At the end of that time one of the jurors was taken ill. The foreman
sent a request for a doctor, and asked the judge to dismiss the jury, as
it was impossible for them to come to a decision.

The judge has the right to keep the jury locked up until he is satisfied
that they cannot arrive at a verdict.

In this instance he kept them three hours longer, and then, finding them
still divided ten to two, he discharged them.

In English and American law there are only two verdicts, "Guilty" or
"Not guilty," and a person who has once been adjudged not guilty can
never be tried again for the same crime. In Scotland they have a third
verdict--"Not proven." Under this verdict a person regains his liberty,
but he can be tried again at any time that fresh evidence against him is
secured.

The jurors would probably have agreed on the verdict of "Not proven" had
it been in use in our courts, but, as it is, there will have to be
another trial of the Tobacco Trust as soon as the District Attorney is
ready to prosecute.

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People living in New York have long complained of the lack of
accommodation on the surface and elevated roads.

During the crowded hours of the day it does not seem possible to put on
enough cars to seat the passengers.