New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-27
RrCHANAN FOUND GUILTY.
THE JURY OUT TWENTY-EIGHT HOURS

ONE OF THEIR NUMBER suocUMBs TO NERVOUS
PROsTRATION.
Tho ,ury in The trial OF Dr. Robert ". Buchanan
brought I'm a verdict OF murder In the frst degree
shortly before J. 80 O'Clock last night IL had re-
fired at : 80 O'Clock the night before All OF yes
,erday Part III OF General Sessions WAS flied with
curlous crowd. break occurred In The long moho'
onv AZ 80 O'Clock last night. when word was brought
into court that larly NJ Paradise. the siHtn JUROR
had suddenly been taken seriously Ill Willie at dinner
at the Astor House. Two physicians. DTS. W. H.
rarrnqton and ". H. stewart. lad been hastily se''
for TO attend the sick juror. who had bceh 'ahe" "
a room In the hotel In almost an UNCONSCIOUS o'..
uon. when the physicians arrived they iouha III"
suffering from prostration brought OIL ny 'he
mental strain OF The trial HIS business nau 'ee'
ruined by his inability to attend 10 1t.
For over two hours the physicians worked over the
sick man. DR.. stewart shortly before III oeiooM '''
the As:or House ana went over TO court ""e'e nv
explained TO Recorder Snyth ana the co""Sei wv
condition OF Mr. Paradise. Az t'nt ""e ~ w
rumorrd that the jury had reached Vera'', az"
were only prevented from coming mo cur, ". .'
nv tho sudden Illness OF Mr. Paradise. NJ 'he 'i'ne
Dr stewart made his report to the Recorder ne SAL.
fiat Mr.. Paradise was sleeping under the hhnehce VI
morphine but he. the physician, thoueht no "'''
he able to come into court before mldhgm.
Under those circumstances Recorder Smyth "e
cided to keep court open ana await '"e 's
Mr. Paradise The eleven other members Oh Tue J"'!
made themselves comfortable Us 'ney 'o"'A ~
the corridors Of the hotel
A, !, o,c,oc Mr. Paradise had so far recovered mat
word WINS sent to the court that the jury was ready
IN come I'm and announce their vertc'' III WHY '"''
II 10 O'Clock when the twelve men hi"o '"'" Wv ~
room and took their places In the jury ooA' III. -"
PENDANT was called to the bar and then the haHS VI
the Juror, were called. Buchanan gH''ce" p"' UNIV
ot the men who were to decide bis fate There was
nothing to indicate what the verdict WIS ""N "'' Jug
hardly looked at the prisoner -,
When the Recorder asked the jury IL ivy nav
ooreed unon verdict the foreman arose ana repheo
We havc.v Before receiving the VeiGic'' Hecor"i
smvth said: "Gcntlcmen, have learned that on OIL
your number has suddenly been overcome oy III
ness ! have In the prsscnc" OF Oo'" w" ''"''',
for the defendant and the DlstretAtof1'ey' rec.''H
tho physcion,s report OF the sick mans conci'.oh
and ~, s,,iseod that he is now IN mental con
dition to perform his duty but under all cond'ohs,
I think II safer for yon to again retire and consult
together before YOU give your verdict FOR this
purpose Won my private room'
In accordance with these instructions the Jury re-
turned Mt IL 30 O'clock. They were gone but seven
minutes ard at IL :27 O'Clock returned ana look 'her
seats.
"Gcntemen what IS your verdict
Guilty" was the reply Of the foreman
SIN what dcgrcc''
Murder in the first degree
A Dr. buchanan listened TO the Ominous words
which meant q dlsgraccful death TO him, bis lace
flushed and then paled. He cast an appealing lock
Mt the Jury and then sank into chair beside Ills
counsel and listened rs the jury were policd.
After the verdict Mr. Brooke filed protest against
tho verdict, stating that owps to the Illness OF one
81 the Jurors the verdict WAS proper one or In
accordance with the law that one OF the Jurors was
mentally ncapactated by illness and that the verdict
should not be excepted By the Court This protest
was filed and then Mr.. Brooke Gavo the customary
notice Of appeal.
Recorder Smyh then rcmandcd buchanan BACK
10 the Tombs and discharged the jury. In dong so
he said that the men Of tue jury deserved the thanks
Of the people for their work on the case ana that
their verdict was in thu opinion Of the Court just
one Buchanan was taken back to tho Tombs.
The Jurors went 20 breakfast at 80 o'clock. being
escorted 10 the Actor House by four court Objects
when Recorder smyth reached the General sessions
building AZ 10 O'Clock he was told that there was
no likelihood that the jury would agree soon lie
therefore went 70 his ONCE I'm the Potter Buiiding
At Ii:i5 o'clock the Jurors sent word to him that
they wished TO hear some OF the testimony again.
They filed into the courtroom and asked TO hear what
Or. Mcintyre, Mr.. and Mrs. warren and DR.. Thomson
had said. The stenographcr, J.. r. McL7nghlin. arose
To read the evidence OF DrMclnyrc. Juror No. il,
Thomas T.. Frpnceville superintendent, at No. 900
West Twenty third-st who lives at No 2lf Eighth
ave- said he wanted particularly to hear about the
symptoms OF Mrs. Buchanan In her dying hours: II
w, understood that F;anceVilc hlpnc iavor"i an
ardtttal Juror No. g. Clifford i. Scagravcs, sales
man at No i3 Lconari-st. who lives III NJ Az 81.
Ncholas-ave was said De- for verdict OF murder
I'm the second degree WHILE the other ten were for
finding Buchanan guilty Of murder IN the first degree"
Ine testimony uf the warren, and DR.. Thompson
was also read. NJ. :eagraY"s wanted TO hear the
evidence given In toe Harris that brain coui
not be- properly cyRnin,d late" Than iortyght hours
after dcath Dr. Pru'!dcn had denied tbs statement.
4 he juors consulted together and then announced
That they did not wish 10 hear any more 81 the
tpstiulony Ihry again withdrew, g,ins to The Aston
House TO luncheon ut = c!0ck.