The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-04

h seemed that oil we're trying to talk al
t,t,ce. zach man Had ideas Of his own
4 and each swore positively that he was
open To conviction. gl
There was this feature OF tho evidence
and that feature OF the Testimony to be
IS ti,rashed out time and again, SO that
3 sahen one of the members suggested that
u IL was cigar time, ell readily assenteu,
v t,f,d, accordingly the bailif In response 70
\ u request chased after buheh OF
6 e. THOUGHT DEEPLY.
A n For the next fifteen or twenty minutes
Il the fury chewed and smoked and SAID
( little. All were thinking intenuy an tu
& all was quiet III the room cave for w
IL srat,,t, tramp. tramp OF the twelve feet
n ID they gauntered back and forth across
the narrow confines OF tho place.
sii About this time some one suggested
X that the co,:rt would shortly dismiss
4 then, for supper and n ballot might DC
n order. He had an idea that all had
changed their minds save those VINO ~
y nrst took the same view OF the case
That he did. Again the hat was passed
around and again the votes were counted
4 and AGAR, 1t was found that eight fa-
& eored aca,iittal, three conviction ana
me was on the fence, still doubtful. ~
Ibis time this dubious member had been
4 lscertained.
VI
making efforts to bring the man over 70
4 their way OF thinking, tho tap. tap, tap
u Of the bailiff on the room conveyed TO
8 1he ttlryman the impression that the
G roilrt had decided to eat.
5.55 WENT TO SUPPER.
a Accordingly, all we're marched ont o.
The room and down the broad flight OF
ltairs into the presence OF Judge ingram y ram.
II He learned that no verdict had been
& - ohat -, hore,,ro,, he excused the jurors
* until O'Clock for supper.
{9 En- route to and from the court room,
/ between the City Hall and their resi-
n derces, and even at the supper tables IN
The company Of their families, the Jurors
continued to think, but the same conclu-
\ lion seemingly always resulted.
when the Jury reconvened In the Flust-
X 5nEs Court two questions were asked by
& two members, after which the men were
4 again sent to the room on the floor above,
where they worked rapidly and With
i ven gear1ce, Hopes Of verdict had APP
4 parently been refreshed by the supper.
Ballot after ballot was taken, but each
4 time tho result was the same. Tfe ori-
3 Einal eight favored acquittal and the orr
p ginal three favored conviction. while the
4 original lone hand was still doubtful SO
1T remained until II o'clock, when once
again the mem were called into the pres
ence Of the court. but no verdict had
been reached and they were excused for
the night. X.
Again yesterday at II o'clock the jury
met in the Hastings Court. Almost imme-
/ diately the men We're sent to the jury
roonl where.un Q O clock, they puzzled
n bit more over a verdict. 1t was during
this session that the members tired Of the
case and the evidence. and despalred
Of ever getting a verdict.
~ This was the status throughout tho
afternoon, until Just before Z o'clock,
when the last ballot was taken. Then
Mr. Ioizzini and Mr.. Brown changed their
were for conviction. making a tie vote.
Ii with such condition existing, the jury
were filed back into the court room at
Es o clock. Judge Ingram addressed them.
and asked II a verdict had been reached.
Mr.. Greentree. the foreman and spokes-
man, said that there was absolutely no
chance of an agreement, even though tho
men We're held togather for q century.
5 LET THEM Co.
Judge Ingram said that IL this was
the case he could see no further good to
be accomplished by holding the Jury, so
he discharged them But before doing
60 he ordered Mr.. Brown to stand aside.
and he was discharged alone. This Is a
mere technicality, and necessary in the
case Of hung jury,
Judge Ingram Immediately declared a
n mistrial, stating that the bond OF the
81 accused would be fixed as the same.
This was readily furnished and on the
y 10th, next Tuesday. onces,more John NJ.
4 King will DO called to defend himself.
tits hardly probable that the case will
g 20 to trial on this occasion. however. and
.alt will probably be a month before tho
f tase again comes UP.