The sun., 1873-05-17
MIR. TRAINS OPPORTUNITY.
IHE CULPiBLE NEGLIGENCE or
THE SHERTTE'S DEF UTIES.


fui Risk that was Taken by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Lyon.
The trial OF George Francis Train, on the
indictment for publishing obscene literature.
was fairly begun In the oyer and Terminer yes
terday Mr.. Train entered the court room es-
corted by three or four officers, who seemed to
he impressed with the Importance of their pris-
oner and themselves. They conducted HIM TO
the rallied enclosure for prisoners, and he took
his seat among the thieves and burglars who
were there for arr rhglnnent upon Indictments
Just found bv the new Grand Jury. His private
secretary, Mr. Ge9 r. i,emisi was peEmi.ted EDIT, to
the entering of fifteen pleas to the fifteen new
indictments against WIN. NJ. Tweed was IN pro
gross, the embryo dictator amused himself by
lis favorite pastme OF epigran writing: Mr..
Tweed and Judge Davis. David Dudley Field.
W. q. Bartlett, John Graham, and their asso-
ciates in the Tweed case, District Attorney
Phelps and his Assistant,Lyons In short, nearly
all the distinguished men I'm the room became
the subject of Mr.. Trains caustic aud sarcastic
pencil. The reporters were kept so busy read
Ing his numerous eruslons that they found IL
dinicult to give proper attention to the learned
gentlemen who were disCOursng about pleas in
abatement, dcmurrcrs, motions to uuash, rlcas
are to the mind of the average layman about az
interesting as would be u chapter Of the Pan
dects N the original Latin.
Mr. Bell, senior counsel for Mr.. Train the case
having at length been moved, announced that
he was not ready, and that one of his associates
ment until next Tuesday.
Assistant district. Attorney Lyon objected.
and Judge Davis said 1t would be best to 70 On
with the enpanelling Of jury.
CHRISTIAN JURORS ron PAGAN.
Rollin $. Williams, Jr., stove dealer. 30 Third
avenue, was the first juror examined on his roir
cepce OF Mr. Train. atb"nSb he lad rnsI Ir sn,ne
thing about the case. The challenge for cause
nation on the challenge TO the favor he answ.rea
that he was Presbyterian Church member. and
mater e1treIy witbo pcidp eiS,d hui, m
m ~, H. shu 'c d"e uoie"oe i'erposou perehp'ory
Ca Carlisle n Roe wine dealer " Barrow street.
nressed J"cidd om,i u nnu @ ,h ioineg ,r, sn1 81
rase pas'u uo''uou 'P''"o" oh 'ne "ier'ts VI the
Isaac Nusli,er lea,bor ,pt pas, rour,b .,ro,,
had aao n ,unn, ni hast rourtn street
M maI i w. S'hS op'hiohs' anu was acoepteo
Fdwin F. r Fropch fro.ide,co mn, ,o,, ,,,. no.
sre pG I'm Una; me he stood Indifferent between the peo;
mn mn 10 ne coIapetont INC defence excepted to
NJ 'i'"S' 'u' "0oop'eu tnc juror ior chhr
Alfred Redwick. "A Wall stres, u,s ,me,c.r.
,i1,ahJ ~ II y, - o' "'i, stIeet, Was usAuep-
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s,vpPeu o,,shiy up TO hssivtant ~, District Aior-
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A hxed onininn ,yIirh disn,,siiana liz, ~, ,, To- ,I.
haIen,,ed ~ III hv ho Lyo, anu no was pereihptorS
49,, -, =. -
,a,, n n u1'i. So .,,.,
,John ", IL Wnening' fniy-third street and
FIRST avenue .sld he had heard and read Of Mr..
/ Tran. lie didn't know precisely what tho
charge against him was, but he understood tha
/ the accusati.n To- be that Mr.. Train had black
mailed the mble rms brilliant answer secured
the juror exemption from service by consent.
l.. j. Mann, Cottage place, was unheslt tingly
accepted as the fourth juror, and was directly
followed by Charles II. Tenny, halter. 6l West
Twelfth street, and by Coleman Lympte, who
| jurors.
VIM. II. Libbie. h9 West Forty-sixth street,
much about it, lie did not think he could sa
into the Jury box entirely unbiased, because lie
had a strong prejudice AGAINST the prisoner:
spoke up, IL iii accept the Juror with his preu-
dices." But the coming dictator was for tha
nOnce snubbed. Neither the Court nur the
| counsel paid any attention to his acceptance.
! The examination was continued, and Mr. Libbis
At this stage Of the proceedings cx-Judgs
Freeman J. Fthian arose and moved an adj diouln-
ment Of the court out Of respect for the memory
! of ex-J ldge Theron X. Strong, which he an
! nounced. After an appropriate speech by Judge
! Eithtan, MIR. BcH seconded tnc motion Tor an
/ adjournment, and added the tribute Of few
/ eloquent words. Judge Davis said II was to
/ him melancholy pleasure to grant the motion,
and he added his testimony to that Of counsel
/ tu tlow that the deceased iurist was worthy a
! all the honor that ould bc rendered him His
] Honor closed with an order for an entry on thu
l records Of the court and for an Immediate ad-
. iournlueut.
Mr. TRAIN DESIRTFD.
Tho tbror,, f., tho ,.,,,rt r,,, an, ,, ,t, ~.
tho ,,s,,ni iianr H hr ,". ~, '' ~ w. "A1 .,
! i'ut start.d mi i,.iI NIL Nr Tt,j,, ,,.. eyi
bis yyriv and Sri,,lY Ioci ni n mi ii
! ont for his legal custodians As II VIVA boforo
! at recess, the deputy sherins were all outside,
pa K'ns IN me iresh arr anu sunshine OF the Citr
M n,a, @ ~, iid,i tooh ,'in siHu"S ,t ','
/ new LYON who was bundlinr M hi, papcrs and
said, mir. Lyon, where are my keepersy Am
IN tho custody OF the lawi Hero 1
SIn, ' ',;, ~ ~ 80 " ~ ,hc i,A "Iip p
~ 49, ppv"iuuoh t nl. MI Lgoh iinIoc.ntb icthssu
I Indl ne uluh kno"' ana lhllmittu thdt ne
didnt care. They can't beat me that way
said Mr.. Train. Will report myself at tho
err stared oi Cui pc,nne,.v g. H., damn ishcrn
,.bn Iad ,har,. 81 ~, ,,,'G,I',,i ,!ri,.',,.r
t nto iI" ~ VIZ u'S' 'tlEu'shcu PI'9v'eI'
ehteieu ine court room ltW minutes ht'I
Waru' ana TOOK IN Tue situation AT glance. \
young man with "A big blonde mOustaCuC. whose
pa tf far it, "A INit -