New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-26
THE HAYES JURY LOCKED CP.
IT WAS SAID TO STAND ELEVEN TO ONE FOR
CONVICTION LAST NIGHT.

TT WAS SAID TO STAND ELEVEN TO ONE FUN
CONVICTION LAST NIGHT.
Tho ,urv in the case of Colonel W. B. Hayes, who
,s ON trial In General Sessions for perjury retired AZ
4l5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and at IL '.o D. III
was locked up for the night. 1t was theh sa'u :"
stand eleven TO one for conviction ihe seNen'n
Juror Edward II. Alcott, was picked on. oy "e
spectators as the obstinate man. AT 5'3o ocioeS
tho Jury came into the courtroom TO hear some OF he
testimony read 1t came In again ut IL 10 oc'ocA
TO listen to the evidence OF two OF the wi'he'' WV"
declared that Miss Anna ". Keating had a"lh'''eu
stealing the note for SO 900 signed by Hayes.
II wa. evident that the foreman OF the jury was
dsguscd with No. :, Mr.. Alcott. for he ao"eu mr.
Alcot to tell what part Of the testimony ne wisheu !"
hear over again. Judge MARITIME read the direct OK
animation OF the two witnesses and asked II the Jury
wish TO hear Mr.. Wecl,s's cross examination. Mr.
Alcott however. wanted to hear only the evidence
which favored the defence. lie pressed his hand 70
his hend, II suffering pain. and was exceeoihsS i
at Court adjourned until IL O'CLOCK 'ooas.
No witnesses examined In the morning. tho
proceedings beginning with the closing auu'cs' 'o'
the defence by William +. Howe. lie spoke lor u"
hour and twenty minutes. abusing bliss keatis
roundly. The sympathy Of all was with the gooo
looking Young woman whom Hayes had wronged' ana
Mr. Howe found that tack Of great service 10 us
side Judge MARITIME asked Mr.. Howe II Hayes aa
mtted signing the affidavit on which the prosecuuo"
Is based.
"We admit nothing answered tho lawyer H"S''
signed the paper. but cannot remember whe,her nc
actually sworc TO 1t or whether 1t was bis prother
who went before the notary" In other words. the
defence was that Hayes had not sworn 10 the an
daylt and besides that all the statements In II
were true.
Assistant Distrlct-Attorney Bartow 5. Weeks MADE
n brilliant address to the jury for the prosecutor
Ills Pronunciation Of Hayes were bit6r 10 degree
and his whole speech was most dramatic. ""ou nav
mercy on the husband OF Mrs. Hayes" he said Ill
beciunjpg "for lie deserves at your hnnds'
This miscreant disgraces the name OF and screens
himself behind his tortured wife," Mr.. Weeks asked
why Hayes had not made the defeEce to MISS hcal
,ng's suit long before he did. No w0rd OF all TINS
was uttered until judgment had been given on the
note 1t also seemed strange that Hayes should leave
with his wife promissOry notc which ne had sgheo
I'm blank and not In uire about IL for three years
Judge Marines charge was IL model ol clearness
and force II II did seem TO be distinctly adVcrse "
the prisoner, 10 was so because the tesimohy "uS
strongly against him. The only question: saia 'ne
Judge, was whether Hayes s~ore 10 the aihaAVi'
and whether the statements made In IL were 1aise
II HAYES signed the note In blank and his vile hneo
10 I'm aud delivered 1t his AUTHORIZATION 70 40 ~
the note was entirely legal The jury had nsht "
consider tho fact TINT although the husband and wife
said that the note had been stolen. they tried fol
several Years to settle the judgment obtained under
H. Again, the jury might come 70 us own con,
clusion about the circumstances that t1e wiie mao
waited for two years prosecute Miss Heating Tor the
lief Jude, MARITIME called attention to the fact tina,
IIaycs wrote about giving Miss Heating pair OK di
earrings 1t was alleged that she s $40 pair
iicve that the jewels stolen, they might also be
hevc that the note was not. ~ ~, -,
Tho inry retired at rs o'clock taking with them
n number OF the letters which Hayes wrote to Miss
Heating.