Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-15
UNABLE 10 AGREE.
The Jury In the CronIn Murder Case Again
Locked Up.
ny telegraph to tho Dispatch.l

Curctoo. December fi.--At 10 o'clock
Sheriff bIatson came into the courtroom
from the jail, and said that as TAR rs no
knew the jury had not agreed on verdict.
MIR. Foster and Mr. Ames, respectively
senior and junior counsel for Beggs, are
gaining confidence with every minute de-
Law. They argue that the attitude OF the
Jury promises acquittal for their client.
The counsel for the other defendants are
re.lcent in regard 20 their hopes or fears.
The Judge is expected every moment.
A report has reached one OF the lawyers
for the prosecution that the Jury have
agreed on verdict On all except Beggs.
At 1910 4. VI. judge Mcdonnell entered
the courtroom aud proceeded at once TO
his private chamber. There he. told an As
sOclated Press reporter that ne had re-
ceiyed no communication at All rom tne
iurv. and az far as he knew no verdict had
as vet been agreed upon.
At 1920 o'clock Judge Mcconnell said to
a representative Of the Associated Press:
There is a rumOr Ghoat that the Jury
have agreed upon q verdict, but DO not
think IL is improper for me to state that
anv such rumor is simply ridiculous
ridiculous not only on the grounds OF I'M
probability, but on the grounds OF uttsF
impOssibilIty OF any such information Leak
ing from the iury-rOom. | can assure YOU
upon lily EItMlfil-N iAAt-N ~ IN "''NN--
ton Of any kind has been received by any
one from the Jury. and that the jury has
no means Of communication with any
one. Tic officer in charge OF the jury
at this time has not for a mo-
ment had an opportunity OF either
gaining information as TO tho jury
condition Of mind or Of imparting that IN
formation to any one else even If gained,
So YOU see the utter righteousness Of any
such report. SO far as the condition OF the
Jury is concerned, my mind and the mind
Of every one who IS IN position 70 be IN
formed OF any result. is Just rs blank, at
this hour as IT was at ) O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. II is only proper that tins con-
tradiction of all purported verdlcts OF the
jury should 60 to the world.
CRIMINAL COUnr. CHICAGO, DecemDer H.
At y O'Clock no communication had been
received from the Jury. judge Mcdonnell
left his chamber, Saying he would return at
p. M-Tlere seems to be but little
prospect Of the jury's reaching verdict
tonight. Word comes from the iury-room
through one az the balllls mat the Jurors
have not agreed. Judge Mcdonnell has
Just sCnt word ID the courtroom th3t nc
Will not be here until 10 i. VI. unless he Is
sent for.
AtlO.25 p. ". the large audience which
had assembled IN the courtroom was
rapped ~ order by Sheriff Matson. who
said: Gentlemen. | want 70 announce
that there * no return from tho Jury ana
Judge Mcconnell has Left his private cham
bcr and gone home Iog the night. You are
also now free 10 20 home" Until
when?" inquired newspap man from
the audience. "Ihe Judgc VIII be down
tomorrow when be "a sent for,'
1t il understood that there viii he no
formal sr-s on of tine court tomorrow, but
that the jude VIII be prepared at any time
during the day 10 .isit the court room and
receive tho verdict when notified by the
jury that they are ready to make u return.
ATTEMPT TO BRIDE JCaYMAE.
CHICAGO. December 4.-1he Tmcs to-
morrow will say: Juror Charles c. Dix a
few days ago had dOuued his ovorcoat ut
the Commercial Hotel preparatory to be-
ginning Lis march 90 tho Cronin court
room. A. be proceeded with one OF his
hands in his pockets he discovered 2 par
eel. Up0n closer examination It disclosed
an envelope, and tins contained a letter
and q ncchtir. The letter was dcslrOus OF
asccrtainlng whether Dix was man who
could he seen" ii stated that II he would
vote for acouittal there would be plenty OF
stuff" in it for him, and that II he was
"jn" it Lo was to wear the neckfie winch
was enclosed DIX placed the matter IN
Satisfactorily LOngeneckers hands,
where it now rests.