The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-05
THE HOMICIDE AT 'HE ST. hlR,.si VoTgL.
Court Of Oyor aad C.rmsAer.
Tn EoIorsbl. .ud Mitchell rresi ,ieg
gRCONU nav

| In. EcIorsbl. .ud Mitchell rrssi,leg
SECOND DAT.
| WEDNESDAY Oct 4-Eobert W. Grah,u chsrr- -t,s
the murder Of Charles Lorcg, again b-cus n. Int
court who're he his wife and frt.rds VII, ear
rou ded him yesterday. The OF the eeveo aro-s
enpasreEed yestevdsy called at tsu o'c,oss
and trey al answered 10 thsir Mr.. Abjah
Sount Of them, excuse from attending.
ssunt of Ilpess. This made two jurors waiting
tr male UP tire ruEber.
Tne tody of the oourt room was derse'y Gro sdsd
Georcew More, 5sror. called, scd bsiag sssr-
10 lis in partsy between the peopss and the ae-
cussd srd ineroga'ed by Mr. waiting said-I road of
this trs,ssetior n the payers at the time os.ursd
0 Did you foruc any opinion AZ the timer
A. did rct form any decided opisou; Gid not real
the report Of he ccsoneEs squss. my mied Sigh.
" inHuer ced at the se from the reai; that
impression still remains aud viii remain untii removed
~ evidence
Q Your mind would be siasscd by tire inou,aoe uatu
,,u board evidence to remove it, A. Yaa, air.
Nr Mere then ch sc'ed 20 stand ssida.
Car, r BurrScksr, sworn 70 IFS iodinersccs M .
Juror depo.ed:I read of this sraasss
tor; very seldom read tse ~spapers io tho Eogsa
sreusge road tbs German pspers;I don't ksos what
this about; dol't remember Se.dag L In the
Gerraas papo;.
M BuriicksT excused By consent o. both parties
lAoLhru juror, uspote1-i read at
Of this transaction; tLirk formed opinion at ~
time that opiniou 9TH ssias i. woui do cad on the
eyioen altogether to that imrressioa; read
the sccouet in different papers.
District At,tIIelTas the opinion you for met n.y.
pothst,csl otinicD Was Jour med made up solely o.
the supposton that what re.d In the pagers vas
tceuTass read the transaction at the tiuas ana
N ,lb, have eYp sssed opinion to my family
Q Lid you msse up your miod that twas true nss
A II would be very dfbcuit to do that
Juoge--ycu say you formed opioion; .hst we visa
To know ia whet believed tho tstemcat yesl
in III paper 70 be truef pcsed IL to DO tsus.
a. un it oontr.ccted, must take it to ;. tra.
saue 0pirion that had that time
kr houpsop wa. then directed 70 stand asiis
John sckessor jursut, was asked-3avs you heard
Of ,bis oeoreS A. have 20 the papers
Have you prejueice -xisicg on your mind from
tersops ns,u,ails would be from r.dns me - e-s.
O. Woula you give verdict according to the evdsaess
A would
Mr. Whiting hen vitharer his challenge
IisrIict Attornss-hase you pressed an opinion
the mat'ers Ipsve said what the veeoiot wouIs b.
~ tie time you tn. spar yoa behave t
A. thought tne rsli.Sia, it pro uced imprss
sion; that mprs ssicn 10 nt removed sics; preoer e
dspce wou'd remove the 1t wou require pro-
Dir OConosI thiIs that the pr ~ecution IA dlspnsea
IN this not to get jury and al ha, have TO
that haG better 60 TO work and help him II we hA6
tue.vt Jurrs to s.iec. In this Dow, AID
tsse 10 say that Il wo Ia rever be tried
harreo sreDc Oh The Other 500 am que as DESTROYS
to jury the gentleman sbe other SIDE b.
bot csrsiriy otse TO get jury entirely nrbsssei ia
the white ms trenas tins OF taer sae adopt
Of sxsmira afSon wi,h respect jiror, aad
| then ssp tier ~lrryn' .aks s0otnsr very
mptl End sal'ey is vsry nat rally im on
Il ine al aton Ia order tp sscerrsn whether
tie jaer is dsqua'isa or rot Ny lss,aed fr,snis On
The other rio. have nan the jury pane consdsA
ron ano since quite icng time have uate their seso
| tons.
M. OCopcr--l heard, thought, or know thae
| Mr. Sckcss,n pEEE! TIL TINS
The Disi,ist Alto, neJM.y respectfully sugg st Ia
my learned fer tia, Mr. Whiicg il with hin Ia tbs
| c'.e, and 20 Is 81 Hat ard they knew the faca
Mr.. O'Conos AL hsve to say Is that jdcRe for Cy
self Dut the fact is that va eao nsvee sst
| competent iufois N tha under the coarss
ru sued ty The prcsecutian, and which Is perhaps
nasde recessny by the ruipg Of the Court under
tfis case to say before what tters Is harm In
reIestiDg that tbs sttemp. on the psrt Of tho
BY possieltv ma, haze fornec any 90 uioo l. IN orc
eecened 1t Ia uup ecedented, and II 10 pot At sli al-
Gusss 70 aessTos the eoa Ct Justice o or to reflect ..y
know very well tbst the evidence proved before
reDsr's jury, where msn is charged -ta onsoce,
i all AIN ost against tue accused-
We oil sn.w ht tie prtyudioss and impression taken
uptr N nesepapsr reports n cases where Indie nsats
| fellow, are all against the accused Every
that the experience of svsry IN tho coaptr, ~,u
showit Our wilognsss to have jurors asked how thse
,lus,ee, ,h run, essoFea,s,y sissu,,a l @ss
| cu'ion had charge OF our clients interest iastsai
a eurse,as Shows Our consciousness OF this.
|
whole annals Of nrspTudsfce down to thi prescott hour
that offer our part oas besn oppo cd do MT b.
| IL there 10 the court no say that he
eve, heard the prosecutor challenge ju-cr for bias
say. with ont single tes ance Of that kind
have every juror ~ i4 IN such condition - to get
be papers and 70 rsai th pn oers to have In
quir'nR mnn ec ed TO ss~ore and criti a analysis
whe hsr he has cot BY possibility for ned some opinion
ss 70 the case tefo,e us ard he has formed
cpnis n, hen there is a soicnn appeal made TO your
Ioror 70 rec m, the effect Of this csnuot bs
bereocis 70 The egds Of justice Tless orejad.ces the.s
Impressions, this tiAs al sgapst usa sesiast
accused 2 man has fortnsd an opision, .Dd
ho~ G much greater procgisss night ' @s % oJ.et % 70
him for ,hats But whsn perfectly respects
hls forward who h's LAD eeery opportunity
| cf cufttvang md eolargirg hs.mnd and who Ia Ia
condition Of reng free fro the urdus ipfuens o. btAs
apd pr rsudice which consta1ty exists to extent
| With AL o us, we make no chsengs objection TO
such person. wea. wiling oe triet By trelve Of
cur fellow citzps trough may believe that the
bias ~hch they entertain s against But 40 extrsor
nary mode Of procedure mas been pursued here that
we had twelve jurors to get icstesd OF swo Do
p,t re how should get them Nor 90 see h,w ws
viii gst tso other Jurors, II this course OF exsmoauon
be pursued aud If your Honor vii not permit TO
Ger. sin what Say the prejudice is and II your hoeer
juror as r. the case he must rejected stiH, SAP
pose III ere H reUcty This appeal that mako u net
so much 70 The Cont - u + to rae esrned ssntlsu.a
ton Perhaps II il ou. Of order that this appea, ~
,n>os but me- srthsiess il ia made In sptrt e
tol iity, 10 spldt OF cepsure ann Ia spirs Of
con .mnao, beyond that sight measure Of condsuns-
ton which sed with the remousrauce against
| ~ NJ II 'e!t mr. piece 81 inJusuce. we nave
bsd rejected here n this case Whether the part Of
he Curt tie part Of the prosecution hafa dos
more juror Of tie most ptonahe ptien,
athe v,ry best probably that could BE- got to sis
jury. <nd have hesitation ia saying that tbs gsa.
the vi chsr II Of the fairsst and
sst jurors that could be put ia box, except far
the law 70 tenderness would allow the accused the privi
.q. Of r ing him have not the slIghtsst doubt
hat the pr nece In the mnd # this gentleman far
-, goes Is ads ete to IL Graham II must neoes -.
s b. these partial accounts. which are An
q ed In the ne~spapers on occssions Of this kind
4 AZ rants far uA n
| cu,ed the privilege OF rejec ing this gentle
i uan a. juror he 10 OF the most uu-
/ estep.onabls Jurors that can get on this jury.
/ hnrs that aome msv M ADOPTED By which re
car clors this eutiness Of upannecg ajury thought
yesterday morning that fbe jury would actually en-
psnrelec in end have already get through
Of the second day in attaching that ninary