New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-19

SOME CASES OF OBSTINACY.
rom The Illustrated London News.

From The Illustrated London News.
II is said that In the Thelan case no verdict could
have been procured at all account OF the obsti-
macy of single jurymar had not the other eleven
to- mnrey AZ" NaveT PROBABLY WAS I
ton uncal.ed for. but the pig-headed Juryman-
lyle was on jury with a person of this kind upon
an india rubber which was appropriately elastic
a thick set hat headed sack. erected himself In his
chair and said: I am one OF the hrmest- minded
have starved out three Juries already. Car
lyle said Don't argue with him-hatter him II
somewhat like great ball OF putty dropped from
a height. We all set to work. In an hour We at
last prevailed upon him to agree"
Jurymen are sometimes quite unconscious OF their
own determination of spirit one Of them, Mr..
corder who had noticed his popularity, that his
behavior was entirely misunderstood mo man.
what is right in every but l have not met
with the same consideration from Others IL has
generally been my lot to be on a jury with eleven
of the most obstinate men imaginable. who Will
not listen to reason 1t is fair to say that once
proves 10 be In the right Lord Lyndhrrst men-
single individual. he jury who were otherwise all
FOR verdict OF guilty could come to no agreement;
but on The prisoner oes Turned rlrr again ne wIs
acquitted on the other hand, some jury
osophers call their ego. and are willing TO depute
their duties to an alter ego When Mr.. Justice
York he noticed there were but eleven jurymen in
the box please. my Lord. replied the foreman.
other has gone away about some business he had
to do but he has left his verdict with me-"
OUT against what seemed unrefutablc testimony.
and all through the resolution of one man. occurred
trial In which everything went against the prisoner,
who on his part could only va, that on his going
TO work I'm the morning he had found the murdered
man dying and tried TO help him, whereby he had
become covered with blood but when the man pres
1t. because he was known to have had a quarrel
with the deceased. and feared that he might get
n a
been murdered had the prisoners name II.
In other respects his guilt appeared to be clearly
of IT, When this IL the case judge likes to get 70
conviction have sat teside one myself who on
neatly folded and placed ii In the drawer before
him ready for use and very much annoyed he
sNnt au ~ Tns was Chief Justice Dyers case
and when Notwithstanding their being locked up ali
to no decision and eventually came TO the wrong
one he PIT some searching questions to the High
fetal was undoubtedly the foreman. a farmer Of
excellent character. esteemed by all his neighbors
"Then." said the judge. ~ must see this foreman
for an explanation of the matter will have" The
ship promise Of secrecy proved at once that the
prisoner had been rlsrtly, acquitted. for" said
been no murder. for the other had attacked HIM
with the hay fork and 'as he showed) severely in
the weapon he had the misfortune to give tho NAV
a fatal wound lie had no fears to his being found
over his farm and affairs would have been ru}ncJ
by confession. through lying 80 long in Jail SO
Mortified to find ono OF his own servants accused ~
the matter supported his wife and children while in
and ed the os y and
of the prisoners innocence He added that IN no
TO his own share in the business. and the hdac NJ
!ieved him. Every year for fifteen years his iordshin
last happening to survive him, he consldered n Ma az
self free to tell the story. '''e'su NM