The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-18
THIS MORNINGS SCENES

AS early as nine o'clock, and even be-
fore the army of women from the Jail
had finished cleaning out the court room,
people began to arrive, and there wasn't
a person who didn't ask:-'Is the jury
still out?''
In they came in groups of three and
blocks of five, until before the Court
House bell tolled ten o'clock the room
was filled as on the preceding days. Judge
H NJ Nevius came in early, closely fol-
lowed by Justice Lippincott and Judge
Hudspeth, and at their heels a batch of
lawyers as inquisitive and curious as
their lay brethren. Clerks in the offices
downstairs dropped their pens and books
and rushed upstairs at the sound of the
bell, for somehow everybody guessed that
the momentous verdict was at hand. The
defendants counsel came in, then the
defendants themselves, looking the pic
ture of anxiety, and after them Assist
ant Prosecutor Klink and Judge Garrett
son.
The buzz and excitement was at its
height when one of the guards at the
door walked hurriedly towards John Eel
ler, who was leaning idly on the clerks
and whispered something in his ear. Eel
ler went instantly to the judges cham
Abef, disappeared fora second and then
came out.
"What is it? Have they agreed?" 'It's
acquittar sure mo, it's hang-up, :"
were the words heard on all sides, and a
deep silence fell on the big crowd as JUS
tice. Lippincott emerged from the door
of his chambers and took his seat on the
bench.
Bring the jury into court said JUS
tice Lippincott. and the next minute the
twelve men walked in. My, what an up
all-night air was on their faces. Slowly
they filed in front of the bench and after
they had been polled by the clerk the
foreman was asked
dict?" - - ou,,oa roro
man Stephen L. Harvey, I'VE are unable
to agree.
Then ensued seconds pause, which
seemed like an hour. There wasn't a
sound from the big audience; not a sound
in the court room. Then the silence was
broken by Justice Lippincott, who said,
in solemn tones:-
s.Well. gentlemen, of course you fully
appreciate the gravity and Importance of
your oath This trial has been a very
long one, and both the county and the de-
PENDANTS have been put to great trouble
and expense in having this case presented
to YOU. The Court is unable to think that
this case could have been more fully pre-
sented. The Court is unable to see how
a Jury of any greater impartiality and in
teligence and good judgment could have
been selected 1t must be obvious to You
that a disagreement of the jury renders
a new trial necessary. The Court feels
under the circumstances that it cannot
now exercise its discretion and discharge
YOU. Anything the Court may do to as
sist YOU in your further deliberation is,
of course. at your service, but we do not
feel it our duty to discharge you. / will
therefore direct you to retire to your room
again to deliberate.
The Jury then filed out and the crowd
in the court room quickly dissipated to
discuss the news in the corridors and on
the steps of the Court House.
It is understood that the jury, at this
noint stood to for acquittal
At 2:sO o'clock the jury sent out for +
fo Them At that time 1t was said that
fhey stood ten for acquital and two for
conviction The Grand Jury met this af-
fernoon. and 1t was rumored about the
Court House that the foreman had sent
for Editor Rappleye of the. Journal"
and that Mr.. Rappleye. had sent back
word that the journal was getting out
an extra this afternoon and he could not
come