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G0ODIN JURY DISAGREES
HAMILTON AND DE FORD HELD OUT
FOR AN ACQUITTAL.
other Ten for Conviction-Other Ju-
rfes That Hamilton Has
Served Upon.

The jury in the case against Mrs Maud
Goodin, charged with conspiracy in the as
sault made on DR.. Aimee Haskinson in May,
1893. was discharged yesterday, after being
out about seventy-five hours. The jury failed
to reach a verdict and Judge Coffin after
questioning each juror yesterday evening,
concluded it would be useless to keep them
out longer. The jury stood 10 to for
conviction In the former trial of the case
nine of the jury were for conviction and
three held out for acquittal The attor-
neys for the State feel much chagrined over
the second failure to convict.
The two men who stood out to the last
for acquittal were william Hamilton, of
Oakland. and Perry De Ford. of Broad
Ripple. As soon as the jury was discharged
Hamilton and De Ford hurried out of the
courtroom and left the building Several
other members OF the jury remained in the
courtroom for an hour and discussed the
case.
At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon Judge
Coffin sent word to the attorneys that he
would be in the courtroom at 4:3O o'clock,
and II a verdict had not been reached and
there was no probability of a decision, he
would discharge the jury. Judge Coffin was
on hand promptly and Bailiff Xendenhall
was sent to bring in the jury. He re-
turned with the information that some
of the jurors desired to take one more bal
lot. They were given an opportunity of
voting again. but the ballot failed to change
matters. The jury was then brought down
stairs. Judge Coffin asked If a decision had
been reached and the Jurors shook their
heads. Juror Thompson arose from his
chair and said: Ten of us can agree on a
verdict and the other two can speak for
han acaIxy E1ool
IL he thought 1t possible to come to a de-
cision. Some thought it possible. but not
probable. Judge Coffin then thanked the
jurors for their apparent effort to make a
verdict and dismissed them. Mrs. Goodin,
the accused woman. sat near her attorneys.
John 3. Duncan and II. II. Hornbrook,
while the jury was being Intercepted. Her
daughter and son-in-law were with her.
The son-in-law remarked as the jury was
dispensing: Those two men we least ex-
pected would be with u.s."
William Hamilton was foreman of the
jury and Samuel Plasket was clerk Fol
loving are the names of the twelve men
who tried the case: j. II. Forest. 1924 Eas,
Washington street: W. s. Mccormick. 1910
South street; julius Reagan. 1855 Oliver
avenue K w Cox. Decatur township;
George A NJ; Dunn Wayne township;
Piasket, West Newton. Perry De Ford,
Broad Ripple;. Frank Copeland. Decatur
township: William Hamilton, Oakland.
The jury had been out since $50 o'clock
Saturday evening and twenty-one ballots
were taken On the first ballot the vote
stood nine for conviction two for ac-
quittai and one blank ballot was cast At
one time the jury stood to G. At another
time four were for acquittal. These were
Hamilton. De Ford. Cox and Reagan: but
the two latter soon came over to the other
side. William Hamilton was on the jury
that voted for the death penalty in the
case of Koerner, the wife murderer. and
was also member of the jury that tried
the colored men, Parker and McAfee the
alleged siayers of Charles Eyester in this
county. In the Koerner case the Sentence
was COMMITTED TO Imprisonment for life
The attorneys for the State say that HAM
Alton slept most of the time while they were
making their argument. States Attorney
Pugh says he Is determined TO try the
case again. 'If were the prosecutor"
said Mr.. wiltsie. IT would try this case
within the next thirty days. IL the Their
mometer stood at I'D degrees" In the
former trial OF the case the jury stood
to 3 on the first ballot and remained
that way throughout