The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-06
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o.,Your mind isiprricctly nee? Al was going to
sy,n nave aN zoe many thing 70 ocsuy my mind have
,,9; 800 issl nee lrGla any SaSo inIycsion or
tir, think 80.
Mn. GRAHAM PUTS ruE DECISIVE QUESTION
The counsel for the prisoner having finished their
coneullstio9. Mr. Graham rose and sqid
viii you be Kind enough TO tell what your religious
1cor a9 nv . SeSaT c 10 Tai
,.Q.1o what church does your family bolonsp A.-To
o.~Is not that . Unitarian Church. Alt is sir.
This decided the matter for Mr.. Oakley.
the TAfSr or rRorurSGuAM
was discovered. or believed to have been discovered,
in the impartial young man, and Mr. Gerry arose
aud challenged him peremptory that being the
fifth perenptcry challenge made by tie defence.
AT this point OF the proceedings fears arose that
inc pane OF 900 Juror STau MOI tba ave
gcsted that 100 more be summoned for this morn
ing. Mr. Gerry suggested that $50 additional jurors
should be summoned, hut the Slerif's officer pre-
sent said that the Sheriff could not summon more
than hundred, as his force was so busy. And 30
hundred " had to be, the Sheriff Is 20 very busy.
SIXTH JUROR CAUGHT AT LAST.
Gabriel Taussing, Wholesale liquor dealer al 0
Delaney street, having formed no opinion the
case, and being married man with family was
accepted BY Mr. Granam and sworn, making tho
Henry r. johnson, a corset maker from the
Twentieth Ward, the next experitnenter. He
thought DO could try tho case mpartialy, aud had
MAJ At this stage OF affairs Mr.. Graham requested
the District Attorney. who examining the juror.
to DO little more exact, saying:
"DoN'r NIX THINGS so,
please, Judge. Keep your principal challenge dis
tnct from your challenge for favor, else you will
make a pot pourri Of the whole thing"
TnE DlsrRlcr ArroRSEY-I am not mixing things.
am proceeding regularly.
MIR. GRAHAM-l beg your pardon, Judge, but
think you are mixing the challenges up 50 we eoon
ehan't know where we are. Please don't mix things,
Judge.
Judge oarvin having quie,ed Mr.. Grahsm's soil.
eitude by assuring him that he wouldn't mix thngs
Mr.. spencer arose and spitted Mr.. johnson thus
Q.-Mr. johnson. you say that there /. not now
upon your mind an opinion as 70 the guilt OF Innocence
M. SPENCER 90 the courD-And can cay my chal-
TN REooEDEs-And the Court don't dispute IT,
Mr.. johnson len, and George Hinekcn followed
hun because George had formed an opinion which he
said be would
STAND ny AT ALL HAZARDS.
George A. Higgins was next called sworn, and ex.
BIZ Ma esAnAN-o. You have heard of ths case.
O. Have you formed any opinion? A. Ihavc, cir.
TUE JUROR PUMPED OUT.
BI TIE DISTRICT ATroRSEy-Q. And have you form
ed nat opinon upon what youead IN the hewspapersp
g. Have you eIn 'essed opnion2 A. think 1
g when did you form the opinion9 \. At the time
@ And would that opinion. rs 1t exists in your mind
now. require some evidence to remove itP A. Yes,
Q:-l; yoEr opinion ABSOLUTE and aIedI Al don't
u o,~po Won entertaia any opnon indSSendent Of
what you read IN TIE nswspapefs' A.-No,ar.
Is 1T AN OPINION on SYMPATHY?
| Mi GnAuAN-Q.-Is year oniuion formed on the pre-.
sumption ,ha; wat gu read was truep A. Yes sr.
Q.iIesumin. II not 10 De true, have YOU al opinion
| Q.-perhars ,oa have 'ymplihyi ont assuming that
what you have read Is not true nave you an opnlon
| Al suppose my Impressions are founded on what
| have read entirely.
,,Q-lhen auy lea YOU have in your mind is brilt on
the pposulu that what YOU have reau true, ana II
that Should turn out TO he unounded. woad you be
| oence2 Al presume 30, All.
ment. could you not under yOar Juror render
your mind complete blank q receive t.e evidence as
Juror regard anu weigh nothing out the eyiaehcef A
OF you age pe}missd to tare your seat a, Juror,
lS1 tesl espAelS q rgssns PrsyTes efiaSn' ~
oIThat VIC krowi out DO You ieel you could do 80
Fe deS SFs cp iasa On A m2Fs2n
| Az opinion.
WHERE TIE LAUGH CANE IN.
lido Yea think your IMPRESSION Is frol, that Z mat
impr3'so1 Ns not affected 1y ANY cause u Eou heard
| porate that pgvsslOA INTO Neru!ct Al alma
| Nf cEAuAn-I think hat IA quite sufficient to rep1eI
| At tais Turn oi allS.is Judge Davis laughed.
| Mr.. GRAHAM-l think Ills is entirely out Of order
| Judge Davis. You OBJECTED 10 Atto pleasantry 81
| my part While ago; and shall claim II we ure C
| be Chesterhcltdn here, We must DO 30 uroushou
| and on both sides.
| hI, sPENCBh-Let him laugh VINO wins.
JUROR Woo JUSTIFIED MCFARLAND.
| John Gail was e1arincd and set aside. Johr
| Brown was called, but did ~ come frankln II
Carter was called next, and did come, and turne'
out ~ be a stirring juror. On being asked by III
District Attorney II lie l,ld expressed an opInloh Vi
| the subject, he answered:
Iprssumc have. rather ju.t,hed the prisoner,
lave sad Tie prisoner Was jasuGcd in 1t II Mai
| read was true. tsensauonl
| SIR. GEEBY-lbat expression
JuDGE DAVIS uIterTuptlng) -lheTe can be no word
M SrExcrA yehementlyla win see about that.
NJ GEkhi EIhst eAbfs,slon, a. l. undeistoo1 you
| DIDO you entertain that opinion at PRESENT. A
Yes. SIR. Renewed senSatonl
| Mr.. Carter was set aside. Thomas Scott, a com
mission merchant ut II South William street, ha
| no cOnscieu tious scruples about capital punishment
| but tie District Attorney drew from him state
menI that he had olmed an opinion, which II woul
require evidence 10 overthrow.
AN Aston HOUSE FUNERAL.
Mr. GRAuAN-Dd I understand you to say Won hs
such convection that 4! would require some ey
dehee 10 remove Sn ~ i,,e A'm maS; az
9mavs y0g re9d ,S all mat ss, "a. 70 aPD , N
o"Did "a read the report of the cOroaers Inquest
Q.-p!d You read the account of the ceremony At tn
Odd you read an account OF certain funerr
sery. connected with thus mAtterf A marriLg
q 80. l mean funeral service A.-No, sir, 1 al
o-very well. Did you read the extremely profoun
and yyacioas langut INDUCED by certain partlC
IN reieIcnce ~ the ceremony al the Aston House A.
. | presume llead Wnlt was sad IN tho papers.
lHE COURT air. GrtlaTn, are you examining under
chal eupe Tor principal use, or to the fHYorP II
taI JIIc pa taus', yJur questions are hardly prone
| Mr.. GEAHAM-Dd yOu Itad that particular u arc tn,
| spoke vi tue power ~ whcA that thug Was proven
| have becuIdOue? Al dolt recollect distinctly
| only have an IMPRESSION
, TURNING ruR CORNER.
Mr. Uruham withdrew his challenge, and oFerC
| to take the Juror. JUDGES GarNin ana Davis CO
suited together, ana un.liy accepted hr. Scott, wi
was sworn in snd thus has turned the corner OF Il
second SIX. Three other jurors answered 10 the
naGos, and were set aside Tor opinions formed.
LITTLE PERcY's FAvoRlrR JUROR.
Z John II. Muhineister, an upholsterer, having con
| for ard on clll, became a iayore with the cour
| on both sides, but put through tie usual form
> | While Mr.. huilmeister was under eIammItlo
Percy Mcfarland, the prisoners little son, exlbIt
great eugrruess 10 have him accepted.
e 'Oh, IA - be uuTmured, " nope that good mi
VIII be one Of tneml'
lhc good man was finally accepted by DO
" Sides 10 fctcy's great dehgLt; but his childish j
s wa tuuca 10 yT'. when Judge Hackeu, VINO VI
~ been talking Win MIR. Auhimelster, said:
"IA.s gentleman objects 70 serving a. juror, on
r9y-nl tl=t lr ls a Nt } poor man uhd las no ono
'iH n,' aud 10 Sc e D. puco4 upon the Jury he W
! nave 10 Huut up IL a stuTC.n
inf | N., srtNctB TO tno Jurorl-Can you not ma
80 'pme -.c4lL.D ny tItnl, 70 81 % u Juror upon u