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 The Learned Judge recapitulated the evidence with much perspicuity, and dwelt on the leading points, both for and against the prisoner. The Jury deliberated full 20 minutes; but one of the Jurymen was inattentive, and did not appear to take any part in the consideration; when they appeared to have decided on their verdict, that circumstance was noticed by the Clerk of Arraigns. The Jury then deliberated for a few minutes longer, when they turned round, and the foreman said "they doubted whether he was guilty." They were told that they must give in a verdict of guilty or acquittal, when one of the jurymen said "they would not swear that he was guilty." The Judge explained to them that if they had any doubt of the prisoner's guilt, they must acquit him; but if they had no doubt, they must find him guilty. The Jury then reconsidered the subject—verdict, Not Guilty.