The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
LEVY JURY
O|SACREES.
After Twenty Hours the Vote
Stood Nine 10 Three for
Conviction.
THIRTY BALLOTS WERE HAD.
Prosecutor Wellman Says He
Will Move for a New
Trial at Once.
LAWYER LEVY MUCH ELATEO.
He Declares 1t to Be Practically
a Victory for the Ex-
Ward n.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
SO 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 500 a week
from him for police protection of his UNI
licensed concert place, kuenstler Hale,
1877 Chrystie street.
The jury retired at 720 last evening.
They had not agreed at 1890, aud Judge
MARITIME ordered that they be locked up
till this morning. There was a large
crowd of curious people hanging about
the Courthouse all day awaiting the
result OF the trial.
The law permits a Court to sit on
holiday or Sunday for only two or three
purposes. One Is to receive bail for
prisoner. and another IL to receive a
verdict from a jury, 80 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
ascended Constantly.
The opinion prevailed among those who
had followed the whole trial that the
question of the sixth juror. Raphael ].
Levy, to Witness Krumm, Did you I'M
derstand that the money you paid to
Policeman Levy was for his own per-
sonal use?" and the answer, mo, 1t was
for the contribution; l understood that
1t was TO go to the Captain" was the
key to the whole situation.
These wiseacres argued that Juror
Levy thought Policeman Levy was be-
ing made the scapegoat for others high
er in authority, and his expression of
face, Oh herring the answer, indicated
| cat whose paw had been used to pull
the chestnuts out of the fire.
Before discharging the jury Judge
MARITIME said to them:
II sent fol you because of sense of
the responsibility upon you and upon
me. The case, like every other, is pre-
dered If you exactly understood the stu
alton. II you fail to decide the case 1t
puts everything back as II nothing had
been done. The defendant must be re-
|
| time and expense of new trial gone
through with. Is 1t impossible that You
| can agree"
Foreman Briggs said it Was imposs-
bic and then the jury was discharged.
Judge MARITIME Increased Levy's bail
| to 1850. Levy was taken back to the
| Tombs where he will remain over Sun
| day surely.
The iurymen said that about thirty
| ballots were taken. On the first ballot
/ there were eight for conviction four
for acquittal. The second ballot stood
| nine TO three and there was no change
after that, although a running argu-
| ment was kept up almost continuously
! for twenty hours. Neither OF the jurors
would give the names OF those who
voted for acquittal
Mr.. Wellman said yesterday that In
| the event OF a disagreement by this jury
he should press the case to retrial be-
! fore Recorder Smyth next week.
Abraham Levy, counsel for the ac-
cused policeman, could not conceal his
satisfaction at the result of the trial.
AT this time. when police officers are
being suspected and openly accused on
every hand. and the revelations Of thu
Lexow Committee of wholesale corrup-
tion are fresh In the minds OF all peo-
Pile, consider a disagreement of the
Jury practical victory for my client
! said Mr. Levy.