Show ABBOTT fOUND GUll TV Belated Jury Finally Reaches an Agreement II I I LENIENCY IS RECOMMENDED I Tho Defendant was Charged with Sending Forbidden Mater Through the Mails and n Former Jury Dad Disagreed Jury that Convicted Him Had been Out Since Monday Afternoon Juior Hamlin Thought His Colleagues Had Filed Complaint Com-plaint Against Him I I I The jury In the Federal court which court had been considering since Monday afternoon I af-ternoon the case of II Mason Abbott charged with sending through the malls I I articles designed to prevent conception returned a verdict of gullly shortly I after 0 oclock last night Yesterday afternoon af-ternoon the Jurors informed Judge RI ncr that 0 verdict could not be agreed upon but the court Instructed them to continue In the attempt The jury I that tried the case last week had failed I to arrive at a verdict and the longer this one remained out the more fixed was tho opinion of outsiders that a disagreement dis-agreement would again be the result or that the defendant would be acquitted acquit-ted so that the final result was somewhat some-what of u surprise After the verdict had been read William Elliott foreman I fore-man announced that the jury annoulcetI lhe by unanimous consent had recommended I Abbott to The mercy of the court JUROR HAMLIN EXPLAINS I At this point Juror Ilamlln arose and asked the privilege of making a statement I state-ment which was granted him Mr Ilamlln then said that he understood j I i that a communication had been sent I to the court by some of his fellow Jurors in which his honor and Integ rity had been questioned He had stood I out against the opinion of tho other jurors but he had done s from pure motives and a conviction oC right The court replied that no such word had come to him that fault had been found with no one and If such feelings ex isted they were not participated In by i the court Judge finer then thanked the jurors for their performance of duty In the matter and assured them that he would consider their recommendation recommenda-tion for leniency The regular Jurors were excused until 10 oclock this morning morn-Ing and the special jurymen were excused ex-cused for the term WILL BE SENTENCED TODAY Sentence will be pronounced upon Abbott Ab-bott at 10 oclock this morning The defendant was ordered to remain in the cuslod of lie Marshal unless bail was furnished In he sum of 1500 twice the amount of the original bond Abbott watched the jurors < losely as they led In and paid tho strictest attention to the leading of the verdict but his face showed no signs of excitement and disclosed I dis-closed no change when tho result was announced Hr procured hal later In the evening with J W Taylor and George Klenke as sureties I |