The sun., 1892-03-06
FOUR vOTESFOR CONVICTION.
SEvENTEEv BALLOTS By THE WEB
STER JURY WITHOUT A CHANCE

STER JURY WITHOUT A CHANCE
The Distrie. Attorney VIII Keep on Tryins
| Hiw. Mr. McIntyre says-webster Bitte'
| Against the Foreman, Who - Methodist
| "A Row In tho Jury Room.
| After being out nineteen hours the jury In
tho Webster murder case came into court yes
terday morning at 1925 o'clock. Foreman
| Wood told Judge CowinR that 1t was Idle to
hope for an agreement. Tho jurors stood nj
that time exactly where they had stood on the
first ballot. They had been over the evidence
time and again. and had discussed the case
until their talk had ceased to be q discussion,
and no man had changed his vote.
When Foreman Wood sat down Judge Cow
ing expressed his regret at the failure to tln'l
verdict. and in u mild way censured the jury.
Juror knauff rose and asked Judge Cowns to
give him minute for private interview on Il
very important matter. For an instant there
was stir In tho court room. Webster. who
had come In with Deputy Sheriff Lynch. and
was sitting with his overcoat on. hs II he en-
rected to go away, leaned over toward his pom
derous counsel Mr.. Howss face expressed
the state Of blank nnazcment Of his mind
Judge Cowing told tho Juror that he could
not hold any private conversation with him.
knauff then sad that tho matter affected tho
verdict OF the jurors. but did not concern
either tho prosecution or the defence Judge
Cowing asked him what the trouble WAS
knauff said he didn't care to speak about 1t
publicly
He finally said TINT Foreman Wood had made
mark on the char: OF the room as indicating
the position of Gooiwin's body. and that tho
mark was made in tho wrong rlnce. Judge
Cowing smiled and snid that the witnesses on
TINT point were unanimous IL saying that
Goodwn's feet werc from Il, 10 3 feet from
the door, He then discharged the Jury. Most
of them left tho court room at once. They
were hollow-eyod and haggard. and looked as
II they had hard night of it.
We stood eight for acquittal and four for
conviction" said Juror Donn eve stood
that way from the start. No amount OF nrEu-
ment could have changed us. We took more
than score Of ballots and went over the evil
deuco until we were tired Of 1t. Three were
for guilty as charged in the Indictment
one for manslaughtcr. and the rcst for acIuit-
BnckinshHm. phiiir I. Slaughter was for
Tahii WORMS j. Iars. David j: Ahrsns, John
l. Terry, Francis 7; Higgins. Alvin y. Lamb.
Nfn knn" anh Esr' w iG1 thu
fc:sscd disappointment with the rc:sult..
.I am very nl, much disaprointed;" Gaia Web
zee. ia,I I tRsn & W But Assisipnt Ristrct Atsor;
eight mon would say that is absurd" he sail.
No one is sat. l., any moro If We nre to have
1sh yspdits Thsy not sHs
come into their own houses and shoot them
without guilt Try him nGain? OF course we
times
to bail. judge cexins said n lie would Th htar ar.
Eument tom orrow morn ing. and he remanded
Metster to the Tombs Later in the day Mr..
Tho eight Jurors" he said. were eight
sensible men. who arnreciated ths condition
not 20 to that room to- kill. lie went to re-
m;nnstratc. me, and these eight Jurors evidently
s ta c TSa st hS wa
Tia, he had the ,cusridor in his hand is be;
question. Whether it struck the door or tho
honri entirely immatera",
Jury isa Methodist: a psalm singing Metho;;
no objection to book kn!akers. It is evident that
ioman lathoIic: That is the way the dsa-
Nowtha the trinl is over may as we'll say
that they know In the District M Attorneys Of 2f-
Otto Schultze, ,hogso, surgeon Of Roosevelt
HSsG9 na, he %s %s ha1 st WITH Wsb a
i would Iays sttablSnsd t N he'd eonIsiSs|IyeIy I that
"Gonsid"rine the way the Jury stood I aud N the
length I q the trial: ths District Attorney cer
stances Webster must be bGiled.' Webster's
namesake. Webster, tho actor: who is under
ster was tried before Judge Cowing. He was
Term t reversed tho trial % court and he is now
free man. JudE. Barrett admitted Michael
calvin to hail before he was tried although
gree. SO that Judge Cnwing must; in equity.
,@sticse and fairness take bail for Webster on
Mr. Howe perhaps overlooked the fact that
pc St to II SGhRSs WAS "a re-
e have been introdu.ed. Mr Mcintyre re- offered Geri
the statcment sta, ,,, to, to Mr. Howe during the trial
to It's Introduction by the defence.
Webster was seen in the ,Tombs yesterday
bitter il his disappointment. and lie Was par;
ticularly savage against Foreman Wood. II
i, i. could see Wed os he said ho would repeat
" and wanted the vinlication. l have sat in
justified in Killing Go9twin; and I cannot see
how was not would make any sacrifice il
could put him back on earth"
1t was learned Yesterday afternoon TINT tho
adjourned 1t III O'Clock Friday night the Jury
was taken from the Jury room to Fart ii. The
jurors composed themselves for sleep in snch
tables. except Foreman Wood and Nathan
knuu!f, tine last man accepted. who argued
about tn" position Of the body Their nIgu-
mcnt finally developed such Il degre. Of in
tensity that the other jurors took hand to
prevent u row. After that agreement was out
OF the question.
There was considerable comment on Frilny
night on Judge Cnwing's action IN ndjourning
afternoon that Judge Cowng had intended to
keep court open until II O'clock. and would
Granville. who, was In the District Attorneys
Office. was not. SO quiet ms she might have.
been. Judge Cowing went out with n friend
House. When he returned to his private room
she was still in the building. and he adjourned
the court.