The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-02
Another Jury Asked For to Try
the Boss of the Ring.
Sheriff Brennan, County Clerk Losw and
Commissioner Of Jurors Taylor
Make Their Statements.
the JURY DINNER ON THURSDAY EVENING.
Conflicting Statements Of the Different Jurors
in Regard to Their Verdict.

The city of New York was yesterday thrown into
- great state Of excitement in regard to the very
unsatisfactory verdict rendered by the jury who
Sat In judgment on Tweed in the criminal case be.
fore Judge Noah Davis. There were hundred
opinions made manifest in regard to how the verdict
had been procured. 1t was stated warmly that bri.
berry had been erected, that Tweed was not guilty,
that another jury would certainly convict him on
his next trial, and that the prosecution had not
worked with sufficient zeal. The jury themselves,
who are to have a dinner given them on next
Thursday evening" by one of their own number, q
Mr.. Samuel @. Hine, do not seem very directly to
know their own minds or to know what way they
stood before or after the verdict on Tweed. The
course Of Judge Davis is very generally approved Of
and there Is considerable discussion as to the
availability OF the present jury law and the slight
possibility of convicting any one who has robbed
the taxpayers. Another trial is asked for and q
new jury must be empanelled, and the present
system OF drawing jurors, in the opinion Of the
public. must be changed
THE COMMISSIONER OF JURORS.
The reporter of the HERALD called on the Com.
missioner Of Jurors, Mr.. Douglas Taylor, ut room
No. 81 old City Hall, to question him in regard to
the rumors that were made public about the jury
on the Tweed trial. Mr.. Taylor sat at high desk
when the reporter entered, and he received him
very courteousiy.
In relation to the rumors spread throughout the
city that he had been unfaithfu to his trust MIR.
Taylor made very indignant response He stated
that he had nothing to do with the jurors after they
got into Court HIS duty was to simply Judge of
the qualifications and liability of the jurors and
60 hear their excuses. He could not be RESPONSE
when panel was drawn in the Summer Tor the
jurors who were to try a man in the Winter. 1t
hp
Jurors should know who was to be tried months
ahead, and he repealed any insinuation with con-
tempt that would make him responsible for the
dOings OF other laundering offlclals Mr.. Taylor
stated that he took his jurors from list OF 80 900
persons taken from the directory. He had heard
the declarations OF over fifty thousand persons who
came to him in regard to jury duty. The Commits
siOner Of Jurors through his clerks only made out
the ballots, which were taken to the Office OF the
County Clerk. All who came before him. generally
speaking, came to prove exemption. He knew
nothing about State Prison convict being
on the jury. 1t was ridiculous thing to expect
them to visit every man summoned as juror and
60 have him prove at his residence what his moral
status was. When the liable citizen comes to the
Commissioner Of Jurors and proves exemption
there his duty ends. The County Clerk draws the
jurors in the presence OF Judge and
the Sherin, and there is neither right nor
privilege for me to know anything about
the drawing OF The jurors. The Sheriff gave
his summons. The prosecution In the Tweed
trial had acted with great indiscretion. Many
wealthy ana respectable citizens who have been
summoned as Jurors have been excused by favor of
judge when In court. II those who were sum-
moned as Jurors were not men Of capacity and in
telligence II was impossible that the Commissioner
OF Jurors should know the facts.
At the conclusion OF the interview, General
naturedly allowed the HERALD reporter to look
over his books.
THE SHERIFF SPEAKS.
Sheriff Matthew T. Brennan was at his ONCE in
the New Court House when called upon. He
stated that he knew nothing about any Juror on
the Tweed trial who had been convict In State
Prison, or OF any other juror who had been q dock
loa1er. He explained how summonses were deliv-
cred: Some were marked on the books personal
service" and others mot found"
Mr. Brennan knew nothing In regard to the
rumors in circulation that the jury in the Tweed
any money.
THE COUNTY CLERK
The County Clerk, Mr. Charles Loew, was next
spoken to- His office is in the County Court House.
Mr.. Loew Is civil, good natured kind OF man,
who does not get excited. He has the sdpotr Jate.
lie introduced the Deputy County Clerk, a Mr..
GuMbleton, very nice young man, who exhibited
70 the reporter mahogany wheel In which the Jury
OF the key OF the jury box. Ii was Mr.. Gumbleton
who acted as deputy for Mr.. Loew when the ballots
were handed to the sheriff at the trial OF Tweed In
the Court oil oyer and 1erininer. Mr.. Loew stated
that the ballots were displayed before Judge Noah
Davis IN open court. Neither Mr. Loew nor MIR.
were circulated in regard to the brblng OF tine
Jurors on the Tweed case, but their explanation OF
che system OF drawing OF jurors seemed very salts
factory.
very pleasant Juror to talk to was Mr. Solomon
Marx Q shoe dealer at No. 1s2 Broadway Mr.
Marx was fun Of smiles. He was interviewed briefly
rs follows:-
RRPORTER-I have called to know how the rury
stood in the case Of "Boss" TweedS
Mr.. MARx-I suppose you must know how
stand already IN this matter from what you have
haar a ouhra mad I'm anarQ HnV I an all fhn
rest OF the jury stood In the matter Will tell.
have gwen my word not to divulgc anything that
man on the Jury was bribed; believe that they
were honest and acted up to their oaths. do not
know Of any loafer or OF any man whose family was
rh sa not APPEARED npss m" S Ss jury ''0 soa
DC given to or by the jury, but If there is dinner
oi the Tweed Jury Will go to 1t suppose. have
heard nothlng OF the fact that man was on the
Jury VINO mad been convicted OF counterfelting, or
Ihat nc uai been a State Prison convict.
n, - THE TOY-DEALISG JUROR.
iaTIck heary, toy dealer at Is Division street,
ana VINO was Juror on the Tweed trial. was
Spoken TO by HERALD reporter. Mr.. Keary,
WAS No man very cry pcm orogue stated that there
counterleitng, and that the reporters had got the
carr Vcior , tne horse IN that matter But he had
Eighth avenue, had been the means Of con, letting
man on the charge Of counterleitng revenue
stamps. He believed that Mr.. Roche had been con.
nccted with the Secret Service force. lie Jid not
know that any Juror had been bribed 10 acanit
Tweed OF the charge OF robbery lbs
1eard that there was TO be dinner
yIven next Thursday evening to the iuroIs
by juror Mr. Samuel z. Hine, a liquor dealer at
1869 Sixth avenue lie intended TO attend the
dinner. and II he could be relieved from his pledge
lie would be happy TO see any reporter who came
e. the dinner, because ! suppose there will be
reporters present. Mr.. Keary added. "Us having
"a dinner doesn't suppose that IL Ill have po-tt,
cal efiectn
call was made on Mr. Dennson r. Parker, an
FISHERMAN, who lives Ia q tenement house at No.
ITO Franklin street, on the top door, When the
reporter called on the top noor there were some
IusmpeIs OF the family at home. They were quar-