The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-30
The JURORS STAND FIRM
And it is the General Opinion That
Those Who are for Acquittal
Give no Indications What
ever of Yielding.
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Wilson. N c., June 29.-No verdict has
as yet been rendered by the jury in the
Jones murder case, and it is impossible
to say when the deadlock viii be broken.
The streets have been afiash with ru-
mors about the Jones jury since the adj
journment of court on Saturday evening
Crowds gathered on the streets on Satur-
day night and waited until midnight,
hoping to be present when the announce
ment was made that verdict had been
rendered. But no news came and Judge
Shaw, seeing that a verdict would not be
likely. instructed the officers to take the
jury to the Sea Brook Hotel. where they
have been quartered. They We're brought
to the court house on Sunday morning and
remained there during the day without
results.
Mr. S. A. Woodard, counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, was seen this morning and ask
ed for a statement about the deliberation
of the jury. He said:
while my statement can not be found
ed on facts my opinion is that the jury
has agreed to acquit Morgan and Whitley,
but they have not and will. not agree on
a verdict as to Rich, Allen and Ward. .
Solicitor Daniels was seen: He said ne
had no definite information that the jury.
stood 10 to or 10 to for conviction.
The two opinions quoted above cover
the opinions advanced by the two opposing
sides. The general opinion is that the
jury win not be able to reach a verdict.
Court was convened this morning at
$3.50 and opened with the usual prelimin-
aries. The jury was brought in by an
order OF the court. They were then ask
ed il verdict had been rendered, and to
the query Judge Shaw was informed
through Juror Ellis that no verdict had
been agreed upon. His Honor was re-
quested to read over again certain points
in his charge which was accordingly done.
Judge Shaw said further:
s'In addition to the instructions hereto
fore given you the court charges you that
it is important to the State and to the
defendants that you should agree to
verdict in this case. You have been Sc
lected by the State and the defendants
to pass upon and determine the issues and
facts in the case. both saying that you all
are fair minded, impartial and intelligent
men, and are just as capable of deciding
these issues as any other jury will be.
You ought to consult and reason together
and come to a verdict if you can con-
scientiously do so. You ought not to be
obstinate about it, it is your duty to agree
If you possibly can. If you have any
prejudices against, or sympathy for the
parties to this action you should lay
them aside and not permit yourselves to be
swayed or Influenced by them. The court
instructs you that a verdict founded upon
sympathy and prejudice, and not upon the
law and evidence. is an improper verdict.
You we're selected and placed in the
box for the purpose of determining the
facts and agreeing upon verdict if you
can honestly do so. You VIII remember
the responsibility that rests upon you as
Jurors Your oath requires that you sit
together. hear the evidence and render
your verdict accordingly. You should
reason together upon the evidence, dis
cuss it fully, find the facts and apply to
the facts so found in the law given You
by the court and render your verdict ac-
cordingly regardless of any opinion, il any,
you may have had before going into the
box. and not be influenced by what any
one may say about it. You were selected
by the State and the defendants to de-
eide the issues involved, and the interest
Of the public as well as of the defendants
requires that you agree upon verdict II
you can honestly do So
Court then took recess until 2:3O thls
afternoon, for the purpose OF giving the
jury time to consider the new lnstruc-
tiOns
Court met at 2:S0 this afternoon but re-
manned in session only a few minutes.
when an adjournment was ordered until
D o'clock. 1t had been rumored that the
jury would announce their inability to
agree at the afternoon session and would
be discharged, but such was not the case
Judge Shaw held a second conference
with Mr.. S. A. Woodard and Solicitor Dan
lels for few minutes, these being over he
ordered an adjournment until $3.50 tomor-
row.
poll OF the jury was taken at the af-
ternoon session. Neither side would give
out the result of this court, but it is learn
ed that large majority of the Jury are
for the conviction of all the defendants.
This doesn't, however, mean that there
viii not be a mistrial. The general opin-
ion is that the men who have held out so
firmly for acquittal will continue to do
so. The matter of moving to another
county for the next trial in case this jury
does not agree is being generally discussed.