8/30 "You must be unanimous." The jury again retired, the judge and counsel went off to dine at the hotel, and almost all the public trooped out. Two hours later, as the jury did not return, Reuben Whitney was taken back to the jail, and the court closed. At nine o'clock in the morning, a warder entered. "They are going to return a verdict." Reuben was again placed in the dock. The seats open to the public quickly filled, as the news spread through the town. |