The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-14
Telegraphic.
NATIONAL INTERESTS.
A Star-Route Juror Attacked
With the Jim-Jams.
A Hung Jury Expected Signal Sta.
tons Abolished - Criminal
and Political News.

WA6HiNGToN, June bat 1885 the
slar'route Jury came into court, Juror
Vernon, who was walking next to Foreman
Crane, was seized with lit and spinning
around twice fell 10 the floor, giving vent TO
continued shrieks. Mr.. Sewers took charge
OF him and Judge WyIc ordered the jury
10 their room until the sick man should re-
cover. The room was packed at the time
and the air was Sitting. The doctor re-
ports That NerDOn's case WAS not serious
aud the court announced that be would
await the Jurors recovery. The record Of
this trial Is the largest ever made In a crilni-
nal case In this country. Printed IN small
type and octave Size, IL comprises over
6,WO pages or about four and one quarter
million words. The report Of the prelilni-
nary proceedings up % when the taking OF
testimony began, covered 463 pages. The
dirtc testimony for the prosecution occu-
pies 2,3ls pages. Mr.. Merrick delivered
the longest speech of the trial, lasting nine
days, aud covered 2S3 pages OF the
record. The record Of the Guitchu
trial comprised 2,700 pages, and
was regarded a. OF extraordinary length.
Al IL . clock the Jury again returned to
court. Juror Vernon bad recovered, and
took his seat near Az open window. His
collar had been removed and his face was
flushed lie answered to his name IN
husky voice. Foreman Crane said the Jury
had not yet decided the question OF con-
splracy, and desired TO know
II they could bring In verdict OF
guilty without being signed to conspiracy.
The judge said they must decide the ques.
ton OF conspiracy, and then who were en-
gagged IN II, whether overt acts were com
mite, "This referring them 10
the NJ OF the juror is a very
unfortunate occurrence. ~ he said, "This
Juror had been drinking good deal.
He Is hard drinker; took him aside dur
Ing the trial and advised him. lie promis.
ed me not to drink. He is not ft subject
to be on jury. The effects Of drink are
apt TO leave the mind In a shattered con d.
ton" The jury was then given in charge
OF the bailiffs, and with the understanding
that they could stroll IN the park during the
day, and the court adjourned until 10
O'Clock Tomorrow. Should the verdict be
reached before that hour, Judge Wylie
will be called.
II Is pretty evident that the Department
OF Justice does not really expect conyic-
ton. In conversation with your CORES
pondent one OF the leading counsel for the
prosecution admitted that IL was not very
hopeful. He says the prosecution was not
from the first well satisfied with the Jury.
He says the fact that the government was
allowed but three challenges under
the law makes II almost impossible
TO get a satisfactory Jury here, where
only u small proportion Of the residents
are eligible to jury service, and that
proportion generally class unfit for that
duty. The Government Ia cstoenuy sus-
picious that some members Of the jury have
been tempered with and that there will be
no verdict. They say, however,i that the
case grows stronger every time. As new
evidence IS constantly coming 10 Hight II
there j. failure 10 get a verdict this time
they will push for another trial. They do
do not fear an acquittal but do fear q hung
jury. The gentleman referred to above
remarked IN the course OF the con
versation that he supposed the cause
Of the fit by which one OF the
jurymen had been attacked was that
he had been deprived OF his whi,key since
Tuesday morning. II Is reported on the
streets that the so-called tit was really
nothing more or less than an attack Of the
jim-jams 1t is stated that the Juror In
question, who Is a saloon-keeper, came a
number OF times into the courtroom In a
state OF intoXicatlon, which was so notice
able that Judge Wylie was Obliged TO write
him a note intimatlng that further offences
OF this kind would meet with severe pun
ishment.