, 1874-12-23
Observation-Disclosures.


. Eirst El.y OF tho fsrcut :Tr!ni.
l. waa genora'ly understood that tho trial Of the
notorious aIc(;awy-s icDonald fracas would tnko
place yostorany in tho Criminal Court. Tha. tho
public interest therein continues with little, II
nny, abatement was nbunlNntly attcstcd by tue
thronEcd condition Of tho courtroom. Long
before tho hour Of assembling Of tho Court
every available scot, and eyory inch Of
ntantttn; room, both within nnd with
o,e Tho bar waa occupied. Tho auditory wao
composed Of that pronlscuouA lot of humanity
Which naycr assemblies anywhere except to
lston to tho dotails OF sorno trial which IL OK
poctca to davolop circumstaucos and facts
wherein pcysous moro Or loaa notorious arc con-
ccrnod. Tho gentleman Of leisure rostlcssly
cibowcd hin pressing ueighbor, tho clot-hoppcr.
Tho stroet Arab whose pa1aco II q 1ry-gooas
box, folnl himself more or lens comfortably
nestled bosido tho tIenizon Of lnlrhlo hals. E.
l,esivo SNOW ahto ahirt front, with itu Elittor-
lns juwol, seemed TO gather additional luttre
from its jnxtaposltlon witt: humble
Of tho detergent qualities OF hot water gad
aoap. Habiltmonts OF tho latcst form nn.l
fashion alrusglcd into notice amoug garmcns
w],c! would harrow tho soul Of fashionable
taller. hut whatever tho outward mas,, ono OBJ
yiu.is motive influenced I'LL -thn curiosisy to
obtain tho first nows Of "14ike's" liberty Or
douln
After tho libel suit against tho proprietor Of
tho 1,imc7 Ind lbcen temporarily disposed OF,
States Attorney Heed ca!Iol out, loudly, tho
1ISr OF THE WITNESSES
in the case fos ths prosecution, which, oddly
enough mot with fow Respondents. Tltla state
OF alFaira evidently chagrinod tho prosecuting
officer, and lo demanded the na1ne OF tito
partios to wlloa had beon intrustod tho duty. Of
noryi,.g tho subrtonas, lIr. Reed declaring that
It was moro Ql>lcnlt, Ct any tino, TO il1ld tho
officer i'll Hucll caBcn than tho wltncsaca. Tho
matter was nottlcd for tho tir,o being by order
ing tho attendance OF tho WltNc3acu promptly at
9 o'clock y. I'll.
long befoyo TINT hour, mud during tie midday
reccau OF tho Court, Il largo majority Of tho
tArpus iclt patient vigil Oh tho benchcs. each
would 10 altogether lost if vacated bsloro
lilo expected arrivals cano OIL Tue
nceno. Shortly bcforo tho appointed tinlo
Mr.. Iced an,,utercd into court 1oisuroiY LntnG
Il cigar. Tho dcraudant'a counsel, i. s. True,
wrapped il a lougtlonod Ulster, and with bis
t!lruat cnoircled with m enormous muller, was
nlreadY pacing about within tllo bar. by Tho
time tho Judge took lllH scat, tho room. wns ovcat
II possible, moro jan1nnoa than in THO morning.
A jury having agreed upo1,, verdict by Hell
teacing picspockot to tho ronitentiatY for ono
year, then ollterea and Was discharged; but US
tllis jury formed portion Of the panel In Tho
Mcdonald caHe, and Us his counsel refused TO
proceed Without
Another wait Of twonty minutes or movo was
tHkbll until tle Jurors had bnen lnwRruly ro-
freslicd. ratlently tho crowd waited, merI'ly
tho pppoa counsel indnlgsl in eitnlT until tho
pauol was declared to nn eli presont.
Stato'a Attorney Heed, ". ". O'Drlon mud Q.
g. Cnnleron appeared tor the prosecution; 4. s.
Tr,sde, and 1lobort L. 1IoWoy conducting tho
tcfonac.
lilo Ittr; hox WAS filled by twolyo occupants.
Then commenced tho dreary process OF nclcct-
Mt
''rwE1.yE ooon MEN AND T1uE,"
WHO must posscsH those negative mental prop
which collectively form that l,ulwarI Of puraoa-
al right and liberty,-a, modern Jury, Alr.
0'Briun conducted. utmost exclusively, tho OK
animation Of tho Jurors oil tho part Of tho rrose-
eutson, ls. TrNsle chiefly astlns; 10y tho defease
Tllo eternal inquriea ~ to wl!cthor Tia lrospcc-
liya juror llaA or had hot road tho newspaper ro-
porta and comnnMtA oil lilo oaso had or had not
formctl an opiuion thereon; did or Gid not
know tio counsel OIL either aldo, or aleGarry
r. oDrIep, Will llia nl'ghtiy AIllosieil accort,
wuu particularly easeful to inquire from any Ill
besniau caaditthtu II hiH judgment woul1 ba
warl,ol by tho fact that NtoDoua!l lsaa
NEEN noltS IN 1EELASp. -.
Untlor this e5ois-!lra several Irish heal1s fell
Into tho hssAet. among them bc:ns Capt.
Gluosou, Of tho Clan-l1a-tlnel uuarls. u. H. T..
DOSE proyad moro than lllantum Buficit egeu
| ii tasol homoo!athica!ly. mud WAS iooyomptory
challenged. a. Arolb!er stopped ltlto Tho W.
cas,sy croatol by.a juror roesli:!y rendered. as
auel,, doiunct: IN brokon Toutonio accents lo
confessed ho Ind como 10 court laylug no otlior
business to engage his attontion, to oeelspy the
a!.oca OF n brotllor German who waB otherwise
loo btoy to servo his country anu the on.ls Ut
Justice by autlng as juror. 1'y aonln unexplained
| iriu1 0f ioEeglemnn iliA mama bud rot on tho
panel, b,,t tho Court rueyel hin. Of further ut
| tonslal>ce.
| Meanwhile thu houm wora RAPIDLY wearing
awny, and bv 5 y. III thu r,aue w..a exhausted,