New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-15
THE PROCEEDINGS.


a neal blue flannel sGit. with white wastco-t and
standing collar H. narrow bHr ana wlItc
necktle and seemed to have taken SPECIAL pains Win
his toilet He Was an OBJECT OF curiosity, both While he
was in The COURTROOM and while be was being taken
from the Tombs. He was seated during the day beside
his COUNSEL MessIs. Howe and Hummel. To the scores
Of yers politicians ana curious spectators who were
I'D the COURTROOM during she afternoon Cox p>,.
cbol0-cu sudy. lie sat quietly watching the proceed
ugs. without Dcra ing he sIghtrsr nervousness and
seemed ENJOY uucn as any one the sallcs OF the
cOuusl. and ofen times II tedious answers oi those
Who under Examination as 10 then 90 serv"o on
the jury Indeed he seemed calm and unc1uccrucd,
and wore such au uucoucerned expression that had 10
been for bis position beside his counsel no one
would have picked him cut the accused murderer
from among the hall-dOzen negroes WHO were con-
,tautly 900 tie room.
Al 1870 q. III. The courtroom was dense'y crowded
with lawyers spectators and tho ju.yen OF Tie special
panel of POO which Judge COwiAE had previously or
dered. Tie prosecution represented by Assistant
DistrIct-Attorueys X Inns and l. Oh. Among those
who were present during the day were SUI
Pernteudent WaIiug and Commissioners John l.
Davenport. Captain Williams, of the TwCLry-ninth
Precinct also watched the proceedings with interest
Judge C0winc said that lnasuucb very iuI-
por.aut THAT the jury that ID try Cox should be
composed impartial, unbiased men. lac should direct
that those composing the special panel OF 200 should
retire 10 another room SO that they might Dee examined
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therefore left the courtroom, and after NJ Rollins
moved that tue case of the people against Chlsue Cox
Tor Le murder OF Mrs Jane DeiOrest HUI be taken
Al tuls point AIr. Howe, for inc prisoner said; IN
tins case C1asne Cox, may u please ycur Honor We
have q plea or challenge 10 tie array oI The pane.
which my associate will read" TIE challenge,
which Mr. Eummel then read, charged the
Commissioner o. Jurors ami Tie County Clerk
with dlsrecardIlg their duties and obligations
in impaucIug the Jury, and asked that t4e panel be
therefore Qua-hed. Assistant D.,uctAtJowey Rollins
.emurred this challenge, and the counsel Tor the de-
fence joined the demurrer Judge Cowiug susta ued
the demurrer aud lr. Howe took al exception 90 the
ruling NJ. Rollins sand that be .ntcrposed demurrer
on tn ground mat the challenge contained lAfOrIaL
/ Ics of statement and Uusu5staujiated ayCrue-Js.
TIE drawing Of Jurors then began. Probably nine
te,ths OF iurymcn VITO were examined during ihe
afternoon proved 70 De Gisquan d. because they had
urued opinions the iJ o. the prisoner from the
aubished accounts Of his confession 81 ID, murder
N.,tbv g. Lane, Of NO 66 Park-ayc., said
| ma lie had accompanied ms vile 70 MIS-.
| HlPs on one occasion, and had then seen
Mrs Hun in the hall. lie had read OF the news
auer accounts of the MURDER but had formed fixed
oD.nlons Judge COwing OyerrUled Nj II we's chal-
ep-e wnereupon the latter interpOscd pcrompjOry
challenge. and the juryman was dismissed. Andrew g.
Myers W holesale dealer IN plumbers materials, living
a NJ lO1 West FOltyeghth-st had read the published
l.coult OF the case. H had recollection OF having
aauuI tie tilHt an Aat 4tl 1iDt W. o+4'u ~ 40
tue CUNT or innocence Of the prisoner lie knew no
mruber Of he Hull family. be acquainted with
any official c,nccted with the case Mr. Howe accepted
MIN as jury man and be took seat la the jury-1oN Mr.
Rollins asked botn Mr.. Myers and Mr. Lane II they had
any conscientious scrupes in regard 20 capital punish
-cnt and This question always asked Of jurynan
before Mr.. Howe began hi- examination.
Albert /. Cor king, Of No. $40 Greenwici-st. had
formed such an opinion tho cou be removed
only by evidence and lac was therefore excused Solo
lou Anderson halter, of No 2lG East Ieni--st was
not acau iuteI with the Hon family with any one
Connected with the He mad been unable 10 read
TIE published accounts OF what NJ. Howe called Coxs
alleged confession" because be eyefeht was Impaired
lie mad beed told Of the facts OF the murder. how
ever He bad formed opinion Of the guilt OF
me man. and he was accepted as the second juror
r,syta KuaIp OF NO 40 West Tnirty-tuird-st., had
read OF the case, hui had pref udiCe against %"
frlsuer. h challenged perrupteflIF AMI was eA
md Jobp Hrald OF 40. 26l rUldovt.. mad f0rma
Marx OsJerwei,, of No III N,si Seyrut ennst caused
Ire -o,ctaturs, counsel and Court 90 smile when he said
ID answer 20 question a. 10 whether j" Aue" an.
.ti.IaI connected win the case. bow ~ captain
Williams nu can say thal M a,lueil.,- . tl nm
exact s." One OF the counsel dropped remark aoou t
prudence oi -uch point ness lll llr Questions were RE-
rric-A ttorney. William a. MEAL H. de1er M cirIrs
a. No - Caihcrue,t. had oad about Cue ease, but naI
ann peremptorilg EIas Brown. retired produce
snoUt tle HUI murder in the papers. liz had
formed opinion from ths reading. MI howe inter-
a
length thot Nj. Brown competent witness This
Jury man said ne, has formed al opinion on ihls
ease but Jns opinion based on tle assumed correct
, LII - -" accTscd man TLeo again he as,uIp,s In
forming mis- opinion, that the admissions alleged 10 have
Jpeu mace Dy prisoner true. II thIs exception
Is granted, tlcn we might as well throw Ou'
every one who reads paper. lie says that
he doesn't know whether tbe newspaper reports
lave ucen fa.r, and That he eau remove the
eject hch they left has mind IN cnsc DE fuas that
rney untrue The law saws tAut ne Should bee ad-
mi,,cd as competent iuilnan because lie can r"ndrt
"a verdict the evidence, unluhucnctd ny NE present
opinion" To tins Nh. Howe rep led that the law
lerIed 10 TIE challenge 20 me plhc "a cuS uu ho' 10
challenge 90 favor under Wllcu Dir. Brown was Cd
eied to- TIE nT5 nan Lac ullI sr,r Nt a9E
before could change . opnlon As to the guilt Of me
PRISONER and tor TINS reason Judgr Cowug excused MI
Brown. A recess a haif hour was ;Een taken.
on reassebing Of the curt shortly after H M,
Conn.,. Johu J.. Hld OF No 243 Last hy-eEhtn-
ST. were called and a. tney had formed decided opln-
challenged by mr. Howe and were excused by Judge
CoWmg Thomas Gibbons had read Of the murder, ga
WAS also excused. Charles T. II. Rlusch OF No. 50
-eveutu-st and Charles schwagCr had also formed ou
IONS, and were discharged solomon Denzrr was cX-
cused because he kucW Or. Hui Decided opinions
FuhaVe; Richard Petersen BcilaIg Iili., 81 No.
100 Last 5eventy -ei9nllsi Henry W Nelman, OF No
| cu~et. baYil hIlushopii ""9 oIItD5,u 20 'el-
/ tai punishment tornrhus A buHh,r or No;
Andrew Mcilrat, Of No AS seycntL-aye had read The
published accounts OF the Iiul mUIueI cast ana since
fnrv ued opinions thai could be removed only by
e,3enee o3 ac0nfs Of the c8se had Iefi an I'M
| preston a. COx's quit on his mind, out
| w..en Judge Cowins addressed him he diyesied
nm OF mat impression III" said Mr. Grammar,
while discussing the trustworthiuess OF newspaper
rsIort. should the thBg
twrutv different newspapers should believe H." His
,naun,r caused DO little amusement IN court Judge
Coyiug excused under Mr. HoWe's challenge, joan
IA EaUtuuageu was excused because De helo decided
OPINION Az COxs guilt ana Richard j. Pu4dy because
M t,d NOT believe IA capital punishment william !.
Iyers of One-Auudr ed d-thrtg-lXh-st ana Willis
ave- said he press eontEbutcf.' lie had read
o. Nv the headings 10 the Hui murder case ana had
formed no opui.u about tbe gut oi me prisoner lie
1yas .ecepted as the thIrd iurymHu.
1,ti-tuvus A BuTRrsf, OF No 200 West tortynith-st
wa challenged peremldJTg p'eAnae nc l'ei lear tl1