Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-04
Was Discharged by Recorder
Golf at 2: 20 O'clock This
Morning.
FAIR PRISONER FAINTs AWAY
Hail Retired For the Night and Was
Hauled Into Courtroom at 1880 a.
m. Locking Pale and in a Highly
Nervous Sales.--future Procedure
Observation-Disclosures Trial Unlikely.
lBy Associated prcss.l

NEW YORK. May 4-Having failed
to reach verdict and declaring they
were lopelcssly disagreed, the jury in
the Nan Patterson case was formally
discharged at 2:2O o'clock this morn.
ing.
AT 1:2n o'clock the jury was called
into the court.oom Ivy Rccordcr Golf.
When the twelve men were i'm their
places and the court officials had all
arrived the recorder asked why the de.
PENDANT had not been brought into
court. = deputy sheriff replied that
she had been feeling I'll and had re-
tired. but was then being dressed.
After . wait OF twelve minutes Miss
Patterson appeared. looking pale AMI
in a highly nervous state.
Had Reached No Disagreement.
Gcntlcmcn, have you been able to
reach an agreement" asked the re.
co:dcr oc the jury.
mo SIR replied the foreman.
''lH there any question of law or of
evidence in which ] can instruct YOU?
Is tliore any way in which the court
can help you?"
The foreman looked for an instant
al his fellow members Of the jury. then
.turnnh tn The recorder and said:
mo sic. don't believe you can help
us"
"Tl.cn You will retire to reconsider
the matter"
The jury filed out and the court
room was cleared. Recorder Con re.
NAMED in his chamber ready to re-
ceive a verdict If rendered or to fur
thor Instruct the jury
Had Case Thirteen Hours.
Tho jury was given the case at 1
ing twelve hours came into court ut
80 o'clock This morning ard inform
ed Recorder Gofr that they failed to
reach Il verdict
The jury declined tile recorders Of
fer to aid tl.cm by advice on any point
of law regarding Which they might lie
in doubt and were sent back TO con.
tinuc their deliberations.
At 2:3O o'clock The jury again cEter.
ed tie court reom. where the recorde.
and other court officials were in wait
iEg. mi the foreman announced that
they had faie'l to agree Gu verdict.
He added that their disagreem ent
seemed hopeless of adjustment
lIpun this announcement Recorder
Cor formally discharged the twelve
men composing the third jury chat has
considered this celebrated case 1t is
understood that majority of the Jury
was for acnuittal but in what p.n.
portion they stood cannot be ascer.
tanned.
Prisoner Faints Dead Away.
Miss Patterson collapsed on the
iurv's announcement and tainted dead
away. She was assisted from the court
by one of her counsel and several
court attendants and was revived in
an ante-rOonl.
On :ho second return of the jury Re,
ccrtler Con made n personal appeal to
The foreman 20 endeavor again TO
reach verdict. The foreman enter.
eel the Jury hex. pollel the jurors In
open court, bnt they were not able 10
J agree. Tho recorder then asked them
aga...l il there was not some point in
law or something they could do by
which hey might be able to reach a
verdict. but the Jurors remained stead.
fast and finally declared their verdict
disagreement.
Cautioned by the Recorder.
Recorder Gcff before Diminishing the
jury cautioned them not to tell how
thew ctoni.
Future procedure in the, case is un-
I 4 certain. 1t has been lntin,ated by the
district attorneys office that the peo-
So pie probably would not demand an
other trial. Should that be the case
Miss Patterson will be released either
On nominal ball or under .her own rec: