New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-08
TIE COUETS.
TRIAL OF cORoNER cROKER.
A JURY OBTAINED WITH LITTLE DIFFICULTY.

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JN"N 'blA''-D VII" II 4i''' "a - IA l.
ne Glal Oh coroner IicI'Fu OTJAcI, IL
'"i I'D tic m1r - ~ J Mes y l. una" VINO WAS a1ot
dirn, tho brlyl between the prisoner ana ! in's
OB-ien ana their friends Ga election DAY, WIS D'-dh
yes eiaav ~ the Cour, Of Ojer and Terminer before
jade Barrett. The COURTROOM was Lieu WIN sprc'A
iuciuins many % TIE prisoner aAd tHo''
suiD-Jaed a. -Ai"fs Ii prisoner 7"o curing '"' ""J
"'H'"u -'' '"'"''' ''''"- "'' ~ ~
''''' f'. '"F 1'.' " ~ -,
aai consulting frequently WIN MS ~ - va
n't 'HN'aF l'iI'.t"'"''F ''N.'''' ''''-" NM
aware o. d.. -ri,' l'a'"' III, No. ~
Clnion O'' D. l. f''-o"'' '' y oiS' w. "'"',,' VI
the PAM OF inc prs. 1'.'l'
ana '7'I.' ,,.,,,u Ella r
were I''N'--'' A"-'-- 49,.
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- p, I,, I,c,,,.e II WIS not 4 su1I.ient pun
lrent for uulde-, n the cralnal -ho IL be mpris-
on.s for life relieved Inn OK llry dItg while 81,
De@tuess ana tie emphasis plO upon "'S ""I'' IA
graat merimcat. Nathaniel j. w. Lccl;o was accepted
az the Af-t for 'l''' S"'l - ,-'"
sworn however ana OS "-i.'"',' VI '."' - "I'
o'I'l' ~ - r,.-,., r,-,o,,, ,r,s ev,,,.el
pere hPt'Is "l'''N-'' " ma - NJ -.
account or his Ignorance VI Inv i-"E'4Hi '"-'0'
Andrew Jackson DlV5 objected 70 capital punishment
H''o" -, ~, ~, ,,rc Mons. ,pres n ma
J"4-' l. ''YA' ' .t..t
cIsc, ana hdl 10 "piHIOH' ""' va 'N'-''''-''' 1900
Icnced bv the defense. EIwIri HeudriCk, liquor
,o-..,oto,.fr ',y rho nrosaoutipn.
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The second Juror was Ml'lieI r'''C"''' AlN4'i o.
seaman VAS oppOsed 10 capital punishment and was
- n. - i-., t,,r,- ,l,,o,pa1 Oas Henry f. Bower.
EXCUSED Lie 'ii''u J'IOi ~
out ~ business. lie had formed no OHniOa OF the
,it, - ir,ocorca Of the ur spuer ari stated
gum VI '""' -. -. H., -.
that ne never allowed hIihS'' 10 WI" any IuI7"0"'
., m ax,,n,ootion tnuchfny his
u'''e'' HoA' 'No " r. -. =. -.
competency rs an lmpdEuaI JuIoI hA' "n-"'A' "''O
very clear aud ready, and seemed entirely satisfactory
" w." 81, ',i, t,.on,,r r,to,,oo,t wa
lou'lh Ju'oI "l'lO'' O'''' :,
also accepted after searching examination ana TOOK
bfs saat tim nuh Juror Patrick T.. Sline avoided
= -. = 49,, ,r,,,t ~ conscientious scrnoIcs
jury uu'S vi ''' N' -, -, ~,
capital punishment idItIsOn a D4a'uc'A Hdu
olroolv r,rot an opnion and was excused from
49, A.. -. ,,or-or oaiia. U,,rv
mP' Ane "a MINIMUM " - =, - -, .,,, :.
NJ Evans, who had an opinion, though lie Thought II
-. 80. go ,or,o bis vo-iict ah ,r,ied Mr. P,ilins nm
'r,r9',,. - ,,.,irg an arruueut in favor of en-
49,, 49,, h,. Itdye r. rrrft excused lin on the
pof ,, ,o i,,ror. "a mn had an cpiuon which might
70, sonslv influence A verdict should be called
NV nm w. ,ry me rase
iInnas r. MGR and Richard McNamee took their
he sixth and seventh Jurors respectively. Prince
~ Nicholson was subjected long examination TO
c tate of his min nut t proved "a be- unsatisfactory
and ne was excused Robert OHve dealer IN fishing
tackle was accepted the eighth Juror Several per-