Evening journal., 1906-11-26
EIGHT SAY GUILTY,
FOUR SAY INNOCENT

The court therefore ordered that tn,
lpanel be quashed and directed Sheriff
lGnlis to serve summons upon those
jurors who were present
Arraiened for Murder.
At the opening Of oyer and Ter
lminer Court James and Theodore
Adams, colored, were arraigned jointly
on the charge Of killing James Reddln
also colored, and pleaded not guilty
The defendants are represented by
James SaSulsbury and Leonard f.
Wales. Attorney General Richards
nolle prosecuted the former. indict-
ments against the Adams brothers and
reentered an indictment charging them
jointly with the killing Of Reddin.
Lewis Johns. colored, was placed in
the dock to answer the charge Of viii
fully numbering Matilda Johns. Johns
was arraigned at last term Of court,
but refused to plead. His case was
set for trial this afternoon. David j.
Reinhardt represents the defendant.
Question Of Shoes.
In Court Of General Sessions John c.
Stokes, colored was arraigned on a
charge of the larceny of thirteen shoes.
valued at thirteen dollars. Howell S.
England, representing the defendant,
applied to the court to quash the in
dictment on the ground that it was
faulty inasmuch as It did not set forth
the nature Of the shoes stolen. Mr.
England cited that there were seven
different kinds OF shoes and from the
Indictment he was unable to ascertain
whether the alleged stolen shoes were
those worn by human beings or wheth-
er they were one Of the other six var
ieties. The court denied the motion
and ordered the trial to proceed.
William c. Ward, arraigned on a
charge Of wife beating, pleaded not
guilty through his counsel, Thomas r.
Bayard. Upon Mr.. Bayard's request
the case went over until next term, and
Ward was held in $500 bail
Upon application of John II. Rodney,
Richard S. Rodney was admitted to
practice at the New Castle county bar.
Has Sick Wife.
At 8 o'clock ON Saturday afternoon
the judges returned to see If a verdict
had been reached. The jury reported
that a verdict had not been reached
but asked for instructions as to wheth-
er or not If they found that Tyre had
simply aided and abetted in the fraud
they could bring in a verdict Of guilty
Judge Boyce replied that a verdict Of
guilty could be returned should the
jury decide that Tyre had pursued such
a course
At o'clock Chief Justice Lore and
Associate Judge Spruance returned to
the court room and sent word to the
jury that the court was ready to re-
ceive a verdict. Ia the room were
Tyre, his wife, Judge Ball. Warden
Meserve of the county workhouse
Deputy Attorneys General Hastings
several lawyers and a number Of spec
tators. Shortly after the judges had
taken their seats upon the bench Bailiff
Manlove. returning from the jury room
where he had been directed by the
Chief Justice. and announced to the
court that the jurors had failed TO
reach a verdict and asked to be dis
charged. The request was refused,
however, and a few minutes later q
note was sent to the court in response
to which Arthur Rounds a juryman
from Pencader hundred was summoned
bCAolG the NuuIl. MI ROUNDS came
in with tears streaming down his
cheeks and stated to the judges the
he had an invalid wife whom he could
not well remain away from over night.
After short consultation with the
judges, Rounds was informed that he
could not be excused. but was told
that he might telegraph or send q
message to his wife. Similar permits
sion was granted 20 any other Of the
jurymen who desired to avail them
selves of it.
Nine to Three.
Tyre appeared considerably brighter
on Saturday night after he learned
that the jury was unable to agree, than
he had been at any time during his
trial. He chatted with his counsel
and spoke smilingly to several OF his
friends. who shook hands with him. Il
is understood that at that time the
jury stood nine for conviction and
three for acquittaL