BRAZIL, Ind., Jan . – The jury in the case of the state of Indiana vs. W. B. Schwartz on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill Albert Payne, also a prominent barrister, disagreed Thursday. Both parties are influential citizens of the town.
“Jury Could Not Agree,” Goshen Daily News (Goshen, Indiana), 6 January 1893, p. 2, col. 3; digital image, Newspaper Archive (http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 17 January 2014).


I guess the “intent to kill” part was the sticking point.