The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
MIsrRIAL IN MOORE CASE.
Jurors Disagree After DeIiberating
Seven Hours and "a Half.

ing Martin MahOn, proprietor or the New
Amsterdam Hotel. retired at 507 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. AT 1885 this morn
ing the jury returned and announced that
they were unable to agree. Seven stood
for conviction and five for acquittal. Re
corder Cor dismissed the Jurors and stated
that the new trial would be held imme-
diately.
Attorney George Simpson, representing
Abraham Levy. said that it was impossi-
BILE for Mr.. Levy TO appear for the de-
PENDANT before Monday next. owing to the
number Of cases that he had on hand. Re
corder Goff said that he did not like to
continue the case for a week but on the
plea of Mr.. Simpson agreed to set the case
for Monday next at 1880 O'Clock a, M,
when new jury will be impaneled.
Moore was dissatisfied with che result
of the trial He said that he expected TO
be acquitted. Mr.. Mcintyre said that he
had no statement TO- make. as
All day yesterday the members of the
jury listened to the long, earnest plead
ing of Abraham Levy, to the powerful,
eloquent summing up of Assistant District
Attorney Mcintyre, to the placid, conven-
tional charges of Recorder Golf with pa
thence and interest. When the twelve
men took the case into their own hands
it was the general opinion that a verdict
would be quickly reached. and many in
the great crowd that thronged the court
room fingered about the Railways awaiting
the news of the fate of the prisoner
At 7:10 O'Clock no decision was reached,
and it was then thought that the jurors
would not arrive AT a conclusion without
hours OF deliberation. The pangs of hunger
had begun to tell on them, and so they
were taken to the Astor House, where
goodly repast was laid out and returned
TO the jury room at $3.50 o'clock.
Before the Jurors went TO dinner vote
was taken, and the result showed that half
were for acquittal and half for conviction.
At 1896 oclock a commune cation was sent
TO Recorder Goff by Foreman Henry Cohen
stating that the jurors wished to hear
again the testimony given by Detective
Robert McNausht. The court was con-
vened for that purpose and the testimony
read by the strenographer This was done
for the purpose of learning about the two
notes for 81 500 each, which Mahon tesu-
fed that he was forced to sign at the
point Of a pistol. These notes, which were
not introduced at the triai, are supposed
to be in the keeping of the lawyers for
the defense. Mcknight testified that he
ordered Moore to bring them TO police
headquarters with him when arrested, AID
Moore replied that they had been turned
over to his lawyers.
NO witnesses were Called by the defense
when the case opened yesterday, Mr.. M I'm
tyre announced chat the state would rest
Abraham Levy annoqneed that the defense
was READY 10 present IT'S case TO the jury
but nrst asked 10 nave Martin Mahon re-
called Inc PERMISSION was granted, and
MI Levy nanuel tHe com piaihanr the con-
fesslon which ne and Mrs. Moore had
signed on the night of the affair at the
Hotel Grenoble, lie testified that the sig
nature was MS put that, when he had
penned 1t he was very nervous.
Just as Mahon was leaving the stand
Mrs. Moore entered the court, more gaudily
arrayed than at any previous time in the
course OF the trial She wore black
velyeteen dress new and stylish, with
very conspicuous Maria Antoinette collar
of dove-colored astrachan. She looked as
if she was ready for shopping tour on
Broadway, and her appearance evidently
her a very stern ldokC and, turning to the
lawyers, said: sr j 10
II permitted this defendant to be pres
ent during the taking of testimony. but
do not think it necessary that she should
remain during the summing up. Her
presence only excites morbid curiosity
Let her be taken back to prison
the Tombs.
Mr. Levy addressed the jury for an hour
and fifteen minutess He--d4Fected all his
energy and eloquenee TO tearing to shreads
the character of Martin Mahon He ran
the gamut of abusive epithets in quick or
der, and said that if Mahon had lied or
even perjured himself like gentleman We
could have some respect for him.' lie went
over The minutest details of Mahon's asso-
Citations with Mrs. Moore, and so cutting
and pointed were his words that Manon
wept and finally left the court room.
Mr. Mcintyre handled Moore mercilessly
He spoke forstwo hours, duripg which time
ne reviewed at length the story Of she al
legged attempt to rob Mahon, and accused
Moore I'm the most OPEN terms of being
the direct perpetrator of the crime. All
through McIntyre's address Moore listened
with unfinching face. During the fiercest
condemnation Ct the prosecuting attorney
he did not seem TO be the least bit dis
turbed.
Among the spectators in the court room
during The Afternoon was Jules de Meltri
Alexandrovich, Comte de Agreness, who