, 1876-01-22
WHISKY.
4 Great Crowd at the Nc
Kee Trial in St,
Louis.
A Jury Secured in Two Hours,
from The First Panel
of Eighteen.
Opening Speech Of DberItt.At.
torncy Dyer, and Rehasll
Of Megruc's VIII
lainy.
Tho Venerable Abolitionist and Tho
Tall Wabasllian Butternut in
Close Communion.
Flight to Canada Of Young
Jacob Nunnemacher, Of
Milwaukee.
Dan Mum Intends to Vindlcate Him.
self and Then Go for tho
Papcrss
Brewers and Saloon-Keepers Of Chi
oago Under Official 0bser-
walton.
Dan Mum Intends to Vfndlcate Him.
self and Then Go for tho
Papers.
Brewers and Saloon-Keepers Of Chi
oago Under Official 0bser-
vation.
Tho United States Court Quiesccnt.- Why
tho 0raud Jury Adjourned Over.
ST. LOUIS,

mtkEE.
ZEAL COMMENCEMENT or HIS TRIAL At ST. IoUlH.
Sptc:ol Dtapateh to Tho Ch,ca9o T,1bnHs.
Sr. Louis, Jan. 2t.-Thoro vas scarcely day
OF either the Mcdonald OF Avery trials that drow
30 largo aud eager An assemblago Of spectators
rs tue ono Which crowded to tho United States
COURTROOM to witness tho opening OF tho Nc
Kee casc. yl.isors began to present themselves
At tho door rs carly - 3 a, u., and by 0 all tho
soats and every available spot Of rnom, includ-
ing tho aisles, wore occupied. So hn1ioua vcro
people 10 get within hearing distance Of tho
lawyers and witnesacs sliat good round slrns
wcto Offered for cilgiblo soats. About p n., when
recess was announced, hoyoEas Bsata veto m
catod, and tho manner in which tho outs rnshed
to fill the empty chnirs was extremely ludicrous.
lilo scene insilo was little remarkable. For
the first time
TIE VENERABLE DEFENDANT
made his appearance In Court, aud. "a ho
marched Though tho ais1o 10 n prominent seat
among bis attorneys, he wAa tho centre OF cu-
rlous observation. Unexpectedly to ha friends
of whom he has moro than any person jet n-
dicted, he had auoooedsd In throwing on that mir
OF mixed nervousness and depression which has
msnlfestiy Weighed heavily upon him since Ills
indictment, and wsa now apparently enjoying
the most Pc, feet eaac aod composuro.
unANp nLooDF-CIIASM ACT.
lie eat sdo by side with Dap Voorhees, who ls
bis main hold Ia the WAY OF couoscl. Il is at
Dams l,ands that 4o chiefly expocth hla vindicn-
lion wth psns .~n wttn'of sn rstsx assSv1 nI I1
Ia hv hin uatchIeeB ooqueHco and MAGNETIC
presence TINT ho hopes to melt the hearts the
jnrors and ovoko verdict Of not guiItT. 1t WAS
uotod ~ rather curt9ns incident TO sao tho ven
A,,ch c.oho aud trustfnt communion With tho
Titanic Slavery and Southctn-Bynpaulzing Cop
porhead Of Indiana. -....
THE TALL BYcAMonE TRAxar1ANrs n1MsELr.
Ton1Lcea showed his good management AZ u
Courtroom lawyer to-tiay by shifting the posi-
lion which tlsd boen originally assigned 70 him
to ono which commanded q closo and butter siaw
Of the jury, and sr c1oao to them that ho eau
Hlnko his torr,lo forctinger in ther worry Gacos.
A JuAE QUICKLY SECURED.
1t had been expected That st least this day
wohld DO exhausted in securing jury, but. to
tho agreeable disappointment Of everybody.
hours, the twelve being. selected out
Of tie frat eighteen called, and only a1 being
challenged by botn rides. Al tho Jurors arc
from tho country, boing divided Ia about equal
parts into fAimcts, merchants, and mechanics.
They constitute rn hono.t, rusty. lay. seed -ook
ing body that would rendcr Justice though tho
| heavens fell.
| Both sides appenred toltrably we'll pleAsod
| with tue jnry though, II Anybody has any ad-
| .ansaeo, Moitos has it, though tho advantage
may be consldoted very light. Tao OF tho jurors
| arc subsctibars to tho Globe Democrat Of nhic,
| stsnco that may quite uflconsctoubly bins their
vtcws at least to aon1o extent. One of Ihe Jurors
| IL namel Mckee. and, though tleyo is no reuog-
uized lealion between the ACCUSED and rho
juror, yos it IL pouriblo that the dontity in
| may produce certain degree Of sympa!hy, 8uoh
AL effect is attIl moro probable Whom tho julo
| happena to 10 uniformed and ignorant about
| ahe world. An evidence that there Ia II taaBt
ono man on the jury who ID mIHtrusted BY the
panel had boon comptstcd, and tho
btstr!ct.Attozuey had announced, 1--WE arc
content" ho shortly after arose, as If
he had nado mistake. aud asked the Court for
permission to oll.ilungo ono moro Juror. Judge
Di'loo announced thst 1t MAS too late, aa the
Jury hld besn accepted bY both sides. and tho
| trial must procecd. The discontinue OF tho
Government Attorney WAS quito nanifsas.
urIx1oN THAT prEn onAHcED 10 FALL nE1ow.
Dyt1's opening speech wls moi particularly
Cicefonlsn IN its c!oqnence. and It lacked tho
fire Of the Phtlloplc of DetnostheDen. II was
In fact poor performance, and not near 20 Wig
orolla ~ tho public had baon led 10 baitoye 1t
would 10.
| MKoAUE TELB LITTLE NEW.
neg1uo's testimony. ao far ~ II vent, var
tales OF rAscaltty which hAye been told 10 often
~ to Ee1 tho pub'ics 1ulled ear.
| DhAXA1Io IMPORTATION.
Ths 9's ~ IL. a.t Of h' s9rv vas The
took place IN room OF ths l4!ndeN Hotel, III
which Mckee u described a. imporing tho wit.
:9 says an, him. ,nytpE ~ AZ yoaf sowos
Il Will ruin mo iu thls community"
l 4 D1NAAlIx nxMAl4K.
Another dramatic picture waa whon manbcr
Of tho Hing. who Thought hu h.u teeu badly
ant with the cleckB which ho aud hin cunfeIer
atea had drawn 10 buy o1 Revenue Agents, sAy
ing: " lisfa unless I am better tFased .,