Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-18
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STORY OF THE JURORS DELIBERA-
TIONS.
Tho story of the proceedings in the
jury room as they were learned to-
night far outranked in interest the
BRIEF court proceedings which brought
the famous trial to close. 1t turned
out that the jury considered everything
connected with the case except the
'unw-itten law" Basing their tudg-
ment entirely on the evidence they vo-
ted either for or against murder in
the fyst degree when they cast their
first ballots. The first vote was eight
to four in favor OF conviction. Then
the twelve tried to reach unaniuity
upon verdict OF manslaughter in the
nrst degree. the maximum punishment
for which Is twenty years imprlson-
ment. The men In favor of acquittal
largely on the ground of insanity, it
is said. would not change their ballots
and in the end won over one Of the
eight who had favored conviction.
During the nearly forty-eight hours
o. deliberation only eight ballots were
cast The jury spent the two night
sessions DOING in their chairs. The
entire story Of what happened In the
Jury room from the time the twelve
mon retired at 5:17 o'clock on Wed
needay afternoon until they finally de-
rided this afternoon that tho prospects
Of verdict We're too remote to war
rant longer discussion of the facts was
told by one Of the jurors Henry c. Har-
ney, No. :. n manufacturer of pianos.
The final ballot was taken just before
the Jury reported its disagreement in
court was as follows:
THE FINAL. BALLOT.
For conviction Of murder in the first
degree; Messrs Demint r. Smith. fore
man; George Pfaf, No. .; Charles II.
Feckc, No. g. Harry c. Brearley. No 6;
Charles u. Newton, No. s; Joseph b.
Bolton. No. II, and Bernard Gerstman,
No -.
For acauittal on the ground OF in
sanity: Messrs. oscar A. Pink, No. 4;
Henry G. Harvey. No. ;; Malcolm 8.
Fraser. No. :; Wilbur f. steele, No ..
and John s. Deuree No. 10.
Nj Bolton IS the juror whose wife
lied during the trial while the jury
was being kept under lock and key.
Juror lIarney said:
"Ahout tom minutes afto,. ,,,a ro,.,,,,a
he Jury room wo took tbo FIVE, bollo,
ana II resultad I'm , voto ot o,ob, Co.
conviction Of n,urd.r :, t.a g.. !,
,rcn avn ro,,r for o,,.,,,,, ,,..
rho mon who vo,oa CO... ,,,,,.i,.i,.,, -.
Smith foron,o,. pc, ,,oo,. r,
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wore 1;,,. ,y,.. 49,, 80
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"''o's '"e men put
.fo ''o"'' were Spe,'' III
'',' -. n'''''' "'s 'h"'t u"''' 4'D
"s N'hu'S SUD! "l'e'-
, ,'s,' l,'' N"' vera, hours ai'er the
."i' sPpe"'eu ~ 'ne court ror re-
.t,. ~. o'''"'O"E S''e" py eye
ot marked one change in the vote. -Four
u ue jurors sun hela ont for an ac-
IW"al, nut OF inc rest Bernard Gerst-
nam '"e tWeH'h Juror chahgeh MS vote
rom 'H,'ruer IN the nrst degree To That
u ''a"s'a"s hter IN the hrst degree
\ bout TWO hours later ntth pallot was
AIKEN ana TINS showed decided change
vi inc part OF the Jurors VINO voted for
'ohNlc'ion' IL also proved that the EFFORT
u 'he TOUR jurors VINO Voted Tor an ac-
luiu'al hau not peen altogether IN vain
or thoy succeeded III winning over to
heir side' Juror bennee' who up to that
'nle han voted Tor Nction. The rest
u the jurors with the exception OF
''orE' fiarf VINO mad voted for murder
n the first degree decided that Thaw was
''IF guilty. OF mahslauShter in the first
ieBreH' me sixth ballot was taken at OPS
CLOCK Ihursoay night and remained UNI
managed AFTER that there was no ballot
lntl l2'2o O'Clock this afternoon when
III OF the jurors showed that they were
n me same fnind as before excepting