The sun., 1872-02-16
TRYING THE JURY SYSTEM.
WI NEyT WIN MESsES. Gr.F4w
6 co. PUT ON TR5;J2


Have our Jurics been mere C,N,t :.
Politiciaust t-Judgc iugrablm, JUDI, r,'.
bour, aud Mr.. oliver Dyer TNnn,in,5
No case could be drier n tu the c,ct. ~,
legged and endeavored to bc proved tfan t,,,. .,,.
at issue In the Court of oyer ana Iorml,c, ~.
nevertheless the same eager nul. itudc on NO
courtroom every day gaze on the pns,n,-
stokes, and listen with attention to the I,.r.s.,
ar 1lmcnts and examinations bv his cou. .,,
0l"tt' seems e. keep up his Cuur...c. aut l,, "a
the officials iu whose charge br is ti1ert ,rt ~,
l. no symptom. however, ~ any chance ln a."
loiulr feeling that the delay "a vova'iotis. ird
t.ai s Stokes sh luid meet the law-Ordluod doom
o. ne uetI netate assassin.
NJ. ueL.y asked Mr. Sparks Tor ~, lst Of tho
lu,YTs c9ihpys ihg the Grand Jury Of the De,em-
v'l Term "i oyer and Termiucr.
1HE JURORS TO ~ TRIED.
Mr. Sparks produced the list hu' WA sn,tnito
10 swear whether any person ON tl, %. hni ~ ~
a member Of other grand iIrc. q during The -
Judge Garyin objected To tris st,i, ~ c~,-i,
nation, but Judge Carda2r said hc would adr,it
everything, and afterwards decide on the Wnula
On motion Of Mr.. Graham, Mr. Gunhlstonw,,
authorized to count IN oDcu court The ballot. 70.
manning in the wheel Tho result Of tho count.
Ing showed 2S, which correspondcd To Nj. Gum.
bleton's statement on the previous day.
Mfr Mckeon wanted 10 know bow some per.
sons came to be drawn ON several juries winun
Judge Garyln again objected.
Mr.. Mckcon thought this was an Important
public question.
Judge Cardo1o-T am giving you oycry oppor.
tunlty 10 present Il, blr. Mckeon.
Casper q. Chlds, Assistant CorriisgioDo. a
Jurors, was next sworn. Ilo dcnuHcd a book
containing more than 5000 uctt jyrors' uau,.s,
of whom l5oOj had been sworn 10y him. ll Iu,
ror profcssed to be convict or q cl'nl'er ba
took his word and exempted him. Ahou. n.y
persons have applied at various times 90 lc out
on the Grand Jury list. Ilc inquired into tuer
character and If found to be good hc roc.I,
mcndod them to the Commit siunur of Jufur,
Never knew person c9inmitied OF iniaI,..a
crime 10 get ON the Grand jury.
CITIZENS READY TO 30 Jury nrr,
George Smith, upholstcrcr on pcNl ,u,o,,
Waller l.. Guilds, Charles II. Dsll,tn, dd N "a.
H. Ilarbccl, had applied to be put ou the 4, I'D
oaiechaldcrs under the city and state. 'u
Mr.. Grahnm-We understand that a pro"n,-
gp5t 6t =. a. Grand gsisi& & ' sS5 sSS - @ 99 'o.h
This s what they call reform W. will low
that the Grand Jury system is rotten To tle con-,
and that innocent people can be indicted at The
instigaton of their enemies, while criminals es4
cape by similar influence.
Sir. Mckeon to witness)-What portion OF the
Tammany General Committee alc uu VA. h.tl
A.-MhtCh Committee do You mean
Q.-The Committee of 20 and 4. A. -.
gentlemen don't happen To be acquainted " %.
Judge CardnzO-Would IL not bc better. Nj.
Mci<eon, to show the occupation of any onD,
without aliuding to any political us,ociatiohf
Mr.. Mcl\eon-We wish to know your Honor,
who exercised these tremendous powers Ia tia
Wltncss-wc have both been on tie Tammang
Gene!d Committee, and nobody VIII dhpu,a
Tnr rrN or THE 1HNG.
Mr.. Mrkeon-l call every one pre-. Mt 10 wit
ncss thgt have never been ON tho General Com.
nlttee Of Iammany Hall in my liie. Mel,
you have tried 10 get on. lLau-h.er, In wh''h p
tho Judge and jury j1ncd1
The witness went ON to say that crcat many
vo. lihv men had no Occupation. aud their occu.
UItion was therefore not mentioned ON tha
ist. Ministers who do other business bc-id,a
preaching were put ON, but b" gu'e-cd tirtd
wasn't praying man In that list ot ost.
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