The sun., 1893-06-30
CAUSEDBYEGG SANDWICHES.
TIE DOWNFALL AND DISGRACE OF
% ,t. THREE .JERshY Y JURORS. -.as,
Just'cc Hudspeth Disnisses Theu, for the
Tern, Because While DeiIbernttns on .
Case They RECALLED Th enpelves with ECrs.

Just'ec Hndspeth D,.misses Tseu ror the
Term Because While DeiIberatins on .
Case They RECALLED Themselves with EeEs.
Foley's trial was finished. so far az the TAX
Ing OF evidence was concerned. and little Mr..
Simpson. his counsel. the smallest and young
est member OF the Hudson county bar. had ex-
planned to the jury that there was one contrib
ugal point" In the evidence and that. there
fore. Foley ought to be acquitted. Foley. you
know. is a boss thief. the brains OF all that is
left OF New York's band OF dock thieves. He
has given the New York police moro worry
than all the other river thieves put together.
but they never could convict him. In this case
he had run against Jersey justice head on. He
had got away with several cases Of tobacco and
had been caught His only explanation was
that III de dubs what was me pals had done
de Job like I wanted 'em we wouldn't got
pinched."
Begging Mr.. Simpsons pardon. that was the
defence. the centrifugal point" In fact. and
It was with that fact staring them In the
face thnt the jury retired. Justice Hud-
spoth's charge had been largely In favor
OF conviction. and o verdict was ex-
pected In q moment or two after the
constable had closed and locked the jury
room door. But half an hour passed. and there
was no verdict. The Judge wearied and went
W iuuCL. Asblbthut JTUb0cutOT NOOnan lOlleu
in an easy chair In his ONCE and busted him
self driving away tho flies. gentle breeze
waited the odor Of the bone fertilizer works ON
tho meadows and mingled It with tho aroma Of
the Hoboken avenue swamps. In the stuffy
little room away mp on the second
floor Of the dark stono Court House
twelve citizens sat sweating and wondering
whether or not Foley. the thief. was guilty.
They were deliberating as only jurymen can
head Ssek and wide s espa
its index finger W pointed 10 tho cavity There
vas eommotion among the twelve. The index
out 9h. . hi1 as e
where nis thS S twelve we're delidSerainE came
!, With amazing swttness the sars On the
again with bundles From the littlc window
Sa 'hs e uSdss S SsTo e hs sn ens d tn s he
@ pesred And then y thsre was as ,sosSer ; so%%S: %
=, But Deputy, Warden ,yallers OF the peniten-
naa M M TO jsEs
The Judge made constable run TO the Jury
% R as aR nto on hs sfs.
Judge look cd sour. He talked hotly. Ho told
and at sSat POINT % W the backs Of tRree @ hands
vent ana S wired away tho evidence To the
Michael DO yoa understand the nature of
Yes. SIR" said Michael.
No sip." sG" said said Michael. H S e'n0'on' ''
Did you keep close watch Of them and pre-
side world or from taxing meat and drink. as
"a %
So ths Court appoiptsd a second constable
tS assist Michael. and the Jury went out again:
were Louis Giunocchlo. Charles Wedin. and |
John Mcnamara Now strangely enough from
the Judge sent word that unless they agreed |
they would be locked up ali night That word
en was
Yesterday the jury was assembled in the
Sench % The % famed M sp him
self. The Judge said:
that some Of the members OF the jury held
communication with outsiders while in the
Meln aott in Himmol. dose eggs a voice
sasn Gs5 i he aGss must
Gipnocchio the foreman tells me that You you
tSe court Honss sroand Know wS aa
no business to do So and that you were violat-
Ing tho law and your oath"
yes. and then two egg sandwiches came
through the window" explained GiYnocchio.
The Court has been Informed that you nd.
dressed him tho ngurs by name and asked
him for food, such an act was a violation OF
your oath: You are discharged for the balance
Then the Judge treated Wedin and Nc
Nnmara the same way; The police, are look
Ing for Juror SchafIenberg. He will 60 up for
maybe II caught. Eggs won't 60 in
D Jersey jury room any more.
Foley got ten years In State prison.