The New York herald., 1875-12-18
THE TWEED STRUCK JURY.

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE ELIsoRS-TECH-
NIcAL OBJECTIONS 10 THE LISTS OF JURORS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THE FoRTY-EIGHT
MEN, GOOD AND TRUE-THE LIST TO BE
MADE KNOWN TODAY
It having been previously arranged that the esors
selected by the respective counsel in the So 600 900
civil suit against William NJ. Tweed should yesterday
upon the duty assigned them Of striking the jury
for tho trial. tho chosen esors-ex-Judge Charles A.
Peabody and Mr.. S. D. Babcock-met at three p. N.
in tho County Clerks Office for this purpose 1t
was an inconvcnently small room, and the csors,
for .he want Of better accommodations seated them
selves in one of the windows, while in close
proximity were gathered tho various oppos-
ing counsel-Messrs. David Dudley Field, Dudley
Field and William Edesten, who were promptly
hand TO look after the interests OF Mr. Tweed and Mr.
Wheeler II. Pcckham, with like promptitudc appear
ing for the prosecution while throng filled every
nook and corner OF the room and the hallway adjacent
Two official senogrsphers at small table took down
all that said while the representatives OF the press
standing uneasly their feet amid the josng crowd
aud extcmporizug the tops OF their hats Tor writing
desks, essayed the more dcut task OF recording the
proceedings. Mr.. Pcckham, holding in his hand
several rolls or paper carefully tied together with tape
passed them oyer to tho csors.
Field.
"Lists OF Jurors from the Commissioner of Jurors
oIicc," +" replied Mr.. Peckham, tartly.
II object, said Mr.. Field, frowning severely, "to
your ldEnlus aHltHiHB hp " tue tiicpTS
"You can object as much as you please" was the
savage rctort oi Mr.. Pcckham.
"Ihat shall proceed TO do responded Mr. Field
with increased severity in his tone.
IL looked at the outset as though there going
TO he an interesting squabbe between the counsel, but
they quickly subsded. Ii very evident, however,
that any echnicalitics presenting themselves would be
quickly caught up and If possible tho very object for
which tho esors wore selected be defeated Ii turned
out that these lists Of jurors which the
primary dispute consisted Of what Is known
as an original list completed December 13, 1876,
and containing ,65l names. The others sgppo-
mcnary lists OF october Is, containing 2e6 names;
Of October 2, containing SIS; Of November IL
containing el7; one OF November H. containing B2g.
and ono OF November % containing 527 names, Mr..
Field objected TO the forty eight names required to be
drawn by the clisors being drawn from these ncom-
pletc lists He insisted that there over 20 900
in this city subject jury duty and that the names
should only be drawn from full and complete list of
such Jurors County Clcrs Walsh was called and exam.
incd az 70 how the list INTO his possession The
Commissioner OF Jurors also cent for and examined
to the completeness Of the list after which very
animated wrange over the proper construction of the
statutes about Jury lists took place between counsel,
during which the esors appeared TO be swayed now TO
one side aud now to the other. Mr. Fields further
point was That the statutes provide that the Commits
sonor OF Jurors shall commence such list every May
and on October furnish the County Clerk with du.
plcato for use In the courts, Here gentleman from
the Commissioner OF Jurors Office said tponting to
huge pile d! books that he had the full list present
Tho County Clerk then had TO acknowledge that this
the 1851 generally OF about 20 600 names but not
drawn IN reference TO this year lie would call tho
1rst sent IN this year OF 2 100 names 'lhc original
appeared puzzled and after some consultation Mr.
Babcock inquired from the Commissioner " Jurors
deputy what rule he selected tho frat list or 100 tn
preference To the others The was by no ruc,
but to take them just as they came.
Mr. P9ohham explained that this was not the place
20 discuss the construction OF statutes that the oblcc
tions merely rchash Of passed upon IN tho
trial Of Mr. Tweed and that the Courts would pass
upon tho regularity or the proceedings. Tho eisors
then decided 10 make selection from the six lists
tined by the County Clerk 70 be all that the Commits.
sioner of Jurors gave him for this year Tho question
of regularity VAS not for them to consider. THIS point
having at length been definitely settled, the clisors
through the courtesy OF the County Clerk given
the or his private office. They then went to work
10 select the orty.elght required by statute,
with the understanding that II they should select tho
whole number before adiourning the lists would not
be given for publication until to-day.
WATCHING TWEED AND THE DEPUTY SHERIFF,
Il having been published that Wheeler II. fcckham.
associated With Charles Oconor In the prosecution of
the coses against Tweed had since Mr OCouor's III.
moss dismissed special detective who had been en-
gagged by Mr. y OConor to watch both Tweed aud the
Deputy sheriff who had him in charge reporter was
sent 70 Sir Pcckham to make inquiry a. 70 the cor.
rcctness Of the declaration MIR Pcckham who had not
previously seen heard Of the publication, read II
over carefully and pronounced IL an unmixcd false