The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-23
JURY'S DISAGREEMENT
SURPRISED KENNEDY.
He Came Into the Courtroom With
Overcoat and Gloves, All
Dressed for the Street.
FELT CERTAIN OF AcoUITTAL.
Had Been Buoyed Up by Rumors
That the Balloting Was in His
Favor-Must Now Stand
a Third Trial.
REPUBLIC spEYAr,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Feb 22.-No agreement wa
reached by the jury. to whom 1t was lef
to decide whether Doctor Samuel ]. Ken
nedy was guilty Of the murder of Doll,
Reynolds. All night long the twelve me,
1 argued. and when they entered the Grim
\ inai part or the Supreme Court at twent,
minutes to o'clock this evening their step.
were heavy. their eyes red, their express
s!ons distressed.
Kennedy went downstairs from the nris
oner's pen with light step. The Deputy
| Sheriff who accompanied him had to rur
to keep by his side. The little dentis,
beamed with pleasant antic patton. He wore
his overcoat and his gloves. and he was
| ready to go forth to freedom. He was con.
vinced that the summons for him to appear
In court meant that the jury had agreed
upon verdict acquitting him.
Rumors had reached him at Intervals dur-
ing the day. He had heard the report that
when the jury was locked up Thursday
night the last ballot had been eight to four
In his favor. At breakfast time the report
was that ten were voting mot guilty. and
but two insisted that he should die; still
later the story passed from lip to lin in the
Courthouse that only one remained firm
against him. 1t seemed to Kennedy that
his liberty was only question of minutes,
or of hours. at the utmost
Kennedy Greatly Dissppofnted.
He was very confident he entered the
courtroom that he was about TO go free. He
scanned the tired faces in the Jury box and
found that all Were averted from him
Judge Fursman had gone to the bench
wearing a conventional frock coat. without
the usual silk gown. He waited unit, the
defendant bad takea his seat, md then
turned to the foreman of the Jury, James
klaber, and asked:
Mr. Foreman. have you agreed upon a
verdict?'
I'VE have not was the reply, and Ken
nedy seemed greatly disappointed.
Is there any PROBABILITY that you will be
apie 10 agree upon Verdict!' inquired
Judge tuIsman.
= can only speak for myself" said Mr.
hldber. Il can oAly say Inal 4 cannot be
sMayed from my CONVECTION
Judge fursnian saIo ne had learned that
TWO OF the Juiois were i'll, anu. under the
circumstances, with great res1et. he Hcuid
discharge the jury. he aumonishe,i the iur-
Srs not TO mention 10 any person what tney
mad cone or TO Jell the result OF Their ballots,
upon The new trial. he said he assumed
the nSuIes printed In the newspapers nad
Deen BASED soleiy upon suess@Ork. as any
person who made any disclosures was naple
10 punishment.
The curt then adjourned
henn.dy was hurried away and the jurcrs
and Forbes j. Hennesscy, the Special pre-
cutofs, engaged in the case. r1uice!ei the
Idea that the jury had stood eveven to one.
Iney insisted Jhat there had been a MAJOR
finish. -"
Jury stood Eight to Four.
FROM a member OF the jusy it was
that the ballots haG a.ood In IA yor
ot Kennedy from the outset. but that there
llad cen no cnan2e. 1nc first vOte was
eigat for acluit.al and four tor coavietion.
but TWO votes were taken Afterwards, and
me result was the same eacn time.
1ensral l.. L. Moiineux Was one OF the |
lTst 10 sam ADMISSION 20 tEe csurtroJm in !
ne morning. he was latense.y in.SrSs.yG IN |
earning tie verdict, ana he was n5p4Ig |
or an acqu ttal. as tEe rcifI.sI1nti.i st4- |
ieLce had not convinced nam OK DcetOr |
nenneuys guilt.
SiAoe his son. Roland Z. Molnsux. was |
onv.ctod OF the MURDER OF -1rs. IA e \
AGams. are Genera has spent mueh OF a4S
lme In SiAs sing. " h.!e there lie became |
acquainted with DSctCr heRAedy's wife
ma found reason to admire her
one ca the lawyv.S -scriOvd Mrs. Ken
edy as a grand woman said the General |
The adjective .sranu' is an unusual one |
0 apply TO wOlan. but in this instance
beii-se IL is proper. hrs. i>elHedy is an
amiIabe character, and ! am very fond
I her."
General Mo,iaeux is Convinced that Ju,ge
'ufsmans ruiii.s in the Een edy case eN-
4
OF seen the defendant Wfile. Or who have |
OF beel IN regular correspondence with |
i'm. Will have a most important bearing on
My head Is hard" he remarked with a |
nile. but can see nothing TO convict my
IN with the crime, not even the fact that
le po son package Jassed through the m..ii |
AXE away the handwriting and l do not
now what Is left"
General Molineux waited in the courtroom
,r about two hours. Mrs. Kennedy was
OF present and he spoke to several friends, |
Doctor John c. Kennedy. the de-
Il , father who Ss Vas h,s waiting atm n sus
nd intense nervousness written in every
ne of his face.
Must Stand q Third Trial.
THE Judges charge was terrible said
le elder Doctor Kennedy. Il think he was
nfair when he attempted to show that
sch of the witnesses called in support of
,e alibi had committed perjury. He should
ave made no comments on the subject. He
ok the statements made by my son as
.andards. when Sam was not in his
roper mind and when his memory was
urred."
, hurried out of the courtroom without
airing the result. He was not recognized |
' the throng that pressed about the doors,
at blocked the corridors and that filied
the building. clamoring for information.
Judge Fursman started for his home in |
10Y after dismissins the jury. Mr.. McIn-
re insisted that kennedy would surely be
tried. He could not say whether he
,uld again be retained by the District At
rney as a special prosecutor, but he was
nvinced that Kennedy would not be al
wed to escape. 1t Is the opinion that the
xt trial will be held in the Court OF Gem
al sessions. and that any application
lich may be made to admit Kennedy to
II will be denied.
L am disappointed said Mrs. Kennedy
ter hearing the result.
I had looked fer an acquitta1. and rever
ub,ed that NV husbands Innocence would |
established. So far as he n concerned, he |
8 been through 90 much already that he |
n s'and little more. The only thing