, 1872-12-02

The Citizens Selected to Try the Great
Jumcl Cnse-Neyv Counsel Retained
in tho Casc-Ex-Attorney General
E1oar to Oppose Charles O'Conor.

The Citizens Selected to Try the Great
Jumcl Cuse-New Counsel Retained
in tho Cnsc-Ex-Attorney General
T1oar to Oppose Charles O'Conor.
From the Ne.o York Tribune, Nor. %.
The most remarkable civil action in the annals
United States District Court in this city next
week. It is tho ejectment suit Of George Wash
ington Bowen against Nelson Chase, to recover
possession Of the famous +s sJunael Estato,'' con-
sisting Of 126 acres Of the finest land On Wash-
inston Heights, in this city +; Of the property on
the northeast corner Of Broadway and Liberty
street, and of a lot in Liberty street; the whole
being worth, at present market prices, about
S6,000,0o0 The same suit was tried in Jan
ualy last, and attracted public attention all over
in the jury, and the whole Of the proceedings
we're much less intereating than those which are
to follow promise to be. In view OF the fact that
the interests involved are so enormous, the
Court has now ordered a struck jury, the first,
it is understood ever impane1led in this country.
It consists Of a panel Of forty-oght prominent
citizons, from which the jury to try the case is
pruned By the counsel on each side alternately
striking out one name after another, until only
twelve remain. The jurynen impanelled for
this purpose are as follows:
Union Adams, furnishing store, No. 6s7 Broadway !;
John Abendroth, iron dealer No. 100 Bcekman street.
Horny Bowers, merchant, No. 6l Leonard street;
Rad G. 1dgo dealer IN Sa11ais No. 2S2 81 reaT 19
Broadway; Pho G. Calhoun, President, etc, No: IL
Nassau street; John H. Cheeyer, President, etc.,
No. e5s East Forty-socond street Robert J. Douslas
-four merchant, No. State street; James Dart,
TFsasuse 30 @ Bs Rseaavsy Esr % Days aou
sr., banker, No. SO Wall street; Simon De Wiser,
merchant, No. es william stseet james ". Domi.
ass4s se inporsr So d t'Ec c sFSe a4as W.
Charles 4 Fellows, witches ETC., No. Il Maiden lane
Herman Grimm, importer, No. Il Duane street; shep-
pard Candy merchant, No. 60 Wall street, Samuel il.
so% srsa s
Hall, merchant, 124 Grand street Charles v. Hull,
soaps, No. 81 Park row; Isaac Il. Holiness silks, No.
ss1 Pearl street Edward s. JaG1ay, importer No $50
Broadway; Ambrose G. Kingsland, Jr, merchant, No.
Broad % ehFss an5 bsts anh Nc RIdD Pine
= vs.: 4'e:s Mss
D. D. T. Marshall, President, No. Isl Broadway:
Charles H. Mount, gentleman, No. $40 West Twenty
third street; Hervy J. Newton, gentleman, No: 15s
author, No. 3o1 West Twenty-eghth street; John A.
Isston. broker, Nc: SO Broad street; John Romer,
nor, gentleman, No. 81 St. SIarkb place; Joseph F.
Stone, bunker, No. 50 Wall street David J. suydan
gentleman, No. 40 East Thirty first street; Sgisund
g. Shaw, books, No. 539 Pearl street John Sloan,
carpets, No. 655 Broadway Thomas Z. smuu, leather,
NO. RI FRANKFORT street, Joseph l.. SpOA ORD, ner-
chant, No. % Broadway Thomas L. Vyae, IT,, Presi-
dent, No. 400 Broadway Thomas George Walker, nec
chant, No. 33 Broad street.
The great Tichborue case tried in London last
year, occupied eleven substantial business men
for nearly nine months. AIen who wore making
$50 900 year by trade had to abandon all busi-
ness and do the hardest work OF their lives for
as e day. But the Jume1 is q case involving
larger estates. and the jury promises to be made
up Of men of q still richer and buster GLASS; It
Is impossible to guess how long the case will be
before the jury; but the former trial occupied
twentyfour days, and the parties to it ha7o SINCE
5pcut nearly year, and vast sums Of money, in
collecting further testimony. Besides the op-
posing lawyers know each others strong and
weak points now; and have fallen into con-
;ost, perhaps even more bitter than the feel
ng between plaintiff and defendant 80
hat there are prospects Of examinations and
Of charges OF "champerty,"
g barratry,'' ''subornation," and what not, with
7oluminous testimony and argument upon each
;harge, so that the poor jurymen will be lucky
+ they come to an end Of the trial before New
ZcEr's. to say nothing Of the time it may take
hem afterward to make up their minds.
The lawyers who will conduct this memorable
light are among the ab1est in the country. Mr..
Charles O'Conor has been in the case from
be first. Forty years ago he was the con
idential adviser and counsel Of Aaron Burr, then
dGdame Jumel's husband, and defended the
Gvorce suit which she brought against Burr.
from that time Mr. O'Conor has been profea-