The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-13
THE BENNETT-MAY DUEL.
cor ROBfysON EXPECTING A RE-
OIfSIIION FROM DELA W4RE.
The t;rnnd Jury ~tilI IN search Of Evidence
Dr. Phclps'- Movements Nr. Bcpnet's
Friends Amuscd-Frcd Mav'r " ound His
Pistol Arm Believed to have been Hurt.

Tho crnnd Jury ~tilI IN search Of Evidence
pr. Phclps'- Movements -Mr. Bepnetts
Friends Amuscd-Frcd May's ound-H His
pistol Arm Believed TO have been Hurt.
The Grand Jury met nj ten o'clock yes
,e,dav morning, In Iriyate as usual. There were
about Afty persons In the ante-room, waiting to
be called As witnesses none Of them connected
with the Bennett-May duel case. They were
called one after another. until noon. Then Mr..
1ohnW Chisholm. Superintendent OF the Union
rtuh entpred the ante-iOou, waited there Few
minutes, and was ushered into the presence OF
the Jury. HIS name was not called aloud, as
were those ut ordinary witnesses; ana that Tact
Of itself was enough to AT ract attention to him.
Tho policy OF silence In and around the Dis
trct Attorneys once ~ constantly defeating
tse II In this wnv Really, the District Attorney
has made no headway rs yet In hts effort TO get
evidence. He professes hxed purpose to prose-
cute oil who were corcerned in the duel-if
there was duel. But ue is met at every step
BY hindrances.
Mr.. Chisholm was subpnnaed because rumor
credited him with knowledge of the prepafa-
lions made 10y Bennett for the trip, aud he at
tended without compulsion; but his replies TO
the questions convinced the Grand Jury TIA 4 he
knew nothing definite on the subject. He WIS
CLOSELY qIt STONED for ten minutes by Foreman
Field. lie had seat IN the midst Of tue jurors.
whose desks form horseshoe, the foreman
being at the tue-cork and the witness between
the nDel 60 h.
Some II the Jurors are venerable In appear
snce and a body they are imposing. At the
entrance r exit of awituess "A bell Is struck. to
c.ll the onicer who does duty as escort The
toDer fees, the novelty Of the position, the
severe uues 'ioning. al com inc to awe a Wit
nes, who l. readily Impressed.
Mr.. Cni.holm came cut OF the room with
placid drmcanur. however. lie said lie had
given NJ Information = any Consequence, aud
that he huew nothing personally about the duol,
or supposed duel
The memuers u IN, Grand Jury are c. rtland
D. Z. Field. scale manufacturer. foreman; VIII
liam H. Pune. y ain dealer; Patrick g. " loney
broker: Charles Z.nn. manufacturer: Washing
ton Mckenzie. builder; freeman Bloodgood.
builder; William Ad ms. Jr. aren't Gavin L.
Goddard. machinist: Davi L. E.nst,in. Treas
urer: william X. Meade. clerk William Brown
Ing. shoe de ler: jacob LOWS Ene.ehirt. Secre-
taD Peer Mastefson. livery man; William G.
John \. Beyer. -four dealer: Pierre Marie. to.
b4cconst; Martin X. lir,aut. halter: Elisha
brooAs, ciotnier; James Birtlett, Jr" banker;
James Gitson. Jewe.ler; John {. ANGEL, manu-
lecturer; August Belmont, banker Alfred &.
Hoe. builder; lcnauus Buckman. merchant;
smell. produce dealer; William {. Gilman, In.
,uiapce gent; Eiward Misnt, merchant; Sam
ucl IhgmpsOn. builder; Asher /. Never. Secre-
tary; John Stephenson, car builder; VIII
IN Moore, retired merchants; Alonzo {.
Stewart, msrchani; William Il. Iiatcn, scale
makei; Afed seaman. merchant; Jamos
%yrG9,1,; %;;ta N, c@sTs. ~ F5S; ,fis.lSs%S;
retired Joun Z. Cummings, retired theodore
H. COnk ing. gent, Chail-s II. Marsh II, ne.-
Over. urholsterer; Harvey Barmore, piano
maker: Edward King. President; Cepbs- q.
Thompson. rust As only sixteen are required
for the transaction OF business, some are very
Irregular IN ATTENDANCE. Yesterday nineteen
were present. They adjourned at ha.f past one
O'clock to meet again ON Monday.
subL1aas were issued several DAYS ago for
Lawrence ", jerome. John Townshend, DR..
found. but member OF bis family says tie could
not give any pertinent testimony II he appeared.
Mr.. Iownshend is Bennett's attorney, who was
snd to have prepared the viii before the trip to
Delaware but he has explained that the ous-
nes- be Transacted for Bennett had no relation,
" lar ~ No knew, to AN iutt 1ded duel. Dr. May
also denies that he has any personal knowedse
that his -on intend ed TO, or did. hsht due.
DR.. Chares Phelps, who was commit ed to
IrsOn by Judge Gider-leevs for refusing to
testlf uelore tue Grams jury WIS at large yes
terdty' oi course III the custody OF deputy
st.rn. Judge DOuonue, before whom the
validity of tue C imminent was argued on
thursday. has not rendered Ills decision. He
saw le wiil 90 ~ Tod ~, un ess stress e bu--
ness prevents him from giving the subject at
t"nti.n. If he upholds the commitment, the
pr 4oner viii - u Ludlow street iall for thirty
. -. A. ihe end VI tnat rm another Grand
JufN my q4estlln him. nd be can agaln 20
sentenced tor contempt If ne again refuses to
Dr.. Paelps and his friend. Deputy Sheriff
NcGoni-tl, spent auiet evening and ni.ht
te,nth -'rert Tue Doctor saw several patients.
mot toi + EN- policemen after sick leave
"a report MAS current yesterday that MIR. Je-
rnuie aud Mr. Beunetts valet were before the
Hrihd jury. tut II Is almost certlin that tney
were uNf. Il Is not IA pusSltl 10 tnat they N y
lave a interviews VITA the District Attorney.
An error has trept into IHE SUNS report II
tte pto,erninss IN tue Pnelrs Gaze, to the effect
that d. uiy -heun NcGuniRul, VINO nov holds
~. fhela-, was tue OH er who mad CD irgs OF
i"e-d I the time Of his escape, ana was re
s9uu-nl" IN the premises. In IOint of fact,
Deputy Sh"rn hcGonieal was not IN charge OF
Tweed nt tue time referred TO- and had nothing
whatever - do With ma after or since the day
on when he brought HIM from Blickweli's
Isl no. M delivered hinl safe v INTO the hands
of oheiu Conner. thus Painfully perfOrmiug
tne dut'es required OF nan IA TIE AweeI case.