The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
FLORIDA's METROPOLIS.
The Acosta Case Ends In a Mistrial-
Mrs Raachar's trivial

The AcOsta Case Ends In Mistriai-
Mrs. Beecher's Arrival.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 9.-In the
Criminal Court Acosta's trial seems to be
assuming farce. Yesterdays jury, the
second one IN the case, failed to agree upon
verdict and was locked up for the night.
This morning they came in and reported no
agreement, but they thought if they could
be instructed as to some matters OF evidence
and the charge of the court that they could
agree. Judge Jones gave them short tax
and they retired again. At noon they sent
in word that they could not come 70 a de-
cision Judge Jones then ordered Sheriff
Broward TO lock them up and to allow them
nothing but bread and water until a verdict
was reached or until they were discharged.
AT o'clock they sent word that no verdict
could be reached ard the Judge discharged
them.
TRIAL OF THE GAMBLERS.
The attorney for Wooten and Houston
to-day spread upon the docket a motion to
set aside the verdict rendered in their cases
and award new trial. Both motions were
overruled, ana the defendants were given
until April to prepare and file a bill of ex-
captions.
Tomorrow evening the local Knights Of
Labor will he favored with lecture from
Cnar'es II. Litchman, G. neral Secretary OF
the Knights Of Labor of America.
Ms. H,nry Wa Beecher and her niece,
Miss Annie Scoville, arrived this evening
from Washington, and are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. W. Y. Christv until Monday,
when they will leave for Palatka and other
points.
TIE BALL GAME
The base ball games will be played To-
morrow and not Sunday.
Ihrty-tive out of the forty horse stalls at
l. lp
four feet of fencing. Tie total loss is
81 200. A horse belonging to j. H. Her
rick, valued at 800, was burned alive in
the stalls
The re iderce of Mrs. Marshall, near the
fair grounds, was eni cred this morning and
n large amount Of bed clothing was stolen,
presumably by tramps A clew to their
den has been obtained and officers are
watching TO- them tonight.
Every hotel is full and every arriving
train is crowded.
A SENSATION IN COURT.
Judge Jones created something of stir
at the close of this afternoons session hy
criticism Of attempts to influence jurors by
unfavorable newspape' comment on his
actions He announced i'll open court for
the benefit Of the gamblers, who had been
convicted, that it had been his policy in en-
forcing the law to pronounce short sentences
they were convicted before him;
that upon second conviction
however, prisoners could not importune the
mercy OF the court and receive it. and il
the parties convicted before him for keep
ing gambling houses were ever brought be-
fore him for sentence again they need not
expect leniency from the court, and would |
urquestIonably be sentenced to confinement
in the peni entiary. As to all
,aIties who had here ofore been in the
half of gaming, after the no oriety
given TO the law at the present term of
court, no one could come before h IN wlo
had been caught in a gaming house and ask
the suspension OF the Judgement of the
court. he said that it was not his business
to consider the policy of the law, but it was
upon the statute books; that he believed it
IL all its essential features to be constitu-
tional, and that, so far as the court and its
influence were concerned, it should be en-
forced. and that gambling in Duval county
was at all end