. History of Gibson county, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . d John R. Campbell constituted the jury. The writer has been told by James \Y. Maxam, one of the jurors, thatduring the trial a member of the jury became ill, and it began to be fearedthat there would be a mistrial. The sick juror lived in Princeton, and hecome to the conclusion that he would be able to hold out if he could get awayfor one night and get a good nights rest in his own bed at home. During the adjournments of the court, the jurors were kept together in aroom in the old Mansion House, a two-story frame b
. History of Gibson county, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . d John R. Campbell constituted the jury. The writer has been told by James \Y. Maxam, one of the jurors, thatduring the trial a member of the jury became ill, and it began to be fearedthat there would be a mistrial. The sick juror lived in Princeton, and hecome to the conclusion that he would be able to hold out if he could get awayfor one night and get a good nights rest in his own bed at home. During the adjournments of the court, the jurors were kept together in aroom in the old Mansion House, a two-story frame building which stoodupon the west side of the public square at the place now occupied by the storerooms owned by William D. Downey. The room was on the second was reached by means of a stairway on the outside of the building. Atthe top of the stairway the entrance was by a door which led into a smallentrv from which another door afforded entrance into the room. In thisentry there was a closet. It was the practice of the bailiff in charge of the jury to keep the door. JUDGE ELISH \ EMBREE ISON I OUNTY, IND] \ \ \. IN; to the room locked, and to leave the outside door unlocked. When he wouldbe called upon to carry water to the jury, he would enter the room, get thewater bucket and depart leaving the door to the room unlocked, bul lockingthe outside door. On his return he would deliver the wain-, lock th<and depart. The jury devised a means of escape for the il! juror. They called uponthe bailiff for fresh water after nightfall. While he was gone after thewater the sick juror concealed himself in the closet in the entry and when thebailiff locked the room door and left the outside door unlocked, the man inthe closel waited until he had gone, when he departed to his own bed. Before daylight the sick juror was in the closet again and when the bailiff went for water again, leaving the door to the room unlocked, the juror returned to his brethren so much rested and refreshe
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