The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-23


scr was brought ont. The following in re-
alton 10 the proceedings is taken from the
baltimore sun 81 yesterday: The principal
',round on which the new trial * asked for
,sss that one Of the jurors, MIR. Bareda
rurner q Young gentleman In his twenty
e,,h year. and a member OF the Corn and
Ilo,r Exchange, who testified that he
..sneculaies a little when favorable Op-
,,or,unitv presents ITSELF" was influenced
I, giving the verdict which sets aside the
nil hy the speaking gl1nccs and sweet
miles OF a Young lady.
MISS cAfnwELL's INTEREST.
u ,be verdict l. sustained the parents Of
Che voting lady, Or. John J. Caldwell and
NJ. caldwell. whose residence is on north
1,.,i'ou street. will be amongst the heirs and
t,,sf,iaries Of the estate, which IL cstima-
ted M between seventy thousand and eighty
,..',,s,nd dollars. The tcstatOr, John FOLLY
Johns. 81 Baltimore county, made wills nj
4;s,rcni pcriods-the last the one in con-
,r,ycrsg giving the bulk OF the estate 10
fotn John, and II. V. d. Johns. 20 the eN-
rir.ion n other relatives. \ great deal Of
,,ile,re oi eccentric or insane behavior
,r,. .i,fn on the trial ~ thirty-Seyen days
dr-,fion. and the jury found he was not
,,-.f.lly competent 10 make the will. Il j.
''''.~ilnird that two Of the jurors, Mr.. Tur-
,eriainy one. were incomptentto sit by rea-
",, IA being under the minimum jury age,
.,-cr,--liye wears. ON the other side il was
e,,ired l.ai his objection does not yitiate
,,e rcriirf. though il would. II made In
tir,o. have excluded them from the jury.
vtGNErIsN or BRIGHT EYES.
Tho other grounds on which great stress
,.,. lij were the effect Of the Young lady's
rr..enee on the young iuryman. the mag
ncHgn 81 bright ewes, and the witchery OF
M testimony Of Mr.. Z. II. Cans was 10
,ha Eject that he saw juror. whose name
be jid not know, and a young lady who
.ee,,ed iesirous of attracting the attention
III -e Juror. and he i'm response gave her
toot. n recognition. These intcrchangeS
n ,huces continued daily while the wit
hes. wa. present. As the Jury left the
rorrt-room his Juror would look back At
her. and Sue would return the glance
,miingy
vn. TURNER'S CONFESSION.
Mr.. Turner. the Juror. in his testimony
said that ail .OOd-l0oking ladies impressed
him .ndeHby. Two young ladies. Miss
caldwell and Miss Edith Johns, especially
immersed him during the trial. Having
uo,fon u the courtroom in front Of the
Jury. tse eyes Of the Juror and the young
Idr often met He considered this re
resf.l exchange of chances equivalent TO
Lowing. and meeting Miss Caldwell on
north Charles street during the iashiona-
Die hours Of promenade, he bowed to her.
shortly alter he met her 40 Che Dime MI
a in o. i. 4sfY
aeaiu 40 .uc Wt.i-End ~6atlu4-i,.nk. ~
each meeting the acquaintance was I'M
proved.
TREATED TER TO THE CIRCUS AID PEANUTS.
ne also went with Miss Caldwell and his
sister 20 the circus TO see Jumbo. While
there he layc Mis-, Caldwell some peanuts.
he haze never given her anything else or
sent hcr bouquets III. acquaintance with
her BEGAN on The tWcntv-hith day Of the
,rIal. and 5. was during the argument that
tleg began 90 converse when they met.
lii. mind was then pretty we'll made up,
rni no. word about the trial was spoken 20
him hy the Young lady. After the trial he
Was thanked by DR.. Caldwell. whom he
met on fhe -uoct. and invited TO his house.
De- visited thc Young lady at home. and
she came t0 his fathers house. where
le lived. 40. 30 east Flyctte street, TO
visit his sister. quite m intimacy having
sprung zap between the ladies. lie denied
very omp.mucally having said 10 Mr.. Au-
gust Comrades. % lcllOW-iurOr, during re-
cess ~ Che t0urt, Ny God. you would
not lind q verdict against such pretty wo-
man %, that. cor. if he did SAY so, il was in
reference tO Mrs. II Y. ID. Johns, whom
many persons admired. Two other jurors
made afiIayit, that Mr.. Turner used such
30 exr-,- sion. bun that he evidently spoke
ioeosc'y.
,lter al The other evidence had been
taken. Mr. sylvester g.. Tomcy, another
juror, made % deposition that Turner said
io .im One day. 90, they came out OF court
together, Il wonder what chance Young
fellow would stand ii be gave q verdict ia
Der favor
JUDGE HUNTER MARSHALL FOR A NEW TRIAL.
Colonel Marshall, who argued for new
irill. said here wc have Young man under
twenty-five and Young lady Of seventeen,
nj prcp0ssessing appearance. and he sup
posed no exception would be taken 10 his
saying that whose communion must have
been delightful beyond anything one who
had passed The minimum age Of a juror
'f -tttti-ttANf ttrf tNNNAl- VI AiAR=li
non passing between Juror and the Young
lazy while The case in which She was inter-
c'ted was going on must have had their in-
huence. 10 wa. the operation of IN infu-
ence more potent than any which can affect
h1uSlnd-morc potent than a bride or
money. When after the trial the young
hdy father thanks the juror and invites
nm 10 his house 10 meet her, is il going too
Ear TO say that here was his promised re-
ward
Mr.. stewart Brown, who opposed the
new trial, said the counsel for the viii
knew while the trial was going on Of all this
eye meeting eye. these Geographic signals
and they saw nothing in il then to object
20. They had full information OF what
PASSED between the two. Other lawyers
who sat near, and one Of whom had ap
parentiy nothing else TO do, watched this
intercourse 81 gianees, and said 20 COlOne
Marshall, "That little Miss Caldwell is cut.
ting eyes NJ one Of your jurors" 10 which
Colonel Marshall replied, " Yes; she l. the
Lest counsel they have got"
Judge Brown held the motion for new
trial under consideration.
The Presbyterian Assembly.