, 1876-10-20
(7{hA Wll11AA6
Inst.
Nj, Reed Opens tho Case for the :.
'' People,
rbs Testimony for the PFosecu'
'"' ton All Concluded.
49,. uotforl Gives Her Statement Of
a." ',.a circumstances Of Hor Hus-
bands Death.
,oonnrd SWEET Sets Forth the
p1an Of Campaign for
tho Defense.
c,,.,ch OF tho Life OF the Pris-
oner and His Wife.
n.,,,r,,s Letter to Van 0silc''.'The
'4. - ns,,o,,s Why 1t Was Written.
rf,,. :, of Its Insinuations upon eullivan'a
N;na-His Visit to Hauford.
a, sbe,Ilss psas ia Defense Of Ills E'fe, and
1n,1GasIt under The Circumstances.
r,,,rr1M1NARY BUSINESS.

Ift}tua3lf NIuCl LII VASbHsk"4'h''
ppEL1sllNARY BUSINESS.
couriErfNu r1iE PANEL.
IN, ,urors summoned under tlcapcc'al veniro
x...h,rty were on hand promptly In the Grim
~ WI ' ro,yt Yesterday morning, but selecting ",,e
49, .n.tt m t!,e twelve who are to decide w|ctt-
'M,r,n,ler Sullivan In guilty or innocent Of
81. :. .,un1er Of Fraucis IIanfor1 was attended
Nnh.hr Nv mcdltllcutics which were experienced
y. Wv n,.v1ou. WI lays. No complaint could be made
.hout tho panel by the defense on account of
MI, nationality, since tlve-slxths OF tl'etn were
I1.hn7cu, The s'mntcrfaI" waa fair to tnis!dling
-hrn averaged. As at every session, nll tile
ss,. we're occupied, but tic attendance was the
i,1n,t 30 fat, not only thu aislcs Oil the Mnin
foor hut those In the galleries, being crowded.
y.,v fcv more could have been gotten into tho
,,,ce allotted to lookers-on, except BY hydraulic
p'csantu -
FILLING THE Jury.
J. Afcr examining and rejecting nine jurors,
N, O,Btep found ono who was acceptable to
Nm This was Mr.. NJ. ". Kcrwin, Il partner In
th4 aru Of Kccly & Kcrwin, llquor-dealers. lie
s.hl he cuull give Sullivan n fair trial. O'REicn
Neglected To ask hin II he lind read tho papers,,
Nj, Reed did ask, hcwnycr, and lie aatd the
statements made no impression upon him, i,--that
i. had no opinton at tic present time. Mr.. Reed
eA,lIengcd him peremptorlly.
Then four othcrs wcrc excused for opinions
sake.
The next WAS Mr. r. j. Berry, Catholic, who
teers lIyery. y.statle ON tie corner Of Twenty
eeeoud sttcct aud Indiana avenue, an tntelll-
synt1ooking man, who said that llo know Of uo
,,.son Why he could not give the defendant
tar trial; be would be governed solely by the
eIilence.
Mt. O'I|fcn WIS satisfied With him, and Mr..
iced .sll "l'll take him." after drawing out
'taat be wu not opposed to capftal punishment.
lie Has Ut once sworn, and tho panel was
fQll after three llll n quarter tlays' labor. Tho
spectators Sighed SIGH OF relief, hut It lnokcd,
however, Is II they were to ba deprived Of tcs-
tnony and speeches for Il while.
ao1SG llACKwA1lD.
At o'Brten gnt up anil asked tho privilege OF
le14aln!ng ono ol the iurors accepted Monday
IGekibaen. liu ttoslred TO show that lie had
9osh formed aud expressed III opinion, and had
VI thu time he vas put OH Tho jury. lie had
witnesses to provo II,
The Court supposed the examination might
as We'll BE- mallc then rs afterwards.
The Juror Was questioned. and denied ever
1ivng raid to nny ono that the defendant was
EulfY and ought to be punisl,c1-thAt le Ind
deceived the defense, since they thought lie was
aCashol'e, eut they would "ilill ont )"
NJ: 9lrIcn called out for "Cant. Ics-
saa'," , tMt the Captai'a did not appear, and
Vb'ien ta!ked about attachments.
Nj. iced said the juror (AfcKlbbcn) was s,n-
Sefa man, and 1al denied having auy prejudice,
3m Into trouble.
Mr o'bren rctortcd that witnesses to prove
Nost tae Juror had saltl lad prnlnlscd Il, be
gstcht II he was unable to dlui;9 out n better
matter rest.
Jury. o'' '"S
. Nr; ubttcn's witnesses didn't colny tit, md
~ IStaG hc had not cxaln[nctl the jur0r wut,tUn-
;se @ a.! nothing nsaInst him; tho men he
~pr 1saea aPoE lor proof llal not come to time.
1ha! s''ied nc Rttcmpt to lmpeaell the Juror.
.,l ihsstse's Attorney called over tic na.aee vi
1Se witnesses ior tho prosecution. Only two or
ru!e %efe present, 80 deputies were sent QUIT
A9ulf Tue nthtrs. Thosr III court were rc,,ucst-
Vi . !eavc tue room. The same r,,le was ap-
t''su ~ 1ae witnesses for the .lcfcnsc.
TIE PROSECUTION.
y1us, I'll Hee' then orencd for tin prosecution.
as sald haa been ills fortune in liz, wSrthtly
,Sfm ~ ~ 10 prosecute III this city perhaps
tts Ut iGod1 prrEDEs for criminal Ulrcnscs,
nv1oas 9s:s al o. tlem none was of 50 grave n-
ben p1oses1 1''s cnse I w 5 bsiors t9 t1Fy M,
nVty Of Ebs,r Ebee,1tea s,t Gy ii Wl.o lal pasd TIC
Wit sJIS Y =, ''Hse IT, ~Sye men from tho hulnbler
a tic Ii trIei ej 81 ffotay ,;n the Jury Tas TO cs.
ttato,a nan y, ~ " aM3 an VINO occupied higher
81 1I, Il " ~. LIT On ,s knew, who lad been respect
puaie ' pos,ion f,gitunltyEa ~ man Tho had held
Eory l'' tsa II. u 1,a trust, and, he believed,
tnp p 1rIeit p1ea esalc known to tho aw,sitl lav-
anl Le prss;nd sss, 1S"rdsred' tcllow.beng,
e,er entcirf} ''',,vn nM,u "ona ot them had
ha NJ, '0,ge% UnE r.; 80 solemn responsibility lie
,opaun " JnKIna h. words for tlio defendants no
touudest rrsns,. aa nat 10 81 tl,e deepest md pro-
rhs,tson' ''!'s coui'! 10 tortured Into personal
drsSn doh %9 apoil him, exrcnt so far I'd tho eyl-
guilt ni]l iunirr,s .J,rowt ~, Mr.. !ianfnrsl was
htne, man wl,o hsl e .savn,e ~ lTali IT, pnyslcal
JesT1 Of uIh In, IN +hn ,J..-.sS Wv HIatAsIt