The Newtown bee., 1893-12-08

The charge of Chief Justice Andrews lasted for about one hour and was ex- ceedingly able and commanded the clos est attention. It was eminently fair, favoring neither state nor defense.
 The case was given to the jury at 4.3S. It was during the time that the jury was deliberating that the intense interest manifested in the case was made evident. For during the two hours the jury was discussing the case, hardly any of the spectators left the court room. When a knock on the door of the iury's room at 6.3S was heard, the judge was hastily sent for and, as the jury filed to their seats, the excitement of those present could hardly be subdued. Mrs Manner ing was assisted to her feet to hear the verdict, by her daughter and MT Will | Hams. Clerk Kilbourn was obliged to ask the foreman three times whether the jury had agreed upon verdict before the correct answer could be understood. But when the question as to the guilt or in nocence of the accused was asked, the answer Mot guilty was spoken loudly and clearly enough to be heard all over the room. The scene that followed the answer was one never to be forgotten Men cheered and
 WOMEN CLAPPED THEIR HANDS.
 The chief justice and the sheriff in vain called for order. At last the words of the chief justice, "Arrest everybody in the room who makes any demonstration had somewhat quieting effect and gave the clerk chance to poll the jury. Court was then adjourned amidst confusion. All the jury and many spectators remain ed to congratulate Mrs Mannering and the scene that followed the closing of the case was very affecting.
 Henry I. Jackson was chosen foreman of the jury. On the first ballot, so re- port goes, the jury stood seven for ac- quittal and five for conviction. Two ; more voted for acquittal on the second ballot. Two more were won over on the next ballot, but the twelfth man held out for long time.
 During the proceedings on one of the last days of the trial, one of Litchfield's old and we'll known residents developed the propensity for drowning his sorrows in sleep. His journeys through the land of Nod were not of the smoothest, judg- ing from the "rumbling murmurs" pro- duced. At length one of the murmurs of ''linked sweetness long drawn out" at- tracted the attention of the sheriff and 1 the sleeper was unceremoniously awak- ened.
 THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT
 reminds one of the comparison Irving made between women and the weather
 vane; and it also serves to show how for
 tunate it is that iuries are not composed Il of the gentler sex: After the trial one oi IS Litchfield's danes remarked that sswher It the testimony was all in, l thought tn,
 woman was innocent. When MT Warne ,, made his plea, however. concluded tha [; she must be guilty and wondered how
 ever thought any other way. But whel
 MT Roraback spoke I again thought tha as she might be innocent after all and wa a sure she was perfectly innocent of tn
 crime after I heard MT Williams. Blu in after Judge Huntington finished kney $ she was guilty and I knew it all the tim
 and was very much surprised when tn V Jury brought in their verdict" This lady es by the way, may unconsciously have gi' UT en utterance to very.strong reason wh 1o the defence in murder trial should b oi given the last chance at argument.
 ONE OF LITcHFIELD's LAWYERS st was complaining about the ladies occI ;ol pying all the chairs while the members ( NV the bar were compelled to seek standin
 room. A lady who happened to hear tn
 complaint, turned to the lawyer and pt
 litely informed him that if the chail
 were good enough for the members (
 the bar, thav were good enough for tn lp- ladies aid, what was more. the ladies il To- tended to use them. The lawyer has nc in been heard of since.