The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-20
ZION In the judges room lasted for some

| hon IN the judges room lasted for some
time
A, lbs conclusion. Mr.. Deneen said +
| had been agreed 70 adjourn until three
O'Clock. Judge TuthII. i, was announc-
| ed. had fixed that hour as the time when
| ne would return 70 The criminal court
building. Baihn Common. y was under
stood, brough; to the judge the informa-
ton tina, the jury had no; agreed and
that there was no prospec; % verdict
| today.
Some OF the Jurors complained o; the
/ food that was sent them this morning.
| Judge Tuthin remarked that under the
old laws Jurors had % be satisfied with
bread and water. bart he directed that a
good. substantial dinner be served them:
He said II they did not agree this after
noon. he would keep them on, all nigh.
again.
COURT ROOM CLEARED.
/ A. $50 o'clock. bs.lifs acting under
orders from Judge TathiN cleared the
courC rom OF spectators and an army OF
! reporters. The custodian O. the building
/ ordered every one out OF the structure.
which. he said. was 90 be closed for the
! soon the big bli,ling Vas deserted. save
-or the Jurors IN the case, States At
torney Densea and a few Of MS assist
ants and the corridor gGsr1s. A. the
main entrance 70 the building two stat
wart policemen were stationed, with or
| deTs 20 admi, no one during the might
| unless il was announced thai verdict
had been reached
JURYSIEN TURN IN.
Immediately after the crowd had been
turned out Of the court room, oa4hfrs and
deputy sheriffs carried into Judge Tut
hills court room fifteen cots and much
beiclothes. The members OF the jury
were released from lite adjoining room,
where they had spent tweuty-fou- hours.
and eaca Of them assisted in the bed
masking that followed The release from
cramped quarters in which the Jurors
had been celebrating upon their veri.cI
seemed 90 put them In a more pleasant
frame % mind
Three extra cots brought into the room
We're for the baillffs. who remained gita
the Jurors except when the latter Were
engaged in a discussion o, the case. \
oountiful dinner was served soon after
the jurors had taken possession % their
new quarters.
After a conference with MS assistant
ana Inspector Schaak. State's Attorney
Drnsen said:
Il VIII remain in my office until mid
nighi il there Is any prospect OF YER
dict being reached. But 7 do not ex-
pee, a verdict tonight. I expect the
- -
tire 70 those cots, and / do no, expect
70 hear OF them ger1ing up until tomor-
row morning Il looks 20 me a, present
as though disagreement would be the
final result. Inspector Schaak and As
sistant States Attorney McEwen are in
c.ined 90 place more importance upon
those two letters offering the foreman
a brfbe than I am. They seern 70 think
there is a big plot behind Il all. Per
sonally, I believe the LETTERS were either
written by a crank or they are a hoax
perpetrated by some newspaper man.
The proposition Is TOO bold. and the per
son making X offers 10 expose himself
to the clutches of the law too readily
for Il 10 be genuine"
THE BALLOT AT BEDTIME.
Just before retiring FOR the night. the
Jury took another ballot. the vote
standing nine for conviction and three
for acqulttal The four jurors VINO
have been standing out for acquittal are
Behmiller. Barber, Holaoird and Har-
ley. The two latter are still for &C
qulttal but either Behmiller or Barber
has come over to the state.
There is much feeling against Harley
among the Jurors who favor the DEAN
penalty. They say ne viii not argue the
case in any way, but sticks solidly FOR
Lue.ge-t