The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-14
ONE JURYMAN DISSENTED.
A MIsTRIAL DECLARED IN THE
CASE AGAINST NOZZLE.

John ~. LOrimcr, NeighbOr OF
8IOyIe's. the Dissenting Juror-The
Illness OF One of the Jurors Caused
Judge FaIIignnt 10 Call Them
Down Earlier Than Might other
wise Have Been the Cause.-The Sc
HECTOR General says the Case VIII
De Called Up for Assignment Again
To-day.
After twenty-four hours Of weary walt
ing in the jury room. the jury in the Moyle
case was called down yesterday after
noon shortly before o'clock. and mis-
trial was declared.
The jury which heard the trial of Ed
ward Moyle who was charged with as
sault with intent TO murder Mr. William
G. Woodfn. went to the jury room day
before yesterday afternoon about $50
O'Clock.
opinion was divided as to how
soon a verdict would he reached, but few
at that time anticipated a mistrial. All
sorts Of reports were current yesterday
morning as to what the jury had done
and as to how II stood.
The jury began ballotting when it first
went into the jury room. 1t first stood
four for conviction on the charge of as
sault with intent to murder, seven for
stabbing another not in his own defense,
which is a misdemeanor, and one for ac-
quittal, which one, John II. Lorimer, held
to his position 10 the end and caused the
mistriaI.
Sometime yesterday morning eleven of
the jurors got in line and were for a YER
dict of stabbing another not in his own
defense. Mr.. Lorimer however, still held
out for acquittal, and the others soon saw
there was no chance to come to an agree
ment. Several notes were sent to Judge
Falligant during the day, but the Jury
was still kept out until yesterday after
noon when MAJ. Michael T. Foley sent
Wofd down to Judge Falligant that he
was III, and could not stand the strain
much longer. Judge Falligant, after con-
ferring with the solicitor general, decided
70 declare a mistrial. and Mr.. Moyle and
his attorney Mr.. William Pease. wore
sent for. When the jury came down.
Judge Falligant asked the foreman of the
jury II it were possible for II to agree
upon verdict, and the foreman replied
that it was not. a juror was withdrawn
and mistrial declared
There was a good deal of speculation dur
ing the day as to who the dissenting 1u-
ror was. Two or three names We're men
toned, and 1t was late in the day before
Lorimer was spotted as the dissenter 1t
was then that the city directory was con-
suited by several Of those around the court
house, and it was found that Lorimer and
Moyle are near neighbors, the latter living
at Barnard and Tenth streets and the for
mer on Ninth street second door from Bar
nard.
The jurors evidently did not enjoy their
twenty-four hours of Imprisonment. Few
of them had any sleep at all. They say they
couldn't sleep on account of the mosqui-
tos, as they We're in a regular den of them.
All of them said they could not have stood
much more of it, and they were under the
impression that the court intended keeping
them out for another night.
Solicitor General Fraser says the case
against Moyle will be called up for assign
ment again to-day, and will probably be
set for trial some day next week. Mr..
Pease, Moyle's attorney, however, wants
the case to go over to the next term and
will likely request to have it continued.