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would influence your conduct as juror A. Yes

H.
Evarts-I have resided eighteen years IN Brook.
lynn am corn broker, In business IN New
York; have been In business there seven or
eight years; have always been IN the corn bust
ness; some time ago had partners; Mr.. Grant
and Mr.. Armstrong were my partners; we were q
been dead some time; am not In any way con.
nected with publishers OF the name OF fora nave
sUs SaeSn aId
read nothing from Mr.. Triton since MS nrst state
ment; have read no long statement Va si in "a
York; have not heard 1t discussed 70 any extent
In my family.
9. Have you formed an oplnioni A. have.
Lucius B. vi06ard, No. 81 Elliott place. sworn and
examined bv Mr.. Beach, am IN the once with my
@ Have you formed an opinion as 20 the merits
Of this case A. Yes. Sir.
O. Somewhat decided A. Yes, Slr.
The Court-Stand aside.
Michael McGuinness sworn-I am twenty-eiRn {
years old; have been twelve years IN business;
the liquor business; am retail dealer; keep
barroom stNo. 10 Taylor street, corner OF Wythe
avenue.
he aa Sc
Thomas Foley sworn-Excused because he Ii
suffering under an attack Of paralysis
ordered to stand aside, because he had formed an
opinion in tho case.
william J. Browne, sworn and examined by Mr..
formed an opinion to the merits Of this cOntro-
versy; 1t Is decided opinion.
could be changed by evidence; It would require
considerable evidence to change it: / attend the
church, some months ago; do not know exactly
how often have been there; have read good
deal about this CASE and have founded my opinion
on what have heard and read.
The Court ordered the Juror to stand aside.
John II: Ahrens, IN reply 70 Mr.. Fullerton, said
and was ordered BY the Court to stand aside.
D. @. McCOtter, in answer 10 Mr.. Fullerton, said
he had read the statements OF the parties In this
SUIT. the testimony taken before the Investigating
Committee and the committees report; he had
formed an opinion, Influenced by what he mad read
In tho papers; the opinion that now entertain
Is the one originally entertained on some points
think 1t Is as strong on other points.
The Juror was ordered to stand aside.
Sylvester Ross, sworn and examined BY Mr..
Evarts-I am IN the lumber business and have
been lor twenty-four years; have heard ana read
formed an opinion in reference to 1t.
Ordered to stand aside.
John F. Taylor sworn and examined by Mr.. Full
lerton-I have read more or less about this cas- 9
and have q modified opinion about It; am q
cork dealer; do not belong to any religious de-
nominal ton; go to churches OF different denOml-
nations. Cine witness was understood to say that
he was once at Mr.. BeecDer's church over twenty
iTeIy free and unbiased have no feeiinS for or
against either party.
q Did you ever entertain any opinion ? A. Yes,
@ 1t yielded something A. read further, and
that left me without any correct Information 10 20
wrong; think was summoned as juror On the
Wednesday or Thursday before New YEARS.;
think have not converted with any one since
@. Did you converse with persons about II before
you were summoneds A. exchanged q lew
O. On more than one occasionf A. think once.
@ DO you recollecs Of more than onces A. Not
@ In that discussion sides were takeni A. Yes
do not think there was discussion.
@ Sides were taken-.here was On exchange OF
O. What did you read in the papers, A. think
read Mr.. Tiltons and Mr.. Beecher's statements
the statements Of both were 80 positive that
thing about them; suppose l reau whatever
statement appeared first; think read the Bacon
letter, but | don't recollect 1t; did not change
my opinion from one party to the other; ! mean it
left my mind undecided have no ACQUAINTANCE
with either OF the parties in any way, and have
never been associated with them; my family do
not attend divine service regularly.
Q. Have you discussed TINS matter in your own
family A. have only daughter twenty years
OF age; my vile Is not living, and my daughter Is
unmarried; never discussed the matter with
her; at first did express an opinion about TINS
matrer-not frequentiy-tt was not decided
opinion, because 1 had no means OF making 1t de-
clded; take newspaper reports with reservation.
q. 70 whom did you express your opinionG A.
They were strangers; the subject happened to be
introduced because 1t was popular.
Q. Do you think that If you went into the jury
box you could render verdict strictly according
to the evidence, without reference to anything
you have heard or read IN this case, and entirely
uninnuenced by any modified opinion which you
have formed? A. think would be entirely free
without bias or prejudice.
The Juror was accepted, and ordered to take his
Trad Downes, who had been accepted on the
Jury, was challenged peremptOrty by the plain
turs counsel He left the jury box Immediately.
Joseph Trppett was ordered to stand aside as
he had formed decided opinion upon TINS case.
the result OF discussions which he had heard.
William I. jeffrey, OF No. 1853 Elliott place, was
sworn and examined by Mr.. Fuller OIL have
formed not very DECIDED opinion in this case it
would yield ldot to evidence; think could find
would try to do so. l have discussed the
matter frequently but not very warmly;
weaker tnan 1t was at first; 90 to the Episcopal
church; have not family; carry on the n0ur
business IN New York tine witness was UNDER
stood to say that he had been to Mr.. Beecher's
church once; reside With my mother; she goes
to the Church OF the Redeemer; / have read all
the newspaper articles ana statements about the
case; have expressed an opinion several times
l think have expressed an opinion within q
month, but not since was summoned as q juror,
which was the evening before New Years; could
not say to whom expressed my opinion Within q
month spoke TO person about 1t In New York,
ent opinions; our discussion lasted only q few
minutes; do not remember II any persons were
present; this was within month, but cannot
z. Do you think that was the last time you ex.
pressed an opinionr A. think 1t was.
Q. ask you whether you have such control over
your own mind as to 90 into the jury box and de-
eide according to the sworn evidence IN this case,
entirely unpreJudiced by the prior conceived opin.
would would try.
O. Judging from what you know OF yourself, do
you not think you would receive with greater
favor that evidence which might oe In harmony
with your present view than that winch Is antag.
onistic to IT. A. do not think would.
TO Mr.. Evarts-I am a flour broker and member
OF the Produce Exchange New York; I know OF
MI. Mouiton's partners; know Mr.. Moulton by
sight.
The Court directed the Juror TO take hts seat in
the jury box.
torily BY the defendants counsel
John IL. Hucke, German grocer dong business
az NO. 64S Bedford avenue, was the next juror
called to the stand He was examined at con.
siderable length oy both plaintiffs and defendants
counsel. He had read something about the case,
but had formed no decided opinion ABOUT It; he
Is not member of any religious denomination
ne goes wnere ns mind leads nim ne goes 60 the
German church and the Baptist church in Bedford
avenue; was born In Germany, and Is twenty
years IN tnls country; IL citizen; has not DIS
cussed the matter with his wife, who attends ST.
Patrick's Catholic church IN Kent avenue. wit
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