The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
The Larger Number Favored Ac-
quitting the Prisoner
THE JURORS ON ETHER SIDE.
The Date for Carriers Second Trial TO
he SGT This Morning at II O'clock.
The Claim Made That New
Evidence for the Conn
monwcalth Has en-
Discovered.

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almost without iutcrmission, the jury
Sworn Go try James Pcnrosc Carter for
rno killing of Charles Fox Moore, am
nouncod that 30 was unable TO agree,
and. further. that there was no chance
OF an agreement ever being reached.
So positively was The statement made
by the foreman that Judge Wickham
Immediately discharged the jury.
The commemorative attorney then az
onoo requested that a date for the re-
trlel OF The prisoner be fixed. and the
Judge appointed this morning at II o'clock
as the time when the question viii be
argued md decided
40 stated in Sundays Times. the case
was given into the hands OF the jury just
before midnight Saturday night ana 10
was Immediately thereafter ADJOURNED
ovor until yesterday morning at ~
o'clock.
Under the guardianship Of Sheriff 81
mon solomon and Deputy Sheriff J.. i.
lFussell. the twelve men were escorted 70
New Fords Hotel. where they spent the
remnant Of Saturday night, Sunday ana
Sunday night.
TINE FOR REFLECTION.
Tho Sabbath was whiled away IN 'ne
lobby or the hnlel anu hl -"""i"' On
communing with nature and e~ndeavoring
10 adjust me ulsabIeemeut 40
dict which bad arisen from the first.
Very few ballots were taken, but each
ono indicated that the members were
Tar apart and that neither side was IN
cllned TO yield "a particle.
shortly after 100 o'clock yesterday morning
~ ,,-~ w,s brourht I'm. The courtroom
.t., va. moro than haif-flcf il
.t.,gh+ bv those present that q
verdict would De forthcoming. and the
most Intense interest was shown. The
fury vas not asked how 10 stood. how
ever. hut after the roll had been calico
Foreman Hnl A. Carter was handed the
indictment and the Judge said:
"Crut'em,u. retire 20 your room. and
cor. ier OF your verdict
T.. ftry retired to the apartment pro-
viirI FOR their use just to the left OF the
bench. and for some time thereafter
voices IN animated discussion were audi
sl..
HOW THEY STOOD.
After some time spent I'm consideration
~.r in am address 10 his fellows by one
cha trrvnen q ballot was taken. which
was afterwards learned. resulted as
flows.
For Acquittal-Messrs. J. g.. Mcdowell.
80 II. LYME. HHI A. Carter. T.. A. Hob
,,n. T w. Scott. Otis W. Brook and j.
o. Parnes-1.
For Convicuon-Mcssrs c.. a. Bowles.
g.. a. Blankcnship. w. d. Wade A. j.
smith and c. IT, Whitlcck-".
The five who voted tor convection gave
no expression or lne't EioTNTI6 be Cor
Wne.ner nc ~. INA degree but
4nI' "' D" -, tbat tbn most severe
'n' v.ss not I'm favor of a
among 1nem Wa eve years IN the
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penn rr5r vu,pDrcT
while tho jury was delberatlns 10 no
purpose In It's apartment the 0o"''-''o"
slowly hlled. uut
INC pt'So"y p,-1 C,rtor AMI SAL in
his brother iHch"Iu N'I''d, ~. ga
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. .,o5,,~e nd NOV might well
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h.i,- 1mt f,rtb 10 over.
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Gentlemen ''' "7'''" ''
N''D'''- ,,D NO .cprr
we nave ho' IN7lN," iV'c'"""
carter WIN O. ''''-o"' 9""No OF MS
ne. u.u,.
INC 'ouit - .nt.s sou :"
'thb'n "l ""-l - r' -
~ an ~ ~
Judge "lcNn""' a.,,.t. 49,
Ihe foreman" i'li''' "'.S '""V
fhcre was no chah'e Nh".0NoI OF 'he
3lry agreeing upon "a verdict.
VERY well. gentlemen, you are dis
charged" said Judge Wickham.
AND SO the hard-fought ease came 20
81 ~ciose-cndcd bon nothing. All tlc eve
1.,ce collected and brought before The |
49, st .,.b o,oense TO the Common
Ten an ,he .norrv and vital force ex-
,onIed IN, ,be bitfcr passions aroused
~vervtbine roes for nothing. and the
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