The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-19
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UNDER THE NEW JURY LAW
THE THIRD DAY's sBhROH ron Hxw
WITH CLEAR HEADS

TIE Juror whe had Talked Ase.t the C-~,
amer he sst been sssnncncs-se.e .f 80
Jurors vhs were Rejected. .sa wsv.
The third day Of iury-getting In ti>s
Soannoil trial wss begun With the srrsisum>nA
Of Frederick X. Douglass, who On wedns.d.v
testified that he had talked about the e,s,s %
Innocence OF the prisoner after he had bee.
summoned ~ . Juror. Judge Barrct. ess1,
" The law makes 1t contempt Of court Cor q
Citizen to discuss tho merits OF . case sfter b,
has been summoned 70 sot - Q Juror In Il. n
very plainly appears that you are guilty OF to
offence described by the statute. Unless -.
deem It my duty Co take measures for . prop>s
punishment !" and then his Honor read N
DouRiass's testimony.
Those words do not convey exaouy tn
meaning that I Intended" said Mr.. Dousiss..
" All the conversation had 10 open TO your -
epeotion, II was not In any sense improosr--
Indeed, u did not strictly bear upon the msrts.
OF the oase. Had been further uuestioned.I I
snould have made the ex plan ,tion yesterday. I
believe that honest men should DO loft To thoiF
cases for whIch .hsy have been summonsd :.
Jurors. certainly intended no disrespect -
tp,s Court nor evasion OF outy."
IL was because you are man OF eduoatton
and Intelligence that was p,inod to tnink shas
you had intenti naliy disqualified vourssif."
day, among just tho sort OF mon wanied q
jurors, an Intentional IN aRnifying Of slight im-
pressiuns into settled conviUti ms aud 1 de-
termlned TO take some action inst would stop
that Kind OF thing. One Juror intimAsd theA
ne had made uD his mind so AZ TO avoid buea-
ness Inconvenience. Your explanation is sasis-
factory and no further action will be taken n
your case"
After this lesson two Juror were sworn Within
fifteen minutes. Thoy arc Walter Scott, paiu t.x.
OF ~ Park place, and BibridRe c. Diaisdeli, a.
vertising agent with Roweii & Co. rnros chsirx
u the oox were vet empty, aud no progress wss
~ NJ de until hall past three O'Clock. Frederick
W. Flint wss then accepted. He 10 q hard wan
dealer at - Chambers street.
one OF toe rejected Jurors, Richard l.. Das-
dale. wears hts bbif long, ana talks With erssA
rapidity. He was asked whetuer he had any
conscientious scruples against oapit.t punlsh-
ment TnereupOn he leaned forward In his
chair, held up n foreHnger as though polntinR
eir, that deUonds upon circumstances-I would
ike TO hear the statute read-ths st ltuJe denn-
ing mutder-because there was a ohanxs In thu
law sever ysirs ago, and II would depend .
great deal on who her this case Ia triod uadsf
the Old or The new law-ln q case OF ctrcuns-
etsntial evidence, that Is to say, I would have
scruples-now N you would Just read the sLatutn
could mpedieteiy tell you>---<'
III this time the laughter was louder than Ma
Dusdale's utterance, aud he was excused.
Philip DonDorammA, a weed Ring fresoosn
was the last examined. He was ~ ed how muok
work he had done for the oily; but Judss BAR
rrtt said u was not worth while TO go into Tho
subject. Mr.. DonnOrani ma was chzllonktd pas-
emptorily by the prosecution.
en- jurors were In the box when the osxxx1
adjourned. Nineteen hsd. within the day, beos
excused as prejudicsd and fourteen a. oppossA
~ capital punishment. The proseOulOn ohnsp
lenged fouf ana the defence two.