State v. Wilson

Robert Wilson, with John Cope, was indicted for murder. Wilson pleaded not guilty to the indictment, and was put upon trial by jury. The trial progressed, the evidence was introduced, the argument of counsel heard, and •instructions of the court given. The jury retired to consider of their verdict, and, after deliberating thirty-two hours, were returned into court. They were interrogated by the court as to what the probability was of their agreeing upon a verdict, and they answered, “ there was none.” Thereupon the court discharged the jury from the further consideration of the cause. The…