, 1876-02-25
A MODEL GRAND JURY.
How 1t Conducts Investigations
IN Murder Cases.
Jurors Own Up to Their Ignorance Of
Their Own Action,



T,,o c-.na 1,,o vo,,o,,.y ,o,,r,,n,,,,
.,,tas..an ,n.s - s,,"."sn sonssu .,1s. ~, o1-
summation INTO the charges published In theso
column that money had bcen uaed to secure the
discharge by that body Of Roney, held for tho
Alleged murder of Michael Hchpntalr}n ami Fr.f,.
er,ck Roo, m aont,, 11.Jato,, ,t,..t ~. ~
nesscs called ware tho two ra,n,,n. ,.nnrtsr, no "
who had wristen the articles IN which the ciarsea
bad been mAdo. Tho ono WIN w1ota Tho original
at,ioto Ysa aret called. LIo yan uahcrcd ,rtn I'm
nrsa,ucn ~ ,hn iuon,.,,or, .hn.n a,.," .v ] NV
r.. ..'"s sas' '''1,s '"n ehA''' ua.so
~ lasor 1or 'tcan 'laia OF topacco. ana the
anSestEgason commenced.
"rour namo, air." asked Tho clark, MI, Birch.
This being answered. WA folIowoa vi,i, tha
,.r.t ,v..u.., .ha,,4 s.a..sa,. ~" ~, ~
oauA4 iae.:ous a'ous oouP~son' ana "Dio
you wfaIA tho artlcle 10 qaeatlon Z"
Tlon came delugo OF questions from all quar-
tors Of Tho room. al calculated 10 ,ud out II ap7
noon,v h.d hoon ,uod ,vitt, ,,,u IT,. ..,s +,
,.,o ~ saos ~ o July Sno' gu
VIZ nso oeen top tossuna'o ]usors'
In ansnor TO tho CONFUSION OF tongues, the 70.
porter responded, telling tho whole story. which
tu brief xas .hst hs .'!,a.! bad n hsa an
Monday evening; that tho Coroner said i,o
bad mado somo Investigation iu tho Honey case
since Lila dischargo, and that l1o was satisfied
thRt money had boon usol somoahoro that
Witnesses had boen ctokcd OF. among tht,n
himaolf, that AIoAilistor aud Peterson, 1ncrn-
hors OF The jury, had complained to lin Of tho
way tn which tho oass had been disposed Of;
that one Dr.. Qufrk had proposed to somo Of tho
fflenda Of the murdered man to settle tho mat
tor with money tint = man naned Curtin vns
subsequently pointed out to Schumacher, re]a-
tive OF ono Of tho dccoseod as the party who had
tho money to be used that ho did not know how
tho money had Leon usod but left tho reporter
impressed that It had Dcnn either with tho iury
OF witneBacs, aud that tho Jury WAS composoi
largely OF tho. feilow-countrYmeu Of Nonny. etc.
The reporter continued To Bay that the next
oay ho u9soteu eonc ti1ne to making furthor ln-
hocn On Archer ayenuo. who said ho had been
oaeLoo or e, money " Vairk 10 convey to tue widowa
of tho occeEbed, but ho would have nothing to
90 Wltn II, hnu tnht aeVoral attempts 70 get An
audience w1th sehamaeles proved futile, ote.
a general conversation followed between tho
1utoEs and tho vitneBs, IN which 1t was disclosed
that bat TWO jurors fosod In tho case for all iil-
dlctneht, anu that large nnsnber voted for dis
cnargliis tho prisoners not knowing what they
wero dong. III the fnrther nocial confab about
tho WcA:hor, ana things III general, ohe OF tho
Jurors thought It would
eoSrnInrTE 70 TIE EpirlcAT1oN or T,lE nrron1En
to h1vo tue tnry stand Up. and the foreman
for the Germans. and three nohlo
aonH ovcrahadowod tho town.tnecting; thon
d1loMea calls tor to americans an ts sea
strength. oil Of which. 1t whs Rftcrward learned,
was to demonstrate that Roncys discharge had
ing from hls nationality.
Tho wit,losa WAS then allowed to Withdraw.
1he reporter who wrote tie second article,
haeod on interviews with witnesses before tho
Hfana Jury, was next callod. lie politely ro-
forrod to tho articles in question. wherein tho
l'anes OF tho parties WHO lad talkod TO him
He!a RlSen' aha aseffeu tnat WlAt hna bcou
punished hAa Been given him By tho parties
named'
Tho jury thon discussed the matter among
themselves, and agrood TO summon further Wit
nosses, among whom were tho Corouer. Mr.,
Koch, Mr.. Schumacher, Dr.. Qufrk, aud otLera.
After tho jury adjourned. tho reporter took
body in rcferauoo to ths ease .nd to that aud
decoycd tlom into tho Htato's Attorneys Office,
among whom roro Meaars. McAlstsr and Pc
te'so Who Lad boen referred 70 IN bis Testimony
NIL rETElsox
said he waa in attendance OIL tbs Jury when
lluncy Vas discharged. Saturday Last, but tho
first intlmation hB had OF tho discharge had
come to him from tho Coroner, who was In tito
iowa OF Lake Wow tho ncxt dRy to hold tho
"ssddle-itoek Smith Inquest;
"How do you oxplnin thiH7" quc1ied tho re-
porter.
II hAd demanded that the evidence taken at
tho Coroner'a inqueBt bo road to tho Jury, aud
that timc for an examination Of i DO given be-
fore any conclusion waa reAched."
"No, Bit; or At least dit! not heat 1t read"
"Wholc were you wian the vote waa taken On
tno Gaso1 :, =.
~ 9nppose aet'on nuet nave peon taken on II
"niio was ~ Tue Natof-ctoaes.
FROM abe evidence you hoara. Noo!4 you nave
'otea 20 a'sehaIse !r
ehon!a not lho case was fofy SERIOUS
one' ana osIo1e Volsng At -! wanted 70 Toi8h
the os'aeaco ana get moro = posslb!o'
..- Nm. MAlttsrEn.
INC foreman OF the Jury. was ne3s addressed ny
tAo fepoftof. 1te eohteBsea 20 hastnB ekPsosSoa
70 iho coroner 2 alssatisiactson VIII tao result
OF the casc' at'a 70 having msoo tlo eauio stnte-
men: to g me1noets ot Tho Jury.
ana "tas III 1no hasuse OF your ostaat1s-
fact!on r
iolt mat NO might hsVo given moro limeto
the consideration OF shc caso
you sure prescott WAon u yoto VAS taken,
suppeaet
Yes put tho veto"
"!aow did you vote. may ask I"
~ ~ not vote At oil. because was not sAtls-
nod WITH tho way IN which tho case bad been
pushed to concualon."
"WQQtu you hRF0 voted for tho t1Bchhrc01