The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-11
JURY AGREED; DIDN'T SAY 50
APPELLATE Division ORDERS
RECORDS ALTERED.
d. g.. Reid Held Net 20 ne Liable far
Fireworks Ncciicnt 40 Ms COnmtfy
Iiaine, bat Jurors vailed 10 Report "a
Three OphilOns Frum she Conft.

In suit brought against Daniel &.
Reid. chairman % the Rock Island board,
ana the Pam. Manufacturing Company
~ receiver S0IyU damages for the death
90 Ralph T. Writ, secyeiauy a. the Dia1
moud Match Company, who was killed
by a skyrYrkot While guest Of Mr.. Red
40 a Fourth 20. judy celebration al his
HON" In lryington IN 1914. three opinions
were handed down ny tha Appellate
Division yesterday the majority ruliRg
declaring that Nc. Read must be dis
charged from all liability. 81.
The cs-e went To- the Appellate Division
VA q question mat had never befure bern
presented % the court The SAINT was
heard by a jury before Supreme Court
Justice FitaGrrald and on Friday, No
Ncmher 10 the jury was diraUted 20 de-
tcrmine whether either 81 tho defendants
had been negligent and should be held
accountable for damages Az 5:yl O'Clock
that dav. Nhioh was Friday. the foremAA
hold a court officer that ths Jury /. had
mot agreed and the Court dlreoted a
-calCd verdict Tor the following Monday,
shortly aifCrw ard tho Jurors we're dis
charged A. not having agreed Hrpn
verdict az
Tho Iurur, we're III pr,rent vhcn tfpe
court opened un Monday and q was am
nouncpd that the rrv had disagreed
Then nUp ut the jurors told Cuunai'l Tor
R"Id thar M" Jury had really agreed %
a verdict tu hos favor boat had disagreed
a1 to the Inability 90 No" other defendant.
Counsel announced tW- tu che court and
asked "a" have ~" Jury recalled still
100 f.u court ruHur. counsel tuT the plaintiff
and tho other defendant ubIUrted. and
fue Court ruiDd tnal ths manner ~ rend9r-
uE -,l.nI NgrtICt b. ry rDudeunG .
verdict Iu O. zDt'Dt envelope and hat no
verdict had uHHU rendered ioT the de-
PENDANT E.ld Reid cuuu-el then oh
famed l7dH,tt- from each Of tha iaTors
,.gf'uE .HIt a. soon ~ they retired into
no" Jury Tu.w they dDslded that no noah-
gruce ry Retd lltd l-rn saUgn. hlIt Oquld
NOT agree a. fn 'Ia Pam COMPANY Ihey
ALSO sand fIa. IUuir .ord = a. rendered.
NH ,.4u. vd- orr uHuu-. u,f ug uutrus
/ 90 '. iuH it' .uuaut Eud Upon these
sNIlr.- Eni Hoved that ih" C0urt
record BOO amended, Hlt Che mstlun uas
denied and nr appeal to tho Appellaie
DIVISION shr HTtia. wtss rey"r-gt yeHter-
uay boz o vote ~ three tu tWo.
Presiding JustIoD ingraham. wuting the
raIYrItN uptU.. % CuntIrr|d no sy Justices
l.as sulu tuI Miller. said uat the afi-
HH..f. uI tns iurlr, establish psithQut
dispute tua iaoi thsJ hey had dcrided Tor
a,.. I.t EHrH ready to report such d.
custom and raf there i- ~ suspicion of
rtmIa...U ..fi 'la .Ury
Jris' .U bowling 70 a ID .-pn'ng bpinion
INSISTS maj .1 .rTd.rf II any Hnd. soaked
Hr urIr-aI-.. ag- s,Eu.d Jy hs iurnrs.
and -ay- 'HF' |GTUr- can not by affidavit
prove m#'1ta nm fNa'~ part He say~
..I. .N.U Nm" jury was discharged on
Friday evening without ha wing signed
90 .,aiHi verdict and only reporting
il,aE.sDusn a Wtstrial occurred
Justice Mclaughlin declares hat che
TurHr- newer he'd a verdict. Ahnd 70
.rWua. .He CLERK Uf the court ~ enter IN
h- rulfn- that rar Jury returned
verdict bod favor OF Reid would compel
hw rB uIr something in he minutes that
. NOT so