New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-12

any of his clerks fixed the special panels for that
last trial of Tweed. They may have liked the
first, but there were too many names drawn 10 90
il in the subsequent extra panels. But the raIh-
cations of the Ring great at that time that
in any ordinary panel of 100 or 200 enough friends
of Tweed might have been found to acgnid MN II II
had not been for the precautions which Henry
Black Book As stated in convinced the art HG
the verdict was actually announced that he did not
have every man on that jury. While they were de-
liberating had long conversation WIN IWeSu III
the small room between the Supreme Court Cham,
bers and the Oyer and Terminer COURTROOM, and
he told me that he had no fears of Disagreement,
ali the other side fear i shall he unanimously ac-
quitted' he replied, confidently. / said to HIM:
MIR. Tweed. is it possiblei You haven't man on
that jury He shook his head and smiled. SAID
further: 1T was mposs BILE for you to get one
Didn't you, as we'll as Mr.. Graham this COUNSEL
notice that Black Book which Clinton had What
the - was that book he asked, and then added
quickly: That has puzzled all OF us
well, that book is going to convict you.
How 'Ican't tell you now, but VIII when the
trial is over The jury came IN shortly after win
the verdict of guilty. | subsequently told tweed III
the Ludlow Street JAIL after his escape and cap
ture the history of that book, and he told me the
story of his friend Harry who had swlndled HIM
into the belief that he had the jury fixed Harry
is dead now, and did not live long TO ENJOY ms III
gotten wealth He went abroad TO enjoy 1t, though
understand he always denied that he got any part
of the sum promised"
tFRAUD IN EMPANELIING JURTES
very common form Of fraud practised III the en-
paneinr of Jurors is made successful by the desire
OF business men and others whose time Is OF value
TO escape Jury duty. The persons who perpetrate
these frauds are men out of employment who are
willing to serve on jures for the legal fees and the
opportunities of gain from litigants. They have
some means of knowing what persons are called
upon iuri.s as soon as the lists are made up,
and before the servers have had time
to leave the legal subpGnas at the houses
Of those named. Each of this class of
"iury-fxers" examines the list with care, decides
by the names or the addresses what persons are
likely to desire to escape jury duty, and, selecting
some one of Them, goes to his house or place Of
business and introduces himself as bearing the
same name he prospective Juryman. The latter
not having been served answers III reply TO the ques
tion that he does not know that he has been drawn
on the panel. lie is then asked whether II he nnd6
that he has been drawn, he will desire to escape
Jury duty, and If lie replies IN the all NATIVE the
% fxer' offers for small sum-anythng IN fact
that NAV be Obtained--to do duty III the victims
show of great candOr that he can
get off by paying the subpGna-seryeI
TO return him not found" but that he the hAer,
Will actually serve for less money than the server
will demand and that as the gentleman Will then
apparently have served. his name Will not be called
again in a year. Besldes-and here the : hXer Will
appeal 10 the charitable sympathles or the gentle
man--he is out OF employment, and the jury lees
will he substantial ana TO his large family. O1ten
the gentleman will agree 10 the proposition. The
" hxer " then instructs him to accept the subpoena
when served and 10 pay the server nothing at all
but simply 10 retain the notice until the " iiXer
calls for it, and he will thus escape fine, the pay
ment of bonus TO the server and jury duty as well
for the whole wear. In tins way the best men
drawn for jury duty frequently avoid II, and rascals
-for these "hxers" rOgues-are imposed upon the
public and the courts i'll their stead.