▁then ▁imprison ed ▁the ▁j ury ▁without ▁food , ▁water , ▁heat , ▁or ▁light , ▁saying ▁" I ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁positive ▁ver dict ▁or ▁you ' ll ▁star ve ▁for ▁it ". ▁They ▁refused ▁to ▁give ▁way , ▁and ▁the ▁judge ▁f ined ▁them ▁and ▁returned ▁them ▁to ▁prison , ▁until ▁released ▁when ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁inter ced ed , ▁saying ▁that ▁a ▁judge ▁" may ▁try ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁jur ors , ▁but ▁not ▁to ▁lead ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁nose ". ▁P enn ▁and ▁Me ade ▁remained ▁in ▁prison ; ▁despite ▁the ▁ver dict ▁of ▁not ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁charges , ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁removed ▁their ▁h ats ▁in ▁court . ▁Edward ▁Bush el , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁j ury , ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁writ ▁to ▁free ▁P enn ▁and ▁Me ade . ▁The ▁trial ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Bush el ' s ▁Case , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁land mark ▁case ▁that ▁established ▁beyond ▁question ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁j ury ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁legal ▁system . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁pla que ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Ba iley ▁to ▁this ▁effect , ▁pra ising ▁the ▁courage ▁and ▁end urance ▁of ▁Bush el ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁jur ymen . ▁ ▁Women ▁on ▁the ▁j ury ▁Women ▁first ▁served ▁on ▁jur ies ▁in ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁J uries ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Leg al ▁history ▁of ▁England ▁Category