The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-20
LUETGERT JURORS SLUMBER
AFTER THIRTY HOURS OF ARGU-
MENT NATURE rs EXHAUSTED.

But Slight Chance OF a verdict-Luetgert
Confident of at Least Disagreement--
Anxious Crowd Besieges tho Court Room
Eay and Nisht-Judge Tuthin VIII Open
Court at 10 a. m.
Chicago, Oct. 19.-Another night Of
suspense was experienced by the de-
fendant in the Luetgert case. AT 8
o'clock the jury had gone to bed on
cots which were placed in the court
room, and it was announced by Judge
Tuthill that even though by one chance
in million the jurors should wake up
and agree upon a verdict, there would
be no announcement and the court room
under no circumstances would be open
ed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
AT o'clock Judge Tuthill appeared
at the criminal court building and pass
ed upstairs, giving positive orders that
nobody should be admitted to the build
ing under any circumstances. Within
a few minutes after he had issued these
instructions Attorney Phalen, the jun
ior counsel for the defence, put in an
appearance and demanded admission
He was promptly refused and it took
all of his powers of persuasion and ar
gument to set past the guard at the
door,
Judge Tuthill went directly to the
court room, where he was told by the
bailiffs in charge of the jury that sew
eral of the jurymen were almost ex-
hausted by the ordeal to which they
had been subjected during the last thir-
ty hours, and that If they were not al
lowed some rest it would certainly re-
suit in some of them becoming Ill. The
jury also sent word that there was no
Immediate prospect of an agreement,
q I'd under the circumstances the judge
We orders that they be permitted to
drop the case and go to sleep. The cots
were quickly dragged into the court
room, and within a few minutes every
n juror was stretched out at full length,
and all consideration of the case was
q off until they should wake in the morn
ing.
Judge Tuthill, after giving directions
that all things possible should be done
a for the comfort of the jury, left the
building for his home.
''They have not agreed as yet" he
said when he left the court house,
VI ''and when 7 became convinced that
n there was little prospect of their doing
n so, and saw how weary some of them
& were, told them to go to sleep and
& try to agree in the morning. There
would be no use keeping them up all
II of the night, because, in the first place,
n two or three of them would be in a
Il short time utterly incapacitated by IA
~ tigue and no agreement could ever be
h obtained from men who are nervous
H from loss of sleep and exhausted with
" argument.
"When I came to the court tonight
IA / had no idea that verdict would be
U reached, but I was anxious to do all
NJ could for the comfort of the Jurors.
d That was really the cause of my visit
a to the building tonight. There is, of
h course, no likelihood that they will
n wake up tonight and reach an agree
Il ment, and even if they should 1 shall
H not come down to hear 1t before 10
+ O'Clock tomorrow morning. There is
Il no chance whatever of any verdict be-
Il Ing given by the jury before that hour. y
State Attorney Deneen remained in
h his office until all hope of verdict to-
Il night had been abandoned and then he
U closed up his rooms and went home.
u He is still hopeful of a verdict, but nat
Il urally looks upon a disagreement as the
TX most likely outcome.
d There were rumors of all kinds afioat
VI during the evening, all Of them being
II to the effect that the friends of Luet-
81 gert on the jury were weakening. 1t
VI was known during the day that the
u vote stood to 4, and tonight rumors
K were that it was 10 for the death pen
Il atty and for acquittal.
A later story was that it stood II for
Il hanging and for acquittal. Juror
Harley is admitted to be the stout
f friend of Luetgert on the jury, and it
n is he who is leading the fight for an
e acquittal.
Over in the Jail Luetgert was during
A the evening anxiously awaiting word
Il from the jury room. He tried as usual,
@ to keep up his appearance of indiffer-
ence, and as usual made a failure of it.
II 'If they don't agree" he said, 81 get
bail and I will be out of this. I can
NJ give bail for a million If they want
Il that much. My wife is living some
Vi where, but I admit she is having a lot
Il of fun with me at present. There is
one thing sure" the prisoner said, with
great positiveness, there will be no
conviction in this case. 1t will be an
acquittal or disagreement