New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
4 DISGUISED AEU-JARsET Jt8Y.

DISCHARGED BY \ JUDGE BECAUSE TIDY DECIDED
AGAI>sr HIS CHARGE--s QUARREL THAT HAs
SIT ALL THE PArFRSON GO>SIpS AGOG.
A case has been recently tried in the Pater-
sop y d. Court of Common Pleas, sitting ~ General
Sessions. winch has created much excitement. Cor
uelia Taylor. alias MOsiev, woman about whose ds@
nte character there dispute, tried on an n
dicimeut for larceny. she did not demand counsel she
had no witnesses, ami her deicDce WAS simply confined
To plea OF not guilty. The testimony Of the two wilt
ncs,es for the prosecution was conNidred 80 positive
ha the Pupc Prosecutor ana the Court supposed that
an immediate verdict of guilty would be found, oU
when the verdict of not guilty afef|ard returned
the Court WAS astonished, and Judge Barkalo|, VINO
p,r,lcd Immediately discharged the jurymen for the
term Atterward in another case. he alluded to th'
ulry m manner nich considered compliment
;ary.
The case has become town talk, and desire has been
cvures,, 10 nave the names of the jury published Tie
fury some of whom are wellknOwn residents Of Paer
son annoyed a the comments upon their conduct nave
consulted counsel to il tLey have redress as they
charge the Court with attempt 10 " bulldog them
They INSIST that the prosecution did not prove the case
tor the state Notwithstanding there was no Testimony
for tie defence. They remonstrance To JudEe
BarkaOw and his associates, sglcd By all the Ju me"
exc,pt the foreman who at first agreed slgn bu
aitrIwaid declined. The foreman, John n E)erSon'
lives near wynockic and is SAID that BE- was 50 mum
idatcd that he refused 20 Paterson. or TO ha'o
anything more 10 do about the matter The paper hg
drc, sed Judge gave aS reasons Tor 1Ie Nsru'
the Dad character OF one witness. ana mo inSuWce
Testimony of the other. ir was signed py Id"h"
Nuritrnonr. chard FairclOth jacob Bhchalair JaHs
comedy samuel X. Dean, Peter Mclean, Henry Mh,
shall Ffsucis scott, David Brown, Thomas bOOth dho
Frederick cumming. -, .
samuel r. Dean, Clerk ot the Paterson Board o.
,Lirrn,i, who was one of the Jurors SAID yesteuip
tgat I'm his charge the Judge instructed them very lolr
m \ fo tud verdict according 10 tne evidence. ana il
mated that tney could ini II without leaving their se.
They 10 retire ana wait long enough 10 aNoh s
called on the next panel. They agreed Immediately r.
vartipt and marched ntO the Coui -
/ foreman hy "a verbal bunder announced N'IuH..s.
guiltv" Tue other iurymen called Out thal tbs "a
4 unt nm, verdict. The foreman seemed Oe"lhtIe'
they were ordered back t0 their rooI1 lheN s s. ne
ter agreed aratn upOu a Neruct Oi not gNllV Du' ~.
! foreman refused u 20 INTO COprt ubtu j. VIM
! c.rta,pod that the Judge had gone ,nhst
! m, u.Nt uoynil- Whtn Juugc BAiktlow lcJihts ~,
tbs verdict wal he called the jury up and haG ',be
| nullrd nud every man answered not giilly =, -.
Judge then said the necessities OF the court ou yeu
quic thCr attendance, ana N Moul ulsSlia ulsSl - he d.
In, usual Ia draw the huluocl M AZ.
| charged IRON the wheel. IN calling jury lhtsd
charge IN tins case, MI Dean says hr has oe "stter
! hy counsel l. contrary 10 .aW. lie thnhs INC xul
VIII be followed uD by The jurors, ana IVA. +, The
consult the best counsel r. 10 bat eau Oe uoh Inc ff
c,sc warrants IT, petition VIII be drawn up as rs uel
Iudg BarXa!ow' Impeachment butli the ld'tS ~. n-
.ufirlept for this efforts Will be made 10 pIe''"'
! apuoiutmtnt when his term expires. ....s sanal
Others of the jurors besides Mr. Dean aeut -
,ud,gnItfuu. one ~ them, church iaelpel, ,sasir-
lar As 10 consult counsel as 10 the penai ot hst
ping Judge Tkaow IN the street u y ',"tiul,ated
h ,ne action of Court IN the Taylor case ma hit
far to bring any other verdict than su, es.r
,be cnurt /, now organized To conNl.t lutN'' ., the
| tr,,I IL Il, aisO COnteuded that the JnnbVr, ,,F,t
oris Of New-Jersey exercise too much aIiiIal ,sh-
| in influencing Jurors, ana that 10 - tine NV"
| ments upon tho rights OF jurors should be SLOPPY"