Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-28

jury from any further attendance upon
the COURT He suggested that it would
be we'll for the jurors to call at the
clerk 8 office aud prove their attendspce.
The Jurors waited for a brief spell ~
il expecting something more from the
judge, hut the judge had nothing more
to say to them, and when they realized
that il was all over they stepped from
the box, free men. As they passed by
several shook hands with members of
Senator Kenney's party.
CASE is CONTINUED
The Jurors were discharged. hut the
case was not ended. for MIR. Vande-
grift at once moved its continuance
until the next term, whereupon Judge
Bradford ordersd it continued until
the October term of Circuit Court, and
directed that the defendant enter into
recognizance until that time. Senator
Keuney was held in $40, 600 bail until
that time, James Lord of Camden,
franklin Temple Of Kenton and Lewis
Scbabinger, becoming his bopdsmen.
For some time after the jurors had
left the room, Senator Kenney sat in
the courtroom in conversation with
his friends. Later he was at tho Young
Men "a Democratic Club, prior to taking
the midnight train for his home in
Dover. He did not care to talk about
the case.
Meanwhile the jurors gave in their
time to Deputy Clerk Mahaffy, who
will mail them their checks, the agare-
gate on account of the Kenney trial
being Soi6 GO.
HOW THE JURY STOOD.
Great interest was displayed in the
| matter of the standing of the jury and
| from conversation it was learned that
not more than 20 ballots were taken.
The jurors had started ont with the
intention of taking one ballot an hour
but the ballots ran 40 generally the
same that this plan was not pursued
all the time. The first ballot stood
to s, divided, it is understood, in this
way:
For acquittal-Foreman Joseph Mil
| ligan, William Baker. George W.
Spicer, William f. Griffith, James l..
Crosssn, George II. Gildersleeye and
William A. Cannon.
For conviction-RohertW ilgus, Mil
lard F. Day. Napoleon b. Hearne,
William Belts and William Deakyne--5.
The ballots remained the same from
| CTluhy uuiii SATURDAY Whou lbhrno
changed bis vote and the jury then
stood s to 4, and continued SO to stand
until Sunday, when the former figures
were resumed. No further change
occurred, the vote being to 8 in favor
of auquittal when the jury was dis.
charged. 1t is interesting to note. IN
passing, that of the eight members Of
the Kenney jury. who were also on the
Clark jury. Milligan, Baker, Spicvr,
Gilderslseve and Crossan voted for
acluittal, and Wilgus, Deakyne and
Hearne for conviction.
The jury was evenly Divided as ia
politics, Deakyne, Gildersleeve, Baker,
Griffith, Crossan and Miiligan being
Democrats. and Belts, Wilgus, Hearne,
Spicer, Cannon and Day. Republicans.
Fivs Democrats and two Republicans
voted for acquittal; and four Republi
cans and one Democrat for conviction.
One juror in speaking of tine cast
explained that the difficulty was OF
the question OF intent Those who
favored acquittal held that the govern
ment had not proved that Senato
Kenney intended to help Boggs to de
fraud the bank. On the other hand
| those who favored conviction held tina
! the government had made out its Case
, While the jurore we're giving theil
attendance to the clerk, they seemed
in a cheerful mood and not angry a
their long confinement Outside of tn
} fact that several showed the need O
being shaved, they looked little tn
worse of it.