The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-28
HOW THEY STOOD
REPORTED THAT THREE MEN PRE-
VENTED A VERDICT OF GUILTY.

VENTED A VERDICT OF GUILTY.
dersd the Bailifr to Send Up His Blank
cts Before he had Been in the Jury
Room Ten Minutes-He is said to Have
Been Ready to Camp-Another Juror
was Moved by Friendship for a Brother
of Mrs Leonard Who was Being Tried
Prominent Citizens Opinions.
The disagreement of the jury in the
case of the state VS.. Mrs. Leonard, was
the sole theme Of conversation on the
streets yesterday, and all day Sunday
Notwithstanding the strict orders q
Nudge Dale that he would fine any
member of the jury severely IS being
In contempt of court if any member
of the Jury should diyulge any inror-
nation as to the standing Of the jury
II leaked out, at least that was the
current rumor, and it was not only
stated how the jury stood but VINO
we're the parties who held the jury
from arriving at verdict and the
manner which the parties w2o voted
for acquIttal, OF rather who refused 10
give in a verdict. was anything but
pleasant to the members thus accuSed.
A prominent county official IN speak
ing TO an Bagle reporter yesterday
said:
81 know exactly how the jury stood,
and | know further that by the action
Of. the three men, for there were three
Of them, that their action in attempt
Ing to allow one of their number
few dollars extra fees, they have cost
6he taxpayers thOusa nds Of dollars.
'erhe three men who held t1a jury
were controlled by other statements
than the evidence N the case. l heard
the evidence clear through ana there
was no excuse on earth for that jury
not arriving at q speedy verdict, AMI I
cannot think the end Is yet.
'.yVllv. I an informed on good auth
ority that one cf the jurors informed
the bailif after he had been in the
room ten minutes that his folks would
be I'D in a short time with some blank
cts and he wanted them brought Up 50
he could use them
Now this was before the jury had
been organized or q vote taken, and
1t shows that he entered that jury
room with he discrimination OF hang
ing the jury, or at least 10 Eol6 out
long enough n Gsst a good fee AZ 81
per day and y glt and his feel.
This same man had no more right
on the Jury than would a resident Of
Oklahoma. as / understand that on
Monday November IS. Re was one Of
the most active man in Town looking
up the case during the last term of
court, and as though a strange coin
cidenoe that jury was also discharged
without a verdict ] also think II Is
very doubtful whether he has paid a
cent OF tax IN several years
Another man was moved not by EVIL
dence, but by sympathy and a kindly
feeling he had for the brother Of the
defendant, who had done him many
acts Of kindness, believe he is on the
regular panel. but he IS a man who is
easily moved, especially by a brother;
and / think when 1t was thrown to him
how Brother IlH had befriended him
In time Of need he Joined the man who
was there for the purpose OF holding
out To get s. good fec
The third man is 8 man With a heart
IN him like an OK, and when de saw
that two of his brethren were united he
Joined with them TO hold out
You remember when the jury were
called in and Judge Dale asked If
there was any possibility Of them ar
irving at verdict that nine responded
NO and three YES" 1t IS also un-
derstood that one of the three promised
that if the Jury would hold out until
Tuesday that they would be able to
agree"
There was no question but what the
official was hot, and expressed q de-
termination 70 run the thing down and
II possible bring the men TO answer, or
at least barred from serving on jurieS.
Wherever there was a crowd gath
cred the discussion run IN the same
channel, and the three men were the
butt of censuTe. How the Information
was gained the reporter was unable
to ascertain, but the general verdict
given was that the same three men
were guilty Of throwing the county ard
the taxpayers into hundreds of dol
lars of cost.
TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money IL il fails 70