The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-30
TRIAL OF BLEAKLEY.

Another Panel of One Hundred Ex-
hausted and Only Six More Jurors
Obtained-Probabl Completion Of the
Jury To-Day-The Humorous Phases
of Getting a Jury.
Another crowded court room, which was the
case yesterday in the Court OF Oyer and Terminer,
before Judge Brady, shows the interest felt in
the trial of Robert p. Bleakley, who shot his
niece, Mary Ann Foley, alias Maud Miller. in dis
reputable house in Nelson place. IN December last,
killing her instantly. The prisoner was punctualy
IN hands circumstance to be, doubtless,
attributed 20 the Deputy Sheriff having him in
charge beng a person of prompt habits, rather
than to any extraordinary development OF
this cardinal virtue in himself marked i'm
provemeat showed itsefin his toilet and he present
ed decidedly dressed-up appearance, to the credit
or which, be it an insane vagary otherwise, he is
probably fully entitled His counsel. Messrs. Will
liam I. Howe and ex-Mayor A. Oakley Hall, a new
legal team, giving indication Of not only pulling
yer, evenly in their traces, but OF being very FAST,
WEE Ia neir Places SN win na
Assistant District Attorney Rollins. The four
rrymen obtained on the previous day pune
ually took their seats in the jury box, and with
took OF martyrdOm in their faces that plainly shows
that the grand old spirit OF ancient martyrdom is
not all dead yet After the court had been called
to order, the work OF
GETTING JURY
was entered upon with renewed zeal. 1t was slow
n,
ton The prisoners counsel showed the same per-
tnacfous care in not getting any Objectionable men
te a 5a cautious ana n ing
criminal courts. In addition to questions about
conscientious scruples against rendering verdict
where the penalty would be hanging, and as to
reading accounts Of the affair in the newspapers,
TO nearly every one were put the following
SEARCHING INTERPRETATIONS.
! I. Do you know with what offence the prisoner
q WHAT gave YOU the knowledge
q vaua INV
impression or opinion on his guits
4 To what extent has your impression gone9
g. How much OF an opinion have you fOrmed2
Q. What part OF 1t have you expressedf
Z. Does your impression relate 10 his possession
s. Are you sensible OF any antagonism Of feeling
towards him nowpN
DO you consider yourself as impartial mayGr for Jury
read about his case or derived Impressions or
formed opinions?
WHERE THE LAUGH CAME IN.
This was at Intervals all along. one Juror
piteousy begged of the Judge TO excuse him. The
Judge was memorable. His proverbial great heart
edness never gets the best OF him when questions
Of duty and justice are involved.
81 can't excuse YOU reiterated the Judge again
and again to the persistent pleadngs oil the Juror.
''Iave you any conscientious scruples about CIV.
ing verdict when the penalty would be deathy'
was asked Of the jurss as he took his seat IN the
az have" promptly spoke up the Juror. :,
81 excuse you now said the Judge with one OF
his blandly inimitable smiles. Everybody laughed
and the juror went away smiling and happy.
81 know nothing Of the case" said Mr.. Robert
Jardne, az he was being examined by MI. Hall; II
never read the papers.r
ave withdraw the challenge" answered Mr.
Hall, "for the reason that, having objected to so
many jurors on the ground that they have read the
newspapers, we think we should not object to one
who has net read them.u (Laughter)
This settled the case OF Mr.. Jardine and he was
ut sworn In as juror, and what made the case
more laughable was the fact OF his being the first
one obtained in the days list
one Juror, who was being examined by Mr..
Howe, answered yes to every question.
NYou have read OF this case in the papers, sep.
poseSn asked Mr.. Howe.
"Yes.u
'.Did you possess an opinion as to the guilt Of
the prisonergr
syae,u