The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-30
BLOIs' CASE WITH THE JURY.
The Indications Point to q Mistrial
The Testipn onv

The Indications Point to a NIistrial.
The Testimony.
Indications point to mistrial in the case
OF Joe Blois. alias Joe Johnston. who was
stable boy for August W Meyer at the
time OF his brutal murder last January
The jury retired at II o'clock last night,
and after waiting until half an hour after
midnight without hearing anything from
the Jury, Judge Falligant adjourned court
unit! 10 O'Clock this moruing.
From the loud talk of the jurors arguing
the case, which could be heard in the street,
IL was very evident that they weren't all OF
| one mind.
The case began at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. About an hour was occupied in
getting jury. The defense exhausted its
strikes and the state also struck many The
| twelve men selected, and who are now
locked up considering the question Of send
| ing Blois TO the gallows or mines or set
| ting him at liberty, are:
John F. Canty. James R. Kranson,
Chris C.. Miscally, Hugh Nj. Fulton.
Claude D. Thrope, Orville s. Abrams,
| John Lovett, Arther s. Haines,
| Lawson J. NeV WILL James P. DOYLE,
Robert J. Warrick, Edward r. McCaffrey
THE STORY OF THE MURDER REToLD.
The witnesses for the state in the opening
testified aguinst Gus Williams and Jim Gay,
| who are now under sentence of death, to he
hanged July %, The story 30 well known
to the public of how Mr. Meyer was found
dead in his factory after Blois had notified
the murdered mans brother-in-law was re-
| told.
| Charlie Bacon, the idiotic conspirator,
who had band in the murder told the
same story he related at Williams trial
ebout acting the part Of watchman while
Mr.. Meyer was being murdered, aud he
said Blcls was the one who let the murder
ers into the building. Jacob Gszan, Esq,
| who was conducting the defense in connec-
| ton with Livingston kenan, ESQ.,, sub
| Jected the witness to a searching cross-eX-
animation in which he made him repeat
eily contradict himself as to details, but
failed to break him down on the actual
! facts OF the murder or the claim that Blos
let the gang into the factory.
Blois made a statement which was calcu-
lated to hurt rather than help his case. He
was unusually nervous and excited, and
rambled along in a disconnected manner
about his movements on the night of the
murder. He claimed he knew nothing of
she affair until he returned to the factory
from the house Of friend, shortly before
10 O'Clock, when he saw Mr. Meyer lying on
the floor. He said he hurried at once to
Mr.. Lubs house and told him.
BLOIS PLEADS INNOCENCE.
Blois assumed an argumentative style with
the jury, aud every few minutes would
break into his statement with the remark,
"Gentlemen, that proves I'm not guilty.
He wound up by saying that il be had done
anything deserving death he wouldn't MUD
dying, but that he was perfectly innocent
of any knowledge of the murder of Mr..
Meyer
Assistant Chief Of Police Klllourhy, who
arrested Blois the night of the murder and
insisted steadily that he was connected in
some way with the tragedy, told the jury
in rebutsnl how nervously Blois acted on
the fatal night, and about the several differ
ent stories he told him.
Hon. F. G. duBignon opened the argu-
ment for the prosecution in brief but
powerful speech. He told the jury that the
TACT that no entrance was forced into the
soda water factory and only TWO men had
keys by which 1t could be entered-the
murdered man and the prisoner-made out
complete chain of corroborative circum-
stantial evidence against Blois. He appealed
for verdict OF guilty with death sentence.
THE SOLICITORS ARGUMENT.
Solicitor General Fraser followed 10
splendid exposition of the states case and
an arraignment of the prisoner. Both Mr..
kenan and MIR. Gazan made strong argu-
ments for their client, claiming that the
prosecution had failed to make out a case
without an attachment of doubt, aud,
therefore, Blois should be given the benefit
of the doubt and acquitted
Judge FalliRaut delivered an extended
and impartial charge to the jury aud when
it retired the crowd waited expecting a
verdict, but had to go away from the
court house disappointed.
Blois seemed to be under great strain
during the trial. His eyes wore fright
ened look and his nervousness was plainly
perceptible to everybody. He lacked i'll a
remarkable degree the GOODNESS aud bragga-
docio air Of Williams and Gay and seemed
to DO fearful Of being condemned to the
gallows.