The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-16
LEE JURY IS LOCKED UP
JUDGE TH1YER ISSUED THE ORDER
At 1880 THIS MORNING.

Sulll of Innocence ol ~. y. EuWdiu
Lee Cor the murder of Maggie Schloss,
were prisoners themselves last night,
and spent the time in the rooms pro-
vided them by the state in which to
decide upon the doings of their fellow
man. 1t was just 1880 o'clock this
morning when the jury, which had al
ready been out ten hours, was remanded
to the custody of the sheriff by Judge
Thayer, and court was adjourned until
o'clock this forenoon.
This was done by the court when it
was manifested that no verdict would
be reached during the night.
There was nothing said by the court
to the sheriff in the order given him,
as to the care of the Jurors, about furn
lshing cots, but Sheriff Spiegel had the
lounges about the court house brought
to the jury room and made the men
comfortable.
The look upon the faces of some of
the jurors when Judge Thayer told them
that they must spend the balance of
the night in the narrow quarters seemed
to say that they had no idea that this
would be the result of their long dis
agreement. They had already been out
ten hours, and there did not seem to be
any chance for agreement.
The case was given to the jury at
230 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
at o'clock after one hour and thirty
minutes stay in the room, they re-
turned to the court room with the in
formation that they had not agreed up
on a verdict. Judge Thayer spoke a
few words to them and again sent them
to their room.
About $50 o'clock word was sent to
the court that the jurors wished to
have supper served them as an agree
ment had not yet been reached. Sheriff
Spiegel ordered supper, and the men
spent the next forty-fve minutes in dis
cussing the menu provided for them by
the sheriff.
At this time the lobby and the corri-
doris of the court room began to be re-
filled with the expectant crowds.
There We're some in the crowd who
had staid in the court since it's session
began in the afternoon, their bump of
curiosity being 50 abnormally develop
ed that they staid to see and to hear
just for its sake.
1t was an object lesson not less inter
esting because of its frequency. The
same eaces We're seen in the sleepy
waiting crowd In the lobby that one
sees upon all such cases.
Judge Thayer remarked at $50
o'clock, when he ordered the mems sup
per, that he proposed to stay all night,
but as the night dragged along he wea-
ried of the waiting, and at 11:15 o'clock
he sent for the jury. He told them that
it was their duty to render some YER
dict; that the state was incurring great
expense in the prosecution of the case.
He told them that an agreement should
be reached and he advised them to con-
slider nothing but the case they had in
hand and come to verdict.
This advice was not needed, for about
one hour from that time the Judge re-
manded them into the custody of the
sheriff.
Dr. Lee was sent to the Jail. With
the first "Oh, yes" of the sheriff came
long drawn breaths and deep sighs
from the sleepy crowd, and it began to
pull itself together and went its way
homeward.
There was much speculation last eve
ming as to the result of this long stay
in the jury room. Opinions seemed to
be diversified. The prevailing opinion,
however, was that the jury would be
found disagreeing this morning when
court calls.
1t was said at 4 o'clock that the jury
stood ten for acquittal and two for
conviction, but this could not be veri-
fed, of course.
The court room held many lawyers
and spectators yesterday morning to
see and hear the conclusion of the
case.
The arguments were concluded at the
morning session, and the room was at
times so crowded that standing room
only was obtainable. Prentice w.
Chase began at 10 o'clock his address
to the jury in defense of DR.. Lee. He
spoke uninterruptedly for an hour and
a half, dwelling particularly on the in
consistencies of the evidence of William
Cash, whom he accused of being the
man responsible for the death of Mag
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the pills which he gave her.
Attorney Chases appeal to the jury
was earnest in behalf of his client and
was a fitting finish to a defense so con-
scientiously conducted The illness of
Mr.. Martin, associate counsel for the
defense, yesterday morning. threw the
work of summing up for their client
upon Mr.. Chase, who had also conduct
ed the opening argument.
State Attorney Williams began the
final argument Immediately after Mr..
Chase closed. He reviewed the evil
dence in the case, pointed out incon-
sistencies in the story of DR.. Lee, and
arraigned Attorney Chase, whom he
said had maligned and slandered some
of the witnesses of the state in his ar
gument.
The argument was concluded at Ills
o'clock, and court adjourned until 2
O'Clock, at which time Judge Thayer
began his charge to the jury.
Judge Thayer began his charge to
the jury at 2 o'clock. 1t was brief, and
the jury retired at 2:30 O'Clock.
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