Pehlman v. State

This was a prosecution upon affidavit and information against Louis Pehlman for purchasing and receiving stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen. R. S. 1881, section 1935.

A j ury was empanelled to try the cause. After the cause had been submitted to the jury it was agreed between the prosecuting attorney and counsel for Pehlman, in the presence and with the assent of the court, that if there should be an agreement upon a verdict after ton o’clock that night and before nine o’clock next morning; the jury might seal up their verdict, place it in the hands of their foreman, and then…