New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-03
TAMPERING WITH A JUROR.
ALDERMAN FARLEYs FRIEND ARRESTED.
INTERESTING REVELATIONS IN THE M'QUADE TRIAL
WILL QIuER ARpxs1a

i"e oieafy proceedings In the attempt TO OBJ
taih jury to try Arthur j. McQuadc for bribery
we're broken yesterday by testimony showing an
apparent attempt on the part of friends of the
doodle" Aldermen to approach and perhaps to
| lnnuence man who had received a summons to
be present as a juror. The list from which the
| s'mmonses were made out was not completed until
| p. m Wednesday, and as far as is known the
only copies OF 1t prepared were the two in the
POSSESSION OF the DistrictAttorncy and of Mr. New
combe, the counsel for the defence The original
list was made out by Commissioner of Jurors
| Reilly from the names drawn by Deputy County,
| Clerk Giroy. The list is supposed to be flied with
the county Clerk on the afternoon when the draw.
ing takes place and Is then open to inspection.
But 1t is not easy for a person to obtain copy
OF the list as the filing Of the original may be
delayed The testimony showed that in somc
way the names of the jurors had been obtained
and that a friend of ex-Alderman Farley knew Of
the summoning of Juror within an hour or
two or the time when the summons was served
and without having received the information from
the juror summoned
The testimony was given by Thomas r. Gray,
a slight young man with dark red hair and NOUS
tache, who was called the first candidate for tho
scat Of Louis NJ. Simson the third Juror. who had
been percmptOrily challenged by the defence. What
he said aroused the attention OF the Recorder and
liminay questions AMI founi that G-a- was en-
ployed by the State Dairy Commissioners lie then
asked:
A.-About o'clock last night.
Q-ave you talked with any one about this case since
you received the summons Ayes, sir With my wife
and the Dairy Commissioner.
mine in last night.
Odd he talk to you about this easel A.-Wen. ho
said something about my coming here juror.
Q-What was IL he said Did you tell him that you had
been drawn as juror here A-No. sir he told me that
Q.-Me told you that you were drawni Ayes, sir.
Dwell what else was said ! Ale asked me what
thought OF this case; what my opinion was.
,Q1what did you sayi Al said that did not think
Q-was that ALL We want all that was said-every
word Ale said that friend OF his an Alderman,
wanted him TO call on me.
sir. He said 1t was Alderman Farley.
Q-What was the whole OF what saidi Give tho
friend Of his and that Mr. Farley wanted him 70 como
arounl and find out how felt.
Odd he say how he knew or how Alderman Farley
knew that you were summoned as juror A-No sir.
General Tracy put in an objection In low voice.
but the Recorder in decided tone OF voice said:
think | have some privilege here. I propose to lind
just what done to this juror Turning to the
Juror and speaking sharply want you TO tell me all
not think OF anything now
Q-Nor any suggestion A.-No, sir
Q.-Now tell me who was this man who talked with
Ayes, Sir He has a tailor shop near where live.
Q.-And where does he live Ale has a store just
next door think it is No 42ia.
Q.-And you don't know his namel A.-No, sir Ihavo
only seen him as went to and fro.
Q.-And how long have you and he lived there : A.
About two or three years. perhaps
After the Recorder had finished his questions Mr..
NicOll asked few Others and then the Recorder
said to Mr. NIcolE
will take the responsibility Of directing that that man
be excused We don't want any one on the Jury who has
been approached In any way And Mr. Seon please
out ana let the witness swear to it.
Mr. Nicoll said that he had expected to do so.
ana he sent Gray into the DistrictAttOrney'
office Assistant District.Attorney Davis drew up
an affidavit Gray grew somewhat more COM
muncative when off the witness stanl and gave
some raltlcuais which he had tied lie was
taken before Recorder. Smyth AM swore in open
court to the truth Of his statements A warrant
for the arrest of the tailor was issued and given to
a detective.
Ii any offence is proved it would be under sec
ton 10 of the Penal Code which makes embracery
a misdemeanor Embracery is the influencing or
attempting to influence a person who is Juror
or who has been summoned as juror. Ii is pun
hhabe by years imprisonment
Assistant District Attorney Nicoll said the state
ment made to Mr. Davis by Gray was fuller than
his testimony. lie did not know how the inior-
nation could have reached Far.ey, if he did learn
that Gray was summoned a juror. Mr. Ncol
said: "1he prosecution has who are in
structed to learn Of the reputation AMI character
OF witnesses They are not expected to speak TO
the jurors themselves. In this case further de-
NelOpments will show just how far this was q
serious attempt to influence O juror. AT present
we can only endeayor 10 secure what evidence
we cam
Recorder Smyth, as was apparent by his voice
and manner greatly moved by the fact that
one of the Jurors lad been approached. He di-
Iected that every means should be taken TO dis
cover any additional facts in the case II the
tailor is arrested and any attempt TO influence
juror is traced to eX-Alderman Farley he would
also be punishable Under section IS.
The tailor shop at No. AZ Norfolll-st is owned by
Hermann Falkenberg, who is County Democrat.
lie not in the shop last evening. at his
house, No. I53 Cntonst At least reporters
could not find him. bright young who
claimed to be his brother. in charge Of the
store and said that Mr. Falk nberg WAS attending
a Masonic funeral in Newark. He hid been away
all the afternoon and it impossible 10 say
when he would return. The youns man de- hred
that he knew nothing about Gray and
that his brother never had anything TO do with.
him. Mr.. Fa.kcnhelrg was formerly and is said to
be still an intimate friend of Farley.
Mr. Farley. of cOuse. denied that there was
any foundation for Gray's statements. so far as he
was concerned The whole tlin., he declared,
was news TO him. lie could not, he said. under
stand why he should wsnt to bribe Juryman So
long he was not on trial himself
warrant issued by Recorder Smyth tho
affidavit of Gray was sent to Inspector Byincs to
serve. Detectives IIanley and Lyman were sent
to find the man. who was mentioned in the war
rant ms John Doe, but whose name is hermann
IA <cnberg The officers did not hn him in when
they got TO the tailor shop and waited for him To
come. lie arrived at o'clock AMI the detectives
arrested him. lie seemed surprised and ma e a
remark that indicated that in his opinion the
Large against him OF minor Importance. Ho
vent with the detccti, Willingly 10 Police Head
quarters and locked up in the "Aldemanlc
ell. lie win be taken before the Recorder this
morning and have chance to tell what he knows
about embracery. He refused to make state
ncnt at Headquarters.
Sergeant Mclaughlin. who duty i'm In
rector by mess Office, when asl<ej If eX-Alderman
ar ey would be arrested uIOn the cha,ge OF en-