The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-13
THE sCANNELL-D0NOHOE MURDER

The Jury Farce-A New Phase OF the
Panel Game-A Brief but Most Ex-
haustive Scsston-Panel OF Jurors Ex-
hausted and An Early Adjournment-
Ten Jurors Obtained.
The trial. at least the effort to reach the trial.
Of John scannell, indicted for the murder of Tho
mas Donohoe, commenced ON Monday last, was
continued yesterday, and ended In the obtaining
Of three additional jurors only. pretty good
mornings work must be accepted as having been
accomplished, however, considering what farce
marks the swearing in OF jury to try capital
offence. On one hand 1t is Beach, or Howe, or
Spencer-a worthy trio cnough-one or other Of
whom examines juror, with more brains than
the three put togethor, and when one Of them
ehcts the fact that the juror has read the HERALD
account OF the occurrence which forms the subject
matter Of the trial, and has formed an opinion as
10 the guilt or innocence OF the prisoner he resumes
his seat, sticks pin In his ear, bites toethpick
Or fingers an immense solitaire diamond, the
glitter of which would be enough to blind Justice
fthat unfortunate damse was not already usually
ignorant OF all that wasgoing on in her name-and
then look at the culprit encouragingy and as II to
say-"Well, so much good work for my fee.n Then
Mr.. Phelps rises or may not rise to the occasion
the latter, most nkely-and all the stereotyped
questions are gone over, and then suddenly comes
for ,avor or q peremptory challenge, and by this
time the poor badgered juror is quietly ordered to
ssar o. the nsca o ne gets
Mr.. Sparks, by-and-oy. himself exhausted, pro-
claims the panel exhausted and thereupon
pocket he curiouslS enough draws an envelope
containing another panel The contents OF the en-
the Clerk shakes and the drawing commences, and
tLe counsel are at It again with a better chance
snn Of old who for
their own kidney or rather man without brains
They nave got ten, and no doubt the other two Will
he procured to-day and the trial proper be at once
proceeded with.
TIE PROCEEDINGS YEsTERDAY-oNLY TWO ApDI-
T,ONAL JURORS OBTAINED
The EFFORT to procure jury in the case Of John
Scannei was resumed yesterday by the Court Of
Oyer and j., Ter%insr before zero Judge Brady There
that for the three previous days kept the court
officials busy ana gave them enough to do to keep
the rewdy element out At the usual hour the
Court opened-the prisoner, his wife, mother and
other friends being present.
SWEARING IN OF JURORS.
Several Jurors called being BIASED were excused
they were John +. Craft, c. NJ. Kenc Walter Taylor
Jacob Rogers and Thomas N. sanderson.
Thomas H. King had some scrupes against
capital punishment He does not belong to any
religious denomination. out accompanies his wife
TO church. Challenged peremptorty by the
John II. scanneld and Henry Reed were excused. v
Charles Reaman was peremptoriy challenged by
GEORGE T. sxrrH-RrGHrH JUROR.
george =. Smith, matchmaker, IFS East Thirty.
eighth juror.
HENRY KRIEwOLF-NTNTH JUROR.
henry kfiewol, printer, 32l West Twenty fourth
ftreet, was accepted and sworn as the ninth Juror.
JAMES N. LINNARD-TEHTH JUROR.
lanes N. Linnard. merchant, Al South street,
was sworn as the tenth Juror
Timothy Shea admitted that he belonged to a
democratic organization last summer He Thought
he could give o fair verdict He Is not ACQUAINTED
with former city officials except by reputation
Peremptsrily challenged by the District Attorney.
Mr.. BEACH CAUTIOUS.
When Mr., Shea was challenged IL was on q su0
gestion OF the Clerk to the District Attorney, and
Mr.. Beach objected to the District Attorney per-
uniting himself to be dictated to by any onicer of
the Court.
Mr.. Justice Brady said, OF course, there could be
no dictation; but as all these proceedings were a
farce II fair jury not obtained, he thought 1t
not only proper, but the duty or any enc who knew
communicate 1t at once to the defence, both or
whom he considered officers Of the Court 10 the
extent OF being bound to aid in preventing any
improper admission 70 the jury box.
Mr. Phelps satC he need hardly say that ne was
not likely to permit his course TO be dictated TO
him.
Mr. BEACH THEN COLLAPSED. ~
by the defence.
Robert Pratt was excused for sickness.
vuve. w. buckingham, BENJAMIN Lichtensfefn,
Ase. ~ fhiIiirs Morris Frun, Samuel ]. Pote, Au-
e us' u penn Edward r. Browning, Samuel Josephs
anu wiLlam X Jenkins were all dismissed on prn-
cipol challenge.
Edward M. Knox, halter, had known both par
ties signify, and was challenged peremptorily by
Abel (. TSsn1son. lyman Israel. 1.permau 1le-,