The jury had been packed to convict. When our evidence began to come in
their eyes fairly bulged with astonishment. There was a perfect
transformation scene. The jurors realized that they had been steeped in
prejudice and grossly deceived.
The General Managers testified that they did not remember what had taken
place at the joint General Managers’ and Pullman meeting. Their printed
proceedings were called for. They looked appealingly to Edwin Walker.
The terror that overspread their features can never be forgotten by
those who witnessed it. Their own printed proceedings would expose their
mendacity and convict them of conspiracy and crime. Something must be
done, and done quickly. Court adjourned for lunch. When it reconvened
Judge Grosscup gravely announced that a juror had been suddenly taken
ill and that the trial could not proceed.