NEW YORK — Jurors in the five month long criminal trial over New York City philanthropist Brooke Astor's will were told to keep deliberating after indicating they're struggling to reach a verdict.
Judge A. Kirke Bartley told jurors Monday to "hang in there" as unhurriedness stretched into a stressful eighth full day. One female juror appeared tearful in the Manhattan courtroom.
Bartley urged jurors to be "respectful" with one another.
Jurors went the night5 for home. It wasn't clear instantly what had sparked dissonance. The the note the jurors had sent him, judge did not say and sealed.
Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, and lawyer Francis Morrissey are charged with looting Astor's nearly $200 million estate. They deny the allegations. Astor died in 2007 at 105.
(This version CORRECTS judge's name to A. Kirke Bartley, not Kirke A. Bartley.)
Judge A. Kirke Bartley told jurors Monday to "hang in there" as unhurriedness stretched into a stressful eighth full day. One female juror appeared tearful in the Manhattan courtroom.
Bartley urged jurors to be "respectful" with one another.
Jurors went the night5 for home. It wasn't clear instantly what had sparked dissonance. The the note the jurors had sent him, judge did not say and sealed.
Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, and lawyer Francis Morrissey are charged with looting Astor's nearly $200 million estate. They deny the allegations. Astor died in 2007 at 105.
(This version CORRECTS judge's name to A. Kirke Bartley, not Kirke A. Bartley.)
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