Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-06-10

were sitting with their feet in the three
outside windows. He tiptoed back and
said he guessed everything, was al
right
At midnight the jury took another
vote, and then most of them went off to
sleep again. Asbury Summers looked
out into the hall, and, seeing that the
constable's chair was vacant, he beck
oned to Doc Miller and one of the letter
of the law men, who were the only
others awake, and they slipped out
closing the door softly.
"It takes you fellows a long time to
make up your minds" said Asbury to
the letter OF the law man. 81 believe
you are trying to starve us to death.
II guess we get as hungry as you do"
| he answered.
'My house Is the nearest. Well go
there and get something to eat"
So the three went over to Asbury's
and got lunch, and in about an hour
they strolled back smoking. The town
had gone to sleep. As they turned the
corner they heard footstep down to-
ward the creek, and after they had
waited short time the Harvey boy
the defendant-caEe up.
"Hellop' he called. HAS the jury
agreed yetr'
"Just about" replied Asbury.
"There's few little details to arrange,
but we have decided to hang you to-
morrow at 10 o'clock.
"Oh, now, tell me, urged the boy.
"Run along home, Ludovic," said
Asbury, land don't monkey with the
jury. We're still deliberatin."
When the boy was gone, they sat on a
big box and talked until time hung
heavily on their hands.
'How would it do, fellows" said
Doc Miller at length, ''to wake up the
jury and take another vote?"
"Good ideal" answered Asbury.
"And I've got way to wake 'em, "
continued Doc. "We will use the hose. u
There was we'll at the curb just in
front of the stairway with force pump
in it. The hose, which two or three
merchants used for sprinkling the street,
was coiled up at the curb. They took il
and made the coupling and carried the
nozzle end around the corner under the
courtroom windows. Asbury held the
nozzle pointing upward while Doc ant
the other man applied their strength tt
the pump handle. The jet of water
mounted higher and higher until i
was above the windows, and then, will
the precision and care that woman
bestows in watering her flower beds, ht
trained the stream into the first win
dow, and then the second and the third
Two Of the sleeping jurymen at
window recovered their presence o
mind after their shower bath sool
enough to look out and see Asbury be
fore he had made good his retrea
around the corner with the hose, bu
the canes and other articles they threy
went wild by several yards.
When the runaway members wen
up stairs, the jury were thorough
awake, and they took another vote
with the same result-5 to 7. The argu
ment was resumed with vigor, and tn
constable, who had come back, was il
Q vited in out Of politeness and permitte
4 to take part in the discussion. At
O'Clock they took another vote, and th
}, constable, not being allowed to partic
q pate, went back into the deputy pros,
. cutor's room to sleep.
= Doc Miller was getting restless.
"You can do as you please abor
coming to verdict, he said. "but "
e got to go and see some patients in tt
i country. You fellows can take yor
y time for it. I'll be back about noon.
II And an hour later they saw him driy
" ing away.
/ The old squire was out early. Tt
l. foreman saw him walking up the stree
J. and called him from window to con
le back and give them some further il
,. structions.
" "When we started in, said the for
9 man, when the old man came into tt
room, "we had 10 jurymen. Now v
"a can't count out but II, and we can
T. come to verdict either.
u "Where is Doc?" asked the squire.
D. "He's gone a big circuit into Il
country and said he would be back
u noon"
y "You don't say? If that amt nerv
ID Well, I'll guarantee he don't run aw,
TO from another jury"
le 'But it was the constable's fault
"a much as anybody's He went off al
e, left us"
nt The squire was comparatively ne
9, man in the administration Of law, al
rs the situation was becoming entirely t
as complicated for him to unravel.
went away to consult the deputy pros
t. cutor. In short time he came ba
ID and called the foreman out.
m "You didn't come anyways near
er an agreement" he asked.
ed "No."
"You think there's no chance of COZ
40 ing to a verdict when Doc gets back?'
"No. Every man has made his mi
up. The vote is always the same
IN to s."
!, The squire pulled his beard thougl
d. fully.
rs "Purty badly mixed up scrape,"
: said. II can't for the life Of me see a
way out Of it. only to dismiss the ca
Here come the how and his father now