| Show TELEGRAPHIC NEWS 1j 1 j THE WTAU ROUtES Miner and Kerdell Guilty Tarucraud Peck Innocent and a Disasrenaeufc us Co the Others WashrjgtoD 10 Although today is Sunday according to the correct record vet the true character of the day was indicted in-dicted by the well dressed and large crowd that filled the trial room long before be-fore the opening of the court With the exception of Dorsey all the de dante where present Promptly at ten the court was called to order In answer to Judge Wyle the deputy marshal said the jury was not ready to come in and the c urt remarked that ho presumed that the jury had over slept themselves At twelve minutes pet ten the jury entered looking rather fatigued In answer to the usual question the foreman answered I am not as yet directed by the jury to mako a report The Court you bare not agreed upon a verdict Foreman Dickson partially Court I do not know but that 1 shall have to administer the common law in its severity At common law the jury may be locked upand kept together without with-out light fire or any of the comforts of civilized society and so kept till their verdict is reached I will consider about it but will not adopt that course todav Joremau Djckson It might be proper to state that we are no nearer a conclusion conclu-sion than when our last report was made Tho Court Then gentlemen the time has come to enforce the common law Marshal you will take the jury to their own room and detain them as other juries are detained till a verdict ia reached The jury filed cut anj the court took a recess until 2 At that hour the usual audience was assembled It included one lady who sat by the side of J YY Dorsey J W DorEoy was present for the first time since the retirement retire-ment of the jury but left the room before the court wts called to order All ether defendants were in the room except Brady who remained in the corridor The deputy marshal by direction of the court visited the jury and soon made a report that tlib jury stated if the court had anything to say they would comedown come-down otherwise net The court had nothing to say to them and announced a recess till 10 on Monday Washington HAt 1010 the jury entered en-tered tho court room and through their foreman reported to the court that they hid reached a conclusion as to four of the defendants but stood as on Saturday us to the others being unable to agree HB to them The court declined to receive the verdict nnd took a recess uotil 2 p m That public curiosity in the result of the star route trial has not abated was manifested by the largo crowd which throngen the court room this morning liner Keredell Turner V ule and J W Dorsey were in attendance and the judge having taken his seat the session of Friday cloaed and the session of Monday Mon-day was entered upon The jury entered en-tered looking fatigued and generally worn out In answer to a question by the clerk whether they had agreed upon averdict Foreman Dickson said The jury stands the same as it did when the report was made on Saturday last decided as to four of the defendants and unable to agree as to the others Ingersoll requested the Court enquire bether there was any prospect of the jury reaching a conclusion ibis the Court rofuecd to do staling that it was rt matter about which the jury might differ He was not willing to discharge them yt He was unwilling enforce the barbarism of the law by starving starv-ing tho jury They could have water to drink food to eat and Po place to rest Foreman Dickinson The jary have just requested me it proper to present briefly my personal views as to their agreement The Court The Court cannot receive it If the jury aro still in darkness as to any question of law the Court will with pleasure try to enlighten them foreman DicksonWe have fully discussed dis-cussed every point presented by your honor as to the law of conspiracy and the facts presented by tee evidence juror McNally am firm in my conviction con-viction and nothing can alter it The CourtNone of you are authorized author-ized to make a statement now After discussion comes deliberation You discussed the whole case I have no doubt you hae been deliberating but you have not reached a conclusion as to the whole case It is in the power of the court to accept such a verdict as you are prepared to render now but the importance import-ance of the issue the great amount of labor and money and time and care expended ex-pended i in the trial of this case renders it very important that if possible you should render a complete verdict as to the whole of the defendants 1 dont wish to give you binding instructions even as to that I will try you once more Foreman Dickson resignedly We obey with respectful submission to the court The court sad he did not wish to be understood by his last remark asp as-p to discharge the jury at 2 oclock At 205 the jury entered and though the foreman reported they were unable to agree tare Court stated that it hid come to the conclusion to accept a partial par-tial verdict The roll of the defendants ws called and all answered hale The Jury then rendered s verdict of ac quittfil a s to Turner and Peck sad guilty as to Miner and Rerdel As to the others they were unable to agree On otjeclion that Pec bBd not been arraigned snd consequently could not be included in the verdict the + foreman repeated the report as to the fotner but left out tie name of Peel She jury were then dirchsrced and 13enct le and William for Miner and Bsedeil repectmly moved fx arrest of judament and for new trial After an Angry passage between In ijor on ai Kerrso and eercest statements state-ments OT both = ices intent to Drove the alleged ftttempt st bribery to the bottom bot-tom the court adjourned until Wednesday Wednes-day when Brgaraanis on the motion to arrot judgment will be heard One of the jurors says SB to all the defendants with the esceplpn of Turner the vote stood 1 br conviction 8 for acquittal 4 On tbe tan ballot the vote as to Brady stood conviction 10 for acquittal The 1 vcio na to W Dorsey stood 9 for conviction con-viction 3 for acquittal 1 The vote as to J W Dorsey otood for conviction 10 for acquittal 2 The vote as to Vaile 1U1o tor cor victor 11 J for cvjuittel 1 j |
