New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
ONE JURYMAN WAS A LEVY
Ut VOTED FROM START TO FINISH TO
ACQUIT EX-WARD MAN LEVY.

OTHER TWO WOULD HAVE
DONE THE SAME.
Tho trial Of Policeman Jere niah s. Levy, for
noerv the ward man OF the Eldridge-st station, on
the charge Of accepting bride from Charles
Krumm proprietor Of the concert hall at NO. lo'
Cbrystie-st. ended yesterday in disagreement
of the Jury That result was announced at $40
u. M. after the jury had been out nearly twenty
hours During nearly the whole interval Oh ue-
liberation the jury had stood nine for CONVICTION
and three for acquittaL
II was 100 p m. on Friday when the jury re-
ce,ved the last words Of the charge by Judge
MARITIME and retired from Part OF the
Court Of General Sessions to the room IN
which they were 10 pass the night IN Il
fruitless attempt 10 reach verdict lney
were sent 10 the Aston House Tor dinner
soon after p. when they mad taken
several ballots and had failed to agree ON the
first ballot they stood eight for conviction ana
four for acquittal. but the second ballot shoWe"
that one Of the four men had changed MS NINA
and believed In the guilt Of the accused police
man. After dinner the turymen talked anu
argued taking a ballot and then to see II
tbere was anv change. but the three men who
wanted to acuuit Levy could not be moved. AS
ono Of tho other jurymen said later the three
men simply shut their mouths tightly and voted
steadily for acquttal. without caring ABOUT the
arguments which advanced The argu-
,,ents and baljoting continued until two hours
after midnight. when the jurymen went 10 sleep
in the chairs or on the hard floor OF the room.
Alta H. yesterday the jurymen were taken 70
the Aston House for breakfast They looked as if
they had been suffering from fatigue ana want I'll
sleep but they said nothing TO give an indication
90 Tho cause If their disagreement. When they
GOT hack 10 their room they talked and talked
but took no more ballots They had taken thirty
ballots. on all Of which except the first they had
stood nine for conviction and three for acquiua''
They expressed no desire II get any additional
instructions from Judge Marine. because the
contest seemed to be one Of endurance.
no WORD FROM THE JURY ROOM
Judge MARITIME telephoned from the Man
haitian Club at 10 a. m. and was Informed ny me
captain Of the court squad that no message hap
been received from the jury. II was about noon
when Judge MARITIME came down 10 the Court
house. but stil no message had come from 'he
iurvroom Assistant observation-disclosures NeIlmah
had gone u southampton early in the morning
and was not expected to return 70 the city uhui
tomorrow. Nj Osborne at the District-At-
torney's office. hoping for an agreement IoH'e-
man Levy was at the Tombs. hoping for disa-
creement Abraham A. Levy. his counsel went
n tho courtroom and waited with some relatives
and friends OF the prisoner The lawyer was con-
Ndent Of a disagreement which. he said, would
be a substantial victory for the defence
About .. m. it was said that one OF me jury
men had complained Of cramps ana had pee"
permitted to send II a drug store Tor some not
drops Judge MARITIME said he was going 10 ee'
shaved and have luncheon. Nothing more Was
hoard from the iuryroom for more than an hour.
Then 1t was announced that the jury was soon -
return to the courtroom. having failed to agree
At 9I5 the jurymen filed into the courtroom ana
took their seats in this order:
Louis Briggs. painter. Of No. 3 Christopher-si
William r Weber. coal and wood. OF No i'i ~" ~
Ok CSurch-st; W r D. Petts. salesman. OF 40,
Il Clinton Place; Robert r. Ho'ae' rTa a,esri,1
~ No 30 cS5 Brosdway Moses Guedalia real estate
OF No. ISL Lexingt9n-SS,ye murray Solomon d beu
hntcher Of Fo-ty-hfthst. AMI First-aye; Peier ~
ten grocer Of f 40 lO No 5 IVES, 0nc-hnndr
and-twen;y-s eyenth-st ana "eiSho" iie' ''''' '''
Ilnery, of No 394 Broadway.
Indigo MARITIME entered the courtroom before
.ho members Of the jury answered to their names
Assistant Distric;-Auorney Osborne was IN rs
eeat and was carefully scanning the faces OF me
iurvnen Levy and his counsel sat together D, :
hind Mr. Osborne. The policeman haa hedIl
49, ,ba iur,, had disagreed and he looked happy.
When CLERK Penny asked If the jury had dsi''n
mon a verdict Mr.. Briggs, the foreman rose
quickly and said
I'VE have not agreed"
NO Use TO TRY FURTHER
1rdge MARITIME said that It was unfortunate to
have euch an important trial end in a as
ooreanent 4 whole week had been consumed III
tho trial. he said, and If the jury could ho'
And a verdict IL would be necessary 10 nave Inv
trial all over again b~fore another JuGse amt
another Jury. He asked If Il was possible Una.
the Jury could agree prOY!ced theic va ~
tiroe FOR deiberatiOn and arguments. Mt. BilssS
got ND again and said: 1T would De Oh ~ ~ u'o'
Arguments have ceased 10 De hstehei ~ 800,
Judge MARITIME then discharged IN. jury az
cent Policeman Levy back TO the ToInbs. lie
announced that ne would increase Levy pa t -
$500. The prisoners counseI az ON ~ oonnHcrs
securing the necessary bonds. As me nv mn
~ the iurv left the courtroom most OF mem
fused 10 tell how they had voted on inc tiliS p .
lots Foreman Briggs and MI. Su"le am ,S'
,i,,a ~ Mr. osborne who said later u news
naper men: II say from iniorina,ion ~ w.
have received that four men lnc!uainE t nT1'
cundalia voted FOR acsuittal on me Iifsl pano'
and that the three men who vote1 TOT acluil.a'
on all Of the ballots were faphae! d. N0''
solomon Deutz and Gershon HeNlhan'
KEPT MUM AND VOTED FOR ACQOl AZ
Mr. Briggs. in a talk with reporters dec''heu
IN mention the names If the )uryiHe" WIN nav
voted for acquittal, but he said 'hey gave ~
aso, for their votes They simply kept theiI
mouths shut and voted for acqulttal on every
hsuo, The one man who changed ms VOC v Wa Va
nN,noad thai the defendant ccuId not De pe
neved as a witness. Twenty-nne pallo's S" ,N|
that the jury slooo "''N '0
io WA reason do you think the three men ma
ma tnr acouiital?" Mr.. Briggs was asked
40 81 don't think they had any reason he ~
nl,ed There was reason about u e,,,,
"Do YOU ascribe their action u race sS""
pathy?" =. o,,.h,ro Won like.
would not pretend to say" -
W. Strong said that he went to sleep al z d. III
when the balotng stopped. He was aFeaoy co"
WINGED that there could be no agree.ne". ,,, an
"Why did you not t.y TO have the result ar
nounced earer|' ne was asked. 49,, . how,
an
,rdsa Marine Informed how the balloting stoou
t,tno the names Of the jurymen, but Levy on
siHiss ia said we had agreed that nothin;
y'.tl T. lid about what went on IN me July