Friday They afferward made two re-
quests for Instructions. On nday night they asktu
what aiding and abetting meant under the indlct-
menf ON Saturday night, about ll:3O O'Clock, they
came into court, and the foreman SAID that one OF
the lurymon was OF the opinion that ~ he had made
no Lis mind before leaving the jury-boX he should
not allow himself 10 change II III the jury rOom M
der the influence OF his fellOw-lury-
men. Judge Moore informed the jury that TINS was
wrong: the very object of their being together was
for discussion to arrive at decision. sine jury
then retired again and locked up at 1870 a. M
Yesterday. after asking Judge Moore 10 open court
ar 9 O'Clock. About $3.50 the Jury came INTO court,
where Judge Moore, the counsel tor the prosecution
and defence, ana upward OF hundred spectators
were gathered. The defendant Jones was III tne
custouV of a Deputy Sheriff. " hen the Jury were
ssI.,d n fhey had agreed upon a verdict, Foreman
1,ovnerthwal.e said: d" We find the prisoner not
rrultv under the indictment" The ANNOUNCEMENT
was received with subducd applause Juig' Moore
thanked the jury for their labor ana prom
ised them extra allowance, as the trlaI hal
lasted over thirty dafs lie also sahi ina Ne hau
been 4 lawyer for thirty years ana hdu never seen
case which was more care'ully prepared ana tired
than his one had been. ES-Asslstant DIstuct-At-
tcrnev Weinberg then thanked the jury IN behalf
OF his client.
Alderman Jones was much affected when the YER
diet was announced aGd As soon - the Jury were oI-
mi sed hc hrc his arms around the meek Oh MS cOuh-
sell Mr.. rnbcTg, and sed nm WIN enthusiasm.
HIS friends then gathered around HIM and he was
heartily congratulated. There are two civil suits
n, recover the stolen moneys of the Board of Edu-
cation. amounting to 100000, now prndlng
against Alderman Jones. lie Is under . $4,000
Lal in these SUITS 1t expected that they VIII be
brought 10 trial speedily. Inc obstinate Juryuian
yrho held out Tor n verdict Of guilty was William
schmidt. the only German the jury. On the
Hrst ballot the jury stood seven for acqulttal to
tiyp for conviction. On the second ballot Ii was
sIx to six The thru ballot found only four for
Viction nd tins number reduced until for the
last twenty hours the jury was out there was only
one for conviction. After sleeping over what Judge
Moore said about changing views IN the Jhry-roonl,
and learning that the Jury would be kept OUT until
p III. Monday # they did not agree, tue twei1th
man united with his associates IN the verdict OF
QuIttal