The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-04
THE INSURANCE TRIALS.
EMPANRLLIsa A JURY FOR THE TRIAL OF DIR.
LAMDERT-A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS GRANTED

EMPANELLINa JURY FOR THE TRIAL OF DR..
LAMDERT-A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS GRANTED
ron ROBERT L. CASE
DR.. Thomas s. Lambert, late President OF tho
Popular Life Insurance Company indicted by the Grand
Jury tor perjury in swearing to alleged false state
mcnts to tho condition OF tho company has sum
GENTLY recovered from his indsposition
to appear trial. In expectation that his would
be called yesterday in the Court Of oyer and Ter
miner, the court room was densely thronged, the
crowd, anything being larger than that In the re-
cent trial OF Robert /. Case before the same tribu
nal Judgc Brady, who holding the court this term,
was promptly In attendance, wore also ex.
Recorder smith, Charles Spencer aud A. II.
Dawson, counsel for DR.. Lambert and District
Attorney Phelps and Assistant District Attorney
Rollins, who are conducting the prosecution. The
Work Of obtaining a jury WAS entered upon airectly
after the opening OF the court ana IN view OF the gen.
eral public interest manifested IN the recent iria Of
tho exPrcsdcnt OF the Security Life, as shown not
only in attending the trial but IN reading tho pub
mat,er Of no small aiIjculty' Tho nrst Juror
called was Robert H. Carson. He got along very
smoothly IN his examination untii tho fact was de-
yeloped that he read tho report OF the receiver Of
the American Popular Lite Insurance Company, as
recently published IN the HERALD and that he formed
an opinion la the from reading such report The
prosecuting counsel were seemingly quite ANXIOUS 10
obtain his acceptlnco as juror.
On objections being made TO him Mr.. Rollins said
that most men nowadays read tho papers and every
with u thumbleuI Of brains iorms an impress
SION reads, but he did not consider That
this disqualified juror IRON nndng verdict accord
Ing to the evidence.
Judge Brady said no could not take Judicial cog
nzapce OF publications. 10 the papers After further
Questioning the additional pct Was developed that
Mr. Carson had served the Case Jury He was there
upon pcremptoriIy challenged by the coun-
sci tor the defence. The category OF quea
tons put to each succeeding juror were NANNY
u tho same character A. length the whole
panel exhausted and at halipast ono o'clock the
Court adjourned. having obtained seven Jurors Tho
10 lowing the names Of SUCH jurors:--byron q.
Stokes, gentleman; jacob Cohen merchant; jacob
Steinberger, dry gools; Henry Dscoppel, broker;
George f. Merkie, express business; Gustav Cohen,
millinery; John J. Cody, real estate.
Tho panel a. already stated, having been exhausted,
Judge Brady ordered new panel for this morning.
DR.. Lambert continually whispered suggestions 10 his
counsel 10 the cxaplaiion oil jurors and his general
demeanor and appearances botokcned seeming conf
dence Of his ahty TO esubsantato his innocence oil
the grave charge preferred against him. although Tho
facts vi the cusc and the testimony said to be
almost exact parallel 10 those presented al the trial
OF Mr. Case.
STAY or PROCEEDINGS FOR CASE.
Nr. Algernon :. Sullivan, oil counsel for Robert H..
Case sentenced by Judge Davis 10 state Prison tor hve
years, presented yesterday 10 Judge DAVIS bill OF
exceptions asked for a writ Of error, aud Judge
DAVIS took the papors reserving hts decision heaD-
time, pending snch decision, an order was gran cd
instructna tho Warden Of Tie city Prison 10 retain
Mr. Case his custody until decision Is rendered on
application Tor O new trial.