The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
HIS JURY STILL OUT
Edward Man Levy's Fate Hang.
ing in the Balance.
Retired at 7.20 Last Evening an.
We're Locked Up All Night.
The Accused Policeman Somewha
Hopeful This Morning.

vast amount of public Interest |.
, felt In the prosecution of accused mem
bers Of the Police Department, judging
by the number of citizens who thronge.
the Hobbies and Railways of the brown
stone Courthouse this morning al
eager to hear the result of the all-nigh
elaboration of the jury sworn to tr,
Policeman jeremiah 8. Levy, charged
with taking $50 week blackmail from
Capt. Charles Krumm for protecting hin
in running his concert hall. Kuenstlei
Halle. 167 Chrystie street.
At 10 o'clock Judge MARITIME, whose
family is at Seabright, telephonet
from the Manhattan Club, where he
spent the night, to ask Capt. O'Byrne
of the court squad, for information.
All the Captain could return was:
1.-THE jury has not signified their de-
sire to communicate with the Court"
The jury retired at 720 last evening,
after listening to a mastery presenta-
ton of the defense by quiet. scholastic
Abraham Levy, and a characteristic
philippe from that hundred times win.
ner and never a loser, Prosecutor Fran
els J.. Wellman. Judge Marines charge
consumed an hour and covered the
Yet. after an hours elaboration. the
jury had not agreed, and they were es.
corted TO the Aston House for supper.
On their return they were again locked
up in the Grand Jury room, and as
they had not come to an agreement al
10: 30. Judge MARITIME adjourned his court
till 1870 this morning.
The court officers on guard at the
closed entrance to the Grand Jury room
say they never had less entertaining
jury. Not sound came through the
when the twelve men inside appeared r.
bunch at the door and demanded theiI
breakfast.
There was another trip to the Astor
gave out a hint OF how they were diyid.
ed. nor what they were split on. ~
Never wasla Jury that. 20 closely fol
ssld one Of ese oeer, sssr 4
the day. mot a man opened his mouth
about the case, and no one could tel
from the way they paired of or from
about how they stood. They were good
natured. In quiet way. and acted like
men who had never had difference ir
Policeman Levy was brought from hi.
Tombs cell to court by Deputy Sheriff
Brown at little after 10 o'clock. He
was pale and nervous, but smiled hope
yet agreed. He declined to express him
self, however.
Mr.. Wellman went to Southampton
last evening. and will not be in towr
again until Monday.
Abraham Levy was almost jubilan
this morning over what seemed to be g
certainty of a disagreement of the jury
and consequent failure to convict hi,
client.
AT 1245 Capt o'Byrne was sent for by
the jury. Immediately afterwards thu
Captain telephoned to Judge MARITIME t
come to the Courthouse.
Whether an agreement had beer
reached or not could not be ascertained
holiday or Sunday for only two or three
purposes. One Is to receive ball for q
prisoner, and another is to receive 6
verdict from jury, SO that Judge Mar
from the Levy jury at any time, day OIL
night.
No news had leaked from the jury
room during the hours up to that time
PENDANT assembled constantly.
The opinion prevailed among those WHIT
had followed the. whole trial that tn.
question Of the sixth juror. Raphael ]
derstand that the money you paid Il
Policeman Levy was for his own per
sonal use?" and the answer, mo. It wa,
for the contribution; / understood tha
KEY to the whole situation.
These wiseacres argued that Jurol
Levy thought Policeman Levy was be
Ing made the scapegoat for others high
er In authority. and his expression o.
face, on hearing the answer, indicated
that he disapproved of furnishing thu
cat whose paw had been used to pull
the chestnuts out of the fire.
AS Judge Martin is anxious to joir
his family, at seabright, y. J., It wa,
not believd that he would hold the jur,
any longer, II they had not agreed FOL
they had been out nearly eighteen hours