New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-20


OF a jury was resumed The affidavit was read BY
Dir. Emmetr and signed by himself and MIR Nor
r}l Il merely set forth that Eev had called upon
the Sher o5,oin the panel detailing the circur-
stances. aad setting forth The time wAen the list
was aclQally obtained and ina. they believe the
- was made BY cepying from the Jury Ls; The
. affidavit Was filed, and Mr.. Seldeu said tia, the
Court woeli notice lhat defeudants COUNSEL OBJ
js.t-d to Inc panel ,SsIi.
Gae prisoner was then c;Garca 20 stand up, and
the usual proclamation Was read. ne Clerk ia
formed the prisoner that De was ea,tled TO a pc
rempiory challenge OF tweasy. The following
| names were insa called
JAMES Z. .4yres came forward To De sworn
The Court SAID the person called might BE cha-
Isnsed at orce Tor princ pal for favor, and
they wished 70 know which would De adepted.-
Eacs. Juror might De eXanGned as hToasht forward
it desired. Ire Cout; Usually ac,ed As tsier
Mr. >elden said they were deprived OF achance
for preliminary scrutiny; iRey wished 10 examine
under oath 5etorc challenging.
The Court said they must chal.shse before aues-
,iouins.
Mr.. Selden said tne Court must note hin, ex-
cepting TO that.
The Court then said they might swear and eS-
anime before challenging.
MIR. Avres sworn 10 answer truly. His
business WAS ien,,t-reSides at LOS Euton-st.-
did no; hnow Colt, the prisoner, nor James Adams
knows nothing about 1t except what he hsd seen
n the newspapers which he thought had had no
eject upon hi. mind
Mr. Morretl asked wlethe,. >upposing these
statements proved, woai,i they hays any effect
bat this uueS ton WAS o,crtuec. Mr.. Aytcs swore
taat he Ind tormed opinion on the subject, but
stands perfectly Indifferent between The prisoner
,c,apies against sitting III case OF this kind No
challenge tAacie, The prisoner was ordered to
look on the juror and tke JNror on the prisoner.
Colt arose and directed q fixed gaze a, Mr.. Ayres
who was then
4io1,:o Hall was called He WAS q dry goods
merchant al Aveuue D., near Sccond st.-did not
know Colt but thinks ne has expressed opinions
with regard to his guilt from statements III the pa
pers. He was challenged and ordered to retire.
Hiram RGyno,. was called. He was the
former panel: tesides at 50 Chyyste-,treet; the
Summons left AT the ste,s76 Bowcry' doe, not
SNOW Colts Is a bookseller; was never acquainted
with adanss has neither expressed nor formed any
! opinion as TO prisoner guilt; has had business
with Cot.swho owes bm, but does not know nim.
| lie was challenged for principal cause, on the
-gtound that the relation et debtor ana creditor
sied between him and prisoner.
The Court SAID the point was new 10 him. he
/ District Attorney, however, consented that he
should stand aside,
f. D. Comstock next came forward. Is an
rtnpt fireman; produced certificate !; said he had
served his time out; and was excused
EdrarG Ferris called. No answer.
Francis OlderhauSen was called Nc answer
". Harper called. No answer.
e Thomas hing came forward. He is gro
Ger; keeps a store corner Houston and Delaney.
street; has expressed an opinion; was challenged
and ordered stand aside.
Joseph Btshop-Doe, not know either Colt or
! Adams is ship-maker resides IN ourh-street'
has not Expressed formed an opinion as to the
guilt of the prisoner; has read all the statements
IN the papers which made such statements as
tiyy are likely to make; such that no recollects
,hern; but he can say under oath that nc IL tree
from bias. He has remembrance of having
conversed about she matter. bis house is 5o2
Fourth street, he keeps house there; he was not
challenged aud was accordingly sworn.
Vincent LIE Compte-ls d contecuoner IN -
street; does not know Col, or Adams has ex-
pressed no opinion except that he had said that if
certain facts stated 20 him were proved he would
Sc convicted He challenged by prisoner )
counsel, and in answer to tie Court, said he had
neither formed nor expressed opinion whether
Colt was guilty or not. MIR. Seden said it was
evident Mr.. lie Compile did not clearly understand
the English language; and The person. in answer
10 certain inquiries, said that he had conyersed
wilIla person last nj ht concerning the carman
employed by Cslt-but this stage was ordered
to stand aside not easily understood
George Diron called answer.
Itiut4m Jthite, i, grocer corner Pearl and
Centre ST.. Said ne had expressed al ofisfoa as
10 Colts guilt was challenged and excluded.
j n. I'd
Is II stove dealer; has expressed opinion to
/ prisoners guilt, and was therefore excluded.
Joseph FspkeS, resides of Courtandt
and Greenwich: IS grocer, has resided in the
city 10 years is not sixty years old knew neither
/ Colt or 4 Jams; has held conversation concerning
the crime but has expressed no opinion to
prisoners guiltor innocence. He said ne had ex-
pressed nopnion, but cannot remember coneern-
Ing what; has not made up his mind lie has ex-
pressed his opinion that the deed was awantona and
cruel act, and that the perpetrator should be pun
ished; but not as Colts connection With IT, He
was challenged by the prisoner and after some dis
cussioa was excluded.
Isauc L. Pinckney-was on the Grand Jury that
found the bill, and therefore excluded
Lepis s. Boughton-does not know Colt, and
did not know Adams--resdes at 24l East Broad
way-his store is 2S PeatI-recollects reading at
the lime the state ments in the papers, and might
have expressed opinion to his tamily-but does
not recoect it-does not believe every thing he
sees in papers-knows BY sight only MIR. Lane Mrs.
Adanl,s fatter-is acquainted with no Others OF
tho family. He Was peremptoriiy challenged and
was excluded.
Thomas Houibad called-no answer.
Samuel Frost, cHlled.-No answer.
j. J. CiSco.--No answer.
.Samuc! HRnma.--Has no recollection of having
expressed opinion, nor has ne formed any He
said that he mad read statements IN the papers, and
,na, be na. an opinion as the guilt Of the pris-