, 1873-06-15
HESlNG'S HOWL.
Its Effect Upon Field, Letter g. Co.---
How Uesing Failed to Keep His
Word.
Interview with One of the Jurymen
~--The Facts About the Trial.


the liquor case which created such rumpus in
the last meeting OF tho German saloon-Keepers
Union. The facts, as gathered from these gen.
tlemcn, were to the effect TINT Constable went
into the store, and told Mr. Letter that he want
| ed some men to serve on jury. htr. Letter
caIled the first four ho laid his eyes On, and Of
the four, three-Messrs. Young, Webb,
and LeonArd-went with the Constable.
None OF the firm had any idea what
the case WAS, nor did they care to inquire. They
| regarded it as none Of their business, es thoy
never attempted to influence their employees in
voting on jnries OF at any other time. The next
morning translations Of the remarks Of the
| Stdats-Zeitung we're laid On the desks Of the
principals Of tho firm, who called On Mr. Hesing.
That gentleman profoBsed to be astonished at
the remarks in bis paper, and expressed his in
| tention to retract. M1. Hesing WAS quite cordial
during the interview, and full reliance WAS
placed in his promise to set matters right the
next day. His paper came out the next morn
ing. but the cure was worse than the disease.
Messrs. Field d Letter did not care much for
that all they cared about was that it should be
ployes when voting on jurios or elsewhere. They
had never done 80, and never intended to.
MR. YOUNG,
one Of the employees who served on tho Jury,
stated that Mr. Letter simply called him and
three others to where tho Constable stood that
ono OF them got Off On account Of On engage-
ment in the evening, and he and the other two
went with the Constable to the Justices Office
Mr. Letter never said anything to any OF them,
and mono OF them knew until the Constable in
formed them what kind OF q case was to be triod.
At the court tho attorney for the defendant
| made some remark about having three jurors
from one store, but they were all accepted, much
| to their chagrin. Is they would have willingly
given place to anybody else.
was tried and given to the jury. There wero
twelve jurors. As soou as they were in consul
tation, ono juror, who seemed to bo acquainted
with the defendant, as ho had shaken hands
With him, rose, and announced his opinion that
'sThere Was no case" The jury divided, and
there we're si1 for conviction and six for acquis-
tal- That WAS tie, dead lock, and 80 it re-
manned for the half hour the jury remained out.
They reported to the Court, through the juror
who WAS believed to be friend Of the defend
ant, that ''Thev could not agree if they remained
out week" and the Court discharged them.
The case, in Mr. .Young's opinion, had to be tried
upon the facts and upon
TEE FACTS ALONE,
and in his opinion the facts demanded conviction.
One policeman swore On the trial that he went
into the saloon three times that Sunday after-
noon and sew liquor bought, sold, and drank
There WIS no prejudice that Mr. Young could
disc j n On the part Of anybody against tho de-
fendant, and the six who voted for conviction
did so because, in their judgments, the evidence
irresistibly led them to that conclusion. It 40
happened that the three gentlemen from Field
Letters were for conviction, and Of
the other three, one was from another dry
goods house-the Boston SquAre-Dealing estab-
Hshuent the second from a tinshop on Madi-
SOD street; and tho third Mr. Young did not
know where ho came from When going out OF
the Court Zeniescheh remarked that they had
better get all their jurors from Field b Letters.
The statement Of hlr. Zenieschek in his speech
that the epithet " d-n Dutchman Was used by
tho jurors, WAS not true. Mr. Young said that
the three men from Field & Letters we're not
!" temperance men so-called; that they all drank
occasionally when they felt like it. They voted
On the jury as they thought the evidence d.
rected~
TIE IMMENSE EsrAn11sHHEST
Of Field d Letter was running all day yesterday.
and Will probably continue prosperous In spite
OF Mr. zenleschek'a resolution. The firm ia
without prejudice; they are TOO busy, and hare
no time for prejudice, and. as a proof that they
ense1sain no Pte1uoice against the Germans it
may pe atAeeo tnat they employ large. number
OF tnas natlonallty IN thelr es1aonshments
TEE MAYOR AND aih. Hfs1Sd:
Ine lepel, ~ VI tun ploeeeulngs OF tne recent
nee,ns a on tae noe1al-m1nooa cltlzens," COM
i;.9. LILLY :aueu me oaioon-heepels Union. pub
aHneu at1s4 ~ yostelaays paper, conta1neo an 20
; ~ T. ~ 9r;" ho LA au1 ~ ~ a. ~ 1es
tnK; !. ~ HMcn 40 Vas represented as SAYING that