The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-19


Every precaution was taken early last
night to prevent any possible communica-
ton with the jury room
Either Bailiff Coonner or Bailiff VOL
cott is constantly on duty in front of the
jury door. Both are old army comrades
of Judge Tuthill, and in them the court
reposes the utmost confidence
Outside at the entrance to the short
hall leading from the court room to the
anteroom of the jury room sits Bailiff
Lattis. No one was permitted to gain
admission to the anteroom of the jury
room.
AT noon the twelve men had been out
nineteen hours. At 10 o'clock Judge Tut
hill had sent word that he was within
room Immediately upon notification that
his presence was desired. Attorney
Phalen was confident that the jury would
disagree. II predicted early this morn
| firmly believe now my prediction will
be verified" said he. 1.-The longer the
jury is out the stronger my theory be-
comes. 1t shows the jury is unable to
Ex-Judge Vincent was still confident of
acquittal. He and Arnold Luetgert the
prisoners son by his first wife. held a
long private conversation IN a corner of
the court room AT its close Luetgert's
chief counsel said:--s'I have not changed
my mind as to the ultimate result. I be-
is a reasonable doubt in this case and
the jury under its oath must give the
prisoner the full benefit OF it. There is
much to be considered after two months
of trial and presume the jurors are
working hard on the evidence. We are
all impatient for a verdict and that is
why we fail to recognize the fact that the
jury has not. after an, been out an un-
reasonable length of time"
Shortly after ten o'clock a bailiff came
from the jury room and secured from
the clerk an envelope and a blank form
of verdict. 1t was suggested by way of
explanation of this, that the jurors had
destroyed one of the forms of q verdict
read to them yesterday by Judge Tut
hill, and taken with them to the jury
room. A runor was in circulation that
a verdict was signed, but that afterward
one or two of the Jurors changed their
minds, SO the document was torn to
The 500 prisoners In the county Jail
evinced much the same spirit of restless
the mornings of the days when execu-
TONERS are in the jail. They were nsr-
vous. Crowds of morbidly curious people
who assembled on Dearborn avenue as
early as nine O'Clock and gazed up at the
grated windows of the jail seemed to ex-
cite the inmates. Yells and boots greeted
the crowd and the jail corridors rang
with shouts, amoung which was easily
distirguishable the words, Hang up
This outbreak referred to Inspector
Setback, who had charge of the police
end of the Luetgert prosecution.
Jailer Whitman finally sent word to the
prisoners that II the demonstrations did
not cease all prisoners would be kept in
their cells all day without exercise. The
threat did rot have much effect. and it
was some time before the prisoners were
quieted
The nenotony Of the weary waiting for
the verdict was broken ait noon by the
arrival az the court room of Judge Tut
hin. He had been sent for by State At
terney Deneen. The States Attorney said
that several OF the jurors were complain
ing about tho breakfast that had been
served them and wanted to see. If the
Judge could not guarantee better dinners
The Judge did not call court to order,
but retired to his private room, where he
had q consultation with Judge Vincent
and the States Attorney.
The Judge said he would inquire OF the
Jury in a short time If tlers was pros
pect of a verdict being reached soon.
There was considerable commotion in
the! court room when Judge Tuthill ar
rived as the report became current that
verdict had been reached. The con-
sultatton In the Judges room lasted some
time.