The evening world., 1894-08-04
LEVY JURY
After Twenty Hours the Vote
Stood Nine TO Three for
Conviction.
THIRTY BALLOTS WERE HAD.
Prosecutor Wellman Says He
Will Move for a New l
Trial at UnCe.
LAWYER LEVY MUCH ELATED.
He Declares It to Be Practically
a Victory for the Ex-
Ward h. an.
LAWYER LEVY MUCH ELATED.

The jury in the trial of ex-Ward Man
Jeremiah s. Levy failed to agree, and
were discharged by Judge MARITIME at
$40 this afternoon. They had been out
twenty hours.
Levy is now member of the mounted
squad. He was for four months ward
detective in the Eleventh Precinct, Ed
ridge street station. under Capt Cort-
right. He was charged by Capt. Charles
Krumm vita taking brides of $50 "a week
from him for police protection of his un-
licensed concert place, kuenstler Halle,
III Chrystie street.
The Jury retired at 100 last evening.
They had NOT agreed at 1870, and Judge
MARITIME ordered that they be locked up
Till this morning. There was large
crowd of curious people hanging about
the Courthouse all day awaiting the
result of the trial. -...
The law permits n Court to sit on a
holiday or Sunday for only two or three
purposes. One is to receive bail for a
prisoner, and another Is to receive a
verdict from jury. so that Judge Mar
tine had the right to receive the verdict
from the Levy jury at any time day or
night.
No news had leaked from the jury
room during the long hours, and the
spirits Of the friends of the defendant
aseended constantly.
The opinion prevailed among those who
had followed the whole trial that the
question Of the sixth juror, Raphael j.
Levy, to Witness Krumm, Did you I'M
derstand that the money you paid to
sonal use?' and the answer, mo, It was
{or the contribution; ! understood that
y was TO go to the Captain" was the
Tex to the whole situation.
Levy thought Policeman Levy was be-
ing made the scapegoat for others high
sr in authority, and his expression of
iisSs s,' on on hearing the answer, indicated
cst whose paw had been used to pull
the chestnuts out of the fire.
Before discharging the Jury Judge
MARITIME said to them:
~ sent for you because of sense of
me responsibility upon you. and upon
me. The case. like every other, is pre-
ssented to you for determination I won
uefed II you exactly understood the stu
alton II you fail to decide the case It
Puts everything back as II nothing had
% Ueen done. The defendant must be re-
and espesre Jury tr and
e sn HIno with ~ Is it impossible that you
foreman Briggs said 1t was impossl-
Ia S.Nh tht jury was ulSCHdIStu
Judge MARITIME Increased Levy's bail
1000, Levy was taken back to the
d jSv'o oS where he will remain over Sun
hLhe jurymen said that about thirty
tS sa,ots We're taken. On the first ballot
mere mere were eight for conviction, four
nIn mir acquittal. The second ballot stood
me 10 three and there was no change
Alter that, although a running argu-
f horht was kept up almost continuously
wou iiTwenty hours. Neither of the jurors
WotaiHa give the names of those who
WED Tor acquittal.
the Wellman SAID yesterday that in
he vent of a disagreement by this jury
foros T LOUD press the case to a retrial be-
recorder Smyth next week.
cusab dnam Levy, counsel for the ac-
SAL policeman, could not conceal his
"a, ,acuon at the result of the trial.
bsinnt ms time. when police officers are
evas S suspected and openly accused on
Lazy hand, and the revelations Of the
i oAH Committee of wholesale corrup-
ME are fresh in the minds of all peo-
mr., consider a disagreement of the
said Mr.. Levy. '