New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-02
ONE VACANCY IN THE JURY.
Arr TUE SEATS FILLED TWICE.. HOWEVER.
.r,,-,so IN THE pERKMProRy cHALLKSGRs-sEv'
-, nAvs' WORK YET, PERHAPS.


nv,-rso TN THE PEREMProRx cHAILKSaSs-sEv-
rsAL DAYS WORK YET, PERHAPS.
-. .aats reseryed for jurors In Recorder
ssh, court-rcom were filed yesterday afternoon al
,,,ocA sor the first time since the lawyers began on
rordav morning to find jurors willing To try Arthur D.
Mcou,de without being influenced by opinions whion
sAev nad foroa The jury box did not remain hled long,
n even the amount Of progress indicated by seeurins
twelve men was welcomed indicating possibility OF
..cur;no n Jury within a few days. The ronna Oh
,,on,nc as 10 opinions and acquaintance was broken
nv few Incidents spoused the attention OF the smai
Number of persons In the courtroom Even Lawson n.
WALLER 10 whom every mention OF the wfckedness OF
en-. courany which did get Broadway when Mr. ruler
cable Company did fnl Of interest found the pro-
a,,s sua,rcnty uninteresting to induce him 10 sur
,.aeY the seat which he usually occupies Tho exAoer
men who have been In attendance at many OF the
a. we're absent from the courtroom !es'o""s
a seU iarymen were secured who, II they are n". po
remporily challenged, viii apparently make eNcenen'
tudges Of testimony
us. "a, ,royi.onal Jurors secured on Monday ana
,r..a.v we're promptly in their seats Recorder smyth
At the oponing OF court said that he had decea 10 ao"
che defendants lawyers 10 enter formal ehane"te
AGAINST Juror Malcolm Campbell 80 as to afford oas
for the objection which General Tracy had mie 10 inc
decision that this juror was competent
One or two persons examined ana relec'eu po
se they would be Influenced by their opinions ana one
40 tor, moro were excused under section OF the Cohsoh
afiop Act which the Recorder used 10 Keep OUT pcso
,~ho are not of fair understanding ana goou J"uk"icu.
Than Anse Weinberg. importer OF races at NJ. ~
r,eene a. obtained TIE eleventh place in the Jurypox
TIE had an opinion bat Wiling 10 lay IL asoe nc
entered the jury-boS. tie answered Colonel feiowss
Questions with sufficient intelligence hut when Genera
Tracy put a series Of metaphy sca questions the wic
became confused and ansW cred somewhat at rnoo' nc
baS told Coenel Fellows ira; he c"uid render an ni
t,., verdict vet he said 10 General Tracy that he might
no more or less Influenced 10y his opinion toohei fei
lows returned to the assault and asked
Won oo,,d render an partial yert the evidence alonei
A.nsi T,aovThcn YOU woud call verdict which was
more OF less influenced ny yur present opinion an ip"'
c",eae FeilowN-Do YOU tbsti Al mean trai
would consider the sSas ns ias 10"
COLONEL Fellows aud Recorder smyth asked few moro
questions and 1t was decided that the Juror wTT egi a no,
oven Know what an onln Wa Snen ,te ahout ths
esse against The defendants IAN know about it. he
sal l. is that he took some money Ihs s nSaru;
When asked another question no sa no, Sty at nres
s saI nc was '''"''@ D' ,', s,. .nA ... .,.o
burdencd with an opinion. John a. Cahill who went
t,os rs practising lawyer The Recorder advised
him to have his name taken from the lnIy list iss
praise Of being q of unusual nteliigence. had
knowledge Of jurors duties when asked whether her, ne
could enter that jrry-box. lay aside my opinion anu 90
my duty citizen and Juror by rendering vetct on
fhe evidence alone" Mr.. Newcomers crOss-ekhinihaton
led the juror say that he had prendiee which might
accompsny bin into the jurybox but he reiterated ms
former opinion that he could be impartial ana nc 'ooh 'e
The challenging then began At the request
NJ the proseitop Joseph Mitchell left the jury box He
had given his business that Of real estate dealer III
Hariem. Neither tse prosecution nor defence hso peeh
seW Reodct the bookkeeper for the Manhattan Kali
way News ana Advertising company, was or n uie inc
most promising candidate for the second place lie was
that he could lay aside his opinion and h "n
evidence. Mr. Nicoll who was examining nun VAS u.s.
about down when the Recorder reminded nih OF Ie
iniorners 9nesn 90 MI Who were members Of the
Board Aldermen Of 1884 and who have turned sate
evidence Would yen gave such testimony to ~e * 70
which il entitled T. Mr.. BENEDICT VINO up u, ,hat
time had been ar calm elderly gentleman should De
said with great emphasis would not give such testi-
SSei even that allowed by law A.-No. would not
give any weight would not believe the word OF traitor
MI Nooll-I submit the challenge 49,.
s,Tue, Won that cerain weight such testimony
;ury.
Mr. Benedict was excused
After sheriff and representatives Of the Offices OF
the County Clerk and Conms sioner OF Jurors haa drwn
nifty jurors for toiays examinsuon men win opanonSs
rreponded proccssion and were excused inc secona
place finally hled by Bayard WOODRUFF a Duioer vi
The prosecution then excused the young butcher Krie
ger and the third place made vacant IL was nlleo
after q time by Louis NJ Simson an importer Oh aces
living at No. ia East Seventy seoondst irederisk
Wagner coal dealer of East Thrteenn-sL, t9os tne
place Of Alexander g. Weinberg the Bowery Iode1mg
house keeper who excused by the prosecutor Inc
jury-box thus again filled but Joseph hananerl
that his home had been injured by fire on
TUESDAY night and desired to be excused HIS request
granted Adolph RSsen~asser tee egh. a az Noe
1911 almost selected Tor MS plsce. pu'
a perempory challenge checked him. Henry d. Moene s
the eighth Juror and the eleventh place had not been
nlled WHEEL court adjourned for the day.