New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-23
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40. discharge Die uuLy
% Rad remarked that it would be difficult for tIs
..Sce IN nass upon tho competency OF his own '<sd
nony fbe district sttorne5 said ne "oull rake no
eGlect on 10 any testimony the Judge mlga c1fer.
fhe imrsnnelng Of the jury et'er some tie further
,sr,rk Was PROCEEDED ia the defense saving right
10 tgtnty peItuptory chaIefs@:
Two iH,ors. o sea Flshery ard w. D. Chase, were
called and accepted without chslleoge John VI.
Cooney ss the called ana challenged for favor. He
bad heard of he case but formed expresses opn.
pc few qOest.ons were asked as 20 whether ne had
besYd Of the Reform party DC, but me issers no'
ns,trial Nj Brady remsIked tia. they did mol IN
tend any personal dsrespect to the 10 qnes 1onng
NE jurors and setting any Of them ssde tbs juror wss
st aside On plrempiOry challenge
Another was then called aud cballoged Hal rot
said il would be well 70 convict one or two aldermen
SoT the good of tie community, nor that II was tune
some oftbese officials should be punished had expressed
nothiDe Of the sind; know AID. Hesnck only by fePu
:aton have no. read The Sunday Anas Tor year,
and don't think have read any paper 10 "n,cu A.l.
Herrick has been spoken OF IN comment nave no
COM cientiOus rtiudice against the publisher OF
Sunday paper. The triers said be was an impartial
jsror but be challenged peremP oriy and SET aside
John Brissoll was then called. Has formed or e1-
pressed bo opinion. Accented.
MIR. Hszelton called. Think ] have expressed an
opinion, but not deliberate conclusion. Set aside by
eoDsent.
George Vaughan called. Hss not formed or eI-
rretsed any dc idCd opinion; has rome Sigh. inPres-
ZION 10 reg AID 20 it. Set aside.
WIZ. Brown called. Saw something Of the case In
the psrers formed expressed no opinion, aud not
beer present any persona expressed their opinion
as 10 ire alderman believes this mater is political
nuaLble or something to that effect. The juror was
accepted, making four.
Benz. p. Beekman called. Read about the mater
One ing III tb5 papers; Il did not make any I'M
preston my mind; have no bias TO the charges
against the members Of the common council; have
heard petors .! my store, probably t~Ice, express
opinions TO the members Of the common council 4
was busy and might have made some remark, but it
made no impression upon me; 1 am hdDiefeht as %
The question in regard 70 Aid. He1ck.
The counsel for defense objected 10 The Juror, out
The district attorney submitted u to the tr1erS.
M Whiting addressed the triers, stating that TIE
only desire OF counsel for defense is 10 have an Impair
tia and unpreuoiced jury He cOntended that theJ u-
Tor having had a conversation 10 regard 10 tins mat
Ter, as be states, ie should be set ASIDE.
The oisrict attorney replied: He IL willing thst the
Iarges latitude should BE- given in impennelng jury
10 The Ceiense. The whole ssue, however, fI trer
in whether the Juror Indifferent az 10 the guilt or in-
Docence of the party and the juror says he ID lder-
eDt and that is the test for toe trieTs.
fIe vas act aside.
IeOree Fox va called and admitted
Another gentleman was called and set aside.
Robert Martin cal ed-Ilave no, now and never had
any impression as 10 the guilt or Innocence OF A!d.
Herick; do not know Fernando Wood, or Mr..
Pur6y, or Mr.. ii. himself Challenged pere nqtorly.
Allied Ed sards caeo-Have not heard the subject
of the inc ictmens spoken OF nor real as 20 them ex-
cept the fact that the indictmens bad been found;
have not foimed or expressed any opinion as 70 tue
With Mayor Wood till last Tuesday, when got an
introduction TO him by Mr.. Hopper Mott, ons of your
legal gentlemen. Challenged peremptorily.
Ac olphus Bennett Ia Gennan) caled-liave read no
sccouLt Of the Indictments; merely heard tina. AID.
IIeTrick is indicted Challenged peremptOr1y.
Norman w. Kngsland called-Have formed i'm
pressiors, but not decided Opinions they have been
somewhat strengthened lately. Set aside.
Aired Churpey calied-Have heard that Mr.. Her
rick is Of the gentlemen msde ilustrious by in
dcment the WORDS Of the question by Mr. Bra9yl;
nfnAo 10 no lnA1
ment there is feeling in my mind as to the class of
men among whom Mr. Hor1ck IL, 10 make me feel
glad should he be convicted. Accepted AMI sworn.
Bernard j. Clark csed-Read the matter in the
papers, but thought il was wrong. Accepted and
EwcTn.
Solomon j. Hart called-Have formed no opinion
in regard TO the case; am lot acquainted with AID.
Heuick. Accepted AID sworn.
Robert ii. Place called-ilave read the accounts as
10 all the parties indicted thought them pretty much
alike; formed al impression as TO the whOe, but not
rs TO either Of the particular individuals; have ex-
pressed DO opinion; don't think have formed an i'm
preston to the guilt innocence of AID HerTick
don't know what the particular is, except that
was for taking bride, but cont recolect the char
aot6r Of the bribe Set aside.
Lorenzo Cary called-Had formed an impression.
Set aside.
George Castell aud several others gave similar an
swers and Were set aside.
Josiss Solomon called--lIas no bias. Accepted and
swom.
Daniel H. Green called.-Has no bias. Sworn.
Several Others were called. One said he was not
well enough to serve. Mr. Brady said he had bstter
not serve on thin case then. Set aside.
George Ambrose cslled-las spoken of the case,
but formed 10 particular opinion; thiaks when man
is indicted there is for II, true or false;
talked about the matter with Aid. SebolDs OF Brook
Ign; we talked about the shame of the thing TO the
city Of New YoTk-tbat is at the fact of aldermen be
ing indicted; have no bias as 10 Aid. Henick. The
tSers considered him competent juror, but he was
peremptOrily challenged.
Randolph Brandt caled--Has no bias. Accepted
and sworn.
Peter s. Cults called-When grand jury presents
An indictment, think they have had some evidences
have n bias as TO this case. Set aside by defense:
Edward Dunn called-Think the fact OF the finding
Of bill of indictment by grand jury would have some
effect upon my mind, hreguarly found; have formedno
opinion 10 the guilt innocence of party in this
case; heard much about the grand jury in this court
the other day that should think the indictment was
not regularly found even If the court should charge
that it regular, don't konw that would alter my
opinion la laugh The district-atorney objected to
the juror latter account. In answer 20 question
Of the judge the juror said he would decide according
% the evidence: Set aside by consent
John Wittick caed-Has formed an impression;
thinks where there is much smoke there some fire.
Several Others were questioned, but had formed
opinions and were set aside The panel was becoming
exhausted, and there had been nineteen peremptory
challenges.
Daniel Hughes was called-Hsd formed no bias. He
was accepted and the Jury completed, the following
gentlemen being sworn Owen Flaherty Eighteenth
ward nail maker; William ID. Chase, Eighteenth
ward accountant; John BIissell, Fifth ward, leather
dealer; William Brown, Eighth ward, straw goods;
Hugh Fox, Eighteenth ward, liquor dealer; Alfred
Cheney, Fifteenth ward, shoe store; Bernard j..
CLARK Eighth ward, painter; SoomonJ. Hart Six
teenth ward, gun dealer; Jonas Solomon, Fourteenth
ward, pawnbroker; Daniel NJ Green, Third ward,
fsh dealer Randolph Brandt Fifteenth ward, builder
Daniel Hughes, Seventh ward mlkmsn.
Ii being now near half past clock, the court adj
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