New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-23
THE JURY DISAGREED.
NINE WE'RE FOR LAIDLAw AND THREE
WE'RE FOR SAGE.
THEY WE'RE LOCKED Up FOR ABOUT THIRTEEN
HOURS But THE THREE MEN
WOULD NOT BULGE.

THEY WE'RE LOCKED Up FOR ABOUT THIRTEEN
HOURS But THE THREE MEN
WOULD NOT BULGE.
There was a disagreement OF the jury which
for a week has been trying the action brought
by William r. Laidlaw against RusseI sage 10Y
$4,000 damages for injuries. The jury went out al
7lO D. m OH Monday. and II was then supposed
that they would be out only short time Ai'er
half en- hour had passed and there was no word
from the jury. Judge Patterson ordered them 10
bring In a verdict yesterday morning
They stayed out all night in one OF the stuny h'tie
Jury rooms and at 1890 a. m. yesterday sent Wei"
to the Court that II impossible for them 10
agree. At II o'clock the Court sent for 'he jury
and they fled In. heavy-eyed looking lot OF men
Gentlemen OF the jury, have you agreed upon
q verdict" said the clerk.
I'VE have not" answered Foreman Earle anu
II Will be IMPOSSIBLE for us to agree We stand 'he
did at 7:l5 last night AFTER inc HID
ballot taken"
Judge Patterson had evidently made up his n''''
for he at once discharged the jury.
Neither Sage Laidlaw was in court VINE"
the jury discharged. 1t was learned io'"
one OF the Jurors that the men who huhg ou' iof
the defendant were Earle the foreman; Gillespie
No 8 and Purdy No g. From the beginning they
were for the plaintiff. and this was not changed
all night
There was a great deal OF Indignation among the
Jurors who were for the plaintiff from the oegih-
ming after the jury had been discharged ana
number OF them talked freely of the opposition OF
the three who would not be moved by any ar2u-
ment Louis Sch man. Juror No. 5. an art dealer
at No I2l6 Third-ave.. Robert warden, juror no
il. a dealer in iron at No. 10 East One hundred
and-thrty-frst-st and Luther W. Jacobs. note
clerk In the Bowery Bank. who had the seventh
seat In the box. were the most outspoken Of these
Mr. Schulman was the spokesman for the three
when a reporter spoke to them in the hallway OF
the Courthouse.
From the time went in last night" he said,
'the chief trouble was with Simmons Purdy the
ninth Juror who sat next to me. feel convinced
that his mind was made up 'ong before we went
out. and went into the room last
night he said: I'm for Sage. and all the argument
that was used only brought the same answer He
did not say why. would he be argued with
At stage he said he would give laidlaw one
cent; then he came TO six cents. and finally he
wood Gillespie. the fifth juror. held out for the de-
PENDANT. but think that had he been the only one
he would have agreed finally on a compromise YER
dict. We tried the compromise plan that Is, taking
nine men at $50 90 each and then dividing the total
by twelve. which would have given the plaintiff
SCI 800 but were always met by the cry OF Purdy:
I'm for Sage
81 have some knowledge OF explosives, and trio
70 tell Purdy the effect of them, as | have seen
them In some instances. but no argument of any
kind of any avail There was not one or the
nine men who was for the plaintiff who believed
the evidence given by Sage: and every one OF the
nine was in favor of the full amount asked for
The three dissenting Jurors hurried out Of the
building as soon as they discharged. Colonel
James stood In the corridor few minutes after the
dismissal of the jury. He seemed nightly pieased
with the result He overheard TO say 10 some OF
the lawyers who were talking to him In the cor
ridor: well. guess they won't tackle us again