The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-14
The Jury Had BalIOted Nearly All
Day, However, without Result Be-
fore He Was Taken Sick.
SOME WILD RuMoRs AFLoAr
STORY THAT ATTEMPT WOULD BE
MADE ON ALExANDER'S LIFE.
He Will he Closely Protected by
Sheriff Metxger-Chances for q
Disagreement.

The case of DR.. Joseph c. Alexander was
given to the jury yesterday by Judge
Bailey after a trial of long duration fraught
with developments of sensational interest.
The jury, after celebrating the entire day
and taking many ballots Intellectually, was
stopped from considering the case by the
sudden and unexpected illness of one of
the jurors, James d. White, who suffered
an attack of heart disease. Shortly before
9 o'clock the crowd of patiently waiting
persons interested in the case was given
hope of an agreement by vigorous pound
Bailiff Mendenhall hastened up the stairs
to the jury room and after unlocking 1t
was startled by the calls of several Jurors
for water and assistance. He looked into
the room long enough to see one of the
men lying on a couch, attended by several
of the others. He rushed down stairs for
water, and in a few minutes was back
in the room again.
Mr.. White had suddenly fallen to the
floor overcome with illness. After several
minutes of Inconsistencies he was re-
vived and told Mendenhall to send for his
family physician, DIR. J. ]. Baker. He ex-
planned that the sudden attack was due to
trouble with his heart. which has often
overtaken him.
PHYSICIAN ARRIVES
DR.. Baker, after reaching the courtroom,
went into the jury room, accompanied by
the bailiff, and administered heart slim
ulant, one of the ingredients of which was
an opiate. He advised the sick man not
to excite himself in any way, but to go
to sleep. The physician left, but visited
White later during the night, and after
cautioning him not to exert himself or in
any other way shock his nervous system,
gave him some medicine to take during
the night. After leaving the juror DR..
Baker said that attacks of the sort were
common to Whites system. and were not
necessarily dangerous. He said he had no
fear of the safety of the patient, and
promised that the juror would be in a
normal condition by this morning.
White is an old soldier, more than nifty
eight years old, and his sudden illness
caused much excitement among the attor-
neys who have been connected with the
case. They feared that were White una
BILE to stay in the jury room the case would
have to be retired. They were reassured
by DR.. Baker. Bailiff Mendenhall directed
the jury to not take any more ballots until
White is able to participate in them, and
the hunks were prepared for sleeping. Most
of the Jurymen bad retired by II o'clock.
Yesterday morning shortly after 10 o'clock
Judge Bailey sent the jury to its room after
imparting to it instructions covering forty
four pages of typewriter matter. He ad-
vised the jurors on the law and the evi-
dence He said that under the four counts
of the Indictment, should conviction re-
suit the defendant was entitled to heavy
punishment. The statutory provisions of
punishment are: First count, taking the
body of Rose Neidlinger from the grave
three to ten years; concealing the dead
body of Rose Neidlinger, one to three years.
buying the dead body of Rose Neidlinger
one to three years. and having in his pos
session for dissection purposes the unlaw-
fully obtained body of Rose Neidlinger,
two to five years
THE JURORS.
The jury which has the Alexander case
is composed of the following men:
c. T. Faulkner, pickle merchant. 21ls Park
avenue.
Thomas w. Brown. a retired bookkeeper,
1929 Ruckle street.
Harry L. Davis. plumber. city.
Timothy Hussey. contractor. Washington
James d. White. cigar salesman. ls West
Market street.
Harry A. Eickman. laborer. employed at