St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-03-30
CRAWFORD
JURY FAIL
TO AGREE.
Annie Crawford May Again
Be Tried for Her Life.
Jury Stands Nine to Three in
Favor of Acquital.
Annie Shows No More Emo
tion than During Trial.
She Will Probably Go to
Texas With Her Aunt:

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New Orleans, March 26.-Jurors
called upon to decide the case OF
Annie Crawford. on trial for murder
during the last fifteen days, voted
nine for acquittal and three for con-
Eviction. Judge Frank D. Chreticn of
1.-THE Criminal District Court heard
their report yesterday morning, and
declared mistrial. The jurors were
divided beyond hope Of reconcilia-
ton.
In view of the length and arduous-
ness Of the trial, Judge Chretien's 8
court will not again convene until
Friday, and further developments in
this famous case will not be forth
coming until then. ALTHOUGH At
torneys Lionel Adams and 3oseph
Generelly, who defended her, have
mapped out no plan Of action. It is
reported that an effort to secure bail
will be made, in anticipation Of the
States declaration that 1t will not
undertake so expensive and difficult
case q second time, considering
the heavy odds now against convic-
tion. If Judge Chretien fixes NOM
inal amount of bail, report has it.
the guarantee Of the money will be
given at once. The girl is not with
out friends, and they are reported
willing to pledge their resources to
secure her freedom.
JURORS DISCHARGED AT ONCE
thn Hsp& yuex selH
and who reported to Judge Chretien
upon the convening of court that
they were unable to agree upon q
verdict, being discharged immediate
ly and mistrial entered, nine favor
ed acquittal. One would have had
the girl tried for the poisoning of
her sister, Elise, declared guilty as
charged, with capital punishment as
the penalty, and two others wanted
her found guilty without capital pun
ishment. Wilson L. Jewell was fore
man, and reported to the court
through Clerk Warren Patrick.
Jurors took two ballots, one when
the case was put into their hands,
shortly before midnight Monday, and
another yesterday morning, half
hour before they came into court.
The ballots are reported to have re-
suited exactly alike.
Philip ]. Nastasi, salesman for
Mayer Israel Company, wanted the
death penalty imposed. E. N. Cobb,
clerk for p. F. Pescud, and George
A. Waiter, real estate broker, voted
guilty without capital punishment.
The other nine were for acQu.ttal--
hot u
Bendix, stenographer for Arthur H.
Page Company; Wilson l.. Jewell,
clerk for A. M. and j. Solari; Joseph
A. Boudreaux, grover; John E. Lam
sing, secretary Leblanc & Railey;
G. D. Gerrets, clerk for Texas Oil
Company; Charles J. Coiron, clerk
for G. P. Ellis & Co.; Jesse L. Little,
clerk for L. p. Price Mercantile Com
pany; Claude c Nefong. bookkeeper
eor Whitney-Central Bank, and w.
w. Watts Maddox, secretary-treas-
urer for New Orleans Import Com
pany.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FISHING.
District Attorney st. Clair Adams
who conducted the prosecution, left
lin the afternoon on fishing excur-
sion, and the defense attorneys vacat-
ed their law Offices shortly after the
Ia day or two. Announcement by the
District Attorney as to his intention
to prosecute again or mol PROSE- is
not likely to come for several weeks.
Annie Crawford heard the report
of the jurors without apparent in
(terest or emotion. She was conduct
ed from the courtroom as she always
has been, quietly, swiftly, directly.
Once back in the precincts Of the
women's ward of the Parish Prison,
where she has spent six weary
months, she threw herself across her
cot and sobbed silently. Annie
Crawford is human. She is frail.
Face downward, head enfolded In
arms, she lay on that prison cot q
long time; probably none there is
who will say that her indomitable
spirit, the strength Of which has sus-
tained her during the long and ter
rible ordeal, is not broken.
Efforts to see the stricken girl
were without success. She denied
herself to all visitors, and when the
solicitation of her attorneys was in
voked they plead that she be left
alone.
"To-morrow, perhaps" was the
only message she would send. Mrs.
Mary O'Connor. matron Of the pris-
on, said the girl wanted nothing
more than undisturbed isolation.
COURTROOM IS BARELY HALF
FULL.
Congested conditions Of Monday
evening, when the case came to .
close with arguments by counsel and
Judge Chretien's charge, were not
repeated Ut the indicated hour Of as
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