They were acquitted because of intimidation of the jurors and witnesses. Dismissing the first six seated jurors, then, Judge Fried declared a mistrial. During the deliberations two of the jurors were replaced. Defense attorneys exercised peremptory challenges against all seventeen potential black jurors. This trial was declared a mistrial due to the death of one of the jurors. Responses to the verdict from the jurors and citizens around the Baltimore area were mixed. Most of the jurors later said that they voted for acquittal. Thomas Fiske and eleven other trial jurors also asked forgiveness. Impartiality has been interpreted as requiring individual jurors to be unbiased. Some view it as a violation of the oath sworn by jurors. Jurors 5, 6, and 8 further question the second witness's story. These are membership organisations for those areas which are the jurors of their manorial courts. Six jurors and four alternates were selected. This was due to Cook County government and the jurors who listened to these cases. There are minimum and maximum sentences that are determined by vote among the jurors.