Arizona republican., 1902-11-12
THE HAMMOND TRIAL
The Jury Unable to Find Verdict
 Last Nighs.

The case of w. D. Hammond charged with a violation of the Edmunds' act, was called in United States court yes terday morning. At a late hour last night the jury had not agreed, and it was announced that there would be no verdict before this morning and that there was not a flattering prospect of one then. The trial of Mrs. Rosa Corey, associated with Hammond in the al legged offense, was also set for yester- day, but will be taken up this morning.
 The case consumed the whole of the day and at times attracted a large crowd, as such cases always do. The audience was at times inclined to think that the case had been prepared for its amusement, and showed it's apprecia- ton of the fun in it even when there was no fun. Laughs were set at hair trigger and went off without prOVoca- tion until Judge Kent threw out a re- hinder that the proceeding was not one of popular entertainment and that another outbreak of merriment would result in the clearing of the courtroom
 The testimony was not of the char acter that had been expected. It was not very nice and not very bad and, more than all, it was not very definite. It was shown by several witnesses that the plaintiff had made admissions of his guilt, but after all it was not quite clear what he might have meant by the statements which were supposed to be admissions.
 In one instance witness was brought | in to testify that he in company with others had found the defendant clad in pajamas in the room of Mrs. Corey at Il o'clock at night. When the wit ness was called he refused to testify to these things and was not put on the stand by the government. He was put
 on though by the defense and denied all that he had been expected to tell. | He went to the extent of saying that he had not seen Hammond there and did not know him.
 To controvert this story Assistant United States Attorney Campbell went on the stand and detailed a cOnversa- tion which he had had with the witness, | in which he related the damaging story | the government had expected him to tell on the witness stand.
 The defendant admitted the occupa- tion of the same house with Mrs. Corey.
 but he said he was living there in the capacity of a boarder and lodger. The most damaging testimony against him was furnished by l.. l.. Plank, who said that the defendant had been a member of the church and that when the stories about him began to gain circulation a committee called on him for an explanation. The defendant said that his doings concerned no one but
 himself, and he further said that he was then than he had had in all his righteous life. His name was removed from the church roll.
 The case went to the jury just before 3 o'clock. It was so near supper time
 that 90 verdict was not expected at once, but when at 8 o'clock none had
 been reached, and when at it was learned that the members of the jury
 were engaged in a game of cards for recreation it was suspected that the members were widely divided. Judge Kent had announced that he would be
 at his chambers at 9 to receive any verdict that might be arrived at. None
 being ready at that time, and none within view, the jury was furnished | with blankets and left alone for the night
 The territorial grand jury made re- port yesterday morning including two indictments. One of them was against
 Thomas Cordona, charging him with
 murder. Cordona is the man who last
 summer killed Bias Gillen in the Buck