New-York tribune., 1876-01-20
THE TWEED JURY COMPLETE.
HE ~ NEED JNhl NOA' LII i>'
y. W. RHINELANDER AND ADOIPH HAlLGARIEN
ADDED TO THE TEN OBTAINED PREVIOUSLY


y. W. RHINELANDER AND ADoIPH HAILGARIEN
ADDED TO THE TEN OBTAINED PREVIOUSLY
Mr. YIELDS CHALLENGE ovERRCLrD.
Tn the suit by the people against Tweed for
e1OoO,OOO nothing done yesterday morning owing
70 delay In the Coroners return OF the taesen In the
afternoon the return made by Coroner Enger ana
the roll OF talesmen announced was as follows Henry r.
Martin, Ransom Barker, Frederick W. Ehinelander
Samuel H. sterrit, Robert Carter, ir, Adolph Hall
earten. David c. Dodge, David Van Nostrand, Edwin
Samson, Robert Dunap, Morton Mortimer Waiter
g. Appleton John Crosy Brown, Henry G. Chap
man. Richard D. HartshOrn, Charles ii. Bud
dington George p. Norton Benjamin F. Butler
John A. Churchill. Richard T. Hatch Amos H. Brewster
Rein Davidgc, AdOlph Regelmann, Edward 8 Jaitray
OF these, Morton Mortimer, Charles II. Buddinston
George p Morton, AdOph Regelmann, and Edward >
Jaray were absent Out OF the 10 present l3 desired
TO be excused. Mr.. Davidee excused for heart
disease Mr. sterrit for difficulty In hearing, Ransom
Barker for the illness Of wife and MI Butler OF account
Of III health. David Dudley Field then made formal
challenge the array the following grounds frst
that the order made without due authority AT law
second tat the precep issued to the Coroners OF the
County of Eew-York 10 summon taesmen or other per
sons was without authority OF law; third that the au
hority offered by the said precpt TO select as well AZ
mmou could only be exercised by the four Cor0ners Of
the county or by majority Of them, upon meeting or
. call for meeting Of all, ana that the
return of Coroner 10 the precept was not sufficient
ia law ffth that the Of the alesmen were not
drawn from the in the office Of the County Clerk
or box in tho Office of the ColnulSsOrer 0i jurors
containing the names Of persons ble TO serve as p
lnrIs IN the CITY OF NewYOrk or selected from any list
either in the office of the Clerk or Commissioner contain
Ing such but were taken at the mere caplcG OF
lhe Coroner sixth that in the selection OF the sld tac
nen the Coroner acted from parlaIity Tor the aihs
and that the actions and CmissOus Aforesaid are G INJURY
to tie defendant; seventh, that anog lhc persons sum
mOned by the Coroner WAS Low j. Morton "lo Wa
challenged and set aside upon the special Jdy III ihs
case.
Mir Peckham traversed the challenge, and Judge West
brook overru both the challenge to the array ald TIE
challenge the return given IN II for reasons already
given upOn previous similar motions. To this ruling
Exception taken by Mr. Field Coroner EIEscr was
examined his manner Of obtaining names ior Tue
County Clerks office OF those who were eligible to act as
Jurors. When ASKED II he mad any opinion az TO Mr.
weeds guilt, he replied that as man he HAD an mpes
. on but a. a coroner he h td no opinion u
henry o. Chapman WAS the nIst tlesman called Hc
said he had formed decided opinion and was excused
John Crosby Brown and David Van Nostthd hdd 4uFItd
opinions. and were excused. Robert Dunlap was eX-
csed as having been member OF an investigating com
mIttee. Frederick ". Rhinciandcr and Adoph han
garten were accepted ~ jurors, completing lhr struck
iury Judge WestbrOOk instructed the Jurors 10 be pcr
rut this morning AT 1880 o'clock Tor The plP pose OF ne
Ing sworn AZ sOue OF the cOuhsei were 10 oe aus n
from the city to-day, the case would not 20 on unt
Monday. The remaining taleSncn were also requested
90 be present. In cOncuson Judge Westhr0ok warned
the jury against holding any communication Ml'h any
one concerning the case, and also against reading any
matter relating to IL
THE swEENY SUIT.
In the sut OF The People against Peter b. 6weeny for
$1,000 900 application was made yesterday to- Judge
Davis 10 appoint two elisOrs to choose struck Jury
Bessrs McKeon and Beach presented the OF John
/ AgneW, William Wood, john " Prince, and frtucIs :.
johnson persons satisfactory to tlCm MI Pcckhan,
on behalf of the People without making specific 0Dcc-
tOn the Offering any on his own BEHALF re-
ouested Judge Davis to make choice aside iroin any
selection by counsel Judge Davis reserved his decision