The times., 1897-11-03
JURY LOCKED UPOVER NIGHT
Fail TO Bring in a Verdict in the
Williams Case.
5ndge Decides the Stolen Money BE
Iuneed 10 the District and Refused
to Charge as Defendant Asked.

The case Of Dan Williams, ex-clerk OF
fines AT the police court, who has been
on trial before Judge Bradley during the
past wcek Tor an alleged embezzlehlent .;
funds iutrustsd To his care, went to the
jury at 2-30 O'clock yesterday afternoon.
The jury. after eight hours Of consideration
Of the case, were unable TO agree and
we're locked up for the night. A verdict
VIII probably be rendered today.
The proceedings in the case began yes
tcrdav by Judge Bradley, who oI eiTuled
theIaotion made the day before by Williams
cpunsei for instructions 10 tie jury to
8cQaIt. Williams attorneys based their
mOtion on tie clam that the money al
le-ed u have been eIabrZZled consisted
or Emitted States funds instead OF Dis
trict funds, holding that the indictments
were, therefore, faulty Judge Bradley
Hdlniued that the question was a COM
plicated one but he thought that the mo-
ton shauld be overruled.
Counsel Tor tie defendant theu offered
a nunlLcI Of instructions which they asked
The Court 70 present to the jury. They We're
entirely technical in nature, and for the
most part covered the points which had
been 0veTuled in Judge Bradley's decis-
lor. They asked that If the jury found
that the money alleged 10 have been enl-
bezzled was IN the posse ssion Of the police
court then the defendant be acquitted. and
tlatif ii was the duty Of the chief OF police
20 collect tue fines Williams should not
be Held responsible for any shortage which
might exist They asked further that if
irsa 80 tod
" lliams covered the fines collected by
him, bHt did not cover the collaterals then
they should 9cquit hiIn, as the indictment
cha rged the embezHemeut Of fines.
District Attorney Davis objected to most
of The prayers, and all were ruled out 10y
the court excepting that which pertained
20 the exclusion Of collateraIs from con.
sideration by the jury. Judge Bradley
then gave Instructions 70 the jury. He
held la the first place that the money
embeZzled belonged 10 the District and
mt T. the United States, thus denying the
most important prayer OF the defendant.
He also bel that Williams was n empIoye
of tGe Government and was liable for the
money collected by fines intrusted to his
care
when The Jury retired tie general ina-
precision was that they would render 4
verdict without delay. District Attorney
Davis wus seen outside the courtroom five
minutes after the Jury had retired, and he
inquired whether a verdict had been rem
dered. He was answered in the negative.
what" he exclaimed in surprise; "no
verdict rendered yet? Why, it is aston
ishingi"
Williams was, fn the meantime, seated in
the court room in the custody Of a deputy
marshal. When the jury left the room
be was in an extremely nervous condition
and his hands twitched perceptibly. After
the jury had been out about an hour, how
ever, he seemed to gain courage. aud
walked into an ante room and coOlly lighted
q cigar and smoked for hair all hour or
more.
Judge Bradley remained about the court
house untn after O'Clock, and when he
found that there was no prospect Of an
immediate conclusion in the case lie gave
orders that if the jury was ready To re-
port at 7.30 he should be Informed and
le would return 10 the court. But moth
ing was heard until after o O'Clock, when
it Was learned that the jury was still un-
ablc TO agree. orders were then issued
20 lock tie jury up for the night.