The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-20
JURORS Still ARGUING
VERDICT IN THE HAMILTON CASE
HAS NOT YET BEEN
REACHED
DISAGREEMENT SEEMS LIKELY
Interest in the Outcome of the Case
Pervades All Classes
of Mill City
Society.

No agreement was reached yesterday
or last night by the jury in whose hands
the fate of Frank H Hamilton lies Ali
day long, all the evening the jury dis
cussed and deliberated over the case but
not an inkling as to the attitude of a
single one leaked one
Rumors that the jury stood nine for
acqnittal and three for conviction. eight
for conviction and four for acquittal, etc,
etc. were absolutely .baseless. Deputies
Budd and Lindquist, who escorted the
jury to the National hotel for their
meals, haven't the remotest idea, they
declare, what the attitude of a single
Juror is In fact Deputy Budd says it is
the closest mouthed" jury he ever had
charge Of
Interest in the outcome of the trial
is not by any means confined to Mime
apolis. All day yesterday and until a
late hour last night the telephones in the
G o b e office were kept busy with In
quiries as to whether the jury had re-
turned verdict. Even Faribault could
not wait for the morning papers, and a
few minutes before midnight tele-
phonic inquiry was received from that
city asking whether a verdict had yet
been reached.
Early yesterday morning the corridors
of the court house in Minneapolis were
thronged with people anxious to learn
the denouement Of the now celebrated
case. Every class of society was repre-
scented in the crowd that kept coming and
going during the entire day. Even the
Stald and conservative business men of
the city mingled with the throngs, and
We're seemingly as greatly interested as
any Of the other hangerson in learning
whether a verdict had yet been reached
Bets were made among the loiterers as
to what the jury would do, and odds
were offered on a disagreement Others
placed their money on an acquittal None
was to be found who cared to make a
wager on conviction.
The jury created considerable excite
ment just before noon by sending for
| the big plat of the West hotel billiard
room, which has been doing duty in the
! main court room during the trial. The
onlookers thought a report was imminent
and there was a rush down the corri-
dor for the court room to be Sin at the
death"
When the plat was brought to the
| room the door was closed and nothing
further was heard from the mysterious
sanctum until 1890, when another knock
Informed the deputies that the jury, like
ordinary mortals, was beginning to feel
those inner pangs which betokened hum
ger.
JURY GOES TO DINNER.
A little later they filed solemnly from
their prison room with faces bearing a
set. fixed look, with eyes straight ahead
and a military tread, they marched to
the elevator, which made a special light
ming trip to the ground floor, from
whence, with the deputies fore and aft
to prevent any interference, they issued
forth into the light of day They went
directly to the National hotel, where they
remained until after 1 p. M, being again
in elaboration at 1:30
Richard LIE Gallienne the poet, who
has followed this case with such close
interest, was among the early birds. He
stayed near the jury room all morning
| spoou1otins the human nature which
| drifted before his eyes. He was on hand
promptly in the afternoon to get the first
news from the front -
Hamilton retired early Monday night,
and 'slept the sleep Of the just or, at
least, sleep nearly akin to that sound
kind of a sleep. He did not arise until
$50 yesterday morning, and with his Won
derful fund of philosophy still undiminish-
ed waited patiently to hear the news
which was not forthcoming
He ate hearty breakfast, and profess
ed to be well satisfied with the outlook
No news was good news, and he felt that
the longer the jury remained out the less
he had to fear Whatever it might be-
token, it seemed to mean a disagree
ment, and that was next pest to &C
quittal.