The Morning herald., 1878-12-06
BROWN BEFORE THE BAR
THE TRAIN-WRECKER's TRIAL.
THE SMASH-UP'S SEQUEL.

HARLEY G. BROWN ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
THE cLAYMoNT DIsAsTER-wHAT CON.
DUcToR PHILLIPS TELLs--DAsHED TO
DEATH IN TIE DARK-MR. LAwsoN's
sToRY-How BROWN ACTED ON TIE
FATAL NIGHT.
Especial Correspondence of the HERALD.
NEW CASTLE, Dec. s, 1878.
Dull, leaden clouds and sunshiney skies
alternately without, and snow flakes ftfully.
flying now and then.past the windows. Bench
b II and jury lapguidly Willing away the
time within, and not at all enjoying the
royal pleasure of doing nothiny. The bench
lolling about in their soft cushioned chairs,
the bar talking in it's dismal way as the bar
can and will, or nodding and eventually
going to sleep, and the jury sitting back in
its box, and all of the jurors having the
contented expression, which naturally comes
from the consciousness of receiving $3.50
per day and boarded, so long as they con-
tinue in their present vocation. This was
the way the forenoon was passed at the
New Castle Court of Oyer and Terminer,
Yesterday. There was no business to be
taken up and after passing away three
hours In idleness court took a recess until
three o'clock, at which time Harley u.
Brown WAS to be tried, according to the
promise of Mr.. Charles B. Lore, his coun-
sell
Court re-assembled at o'clock. with
Judges Comegys, WO0tten, Houston and
Wales on the bench, as usual during this
court.
Mr.. Lore announced his readiness to take
up Browns case, and the prisoner was
brought into the cou!t room at $40 O'Clock.
Seldom has the court room been so full as
on this occasion, and as he entered and
made his way through the crowd between
the tipstaves all eyes we're fixed upon him.
Brown was neatly dressed In black suit,
and walked firmly and without hesitancy
or nervousness. He took hts seat In the
box, and Mr.. Lore stepped over to his side
and whispered few words to him. Brown
appeared quite composed except slight
contraction ofthe eyebrows, a tremor of the
lips, and nervous twisting of his pocket
handkerchief around his ngers,-other-
wise he did not look to be greatly affected.
The empanelling of the jury was next
com menced, and occupied three>quarters
of an hour. Folty-three names were
called before the panel was completed.
Fifteen were challenged eleven had ex>
pressed an opinion, and FIVE had conscien-
tious scruples. The names of the jurors
are as follows:
W, Jerome Eliason, Samuel J. Mccall,
James M. Hirst, Elwood w. Makee, Joseph
?. Brown, Franklin Wright, John F. We'll
dor, Joseph Henry Hanson, Frank e.
Brown, William Morrison. William G. Car
nagy, and William Murphey.
Toe indictment was then read to the jury
by Clerk Springer. ......-.'..-
The Attorney General opened the
case. 1t is not necessary, said he, for me
% call your attention to the serious charac>
ter of the offeuce which you are called upon
% try. l Know that by the reading OF the
nd ctme t you now feel sensibly Impressed
With your present duty. You have been
elected by the state ana the counsel of the
prisoner at he dock. 1t is proper that men
n such ease as jurors should be sound and
,hout hit u Int who will give the case all
heir mind. and who will not be influenced
oy what the world has said. Harley G..
Brown stands charged with having on the
9th Of last June, placed upon the track OF
he p, w. & B. r. R, Co. certain obstruc-
ion, which caused the train to he thrown |
IF the track. and by means of that George
,abe was killed ,-came to his death un-
imely, and as the consequence of the act
With which the prisoner at the bar is