Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-13
After Nearly Two Days
the Jurors Are Unable to
Reach Agreement-Pris.
oner in Suspense
SIEGE OF 48 HOURS
IN JURY ROOM FUTILE
Soul Trying Vigil of Wife
and Mother Continues
With No Hopes to
Cheea Them Up

TER A DAY SPENT in DE-
LIBERATION IN THE JURY
RON THE THAW JURY RE-
PORTED AT 4:1o THAT 1T WAS
y READY FOR A REPORT =
JUSTICE FITZGERALD CALL
ED FOR JEROME AND DELMAs
AND rHE JURY WAS THEN
: CALLED IN.
AT 4:31 P. M. THE JURY RE- Is
PonTED THEY COULD NOT .
AGREE AND THE JURY WAS
3 y DISCHARGED. EVELYN THAW =
IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE =
PRISONERS PEN TO HER HUS.
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SHORTLY AFTER THE JURY y
WAS DISCHARGED IT WAS RE- s
" PORTED THAT THE FINAL y
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New York. April 12.-The Thaw jury
after breakfast between and 8
o'clock, this morning returned to their
deliberations. None showed any mark
ed effects from the strain of night
of argument and balioting.
Justice Fitzgerald reached the court
room at 1880 o'clock. Tne court room
was thrown open to newspaper men.
The Thaw family arrived shortly be-
fore court convened and entered the
consultation room again. Hundreds of
people were on the street and crowded
around the doors in an attempt to get
close view of the family.
At noon no word had yet been receiv-
ed from the jury by Fitzgerald.
At 1890 Justice Fitzgerald ordered
a recess until o'clock. The jury was
served dinner in the jury room.
The Judge returned to the court
room at 2:17 o'clock. -
Family In Suspense.
Upon entering the court room JUS
tice Fitzgerald gave no intimation that
he would call in the jury and ask If
it was ready to report. The suspense
of the members Of the family deepened
as they saw the court in session, await
ing word from the jury room that a re-
port was ready when no such a report
was made. The outcome of the case is
more problematical than ever and it re.
mains entirely with the jury as to the
outcome, as Justice Fitzgerald has Civ.
en- it out that he will not call in the
jury until they are ready themselves
to report either verdict or a disa.
greement.
Last Nights Ordeal.
New York, April 12.-At the end of
thirty-one hours deliberation the Thaw
jury had failed to reach verdict ana
twenty minutes before midnight last
night it was locked up until this morn
ing.
Justice Fitzgerald was in his cham
bers in the Criminal Courts building
from 8 o'clock on and when at half
past IL no word had been received
from the jury room he sent Court Cap
tain Lynch in to inquire if the jury
had agreed. Foreman Smith sent
back word that they had not, where
upon the judge ordered that they be
locked up, experimenting this with an
order that they be brought into the
court this morning at 1920.
The foreman of the jury confined
himself in his message to Justice FitZ-
gerald saying that no agreement had
i,een reached. This was taken to meal,
that the Jurors felt that there was still
chance that they might get togeth.
or ON verdict inasmuch as it is the
custom, in case the jurors feel it %
he hopeless, to send word to the pre-
siding Judge that they fear they can.
not agree.
Little Hope for Verdict.
Justice Fitzgerald has not given uI
hope Of having verdict rendered. I'm
til Foreman Smith formally informs
him that the jurors are unable &c
reach decision it is not likely that
Justice Fitzgerald will discharge
them The general impression pre-.
walls that If the twelve men are un.
abe to agree at the expiration of
forty-eight hours they will be releas-
ed from further service. 1t was