The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-14
[a)NTEMP
. HUNGER,
SAY TIL:
JURORS

New York Dec l4.-Stern justice
took OF hes bandage. let down her
back hair. and snapped her sword
for paddle out at Flushing. Twelve
members cf the Jury IN the Treider
damage case can sEsw where tne.
paaAe hit. They are al lirectel to
: return to ccur tomorreE morning
accompanied by their attorneys. to
learn where they stand with Judge
Cane as n result Of contempt OF court
/ with which they are charged.
The twelve good men and true have
been hearing arguments in the suit
brought by Mrs. Sara J.. Tre.ler, as
administrators OF the estate OF her.
husband William Treider. she IS
suing tac New York and Cqsens
Count, Electric Railroad company for
$25 900 lamages for the ailegei kill
! Ing Of her husband Dy a t-oliey car
on Jan 3 last The ease wer, to the
I Jun, "A 230 O'Clock yesterday after
noon IN Part l. of the Flushing Supre-
me court. over shich Justics Crane
I presl les A little while later the jur-
OTIS filed not and reported tnat they
! hal been unable 70 agree. as they
had been in the jury room Just long
enough 70 get acquainted With the
classic landscapes on It's walls. Justice
Crane sent them back. He called the
court attendants before him ia the
presence OF the jury.
"flol4 this jury room until l0:30
O'clqck tonight. unless they are able
20 reach an agreement he orscred.
The coart Attendants, Charles Nc
hrile and William Frost. bowed che
diencc. They lockel the Jury up.
Justice Crane went home. He had
hardly passed the lirst street corne9
than the court attendants were sum
none 10 the jury room.
jury Pleads Hunger.
"Wc have reached an agreement
sal the foreman Philip Koesner
"And we are hungry Won't You
let Us go across the street to the
hotel ami ext dinner? Aud will you
lie our guests?"
So eleven members Of the jury and
the two attendants crossed the street
to the hotel. ana the thirteen iSoes-
rer now eemembers that Is an una
lncky nnmbcr-sat down 10 dinner
OF deliclors chicken and iixlngs And
IS mefry quip and airy persinage
was pa1Sel about the grooming board,
Attendant McArile was horrlHed oy
chance remark Of one Of tho Jurors.
"Whatl" be shrleked. Don't tell
me- that You haven't agreed, In face
OF the courts oriersg7
sure we have agreed" said Fore.
man koesnei. with dignity we
agreed 70 Disagree"
McAgIe tossed bandsfuii OF his
hair into the butter IN his agitation.
Then ne o.dercl the eleven mem
bers of the jury 10 wait at table un-
I'll he reached Justice Crane by phone
10 find out what should be done.
And Shere Is the twelfth man." he
asked
"oh," said Foreman Koesaer. &C.
NJ. Onery lie went home He said
he was tired
McAfdla again raised his hands 10
heaven In mute horror Then he
got Justice Crane on the phone,
He Sa9 trembling when ne got
back to the eleven iuro.s
GONE Oh" he sali graffly. oEsck
70 your little room for you. The court
Is llying e. think this ove."
IN little while the telephone rang
again. Justice Crane WAS on
Did You sas," he asked In Qniv-
erins voice, "tnat one OF those those
me went homeg"
McArdie -as1 tnat was trEe.
Then let them go home. ordered
tie justice. TEL them TO report In
comi tanlcrow mo ming 10 oxr.ala
way they discbeyed me-.
They were in court tnis morning
having nominated Foreman Rcesner
ap The goat.
Nhy did you bring in that yor-
'cts asked the coui ~ vast isgusl
hcliing up q sheet Of Paper on ShiC &
Na3 written. In case or, etc, we
ave agreed 10 Disagree
kpeanor sai he didn't know any.
thins about jury bus ness. zone ot
these iollcrs toid me to write That
sotl ~ vadct, aEA we all asrced. -
said he.
Nhirh oueg aske1 the cour..
| kocsner nl.ntea out the mal.
'hAasnt me- saii the accuse
4 juror il Was aim
Pase The Buck Alona.
The juror II wi. TIC buck had
been PASSED denied il diligently
Wasn't nee, nuther" Sc said II WAS
him. pointing TO another OF ihe jury
but AL denied beins tie cause.