Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-27
THE TItFON.BEECHER JURY.
Personal Points About the
Twelve Who Are
"Sti1 Out"
How They Look and Act, and
What They Do for
q Living.

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Mr.. Chester Carpenter, The foreman, Is
pronounced Presbyterian, and acknoW-
Iedped upon his examination that he had
az one time formed deliberate impression
REGARDING the case at issue, which lad,
however, been changed by reading. One
of the articles he had read was sermonO Oy
Mr.. Beecher on theaters and Sunday
amusements.
The second juror is Mr.. A. R. Case.
Mr.. Case is a small man, with light halr
and blue eyes, and quick, nervous man
ner: he is a druggist in Williamsburg, and
a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Case sits bolt upright in his chair, oc-
casiOnally reclining on the arm. dls
fingers caress the lapel Of his coat. de
has square forehead, thin nostrils, and
compressed lips. BE will be one OF those
who will 90 of by himself in the jury-rOOm,
put his feet upon 4 windOw-sill, and wait
until the others come TO their senses. de
will have the absolute right Of the case.
Juror No 3 is Mr. Samuel Flate, the
Youngest man of the panel, being but
twenty-four years Of age. He, too, is light
complexiOned, and on his examination
stated that he had read very little about the
controversy.
Henry Thayer, the fourth in the list, re-
sides in GreenpOint, and is by trade an iron
finisher, and was formerly in the employ Of
| Mr.. John II. KeyseT, Of Ring fame. tie
| has long beard and prOtTuding forehead
| that remind the observer Of pictures OF
| Galileo. His face and form are thin and
spare, and he is evidently man who takes
/ very little interest in the affairs Of the out
side public.
William Z. JefIIy, Jr., juror No. Z, is a
| flour broker, and an Ep'scOpalian IN faith.
| He is a slight, neTvOus-lOOking man, under
the middle age. His eyes follow every
movement in the room, and ATE never at
rest. No feature of his face is expressive
Of weakness. He has a high forehead,
| clear ewes, and a square chin. From this,
and from the honesty and frankness Of his
| expression, II is not difficult to predict that
| he will be cautions In forming an opinion,
but when formed it will be an honest one.
Mr.. Davis is an Englishman by birth
! and in sympathy with the Episcopal
/ Church, Of which, however, he is not {
member.
Next in the list is Mr.. George Hall, Z
carpenter, and member OF the Baptist
Church. He is probably the one man
who is in every jury-who viii feel called
upon TO win over by argument any who DC
not agree with him, suPpOsing he shoulC
be with the majoity. He IS nearly fifty
years of age, gray-haired and with regular
features. He looks like shrewd and ex
perienced business man who has passed
through trouble and misfortune.
William II. Davis, the fifth juror, IS ;
thoughtful man, fond Of stroking the sparse
black beard and mustache that guard hl:
small mouth like a circling reef. WheI
not listening he casts his eyes thOughtfulll
up to the ceiling. He is constantly chew
ing. He has confidence in himself evident
" as a man we'll qualified TO weigh egidencI
and be impartial.
John f. Taylor, juror No. S, is a mer
chant and manufacturer Of cOgks. HI
wears his hair matted over the upper par
Of hls forehead. lie is a triie past th'
middle age. He has 4 way Of looking into
the future through the back Of the frs
iuryman's chair with a desperate earnest
ness. He looks like a family man who
would view with horror anything tendin.
to the dissolution of the family relations
He stated that he had read but little acOu
the scandal, but during the readings hi
opinions had undergone a change.
The ninth man is &r. Christopher Filter
who is nearly 45 years Of age. He is {
sober. slow-lOOking man. Given time il
which to gather and analyze all that be ha
heard, he will come to a conclusion .
: which he will hang tenaciOusly. ShOul
he differ with his fellows he will slight
out on that liner rather than yield. He
4 German. but has been a naturalizad Cit
zen twenty years, and is engaged in ID
sale and manufacture OF wood and willow
ware.
Edward Whelan who sits next &c Nj
Filter. is a builder. He is a large, dark
complexiOned man, Of rather stern temeaI
or, and a member Of the Catholic Church
On his examination he stated that he too
but little interest in the scandal story, an,
he reading of one statement Ia
overbalanced the impressions ere
ated by the reading OF another. Hi
thin gray hair is cOmbeI up over the swat
) that time has moved across his head frOI
front TO back. His face is indicative Of il
telligence, but not Of decision.
No. IL is Mr.. Griffin b. Halstead. NJ
Halstead is a hardware merchant and
member Of the Methodist Church. ii
complexion is dark and his hair and beal
coal black. He said he had read all Of Il
b statements, and their conflicting assever
D | tiOns had left his mind unbiased. He h
e a straightforward, business like look, al
attentively regards the proceedings in cOur
: He looks a little uncertain, aud almost ;
! | if he wished to discOnnect himself with u
case. He will not be able TO express himse
7 well in the jury-room, but will insist G
asking questions by way of argument f
a the weaker side, whichever that may be.
a Last in the list is Mr.. John McMur
\ Mr.. McMurn is a grocer, and profess
! himself utterly Indifferent regarding q
case, and stated be had read very little
the scandal literature.