The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-06-30
COULD NOT AGREE.
Justice Vanqulshed by a Fixed
Jury In tho Ellis Case.
The Fine itallon Hand OF ths Foxy
Attorney General Displayed
Upon the Legal Wall.

The trial OF Adolphus A. Ellis, charged
with forgery in connection with the
fraudulent election returns which In
creased his salary several hundred
dollars per year, came TO an end on Mon
day by dis agreement oi the Jury. after
il'ree weeks OF hard labor. The story OF
the disagreement IL given in ~ Mason dis
patch, under date OF June %, as iollows:
just before two o'clock Judge Person
convened court and sent for the Jury.
The juryman who has been spoken OF as
open and positive in his sympathy for
the defense, had no sooner taken his seat
than hc winkcd three times at Mr.. Eli.
and his attorneys, but they ignored all
of these attentions.
In response To "A question from the
clerk, Foreman Lang said that Il had
been impossible 10 agree on verdict.
The court asked il anything could be
gained 10y taking further time. and Fore
man Lung said there would in his opinion
bc nothing gained 10y remaining out
longer.
The court said that he had received "A
communication from the FOREMAN some
time ago, IN which he said the balloting
had been the same from first to last. and
the court desired to know il there had
been change siuce that time.
Every ballott has breu just the
same, " replied Foreman Lang.
And ynu think it would continue the
same p asked the court
81 do"
What IL the opinion 81 the counselpn
inquired the court.
We would very much like a verdict, -
said Mr.. kilchncr, but we have no de.
sire to iorce one, and our opinion is, as
It has been expressed TO your honor,
that the jury should be discharged" !"
And what has the people 10 say2"
said the court
''The people agree with the deicnse, and
think under the circumstances it would
no. be oi the slightest advantage to keep
the jury out any longer"
Tie judge then turned 10 the Jury and
snid TINT inasmuch az the unanimous
opinion Of twelve men was necessary,
and that seemed impossible, he would
discharge the jury.
The jury stood seven for ncquittal and
five Tor conviction. The five for convic.
tion were all Republicans, and those for
acquittnl were six Democrats. two of
them almost Populists, aud one Repub-
lican.
Mr., kirciuer this morning asked Pros
ccnting Attorney Gardner, II in ease the
jury disagreed, when the people would be
ready for new trinl. The prosecutor
thought not at this term 81 court, and
MIR. kirchner said he was scoing to Europe
immediately. and would not be back
until September 20, and that he would
then he az once ready TO take up the
case agnin.
Every day brings TO light new phases
of the case. tending to show tllnt the dis.
agreement WIS clearly the result 81 par.
tisan prejudice. II il believed that the
favorable political majority was not
merely m accident, "a IL wns worked
upon ~ clevetly aS though all was the
result OF rkllful Encouragement Dem
ocntc newspapers loud in their editorial
announcement of the trinl OF Ellis ar
Republican persecution were continually
kept IN the hands ol the Democratic
jurors, a scrap 81 one 81 which, clearly
telling the story oI its mission having
been preserved 10y Foreman I.nng aud
subsequently reproduced ia fac simie by
u leading newspaper ol Detroit.