New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-09
THE SECOND JUROR PEREMPTORILY cHAL
LENGED.
Mr.. Evarts-Mr Westman, you may retire.
The juror, Westman, left tue LoG.
JOHN II. HUCGE ACCEPTED.


do, Sir
O. And carry on business herei A Yes Sir.
@, In connection with any one or alone A. Alone.
q. What is your business. please : A. Grocer.
O. Where lie your place Of business A No. 5is Bed
ford-ave
A. have.
q. A good deal A. cannot say that have read
good deal have read some OFF,
@. Conversed a good deal about III A. Convefsed
some, yes, Sir.
O. And discussed the question. have yoli A. A.
G, Have you formed an opinion A. No, I have not.
. Did what you read rake no imp.e ssiOn upon your
o Well how iid YOU get riI OF thos, impressions thus
formed A. Wei, nave changed then .oc)iduR a. I
have read different Statements mat H. dAarcnt asce1
O. Your present condition then "a taat.yon have no
opinion upon the subject; is That III A. No. cant
O Have you got any impression upon the 'uoiecti A.
o. N"itheP IMPRESSION nor opnionf A. No. sir.
a. Have you ever Xpressed Al Opn.Oul A. | have,
guess as nave am uot sure 40 have
@ Don't you remember IN 'any Of these controverses
or discussions which YOU may htd L. r.gt'I - Is hlA
ter that you have expressed an oJIniOut A. do uot
O. In these discussions did you take sides A. Yes.
O. You have no favor either one way the otheri A
At times nave been IN favor OF one lnI Other times
have been in favor OF other parties.
q, Did you express yodgselff i. l believe dld
q Did YOU say you believed one or tle other VI tho
parties innocent guilty tue case might De A.
Well could not say the innocence Or guilf, bat
thought Things looked reasonable one way, iad then
thought things looked right the other Tay ,
Q, D. you belong to any RELIGIOUS demo mlnliion A
No, SIR do not belong; am not uemoer OF any re
! O. d. You attend service anywhere A. DO.
Z. Where ! A. Different piaces-"AefcVef my mno
| o. Where does your mind lead you A. Asa general
| thug 10 the De KalD Methodist Church.
! q. D aKalbaYe.i A. Yes, olf. - -
q Who is the pastor or that churcht A. MI. flaui
| don't know his other name. -
@ Where else do yol attendi \. attend the Henry
| list Church BedfOrd1ye.
@ Are you German born A. am ~
| u How long have you Oeen IN THIS country a
o. Y9a are a eitz,ni Alan.
= Do yon know either OF the parties to this contro
| yersyi A DO not; no, sir
O. Not even a speaking acquaintlucei a. do know
Q Y5u have no speaking ,cq aaintancei 4. No Sir
Have you ered with any one you were
summoned A. No, Sir-weil, yes, / adYc conyers'd'
| YOU know that u.s. have sad that haI been sum
| mOned, II tnat Is any conyersai4Oa-
!. You have gone no further than that A. No. no
discussion on the slOJect since Jla .,. - -,
sure. TIE Sherf'5 name Is on he paper.
| u Did you nave any cOnversitiOu w.th NM A. l
thuk have not. sad. "On, psnaw!" TbAt Is about
all the conversation Dad
| Q. Are you married mani A. an. ar
q. Wncrs does yoIr VIE atead dIy,ac scry'cei A.
! She attends 81 PAirick's ClurcI, on h "a aye.
q How irequeuuyi A. Twice in nv me
So u,va Won ever discussed this matter with yolr
| wifei A. done know have, being deIcate SUB
o. hive YOU discussed 70 ,7l any one within tde past
mCntni A. dou't know as nave; a'sat nave, ba'
M FI.iert Jn-We withdraw the challengn.
Mr. Evarts-DO you think tI4t YOu CJl.4 act imrar-
| italy between Jnese Dartlesi 4. thnk 50.
q. Notwithstanding you nave riti lol deaf heafda
good deal, ami talked good DEAL i. ,rr .liht
q And have had opinions way and the otheri A.
O. What is the state of your mind on the subject thar
feel conn lent mat al lhl7 pd,s hpIe.SIOh
that operated upon you leaves 10 uII resnlt'i A
Wei, don't know; cannot say ~ nave nv impress
sion present about II. Il Is inAdteti ~ me- nave
! no interest either whicn way or the other.
q 1t ia inm-teral TO you Ia per oLii sense ont on
the responsibility OF juror we want 10 NnoS @Ietier
you stand Indifferent aud clear WIN your mind mar
iected by the Impressions aud opinions tn' JOi nave
! heretofore nafi A. do. yes, sir
o. How long do you thinR nave been 80 clear that
sure Ihave never taken great inter II 10 II, or DIS
cussed matter with any force that Iaa any inter
@ YOa say YOU are grocer. Are yon Wholesale
grocer a FAMILY groceri A. | am ret y rr,ear
& How long have you carried badness at your
! present place A. About six wears:
| 4. In the same place A. Yes Sir.
q Have you a partnert A. No, slr nave NOT: -
have got something TO do.
the corner OF Lqiayette-aye.
! Mr. Evarts-YoG came here from Germany A. did.
| O. How Oil were you when you came heref A. was
| IS Years old when left home.
| O. Did you understand English when yol came here's
! A. No Sir, did not.
@ You learned it altogether hcrei A Yes SIR, did
q And IL here. suppose. yon became OF
that age YOU have learned II IN he way " your DuS-
ness A. That IS The 4uy way. o.,
U Only in that wLTf A. Yes, sir .-,
q Are you acquainted with language 30 IA to catch
ana understand every hing that the lawyers and Wit
nesses will 10 tnis complicated casef n lam pretty
well acquainted with the Llnsa3se. .,, .,, ..o,, ~
doubt ordinary purposes. The question VIII ,tner
| you have complete kaosedgi or orr language
| that Juror should properly havei A Well, I under
stand everything IN tie business Or nything Ike That
understand IL pretty welt. You have udge your
self whether am capable VI understanding your Ian
| guage. Laughter
O. You certainly talk very we'll You kaow the let
aud papers all 70 De- criticised AS 70 what tney
mean what fair view, ana what the sha' les OF inter
pretraou are TO be- Now you must give us an honesl
| opinion. A. Wei. my opinion give you. fon must
q, mean this subject OF language. A. rnat is
what mean. l think can understand what YOU
say unless you 10 III 100 much OF Dictionary way
o. You awe served as juryman A. Never. -
z. Never served as "a jury man A. NO. S"' N@''
O. No experience in that wayt A. No, Sir
| n Fvart.-We sub nit il TO your Honor. he Is =
very candid and intelligent genteman-no uouot ABOUT
shnnt IA tue intelgeuce about the language In this
ptyniar csSe. We hold him to be competent Juror Sir
Inder Srilsou-Yoar challenge was Withdrawn, was
Mr.. Fulerton-Yes. Sir.
Judge seison-Tle thing that troubles me is that the
entlsnan has read much about It and CJnyersed
much about IL II you feel satisfied on both Sides that
that i'm precision is gone as ae seems to be salts he'd
NJ EYarts-I caunot that We feel that, but tsen
he ans gered pretty reasonably; bat sun wish dis
unclly submit this whole question IL regard 10 ths
JIdge Nelson TO tue juror-You have no impression
about It. understand you. either way A. have
O. Touching the question inv0lvedi A. That under
staId.
Jadsc Seilsen--I thuk you take Q seat
| Mr. Beaca-Ssne Information. SIR. come that has
.cen comm uHeasd ~ soaasel apon both sides whch
possibly require seaie conference on tue subject