The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-20
THEY COULDN'T AGREE.
1RE JCBY ~ TBE G0LD-BRfcK CASE
FAILED no REACE a VERDICT.
Were rootei Up tat'l This Morning at 10
O'Clock Several People Too Near
ITO Door # the Jufs Recon-.

just what viii be the fate Of Frank
Lockwood Smith, alias Parker the noto'
rious gold-brick sWindler. who taught
Mir. A. W Withcrs. OF Gloucester. an
experience lesson In dealing with western
miners. bogus Indians. and all that. VIII
not be- known until 10 O'Clock this morn
lng. 81 then. Meantime Parker doubtless
feels little shaky. for nobody Knows
what the Hcnrico jury Is goins TO o'-
eide upon. and tho crime with which
the prisoner II charged MAKES 1877" ''"'''
60 an extended sojOurn Ia me penl''n-
tiary where gold. brick sVludleId nave
special quarters provided Tor them
they are proven guilty.
For three days the trial Of Parker has
absorbed the interest Of courthouse
fun OF spectators In Hcnrico, ana abie
counsel were employed on DOih tldth.
Any number OF witnesses from nome
aud abroad were examined. ana the ter
timony was quite interesting 20 those
who listened
Isvcn n tho prisoner IS acquitted he
viii be- reerrcstod by the United states
authorities. and be tried upon the charge
Of impcrsonating a United States assaycr
Then the Granger detective. John r. Nor
rls. of Springfield. o.. is IN waiting for
Parker. and Is armed with "a number OF
acquisitions 90 carry the prisoner 10 that
State whore be- is wanted for HWirdling
a number Of crcdulous agricultural in
diglduals out Of their hnrd.carncd cash.
UNABLE 10 AcRrr.
AZ 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
jurors nlcd into their seats. ana soon
afterwards retired 10 their room. They
were ont thirty-fvc minutes. during which
time the prisoner sat a. tho bar Between
his friends. BoOkmakcr Emery. OF New
York. and lawyer Fred. DumOnt Smith
Near the three men sat Norris, tho de-
toctiyo. maintaining The utmost gravity OF
expire ssiOu. while around them lawyers.
court ofhclnls ana others occupied the
time la gossipine. resting. and siOry-toll-
INK.
After every body had congrogated IN the
courtroom from tho outside Sheriff ST.
mon Solomon called for order. and a
dense silence prevailed.
iu The consequent hush that lmmo-
diatcly Heated over the attentive spcctn-
tors there Heated IN from the jury-room
some most iuexpicnbio sounds There
WAS the noise OF tremendous shuniing
m feet mingled with The voices OF a
chorus of Jurymcn raised as " la angry
..reteaf
t"' '"'i" HNdplthlfu INTO inc apart
incut, ana then cnsuod the noise of re- |
treating footsteps passing down tho cor |
illor INTO which the jury room opens on |
The cast side
0neilH solomon had the undivided nj |
'n,ion OF the house when me- rcuppeared. |
WIN broad grin extending oyer the |
breadth Of his features.
h"t Is tho trouble. Mr. Sheriff." in |
Iu'rcd Judge Wickham.
The jury caught some ,cvcral nconle |
90 near their door. outside IN the pass |
80 was the Sherin's explanation OF |
ne mysterious commotion.
Nlier further dclibcration OF Two
OUTS ana quarter, the Jury gave an
ihor sign ~ life. They Ripped FOR Tho
herin. and sent out for pack of cigar
ties. '"'
Al 90 o'clock. Judge Wicl,bam ,r,i.roa
hat the jury be called I'm. and A Was
''nouhoed that they had failed TO agree.
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