The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-26
Proposal to Throw One of
Two for Conviction Out
of Window.
DEADLOCK ENRAGES
TEN FOR ACQUITTAI.
RumorS of Prejudoment by
Jury May Keep Mrs.
Carman in Jail.

MlSEoLA. =. J.. Oct. 25.-The Carman
ira. struggled to an end at IL o'clock
'hls morning when the Jury. looking
haggard and perturbed after thirteen
hours and fifteen minutes of fruitless
~ranglng, came into the Supreme
Court and reported disagreement.
They had been ten for acqulttal and
;No for conviction.
Mrs. Caiman will probably he admitted
O. 100000 bail tomorrow and released 20
~ home free woman except for this
Doad and the psychological bondage
which will probably como from the
knowledge Of a murder indictment
hanging over her head
The present District Attorney of Mas
sAu county, however says that he does
not expect to press the case to a retrial
unless new evidence comes to shed ligh,
On the mystery, and as II doesn't seem
Likely mat such evidence will be found
M. 'arman will probably not face
another jury.
There were reports that the Jurors
discussed the evidence on Thursday
night and began to divide into factions
then. The District Attorney. on hear
ins this. said he would make an inycs-
t!satlon early tomorrow morning. II
there seemed 10 he any grounds for be-
lie'lng that such had indeed been
The ease. he said. he might oppose
Mrs. 'arman's application for bail.
which i 10 he made before Justice
heihy In Brooklyn tomorrow noon. lie
also said that II the reports prove true
u may decide him to move for "A new
trial.
~ course there were rumors yester-
gay 'nat Or. Carman and his wife are
gong TO separate and that one or the
"'A"r OF them viii sue for divorce.
Hil these reports seemed TO be dropped
from the clouds or to be the simple
product Of the usual gossip mongers
VINO always follow in the wake OF
tempest
Threats in Jury Room.
T." brightest mark of interest after
i~ case had ended didn't. as a matter
81 TACT, shin" over Mrs. Curmap or DR.
'"'."'n or ans OF the leading persons
~ no tral, but over the jurymen. whose
generations, as 1t developed. were ac-
''m~nied by threats of violence.
Along about o'clock this morning
~ me gray dawn was competing with
Tao electric lights, one of the ten Jurors
VA mad stood firmly for acquittal sug.
sled that the best WY To end the
controversy would he to cast James "
ASTON, who vowed that while there wa.
cath In his body he would not vote
ip- an dcquittal, out OF the window
Mr. Aston, VINO is a manager for Put
ram the publisher, leaped to his feet
ana invited his assailant to step forward
"d try IT, At this, William o. Hovey
to second man for conviction, pushed
chair back and Fastening to Mr.
Aston sd" added his voice to the IN
No one h1wover, seemed disposed tS
''. D." the threat. so after a few mo-
u'.'e Mrssrs Aston and Huvey droppe,
~ I.. INTO their chairs and the twelve
3.r'mru proceeded to glover at eacl
Chv Iu silence for three hours Durns
'., interval a couple of the men lapseC
.l,o eomncl"nce. thoroughly exhausted b,
Weir protracted vigil, while Hovey an,
aston, determined 10 stick by Justice n
fAey saw it, sat immovable and uprigh
'' Ii" droacy hours lmped on.
Began with Promise OF Verdict.
Tie iury's deliberations began will
sn.o~ and suspicious indications OF al
early decision. Some one suggested tina
ballot 10" taken forthwith, that seeming
the simplest way to learn the genera
Impression left by the testimony OF botl
sl-. md 50 ballot was cast
showed that nine were for acquittal an
'.r' three, Aston, HoVey and Mar
'..r -, r were for conviction.
I.r. an explosion In the pleasant at
'ro.pr-re which had surrounded the pre-
lm merry remarks Of all the jurors &c
Dl...i when Robert Ludlam, the foreman
f..t ls tn
I..' 4 the Jurors for conviction wou
rr~o their attention TO tn testimon
'-..td Of making their own differences
'r..I,g ballot WdS taken and shove
,,pttsch had been won over 20 IN
i.u..''Hh side. while Hovey and Asto
:."-.0,d mistaken,
: rt, ~ this point, only fifteen minute
1'',- Justice Kelby had charged the Juror
O. : semi them out, that loud knock N
sounded in the court room, The couT
,.. listened 20 the jury door and opene
O. 90 ind Mr.. Ludlam standing ut IN
t.,rh,Id and explaining in whispers tina
,.t ,ip purtiuns oC Celia Coloman's test
. were desired.
F.c opening of the door sent a rspoi
's-.uG through the building that IN
D.. b,d already reached a decision an
'..,l 20 report. Mrs, Carman. loOkln
-.r p,l. and presenting as pathetic
.jrt ts could h" imagined, was hrougl
inyo ,.r court room from the small ante
oiDr to which she had retired Wit
uI-oaud when the jury went out
,.,r spectators whose vigilance hadn
tod them tu stray further than n
.oors outside, dashed into the cou'
..u aud scrambled for seats. And Jul
'yrryhody had let their wits run con
>. ..ly riot with expectancy the cleI
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