Show HERMANN CASE TO JURY 1 closing A arguments n the famous case are exciting counsel called each other liars Waihing washington tono april 26 having fall ed to reach a verdict after more thau six ix hours deliberation today the jury la in the case of binger banger hermann on trial for destroying public documents while commissioner of the general land office was locked up at 10 for tho the night tho the defendant remained in his attorneys office during most of the evening it if any agreement is reached by tho the jury during the night i their report will not be received until court corn com enea enes tomorrow morning I 1 washington april 28 er binger hermann former member of congress and former commissi olner of the general land office Is guilty or not of destroying public records was placed in tho the hande hands of the jury this after noon at the conclusion of the twelfth week of his trial the argument in tho abo case culman abed in the lie being passed between opposing counsel cou neel when mr bad had concluded the court allowed the jury to go to luncheon them against talking of the case rase amone themselves principally of 0 the brainstorm which had wen I 1 raging he told the jury that A calm statement of the case would be submitted to them by the court on their return the incident which aroused the iro ire of attorney worthington tor for the defense was the reference made by mr baker to the testimony of mrs hermann wife of the defendant mr baker asked the jury it if they had noticed mr worthingtons Worthing tons face when mrs hermann was asked if she had bad discussed with any one the testimony she was to give on the stand do you me mean to insinuate that I 1 in any way signaled to the witness during her testimony it if you do it Is absolutely sol a lie interjected mr worthington with much heat heal oh no responded mr baken daken 1 I simply mean that your face turned red that y you blushed that is false shouted mr worthington mr baker concluded with a scathing denunciation of the defendant saying that after six years of dishonesty as commissioner of the general land office ho he had bad destroyed his thirty five letter press books to conceal the traces of bla his dishonesty during the argument and charge to the jury mrs hermann a and several women relatives sat beside the defendant mrs hermann wept silently during many of the severest passages of the prosecuting attorney atto roey the defendant sat unmoved during the ordeal but plainly showing the strain he was enduring upon receiving the charge the jury at once retired justice stafford after I 1 waiting for more than an hour and receiving no sign of a conclusion being reached went home with instructions to be notified should an agreement be reached |