Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-11

Gu quarters IN the event OF trouble.
One hundred and fifty men we're sta
toned at police headquarters and all
summer sick leaves we're for the pres
ent stopped. The two patrol wagons
were brought to headquarters in readi-
ness to transfer the men to any given
point.
The Maxwell Jury Unable to Agree.
ST. LOUIS, June 5.-When the jury
in the Maxwell case retired last night
to the jury-room, Martin S. Barnet
was chosen foreman, and David S.
Childs secretary. Burnett was sup
posed to be the one favorable to the.
defense mort than any other juror, and
when the first ballot was taken this
belief was partially confirmed, for he
was among the three who did not vote
for conviction. A second ballot was
taken after some discussion, which re-
suited in bringing Barnet over for on
v~iction, and ten to two for conviction
was announced as the vote. The sue
ceediug ballots up to the time for adj
journment were identical with the lat
ter with no prospects for a change.
There are two Knights Of Labor on
on the jury, and the fact that Nc
Donald, of the prosecution figured
prominently in the overlapping
scheme at the time Of the strike, in
huenced many to think the two knights
are prejudiced and will hold out
against the ten stubborn men, and
thus give the prisoner a new trial.
When then the criminal court con-
vened at 1915 o'clock this morning,
the deputy who had gone earlier in the
day to the jury to see If they were
ready to make a report, entered the
room, and held a short whispered
conversation with Judge Ven
Wagner, who Immediately called the
next case on the docket. 1t became
evident then that the jury were not
unanimous. The first ballot taken
this morning showed the fact that one
more had decided upon conviction and
the just verdict, for the vote stood IL
to /. Who this one may be report has
much to say. Some assert that
he is an escaped convict and
has been known under an alias
for sever years. Should this be the
fact he, of course, perjured himself
when he Was being examined al to
eligibility to serve on the jury, and
} would necessit ate a new trial. Al es.
. capped convict has no rights as a citi.
zen and this would render a verdict By
: a jury Of which he was a member void
A complete investigation Of this man
s career is now being made, and man!
] think 1t will confirm the rumors abou
him. Maxwell bears up wonderful,
well under the strain which he hal
been enduring for the past three weeks
and even this morning, when the an
! nouncement that only one of the jurors
was holding cut against conviction
; the hopeful expression on his fac
=. diminished slightly.
LATER MAXWELL CONVICTED.
The jury in the Maxwell murder
case have just this moment (12:1I
pm. returned a verdict of "murdeI
in the first degree"
. A Lamp in the Hands Of a ChllC
Causes a Loss Of $780, 900 and HeI
Life.
PITTsBCRG, June 5.-A Scotdale
Penn, special says: "A fire broke GU
here at $3.50 last night and spread 81
rapidly that for a time it was feared
that the town would be entirely de
stroyed. The flames were 6nall,
q checked, but not until eight bushes
9 houses had been consumed, and a mum
: Der of other buildings torn down t,
: stay the progress of the fire. 1t start
y ed in the Enterprise store on Broad
way and was caused by the explosion
!. of a lamp in the hands of a little CIR
The total loss was 100000, on whicI
there was very little insurance. Tn
q little girl in whose hands the lamp ex
n ploded is missing and many suppose
she has persisted in the flames. Wm
a Schwartzenbeirger, a fireman, fel
: from a two story house and was badly
!, but not fatally hurt.