| Show JURY WAS DISAGREED J Mistrial Result of the Roberts Hearing r t HAT BAD ALL NIGHT DEBATE I SIX JOR CONVICTION TWO FOR FOB ACQUITTAL t Members of the Jury Tried Hard rard to Reach Some Unanimous Conclusion Conclusion sion slon But Their Efforts Failed to Meet With Success Discharged By Judge Norrell 4 Showing many traces of the nil all 1 night struggle the jury in the Roberta case jaso reported to Judge Jue Norrell at a quarter of bt 11 yesterday morning They had not agreed upon a verdict stand standing standIng standIng ing six for fat conviction and two for ac acquittal 45 The Jurors who stood out for Cor acquittal were Joseph Knight the fore toon nan of the jury ar at Jo William nut mart jr Before the jury reported Judge Norrell disposed of the old appeal cases which the th city cit has bad hod on the tha docket for a loog time B H Roberts Mia wea not present in incourt Incourt InCourt court when the jury reported but his hia attorney James H He Moyle had been in itt incourt incourt court since the time tt it was opened ensued at 10 The county o attorney that In Will make another attempt t to convict Mr Roberts The case will probably come up for trial tria again dur tur during ur ing 1 iI the May term tenn of court The jurors who voted for conviction were John F Edwards Robert Gin Gra Graham ham bans John H Thorn John Spencer Spen eT j Samuel Allen Jr and Collin E B Stokes Stakes Judge Norrell questioned qU each of I the jurymen as to the of their reaching an agreement upon a verdict if tf they were sent back to the jury room hut but one and all aH replied toot that there bere was absolutely no chance of an n anAt nr r t tAt At Monday night a poll OIl watt waa taken resulted re in four tour vot yot voting voting ing fo Co for acquittal and four for conviction conviction tion n as stated in The Herald yester ter yesterday ye yesterday day The four tour who stood out oot for ac aD acquittal acquittal were Robert Graham John F 1 Edwardr Joseph Jo Knight and William Hart and these four stuck to their convictions Two Jurors Wea Weaken en enAt At yesterday morning IdOO ng another nother poll was taken at ai which Graham and Edwards weakened and came caine over ver to the aide side which stood for conviction The last lut poll wa wits taken takeD a few minutes bedore the jury reported to the court but no change chaie lied had taken place since the polL Several of the jurors expressed ed them severi ket as strongly opposed to the meth method method od eel In whim which the trial Mid had been con conducted ducted thai is i by the substitution of ofa ofa ofa a written statement of at facts instead of or orby by direct examination exa of the witnesses ses It Is possible that if a retrial is had bad that th the thO entity county co nty attorney will wlM bring the into I to court County Attorney Putnam tny also alp be able to furnish furn more JOnI evidence against the defendant The information against apin t the defendant in the tho t o trial tria just dosed closed included inc the period from Jan 1 to t July 1 I WM 1811 and during this thie hi time tim the defendant had Md only been stated to have been in com corn compromising promising situations with ith hit hie allege plural wife Dr Margaret Rob Roberte erts on ott four occasion I Tho The trial of John C Graham raham on ona Ta a similar charge is ho on Oft the docket for tor hear hearing jug ing this month When the case cue came un u 1st tIt nth Senator Bown asked for a s si continuance ance of or the ease dane as he be was not ready for lor trial |
