The Union Daily Times

Lancaster, March 23.— The foreman of the jury in the case of Charles D. Jones, just before 2:30 o'clock this morning, reported to the sheriff that the jury is "hopelessly disagreed," and the sheriff sent for Judge Bowman at his hotel. He was expected to order a mistrial upon arrival at the court house.

Lancaster, March 22.—The case of the state against Charles D. Jones, charged with misappropriation of funds and breach of trust with fraudulent intent from the Lancaster Mercantile company, of which he was former president and manager, was given to the jury this afternoon at 5 o'clock after a trial lasting five days.

Argument was resumed this morning. D. W. Robinson leading off for the state. He was followed by Claud N. Sapp and Thomas F. McDow for the defense, and former Judge Mendel L. Smith closed for the state. An hour each was allowed for argument.

The court room was again jammed, there being 60 women in the audience. The four arguments covered every phase of the case from sarcasm to pathos to facts and evidence. Claud N. Sapp, for defense, made a powerful plea for his client, claiming that a conspiracy had been entered into by Leroy Springs and J. T. Stevens to crush the defendant socially and financially and get rid of him as a business competitor.

The most powerful argument heard in this court in many years was made by Mendel L. Smith for the state. Judge Smith in a speech of one hour and forty minutes went into every point in the case, and the vast crowd listened with rapt attention to his masterly array of the evidence.

Judge Bowman's charge only consumed 20 minutes and most of this was taken up with requests to charge by both sides. The jury immediately after retiring asked that the requests to charge be given them, which was complied with by order of the court. At 7:30 o'clock the jury asked for supper, no agreement having been reached.

Crowds in the court house waited late into the night for the verdict.