St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-19
The JURY STILL OUT.
The COLON Case Is as Much
of an Enigma as
Ever.
The Twelve Men "Good and
True" Sleep on 1t Once
More.
The Location Of the Bloom
ington Bridge Said to
Be Legal.
"SayeP'S Place" and What 1t
Was Ikea Pen Pic
tuPe.

At 1918 yesterday morning Judge
Hooker opened court, and the Jury In
the COLON case, which had been out
since 6:05 Saturday evening, filed in.
took their seats, and the roll was called
by the clerk, who said:
Gentlemen of the jury, have you
agreed upon verdictT"
Foreman Arnold rose up and said:
I'VE have not"
Judge Hooker asked: 'De you need
any instructions or explanations from
the court?"
Mr.. Arnold replied: mo, your honor,
I believe there is no misunderstanding
regarding the instructions or the EVIL
dence."
"Gentlemen of the jury" said Judge
Hooker. II have no doubt that you are
nearly worn out bv the long continu-
anee of this trial and the close attention
which YOU have paid to it. If could
discharge yOu now consistently with the
duty which | owe to the state would
gladly do so. and thus relieve you; but,
under the circumstances, l think that
it will be best for YOU to give some
farther consideration to the case, and L
therefore direct that you return to the
Jury room for that purpose"
The twelve good men and true" VINO
had Solemnly filed into court solemnly
filed out again and returned TO the
place from whence they came, and there
they remained all day.
Many rumors are in circulation as to
how the jury stands. One is that sal
lot showed ten for conviction and two
for acQuittal. Another is that 1t stands
IL III orh for viz
ton, The GLOBE is in position TO say
that'neither of these rumOrS is true so
far as anybody outside of the jury
knows. The jury has conducted its de-
alterations with secrecy and the dignity
which the Importance. of the case de-
mandS.
There is very little probability that
the jury will agree upon verdict. All
OF the indications point to that cOnclu-
sion.
The court will open at 10 o'clock this
morning, unless it should sooner find
verdict, and if it is still unable to agree
it will probably be discharged from
any further consideration of the
case. 1t will then have spent sixty
four hours in deliberatiOn, and II 1t
is still unable to agree there will be
little hope left that it will ever be able
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over to the December term. Whether
it will be retired On the same indict-
ment or upon one of the other ones is,
of course, not yet determined. 1t is
limited, however. that the next trial.
should one come off, will be on charge
of uttering forged note.
The state claims to Lave in its pos
session some new and important evil
dence on the question of forgery, but
what il is has not been disclosed.
Mr.. COLON was in the court room
when the jury came in. as were Judge
Shaw and E. NJ. Wilson, his counsel.
The state was represented by County
Attorney JamlsOn; and single, solitary
and lone female, who has not missed a
moment of the trial, was present. The
defendant was as cool. and apparently
as uneoncerned as ever. The attorneys
on both sides hOb-nObbed together and
forgot the sharp PASSAGES between
themselves during the past four weeks,
while the audience was small and there
was no excitement.
The jury retired for the night at II
o'clock, and it was evident that no
agreement had been reached, and it is
altogether likely none will be reached.