Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-18

them down to the cells for refreshment. They were gone only few moments but they had their i'll in that time. The state does not dine its prisoners unduly or unruly but it dimes them in haste
 Will the jury ever come in?" Te was now almost 10 o'clock and every body was Jagged out. This waiting was thousand times worse than the work of trying the case. It was awful on those whe were merely. spectators -what must it have been on those whose fate was under consideration "Supposing the jury disagrees again. what do you think will be done 2, That depends upon the count was tha reply and the way the jury stands. If the majority for acquittal is small the jury may be discharged and new trial given. If the majority is large the counsel for the defense will unL doubtedly ask for a reduction in bail So that the accused can regain their lih- erty The court now has all the evil dence in his possession and he can do as he pleases"
 ''They will never bring in a verdict on the first count, for assault with in- tent to murder, or assault to kill.'' l Why of course not, no one intend4 ed to murder or kill anybody
 But you can't tell what a jury wifi do. Never can tell"
 1 "Oh, guess the jury will remain in | a nj h {- 1-- anyway tonight 2
 Such are few of the hundred wild conjectures that were heard on all. sides.
 Paper Sent To Juror. About this time there came to the surface a sensation. Last Bridav. it will be recalled, Judge Thayer shels1 a I brief consultation with MT O,Neili ana MT Williams and the consequence was that an investigation was made into some matters that came to the notice of the court One day J. Q. Howe representative of the Sunday Herald, handed newspaper folded to Sheriff | Sweeney to give to one of the Jurors. Luther R. Rowland, shoe dealer in Guilford, is said to have been the one. MT Sweeney asked Mir Howe what ha meant and if he were off his base. MT Howe did not hear the words how ever, for he merely slipped the folded newspaper to the sheriff with the re. quest as stated and went away. IF MT Howe was not aware of the enors mity of the act he had done, no matter how trivial 1t was, it was surrounded with suspicion. Mir Sweeney was well aware of that He notified Sherin Dunham of the matter and he inform- ed Judge Thayer.
 No one may give a juror cigar on anything else, but the giving of news-3 paper, no matter how innocent of any-I thing wrong the giver may be, is ai-l ways regarded as a very suspicious matter. Sheriff Dunham was furious. and it seems that MT Howe had mean while learned of the Seriousness of his request. The consequence was that Judge Thayer sent for MT Howe and they were confined together for some time. It is not known exactly what took place between them, but it is said ! that Judge Thayer told Mir Howe what was what in matters relating 10 any in- terference with a juror. Mir Howe laughs when asked about it and says the matter was not half so serious aa reported.
 Settled Down For the Night.
 When the hands of the clock in the court room indicated 10 o'clock the watchers and walters made up their minds for night in the room. It would prove a novel chamber, for while therg were no hunks or beds there were plenty of chairs and the tables werg strong and large. Tn scratch they would hold and they were free Many of those present often paid $3 for the privilege of sleeping on the leg of q chair at a political convention. This was certainly the greatest trial that ever took place in the state and it promised to be greater. If the jury should stay out until II o'clock it would compare with some trials that have taken place in New York
 The accused were now in groups with their respective friends, only Ross sat alone, pale but as cheerful looking as one sitting alone cn look
 Some of them felt better than those who had been watching the trial day by day. Such hearty laughter was never in that room. It was like a fair or party; it looked anything but what it was. The most important trial that ever took place in the county, to quote the words of both counsel and one of the most important that evertoo place in the state. Not one of the prisoners looked as though his liberty for at least ten years if found guilty on one of the counts was at stake. Such hearty group of prisoners was never seen in this county.
 Meanwhile great crowds had gatheY ed in the street outside the court house anxiously waiting to hear the verdict. They gave the occasion the appearances of an election. the crowds waiting to