The daily sentinel., 1909-06-25
JURY FAILED TO -'''
- REACH VERDICT TODAY
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Al 2:3O O'Clock the jury called in
ITndersheriff Wallis and handed him
a sealed envelope and retired to their
respective homes.
The Jury had been instructed to re-
main together until they had reached
verdict and to return that sealed
verdict to Undersheriff Wallis. AS
they could reach no verdict the jurors
evidently took it for granted that
they could disband and report that
they could not agree this morning.
When the jury filed into their box
at 10 O'Clock this morning Judge
Sullivan asked if verdict had been
lagreed upon Foreman +. NJ. Jones
reported that It had not. Judge Sui
lliyan then opened the sealed envel-
ope that had been given TO the under
sheriff and found that it contained
only the instructions given to the
jury.
Gentlemen. you have not followed
the instructions in this case and have
caused mistrial. You were to stay
together until you reached a verdict,
this you did not do. You could not
disband without reaching a verdict
unless you were excused by the court
and you were not excused. Perhaps
your instructions OH this point were
! not clear enough. You will be dis
charged from further service on the
present yenire."
There is no doubt but that the
result as to the verdict would have
been the same had the jury remained
together until 10 o'clock this morn
| ing They could not agree. The
jury in disbanding for the rest of the
night did not realize that they were
making a mistake.
Tho DAINTY district attorney
nounced that the defendants would
again be arraigned for trial at the
proper time.
1t was then decided to take up for
trial the additional gambling charges
against Mat Jones and number of
other prisoners.
Attorneys Rozzelle and Welsh rep
resent the defendants on trial this
afternoon.
Judge Sullivan this morning ord
cred that another special venire of
twelve men be summoned and from
this venire and the remainder of the
first venire jury for the trial this
afternoon was selected.
Court adjourned at 10;30 until 3
o o'clock at which time the new trial
was entered upon.
This morning and this afternoon
there We're large crowds at the ses-
sions of the court Keen interest is
being manifested in the cases.
Shortly after noon the first tnfor-
against Matt Jones and the
four other defendants tried yester-
day, including the two negro girls.
were dismissed. and new informa
tions were filed against the crowd,
these informations being of practical
ly the same nature as the first in
These defendants will
be arraigned for trial in few days.
This afternoon when court opened
at o'clock tine new venire of twelve
men summoned by the sheriff report
ed. Among those on this new yenire
were c. b. Rich, E. NJ. Slocomb.
There are four defendants in the
trial this afternoon Matt Jones, two
other negroes and Mexican-all
with gambling.
The four defendants on trial this
afternoon are Matt Jones. Walter
Milton, Perry Allen and Curtis Val
dez.
1t was found this afternoon that
the deputy district attorney had filed
new informations against these men
and had dismissed the old informa-
tions. making some changes in the
form of the informations.
1t was apparent from the very be-
there would be trouble in securing
jury, for, when the new venire was
brought into the court room. it was
at once seen that on this venire We're
so many men who have been active
in the anti-saloon campaign and who
have been free in expressing their
opinions on the streets and elsewhere
regarding these cases that their ac-
ceptance by the attorneys for the de-
fense is improbable. to say the least.
Among the number were several |
men who have acted in official capaci-
ties for the Anti-Saloon League. the
Good Citizenship League or the city. |
and, while these men may have been |
able to give the cases a fair and i'm |
partial hearing. the defense naturally |
felt that they were bound to be pref |
udiced in the matter. Several of the
veniremen admitted that they had
opinions and had expressed them
but declared that they could act as
impartial jurors in the case now in
hearing.
The personnel of this venire, sum
moned by Undersheriff Wallis. was as
follows: Allen Willard George B.
Clark. w. II. Mcdonald. ]. NJ. Ora
ham, c. A. Waters. c. b. Rich, Fred
w. Halbouer, James Woods. e. NJ.
1 Slocomb, A. M. Schmidt X. II. Faul- |
ker, l.. A. Antics. w. p. Ella, J. w.
Dodgion and W. G. Struthers.
Each side was entitled to twelve
challenges in the case. there being
four defendants
The veniremen. as they were called
into the box, were put through very
severe examination by the attorneys
for the defense as to their competen-
' cy to sit as jurors in this case.