Connecticut western news., 1886-12-01
THE POODLE ALDERMEN.
THE JURY IN THE NIcQUADE CASE UN- ABLE TO AGREE.
N1ne Jurors Vote for AcQuittal And Three for Conviction. The Testimony Of Fuli-
 graf and DAay Thrown Out.

NEw YORK, Nov. s4, 1sse.-The Jury which for thirty-six hours, has been considering the testimony for and against ex-Alderman Nc Quade, who was on trial for accepting bribe | to vote in favor of the Broadway franchise, was discharged this morning, the jurors having failed to agree. They stood at the last ballot nine in favor of acquitting the defendant and three for convicting him. The jury fefused to consider the testimony of either ex-Aldefman 1 Fullgraff or Duffy.
 They filed into the court r14om at il:40o'clock, and after they had taken their seats in the | long jury box the recorder asked Foreman Lynn whether he and his associates had arrived ht verdict. MT. Lynn replied that the | jury then stood exactly as it had at 12 o'clock on Monday night. The Recorder continued longer, a view in which Mir. Maritime concurred. | The Recorder then expressed his regret that the jury had failed to find a verdict, and dis charged them from further duty in the case.
 Mr. Maritime then arcse, and addressing the | Recorder, saids Many days and nights have been spent by the prosecution in preparing this case for trial l am unconscious of having left anything undone that ought to have been done. l look uper this inability on the part of the jury to arrive at 8 verdict as scandal | hhy jury could fail to arrive at verdict con- victing this defendant, I .hove that this case be set down for rettiai on next Monday"
 MT Newdombe objected to this motion, say | case by that time. He also urged that he had | other engagements. The Recorder cut him short, however, by saying: ''The importance Of this case, to determine whether McQuade is guilty of this charge or not, is of such very | great moment that I agree with the District ! Attorney in his statement thae the case should go again at c,,ae and be presented to new jury. You need no further prepar- ation for 8 new trial, as far as I can see; all your witnesses are within reach as we'll as n hn IT EDt further postponement I set the trial down for next Monday morning. The trial must be proceeded with then without fail."
 MT. Newcombe asked that commission be appointed to take Clearys testimony: The Recorder declAred that to be matteE for later arrangement. MT. Newcomhe then asked that McQnade be set at liberty on bail pending re- trial The Recorder refused this request, say ing that In cases of such importance he Aonght it best to commit the defendant to prison. After the jury had filed out of the room McQuade was taken back to the Tombs.
 It was ascertsined afterward, that the jury had stood nine for acquittal and three for eenSastion. Messrs. Lounsbury, Fry and DOugherty had resolutely urged conviction from the first ballot until the last. The jury had at first stood seven for acquittal and five for conviction, but finally reached the figures named. Two pallets were held this morning without changing the vote. The disagreement | and the manner in which the jurors voted was A surprise to all, and the nine jurors who ia. vored McQuade were referred to in very complimentary terms. MT. Maritime looked aghast when the announcement was first made to him. He fairly gasped for breath, as he said; "lt IS outrageous. It is utterly beyond my comprehension.
 | STATEMENTS BY THE JURORS,
 MT. Thomas A. Nugent, the juror concerning whom there has been so much talk, said after dismlssal: "I was for acqiittal from first tt last decline to say how the jury stood was there after taking an oath to act according te my opinions, and proposed to stand by my pledge regardless of public opinion. We acted entirely on the Judges charge. He said w could throw out the testimony of Fullgraff anc Duffy, and nine of us did so. Those men art unworthy of belief, and we did not regard them at all. McQuade may be guilty, but he is not so on the evidence produced in court.'
 Foreman Lynn, when spoken to, said sHeavens! l have heard enough about it.. will say absolutely nothing."
 Juror Lounsbury saids 1T was for conviction Iwould have held out forever"
 Juror Dougherty said: 'sI do not care to say anything about anybody else. I think the evidence was. sufficient to enable any jury te pronounce him guilty, and was for conviction all the time.'
 Juror Timmons had his face and mouth wrapped up. He is a very sick man. He said "We took hundreds of ballots. At first they stood seven to five for acqnittal. Two meI came over, and for hours and hours and ballot tally stood nine to three fol