The sun., 1909-02-05
Cow JURY DISAGREES, 5 TO4
MISTRIIL on CHARGE THAT
mr. ROBBED BOROUGH BANK.
Justice Crane Lets Jurymeh 90 After
Nine Hours Of Deliberstion-O Only
-Four OF Them We're for Conviction
- Cow Released lnder att 900 Bail

| Nine Hours Of DeliberAtien- Oui,
-Four OF Them We're for ConSietier
Cow Released Under att 900 bail
The jury which has beeh trying Will
lam Cow for the last two weeks for the
larceny of si,5.OOo from the Borough
Bank announced at 2;l5 o'clock this
morning that it had disagreed IT was
out little more than nine hours,
When the jury filed in before Justice
Crane in the Supreme Court in Brooklyn
Foreman william Walker announced that
the final vote stood eight for acquittal
and four for conviction. Justice Crane
decided TO accept the decision Of the jury
and Cow was at once released on s27 ,OOC
bail, the old bail standing. Cow has been
on trial in connection with the organiza-
ton of the International Trust Company.
The case went to the jury yesterday
afternoon at 5 O'Clock. The jury came
in at 1890 o'clock last night and asked
to have sections OF the testimony read
to them. Then they resumed their
deliberations
At i2aO the jury filed into the court
room again. Justice Crane said.
This has been long trial aud We
don't want to disagree il we can help it.,
Won't you gentlemen try? 10 there any
chance for an agreement"
Il hardly think SO" replied Foreman
William H. Walker.
After asking for the slI5, 900 check and a
definition Of larceny the jury went beck
to their room. Justice Crane announced
that he would not lock the jury up for the
night. but would remain in his cha ambers
to hear the verdict whenever one was
found.
In his summing up Martin ". Little
ton. attorney for Mr.. Cow, strongly at
tackled the testimony OF one Of the States
witnesses. Campbell who was cashier
Of the bank. and then told in some detail
Of the organization Of the International
Trust Company and the consolidation of
IL with the Borough Bank and the Brook
lyn Bank--a consolidation which he char
acterized as an honest enterprise"
1t was evident. Mr.. Lttleton said. that
Mr. Cow thought the sl45. 900 was TO come
out OF the "chairman's account" held by
maven IN 'he borough pahS LOT the
benefit OF the trust company. Whether
Campbell did the right thing or not in
with the recording Of the
cashiers check, Mr.. Littleton said. should
NOT oe put up e'her 10 resiueh' maxwell
~ 20 Af h..
VINO IN deao' OF 10 uo~' ~ was not the
hers OF the Mcouife estate nor the
borough pahk' Mr, b''ue'oh sa'o' 'hat
was prosecuting oo"' put Cainpoeh'
10 ecape '"e 'o"'eq"e"oe A" h'S own
crime
MT L.uetoh conciuoeo MS sP"eon al
lifo ana recess was taken unth
2 CLOCK ~hen Assistant District ATTORNEY
Elder opened ms speech LOT the prosecn.
hon In MS address Mr. hiner repeated
lhe oharges "h'ch were mace against
dow
dow was anxious 10 organize Dig
rust company on the New orR SIDE OF
me river MI Eider SAID because ths
Borough bahk was 100 smaii tor he
hnancial SITUATION IN which ne 1ound
In that small BANK ne was ioaded
up to the neck. de mad 10 resort TO dummy
oans TO get the money ne needed lot MS
operations ne mad 70 resort 70 VIOLATIONS
'f the law OF TINS stare
MI hloer SAID that Cow had sent
sworn statement TO the superintendent
ot BANKS on Aprh 20 lso'' IRON whlch
he omitted TWO s5oVo loans Tor which
le was Responsible and added perjury
20 the other crimes oil which he accused
he prisoner. AFTER Justice Crane had
made MS charge neither counsel had
my request 70 make OF the court ether
the way ot supplemental charging,
Or law. The charge practically reduced