The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
THE NEWARK COAL CASE.

The Alleged Attempt to Bride Juror-Alder-
man Gains COndjutor Mt His Old Tricks
Move to Set Aside the Verdict.
In the Essex County Supreme Court at Newark
before Judge David A. Depue yesterday. the formal
examination OF Robert p. Love- OF pennsylvania. on
charge of having attempted to bride juror during
the tendency Of the suit took place. The first wit
ness called was James Mclaughlin, the juror upon
whose arldavit Love was arrested. The counsel for
Mr.. Hutchinson, defendant in the coal suit having
declined to act for Love, lest 1t might
interfere with their clients interests. Love was
assigned counsel bv the Court. Mclaughlin tes-
titled that he went TO New York to o hotel IN Cort-
landt street in company with Paddy Herman, the
same VINO achieved not little local nOtorety
Gains chief keeper and coadJutor; Mclaughlin
and Paddy met Love; they cOnversed about the
the jury and what point could be made In securing
q low verdict; subsequently In Newark they got
prespec i We're and told him that II he Would use
his influence with the jury in procuring q
small verdict n, he Gove' would make it an
swore that Love knew he was juror;
that he had maze no direct oder; that he did not
know what Herman wanted him TO 60 to New York
for, although Herman was witness' wlfe's cousin.
Here the counsel VINO mad refused to be Loves at
torney arose and said that the statement made by
Mclaughlin was such that he in behalf OF Mr..
Hutchinson, might be justified In making further
examination into the case, as the improper conduct
on the part Of this juror would probably give sum
Gent grounds ior the setting aside or the verdict.
He proceeded to examine Mclaughlin and drew
from him that he had heard There was
"A GOOD DEAL OF COAL TO BE MADE''
In the case. AT the hotel Herman lett the room and
Love locked the door Mclaughlin told HIM ne mad
right converse about the suit as 1t was still
trial. nut si he listened, az ne says, in order that
ne might see n Love would make any offer; his
object was to discover what inducement Love was
going TO maze and II any other Juror mad been ap-
Tnc Court called upon any other Juror to say II he
had been approached. The foreman and another
Juror said they had Drank win Love, but he mad
never limited anything to them.
MR.. LOVES STATEMENT.
At the request OF counsel Love was permitted to
make voluntary statement, In which he set forth
that shortly after the case mad commenced he was
standing In front of the Court House steps, when
he was approached by man whose name he did
not know, but could identity him. The man accom-.
panied hum to a saloon pear by; told him that there
lie told him that ne was staying In New York at
the Merchants' Hotel the man came with Mr.
Mclaughlin said that the case was gong hard
against Mr.. Hutchinson and asked what he (Mr.
Hutchinsonl would give If the jury returned small
verdict he asked MIN II he could come and see
him Monday evening; he met him at the depot;
he went into the sitting room; ne followed MIN In
The room and asked blm II he would come TO ms
house the next evening; he met him again on the
ga, after the adjournment OF the Court they had
no conversation about the case then: they talked
about
PIGEON MATCHES AND THE PRICE OF PIGEONS;
had drink with him In Market street, ff which he
PAID; never had any conversation with Mclaughlin
III relation TO the case outside OF New York; he came
TO Newark TWO weeks ago last Friday; remained
here every day; rad no interest Whatever In the
case; he expected ~ be called as witness, as ne
was superintendent OF the mine when It was last
w0rked very near the close OF the Case he was IN
formed that he would not be needed as witness In
the case.
Mr.. Love was held 10 answer she next Grand Jury
in the sum OF $500. Ne. Francis Sage, OF Kingston
station, became his boDdsman. A rule, maze re-
lurnable on saturday next 20 show caIlse against
kelnan, was ordered to Oe fled by the defence,