Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-15
THE JURY STILL OUT.
No Verdict Yet in the Cronin
Case.
EXPECTANCY STILL ON TIPToE.
The Jury Thought to be Standing
Eleven to One for
Conviction.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD /

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, December 14.-The all alb
sorbing question in this city today was,
"What's the verdict in the Cronin case ?''
: This widespread interest, however, was
not manifested at the scene Of the jury's
deliberations, the people evidently hav.
ing come to the conclusion that verdict
only would be reached after long consul
tation. Consequently, instead Of crowds
fighting for places in the neighborhood
of Judge McConnell's court, only few
persons aside from reporters and lawyer1
were present at the hour for the opening
Of court. Scarcely third of the seats
were occupied.
The lawyers chatted about the pros.
poets of the defendants, especially coun-
sci for Beggs, who drew very favorable
augury, believing delay meant acquittal
The prosecution however, maintained an
appearance of calm assurance, saying in
such an important case, where five sepa.
rate lives were at stake, extended delib
GRAFTON is to be expected.
RUMoRBD VERDICT.
Soon after Judge McConnell's appear.
ance an intangible rumor spread abroad
that the jury had reached verdict as to
all except Beggs. The gold and stock
telegraph even went so far as to send
bulletins to the effect that verdict had
been reached, and that Coughlin, Burke
and O'Sullivan were to hang, and Kunze
- l.
This was subsequently qualified as un-
official.
Judge Mcconnell, when questioned,
said: "Any such rumor is simply
ridiculous, not on the grounds of i'm.
probability, but on the grounds of the
inter inn possibility OF any such informa-
ton leaking from the jury room. can
assure you upon my Knowledge that no
communication of any kind has been re-
ceived by anyone from the jury, and
that the jury has had no means of COM
munication with anyone"
At IL O'Clock, no communication hav-
ing been received from the jury, Judge
Mcconnell left the chamber, saying he
would return at 2 pm.
As the hours passed the crowd grew
almost to the proportions of the previous
day.
THE VERDICT WILL BE CONCLUSIVE.
It is stated that the verdict of the
Jury, when rendered, will be a verdict
which will be conclusive; that is to gay,
the Jury will not be permitted to return a
verdict as to the guilt of one or more of
the defendants, then retire for further
deliberation az to the fate OF the rast
Judge Mcconnell will probably accept
the returns of the jury as final. If it
agreed as to the guilt and punishment Of
Burke, O'Sullivan and Ccughlin, for
instance, and disagreed as to the guilt of
Beggs and KuDze, the verdict will bs
accepted as conclusive in its application
to the first three named defendants, and
disagreement or mistrial will be the re.
suit as to Beggs and Kunza.
at 2 80 p. m. one of the clerks of the
court came to Judge McConnell's room
with some sort of written communica-
tion from the juryroon, and it was at
once rumored that the jury had an
nounced their inability to agree, and
that they stood IL to ! for conviction ;
but of course these rumors could not be
traced to any definite source.
MORE RUMORS.
At s O'Clock Judge Mcdonnell had not
yet made his appearance in the court
room, though the jury were prepared to
mako q communication to him, which
was thought to be notification of their
inability to agree. The conviction was
general among the assembled lawyers
and spectators that the jury would ulti-
mately make q return of disagreement,
in which event q new trial would be
necessary. Even States Attorney Lopge-
necker came to the conclusion that this
was among the possibilities.
WHAT MR.. LoNGENKCKER SAYS.
In an interview with an Associated
Press reporter he said: $50 far as the
States Attorneys Office is concerned,
any failure Of the jury to agree now can
not give scope to much congratulation
among the defendants. In case this jlry
makes return of disagreement, l shall
simply announce to Judge Mcdonnell
that the State is prepared and anxious
to proceed with re-trial of the case,
and ask that a special venire be issued
Monday. returnable Tuesday. Of course
it is discretionary with the Judge
whether the case will be proceeded with
at once, but have conviction that he
will concede to our request to enter upon
a new trial without any unnecessary de-
lay"
PERSISTENT SPECULATION.
At 3:15 D. m. Bailiff Fanta, who has
charge OF the jury, applied to the Clerk
of the Court for some legal cap paper.
The sanguine accepted this as an indica-
ton that the jury had arrived at an
agreement, and that this paper was to
write the verdict upon. OF course all this
was merely speculation.
At4p. m. court adjourned till 6. The
rumor was constantly repeated that the
Jury stands eleven for conviction to one
for acquittal. Juror Culver is said to be
the odd man.
At6 D. m. there seemed to be but little
prospect of the Jury reaching a verdict
tonight, and it was announced thai
Judge Mcdonnell would not come to this
court room until he was sent for. anC
word came from the jury room through
one of the bailiffs that the jury had MOI
yet agreed.
At 10: :25 D. m. the large audienct
which had assembled in the court room
was raped to order by Sheriff Matson
who said: "There is yet no return from
the jury. Judge Mcconnell has gons
home for the night. The Judge will bt
down tomorrow-when he is sent for,
added the Sheriff.
"But not before?" queried reporter
IT think not" said the Sheriff, but de
clined to answer any further questions.
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