, 1873-11-04
THE DRUNKEN JUROR,

One OF tho Jurors In tho Stokes C44u
ArraiEned for Contempt Of Court-~
IQC is Charged With Visiting Cams
bling Dcns aud saloons During tho
Progress of the .E'rinI--EEut EQc ts ~ u
Drinking Mun,,' nud Know No Kot-
ter.
Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YoRK, Oct. "a crowd gathered in the
Court OF Oyer and Terminor to-day to honr the
proceedings In tho case of James Deloa
Center, the eighth jurymau in tile
6tokoa case, who has bcen arrested
for contempt OF court. Tho charges are TINT
while be was serving as jurynan in this case,
and after leaving tho court aud going to tho
Astor House office, ho was accustomed to 60 out
through tho Barclay street door, and go
around to tho lowest dens In tho city, staying
out all night, aud talking everywhere about the
case.
On opening the, proceedings, MIR. Hummcll,
Gentor ,o4 aEsa tor t On oa 3D.
leagues, and, pending tho hearing Of the caso.
asked That the bail Of tho prisoner bo fixed at
moderate amount.
Assistant Distrlct-Attorney Allen, after IN er-
to fixing tic bal be did not know how far tho
Court was conyersant with tho facts; but he
would say generally thnt the oral evidence and
the atiidayits which ho heard read bofore tho
Grand Jury presented u Migrant case Of con-
tempt Of Court.
Mr. Hummell-" Whatever he did it was in
company with IN officer appointed by Court to
take charge Of him. He never was on a jury,
except in this case, aud he served on that to tho
best of his understanding"
Judge Davis said that tho ol1enso charged was
d misdemeanor, but 1t was Of o graver charsc-
tor, and it wns important that there should be
no opportunity to evado inquiry. He should
therefore FIX tho bail at $4,000.
HARRY HILL AS 4 CoNSERyAT0n OF JUSTICE.
Among the afildavitH which support the COM
plant is that of Harry Hill, who states that Con-
tor, whom ho has known eight or nine years, cama
to his place about tho first night aftor tho jury
Was complete in tho Stokes trial: Hc was with
aDeputy Sheriff and WIS Intoxicated. Ho spose
about tic case, and said that one man had sold
himself for $500; that Stokes brother told him
ho had got q man to do what he wanted for S5o0.
uo said lo had been riding in q carriage With
sobss sebs 6fShor H0 csp came sn5 the second So3
been to Coburn's and was going back there.
Homer Lane was with him. He had great deal
to say about tho case.
states that Center asked him to allow him to at-
tend to his business. Flo told him to got
permission from tho Judge: Confer apol1e
to the Judge, and gave him Che onleer)
to y understand ! ho bad permission: Mr: contor
faro bank, in Houston street. md put down
some money, and won before 'ho would
1eayo, Tho affidavit goes On to enu1ncr-
alto various places to which Confer
took him,-to such places as Harry Hills,
Roddy tho Blacksmiths, liquor store in Varick
street and similar establishments elsewhere.
Tho oflcor swoars he never heard Center speak
Of the Stokes case.
A STATEMENT DY THE ACCUSED.
bfr. Center made the following statement to.
day to reporter regarding the charges against
him am the solo agont here for certain
brand Of wines, aud must visit drinking
places to push my trade md
collect money duo me- I had no idea that in
vsing th9so places vas committing eonem;Rh n;Ih
me. and if lo know it, be should have
told mo so. Now, I an. a drinking man,
and whom visiting those places, ol
course, drank. My oath as juror
waa to render a verdict on tho evidence, and
there vas nothing in the oath about drinking.
If had known that Was doing wrong, I would
not layo persisted in 1t SO openly. Tom, Dick,
and Harry might hayo eaid to mo in joke.
How IL the trial proceeding ? and I may have
answered, but don't rememher what said"