The morning news., 1892-03-27
THE JURY ELEVEN TO ONE
NO VERDICT IN TIE LANDsBERG
CASE UNTIL TOMORROW.

Judge Falngant to Keep the Jury Out
the Full Limit of Time Allowed and
in Event OF Mistrisl to Reassign
the Case for Trial at Once-Gossip
About the Case.
There is no verdict in the Landsberg case
yet, and none can now be rendered until to-
morrow.
1t Is generally understood that only one
juryman stands between Landsberg and
conviction.
Judge Falligant announced yesterday that
he will keep the jury in the full limit of the
law before be will permit a mistrial to
occur
II this has to be done eventually, the case
will be taken up for retrial day or two
later. 1t is felt that the offsnse with which
Landsberg Is charged is too serious to allow
delay in trial, and that it should not be
allowed to go over until the next term of
she court in the event of a disa-
greement Of the present jury.
The bond Of Landsberg was nullified when
Sheriff Roman placed him under arrest Fri
day night, and IL be gets his freedom again
q considerably larger bond will be required.
THE INTEREST IN THE CASE.
Probably there has never been an instance
In Savannah before where public sentiment
has been so unanimous and outspoken
against person charged with crime. Ev-
erywhers the trial and crime arc the all
absorbing topic, and hope of conviction is
expressed by nearly every one except Lands
berg's circle of friends.
II would have taken little TO have brought
about an attack upon Landsberg during
his trial. II one man had jumped forward
as q leader be would have found hundred
followers. Despite this feeling the better
Judgment of the people prevailed and they
decided 10 look to the jury for Justice.
SCENES AROUND THE COURT HOUSE.
The scenes around the court house yester~
day were never witnessed here before All
day groups Of men loitered around the
ment Of the jury. All sort Of
speculation as TO the men who were
standing out arei the reasons which
prompted them In so doing was indulged in
The crowd occupied the east side OF Dray-
ton street looking up at jurors who were
lounging In the windows.
The story was started early in the afters
noon by some one that the jury had asked
to be recharged and Judge Falligant in
tended to do 50 at o'clock. AS it Travelled
the story gathered exaggeration until 1t
was said an agreement had been
reached and a verdict would be
rendered at o'clock. This brought big
crowd to the court house, only to be disap-
pointed.
THE CROWD LAST MIGHT.
As the afternoon wore on the groups
which had been lingering ali day gained In
numbers until at z O'Clock there were over
100 people on Drayton street, almost entirely
blocking the sidewalk. From then until 10
o'clock there was steady increase, until
several hundred were crowded
together. Some Of them showed
disposition to talk to the
jurymen in the windows and
Sheriff Roman had to send deputies to
patrol Drayton street to prevent this The
was but small indication of how the peo-
pie felt. Some were emphatic in their de
nunciation of the disagreement among the
twelve men, aud when it became rumored
among them that the jury stood eleven for
conviction and one for acquittal the lone
Juryman had the worst of It.
THE COURT IN WAITING.
Judge Falhgaut and Solicitor General
Fraser remained at the court house until
midnight in the hope of getting verdict,
but as nothing was heard from the iury no
20 that time they went home. The crowd
fingered around nearly half an hour after
ward and dispersed with apparent disap-
pointment.
Landsberg spent the day quietly In bis
cell at the jail, and showed no particular
concern about the result of the case He il
hoping for a mistrial, as he expressed that
wish after the jury retired Friday night.
be was far-seeing enough to understand
that the evidence produced against him was
too strong to warrant him to hope for ac-
quittal.
In the superior court yesterday John
Klien, an Austrian, and Jacob Kalpert. a
Hungarian, were made citizens of the
United States.
In the divorce case of Henrietta Windley
vs. ). G. Windley, first verdict was rem
dered in favor Of the libelant.