National Republican., 1883-06-14
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT.

In the evening all oil the defendants except
ing ex-senator Dorsey, gathered in legal
gentleman's office across the avenue from tho
court house, chatting with their friends and
specializing on the result Dorsey remained
at home to recuperate, not having been able to
sleep any the night before Gen. Brady was
imperturabe as over, apparently having no
more concern in tho outcome than casual
spectator. Vale and Miner only occasionally
displayed a little nervousness, Vaile being
especially quiet.
A new man would drop in now and then
| with fresh rumor as to how the jury stood,
but the general impression seemed to be that
the Jury stood ten for acquital to two for con-
viction. A few had il nine for acquittal and
| three for conviction, and another element in
sisted that eleven of the jurors had voted for
acquittal.
1t was reported in the little knot of per-
sons on the sidewalk that the government
only laid claim to five jurors, admitting that
seven were against the prosecution. This,
| like the other reports, was based principally Y
| on conjecture. Every new suggestion was
made text for additional speculation, but
about 10 o'clock the walters began to dis
perse, and before 1880 the stiffness of q
graveyard reigned in that locality. Every
body had gone home.
BY 8 o'clock half of the Jurors had retired
and it was q dead open and shut" rs one
| of the court house attaches put 1t, that there
would be no agreement before to-day. Knots
of curious men and boys gathered in the
park northeast of the building, gazing up at
the lights in the third story aud trying to
catch the drift of what was going on from
the confused sound of loud talking that oc.
casionally foated through the open win.
dows, but they might as well have
stationed themselves across the Po-
tomac for all the good it did. They
couldn't hear word Shortly after Q o'clock
the park spectators were treated to the vision
of Juror standing bumped up in front of one
of the windows skinning his shirt over his
head preparatory to seeking repose in the
arms of Morpheus. The operation of disrob-
ing was performed awkwardly, and the spec
tators very soon thereafter dispersed. They
had received tho full value of their invest
ment of time and patience, and they were
satisfied.
Juror Vernon's exploit in the morning was
a theme OF endless gossip during the afternoon
and evening, and heartless jokes innumernblC
were cracked at the expense OF the unfortu,
nate man. He was under the care of physi
clan most of the morning and i'll the evening
the doctor visited him again. He felt none
the worse for having entertained an entire
geological garden, except for the hurt sus
tained in the fall. lie cut and sprained his
ankle, and last night the injury gave him con
siderable pain. He ate his supper with tn,
others, however, and went to bed carly. UI
to the hour of going to press no new cases ol
"indisposition had developed.
The guess was freely hazarded last nigh
that the jury did not report verdict thi
morning at 10 o'clock there would be nc
agreement
A late visit to the court house by Senator
Dorsey Tuesday night, or early Wednesday
morning, gave tho gossips something TO tali
about last evening. a man trou bled with
insomnia is liable to be most anywhere.
| rwO hptS Of 10 To 4 wore mnla VpstprlaN
that if the verdict would not be guilty seyera
wagers of 10 to were made that the Jury
would hang, and one bet OF against 10 wa
booked that there would be verdict of ac
quittal BY o'clock in the afternoon ther
were not fifty people in the vicinity of tn,
city hail. and these were the regular habitue
: of the neighborhood. About o'clock eX
Senator Dorsey drove up TO Walsh's, and on
of the party under the awning said
Senator, did you hear how tho jur!
stood2"
No; how is it?"
eleven to three" was the answer.
al thought it was twelve to six; but it,
all right, anyhow" said Mr. Dorsey, and h
went upstairs. He remained only shor
, time and then drove away.
Ii is said, as coming from an authoritative
source, that the first ballot taken after tn
jury retired stood six for acquittal, two 70
conviction, and four not voting. Foreman
. NAdhb hl'pll Nhp NohepllhSg lhbabl'l
a.. is regarded as significant in showing that tn
, jury are hanging upon that point.
/ At 1890 last night there were no signs q
. animation at the city hall, The jury roor
was dark and 1t was evident that the trie
, upholders of the law were reclining in th
arms of Morpheus, There was a bright ligh
in tho room next TO theirs, however, where th
bailils We're. Shortly after IL ex-Senato
Dorsey drove up to Walshs in his coupe, bu
/ finding that the place was closed he ordere
} the driver to go to Chamberlin's, and wa
driven rapidly off.