New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12
THE aNIPPERS" ON CROWLEY
r,pvrN JURORS CHOSEN TO TRY HIM.
,vcopprR sMYTH WARNS THEM NOT TO MAKE ANY
PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS.

ppcoRprR sMYTH WARNS THEM NOT TO MAIZE AM
PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS.
The expected trial of David II. Crowley IN tIe
Ceneral Sessions on the charge OF assaultine M1si
Morris in the basement OF dancnS Of snectators
broadway brought together crowa Oh sip"rdav to
who lined both sides of Cham Ders-st. LIGHT
see the unusual spectacle OF ponce 20 that
from nrison van with his wrist manaeleu " .
u ~ =, officer Inside of Recorder Smyths
courtroom the proceedings were quiet as eno M"
was spent in efforts to obtain q July ,Ios y a
CrowIev was neatly dressed III civilian clothes I1e
xatched the proceedings closely ana frequently
consulted with his counsel. Charles ,. SPENCE anu
ID. Edgar Anthony DISTINCT Assistant
district ATTORNEY Delaney NicOll, with the occa
sioual assistance of Assistant DlstricI,aI f
fitzgerald made the inquiries In oehan ~ .rlo
scented themselves as jurors. ,.,., r,r;o,s had
After q few men with too decided opinions nau
been examined and rejected. Henry i'ehhlng' q
stout bearded German, pano-naKer vi Il; ~ ooot
Nest Fourteenth-st. accepted anu took HIS sede
in the foremans place IN the Jury no %aI read
ID Alexander a Nassau-st. broker, VINO nad Ieat
the story in the papers but believed ltte oi M Ia.
he had read was allowed to take his sea- aS tlt
second Juror George $ Squire, OF NO fIy mo ,ot
serving than that he did not wish 10 90 50, am, anu
reluctantly took place as juror Max fda ,iio
holm of 10 53i Lexington-ave., had an oplnioh
hut he Thought he could dvest himself of it, and 10
sp,te of Colonel Spencers earnest prOteSI nc WIS
made the third juror. The place BESIDE s H, was
gwen to Henry b. Coke, of No. 81 fllth-aNe,
fbonah Gohn b. Baker, of No. 81 Fifth-ave., who
was nostivey certain that he could decide without
prendice would have had the seat put 1or t4e
peremptory challenge OF the defence. BenJamln .
Wood. of No 40 Vest Thlrty-third-st, secured tlo
sixth place Just before recess. /. ,o
Recorder Smyth in allow ing the jurors 10 ieaVe
tle room at recess cautioned them against speaking
of the case He gave them an addltionai warning ;
founded Oh the experience with the SNORT jury
Said he
wish to ald that it would be grossly improper or any
Juror or any number vi jurors to visit the pace WeIe o
transaction about which you are TO hear evidence h
place The law provides that II an examination o w
pacc is necessary shall made under direction OF te
and in the company OF sworn Oneer' 'o'' SH'
not 20 anywhere near the place alluded TO-
Isidor Hymes, examined after recess, was asked
lis there anything to prevent you from acting as
an impartial Juror in this caseT lie salH ~
WOULD; but rs he could not answer Mr. Nlcoll
conundrum of What would T. he was excused
II. Grnnell DisbrOw. of No. 49, West twenty,
first-st., paper and Irvine merchant was accepted
as the seventh juror. Alexander j. Bachomali, Oh
No lis West Forty frst-st.. was made inc elSutl'
and LeoDod Werthemer, of No. 1877 west L orty-
third-st a tobacco-dealer, became the nlntn.
IIcrnard A. Schmidt. of No. 100 East One-hundred-
and-fourthst a commercial traveller. had an
opinion and thought evidence would be required TO
change it but he believed he could put It aside:
Colonel Spencer argued against accepting him, but
he was allowed to take his place William I:
David of No. II West ThIrty-sixth-st., was the
eleventh Juror chosen bat the panel was then
exhausted and an extra panel OF fifty jurors was
ordered for this morning.