New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-07
THE COURTS.
THE TRIAL OF TWEED.
.or a,xorv ruROR OBTAINED.

Tho enAira dav in the Court of Oyer and
Terniper with the exception OF the hour ocoupou W
tho trial OF j. Deos Center for contempt was
in futile attempt TO obtain Jury IN the i"ccu oAoe
Objections interposcd, with the necessary arguments
ansyers nd decisions frttered away the tipie' 'o ~
,I 20 ner,ors were examined, and two OF those only
partly Henry L. Clinton appeared as ono OF tne sSt
anita of the prosecution. Upon the opening o' '"o
Court the examination Of owen C. Owens was resumed
ON the challenge to the favor For nearly TWO noi' 10
was Obliged to keep silence IN inc """oe'
chair while the counsel ana the Court "oi0
discussing tho points raiSoo Nv mr.
ohIec,,on WAS raised that the Court decided on the
.,nal hollonge that tho witness unbiased, fthe
err, acted n, trer on the challenge to favor IL WOMB
ma 20 mass upon res ddjudcatn. This was oVerruou
by Judge Davis in one case he had 10 oeciuo 0"
ters of fact and in other on rules OF law; ID os ~
whether the witness formed or expresseu such an JPN
ion "A would dlsauafy him. In tho otDer ""e'noi "
oil there was such al amount OF VI o'o
Womb affect the Juror and make him give more "eis'
70 Tie oyJouee on one side than on tne otAer mr.
Owens was then directed 10 stand aside.
Edward NJ Duer. dry goods merchant OF "asn'"F
tou-pace, was next called. Mr. draham asAou W
riers be appointed, and that the witness DC sworn "
give evidence to them. both requests beng re'useu'
ceptions were taken, and 1t was agreed tna' 'no'o
,vor 10 no considered made and reiuseu III eho
cas ~ zach Juror called. This juror Win Joseph u
Woleott Reed McIyalne, Nathan Fisher Royal D. hlFr
eacretary of the OId Fellows socety and L9auel Fay
wood were all declafed disqualified. George Wright
Aston was next called. lilo admitted that
no had opinion as to tho CUNT Vi
the prisoner IL the newspaper reports were true
The FIRST challenge declared unsustaned The wit
ness was then TO to the challenge to tho
favor. On bis examination, Mr. Graham ASKED MT
Aston If he possessed property worm S21J on tno
ground that II he did not he was rendered more laDc
to outside influence. The question was ruied our. IN
reply to Mr. Graham the witness said ne had bias III
favor of the people, but told the Court that no thought
ne could 20 into iurybOX and act solely upon the
evidence Judge Davis said that no could not take IL
upon himself decide that the witness ala not know
hs own mind, aud declared the challenge unsustalned
OF the Center cas,, tho examination or inc
witness wa resumed and he was perempioriy chal-
len rcd by the defence John A. Gilbert Or No 22 East
FuurteeIs h-st hardware dealer was neXt called ne
the prise .er but unwugy admitted that ne knew noun
ing bOut present Indictment. lie dld not thhh W
give a verdict the evidence ana was cAcu'eu
Benjamin 81 g Jmp rz and MauriiZ BullOWa had iOfmtu
Chandler Roberts had formed an opinion. lf lie went
into the juyb he would try TO do his duty, Dt shOIu
disuelieYe most OF the evidence on one SHE. .iie
was adjudged TO DO unit Tor a juror. DShitt u
biased and stood aside. The next one caleu,
lmes W. Eaye evidently had none OF mat uread Oi Jry
dntv which afflicted o.hers. He had formed an opinion
some time before but In the lapse ot time IL hau grown
verdict After long examination, IN when TIC u'uai
oricr was reversed. aud the prosecution preSSu tuo
mental examination closely. Judge DAVIS dcGlaoi w
OF the witness was not Il ntc tne pidhh ,ua'
the law dom 1nded and excused MIN nom serving
Il. Orreil next called Tue WltheSs Wa uo
al trcl connecticut under the chaiIehRe iOI piO'Pa
cause and then challenged Tor favor oy o
al ms stagc Of tho proceedings the Court was huouruou
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