The Detroit times., 1909-06-26
Jury in DILLON
CASE D|sAGREES
Stands Nine to Three for Plaintiff
After Being Out for Nearly
"a Hours.

After being out from 10 O'CLOCK
Thursday morning until $3.50 Frloay
morning. the Jury in the case OF Huen
Dillon against Craig, Wright Walk
or. the insurance adjusters for the re-
turn OF a $4,000 fee for adjusting
IRE loss In the Dillon store, announced
q disagreement, and was discharged
Tho Jury was first brought IN at
o'clock, when besides Judge Mandeli'
only Mr. and Mrs. Dillon were present.
In response 10 question as 10 the
likelihood OF reaching verdict TIE
n foreman stated that he thought YER
dict impossible. The jury was sent
hack 10 its room and the attorneys IN
the case sent for. Soon Adolph Slo-
man and T. j. Navin arrived and the
Jury was brought in again. The ques-
ton 10 the jury was repeated aud
again the answer was the same:
I'VE are unable TO agree. your hon.
or" the foreman stated. I'VE worked
hard all night, and there has been no
change from the first BALLOT. or
dered another test ballot just a few
R minutes ago, and the result was the
same" -ie44..
"Without telling how you stand, are
you far apart" asked the judge. Il
mean is there a large majority one
way or the other?"
There Is"
well, gentlemen, | am disappoint.
ed at the unsatisfactory ending OF this
trial. But | take 1t that YOU have
made an honest effort 20 reach a YER
n dict, and that keeping you locked up
and longer would be in the nature Of
an imprisonment. You are discharg-
ed"
After the trial the jurors. who had
been together six weeks, stood In The
corridor shaking hands with one an
other when Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon APP
tproached them and shook hands with
each. One man seemed to be greatly
taffected when Mrs. Dillon shook MS
hand, and his eyes filed with tears.
For several minutes he stood near a
i window In the corridor using his hand
kerchief.
II was agreed among the jurors not
70 tell how the vote stood, but one
gave out the information that they
stood nine TO three in favor of the
\ plaintiff
y Attorney Sloman at once asked for
and was granted an order for the ties
timony in the case up TO the discharge
OF Krolik & Co. and Durham. Stoepel
4 Co., and an appeal against the dis
mfssal OF the action against these de-
PENDANTS will be carried TO the SUI
preme court.
The case was one OF the hardest
fought in the history OF the circuit
court. and was on trial for almost six
weeks. The plalntiff claimed that af-
ter the fire which partially destroyed
his Woodward-ave. store two years
< ago. Krolik & Co. and Burnham, Stoe-
mel q Co. creditors OF Dillon. con-
spired TO force upon him the services
4 OF Craig, Wright & Walker TO adjust
F. the, loss and the latter Arm retained
$4,000 for the work, which required
only a few days The two wholesale
firms were pronounced innocent of
any conspiracy charge by Judge Man
dell and the action against them dis
missed
Discussing the case with friends
after the disagreement James II.
Pound. one of the attorneys tor the
plintiff said he had learned that the
Jury split on the question OF liability.
A majority thought the defendants
were. entitled to four per cent Cor ae-
justing the loss. total OF $4,000, and
thought the balance should be return
ed to the billions. But three held out
that Craig. Wright & Walker were en-
titled to all they received.
AN offer to settle for $4,000 was
made to Dillon early in this case Mr..
Pound stated. land he asked me what
he should do in the matter. told
him that II he was a d liar 10
settle. but If he were telling the truth
10 fight for all he was entitled to-,
and he would get it, and we will yet"
The disagreement was as much a
disappointment TO the defendants as
TO the plaintiff. II Is said the case
has already cost Craig Wright &
Walker $4,000.