New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
THE STRUCK JURY.


ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL ON TIKI LIST OF JURORS
pREsKNTED-THE TwENTY-FoUR PERSONS FROM
WHOM TUE JURY TO TRY TfiE CHIEF CIVIL SUIT
AGAINST TWEED Is TO BE SELECTED.
Wheeler Ii. Peckham and David Dudley
Field. Dudley Field. and Mr. Edelsteh appeared yeser
day IN the County Clerks Office strike the jury for the
trial OF the chief civil suit against Tweed The elisors
OK Judge Charles A. Peabody aud 8. d. Babcock ap
peared immediately afterward. They. with the County
Clerk and his deputy. and the Deputy Commissioner OF
Jurors. Mr.. Alderman. were crowded with two
stcnographers, reporters, and spectators into
the little room occupied ordinarily by the Deputy
County Clerk. The two esors sat on the window sill.
Mr. Peclham presented six papers lists OF jurors
Mr. Field raised the objection that these were not pre-
scented by tho County Clerk Mr.. Peckham said the
County Clerk just behind him and ho presented them
on his behalf Mr. Field insisted that the County Clerk
present them and after discussion. Mr. Walsh.
the County Clerk Camo forward and handed them IN.
one OF these papers marked Original list OF jurors
aud contained 265I names the others additional
list" and contained 296, 578 OF, 527. and G39 names
respectively-n all 5.6Os names.
Mr. Field strongly objected to these papers. claiming
that they the lists required by law. The clerk
stated that they the original lists returned to
him by the Commissioner OF Jurors Mr Field called at
,ntion TO the law which required that copy OF the list
of jurors and OF all jurors liable 10 serve, be cert-
fled to the County Clerk before the beginning OF
the Jury year. Iruc, no sdlu Hceicct vi bie
law had, grown up and now, instead of
furnishing such list the Commissioners OF Jurors fur
nhed from time time his selections from that list but
that did not make such selections lawful. The list OF
jurors comprised 10000 in this county and
and here they had only onefourth OF them. Mr.. Peck
ham said that If Mr.. Field would consent that
tho full list be used. he had had the fun
list brought down from the Office OF the
Commissioner of Jurors and that list Of 10000 names
could be used. lie certainly desired that the field OF sc
be wide possible Mr. Field said that rs the
defense coneIdcd this whole proceeding irregu
lar he should not consent 10 nything. SIR. Babcock
thought that the simplest view Of the matter was that
they should so with the lists certified to them
Ply the County CLERK. II out OF then, them
satisfactory then would nc time for them to look into
the general books. Judge Peabody asked tn" County
Clerk whether the books from the Commissioner OF
Jurors office had been certified to him. Mr.. Walsh
briefly that unless the certified lists TO be taken
the jury lists. petit jury drawn during the last Few
years valid jury, and yet. tins very point DeIhs
raised in Twccds among others the Court OF APP
peaS had held Jury selected from Just such lists valid
Both esors finally concurred that they must select
from lists presented chem by the clerk, and cilred 10
fhe private office ~ make their selection. Aftcr two
discussion Is were selected by them. and IN
"A very few minutes counsel decided on the IL which
each would strike of. Mr. BaDcOoAs suggestion, the
2i struck of we're refused 10 the Reporters Inc
"a to be summoned are as follows:
u. sydney Appleton. VIM II. Ilurlbut John steward
AsiibrI Barney, Oiver Hartman. Jacob Wendell
Nathaniel y. Bailey. VIM u. ishan. john ID. Mars
James ". leeKman, WIn IOttmeT. George 4. Robbins.
Joseph BrOkaw. Henry \. oakley Clas T. tiol1hue,
EcisO T. Fabpri. Isaac sherman, Elias :. Higgins,
James J. Goodwin David SteSar, Arthur W. Blaze
Ihe cilSCfS 10 meet next III ul'ay 10 ChOOso
"A struck Jury for tho smaller SUIT against Tweed.