New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-04
SHARP EYES ON THE JURORS.
-oru,so PROVED AGAINST FALKENBERG.
- v.,vxs TRANSLATION AND GOES OUT ON BAIL
PICKING OUT JURYMEN

voru,uc PROVED AGAINST rALKENBERG.
m vAryrs EXAMINATION AND GOES OUT on BAIL
PICKING OUT JURYMEN.
,.r ps,kcnberg the Norfolk-st tailor. who triea
- s,d cut the sentiments Of Thomas R. Gray a. 10 mo
mi AZ AZ. Alderman McQuade whose trial Gray had
S.es summoned rs juror, taken before kecoruer
emyth at the opening OF court yesterday morn"s' "'
nj told soon arrest about his visit TO cray
He sad that ex-Alaerman Farley had been his frienu
api customer He did not say enough 70 Jusuy fa'e'
seiate arrest he told OF visit by Farley ahu as
-. ut An official disclosed tue fact that Farley
lad in formed him that Gray had been summoned as
1uror and that II would be desirable 20 OBTAIN MS
epiuon az to guilt Of the Aldermen Gray seemed 10
euser the matter In Indifferent way, hut said that
IA aid not think their guilt had been proved Iho
.,.,ameut made by Falkenberg was not made public
When Falksnberg was arraisned befoie the Recorder
IA had with him A. H. Hummel. WHO Is enc OF farieys
LAWYERS. Fall snLers pleaded not guilty to tho cnsrge
AMI then Mr.. Hunmel mado short speech In winch he
said:
sailed on him "Wednesday evening and something was san
:sSn =. oSes .Ss ey thar he
wrong
He waived examination for Falkenberg and the Re-
eorer held tailor In 81 900 ball To await te acuon
OF the Grand Jury. Bail was furnished oy MoritI l.
Ie,piriger of No. $50 West Foureenths. who testped
that ne owned property No. 230 East Fifty -irs'-s
valued 1T $4,000. 80
The arrest of Fakenberg Is only outcroppins OF the
eoort which, the prosecution believe Is being made Oil
over the city by OF tbs indicted Aieruen OF the
promoters of the Broadway surface Railroad anu Oh tue
exes mt Montreal secure jurors who nave expressed
opinions In favor Of tue indicted men The interests
snyoved are 50 largo and many influential PERSONS are
concerned that It difficult matter 10 secure jurors
Who subject inhueac adverse 10 INC pros
ecit,on The d,uc NY is Increased by the uu-wihns-
ness OF many give the time necessary TO
that are
aside onious and judge tue case on the evidence when
their real reason serving is unwingness 10 iui
fI their duty ! this rosIect
Mr. Nicoll has said that men, among whom was one'
relative OF one Jacob Shxrps agenswce daily wach
ing the jury He believed that vigorous attempt was
being made to obtain friendly juryman The prosecn
ing officer ad OF detectives finds 1t dhcut 10
keep improper persons out OF the juy.
WEDDING OUT JURYMEN
The examination OF menhets OF the panels drawn on
the occupied the time OF Recorder ohyth
and the lawyers OIL botn sides all day yesterday The
fury box Was again again, but the couDsei or
MeOnae con nod TO send and another VI the jury
men out of his seat, and asked series OF 1ues
tous OF urymen Tue quality OF the jury ou hol
Improve under tho operation Tue jury AS IL stoca on
Thursday evening Of lair quality Tie EXAMINATION
Was conducted as before by Assistant DistrictAttor
nav Nico and Fellows and by General Tracy and Mr..
EewcoInba Almost the only relief rom tue mouotony
Of proceedings was an occasional ". OF % ,,e cd01s
kcep Ills ateu;lOn closely fixed Cd tue Examination ou
It dcult hun TO do So Henry beka was au ong
thr .pectaturs, Ex.AhtcrlnHu Wcudel remained FOR
part OF the tre. Lawson NJ Fuller watched part OF
the proceedings The twelve mon wno eonnosod Tue
ham. Two Of them, archibald nrskine ana Haiiis
W.ehaue on Wednesday. Tue seats occupied Ivy them
have not .sea ao T any oef ots avs eS ire rue
Quen changes in tile otter places the eighth seat having
Waiter Gill;. tue eleventh Juror first excused by
the arfance He Mad boon victorious In me'apnysicai
Ssnssn p si;s dealer IN Siae
nst candidate for the race ANA he was CHOSEN 40 .Ie
head and Is nghtly lame He answered the questions
gently and had 10 DOUBT tbat his opinion oouia 70
e,t aside aud that he could render verdict Oh the evil
drncr. Mr. Burrill. ths broker who had ied tne nin
for n Way at sDs sas%.eD
dens of stone-saw coiDpsny, or Oh Sole 10
Colonel Fellows aud Mr.. Newcomue, was examined lie
had no. received any sumons sna was excused ny CON
After few Inquiries OF other Candidates. otoree
1he .isnth seat, which had Deen ocenped I"r Time
was made vacant by The drience anu
lon. succession 81 persons iSuor, w of Sp Ssi
broadway, who had rumped mass ot hair anu , q, "a
mustaehe. was finally Aiowea 10 take Tue 'sH'"
General Tracy called The Recorders attention TO
thn acI that tue jurybox filled and that Tue ueence
ready To have the Jury swoTu ne c,aI
making ~. same amy person one Of
tho places al the tune when tno ~ Ecr,er
did not make ruling requested by General IraeS' ~
The tenth mror. Henry laZinn. was eAtuso'1 Ny LILO
prosecution and II. Hlpds dealer III electrical
chosen as h's aces or lh5 trosecu-
f,nn tben Al cused FREDERICK Wagner, The seventh Juror
Two or Tires who spoke English win nllcuy ana
several Others wno han opinions were succeeded ny
oIun lbko a cigar dealer, VINO Las three stores anu
vino ives AL No. 81 East Fortleth-st. $500,
Tue .orvua0. AD-oom X VAIL was renpseu uhu s,
p-rpu pory challenges by the prosecution ana som" u-
euty was fouL ID flu iIng saccessor lsatc Diubeh
thai, wlv did much business with sooinoh easos anu
ex Alderman Heury L. los. Thought that lie might 10
iniur need by that fact ana be was eA'9sei uppoyIo
c. kosswog MAS acquainted with Mr' Marune anu was
excused b, CONSENT Henfy Otlenberx,a cigar manu-.
fscturer at Nos $40 aud 342 East Iwen hiri-s ieu
uty the questions Win dn tnnehV"r W
fulfil Inrors duty. de Was made foreman III spite ot
Geu-rsl Iracy's objections. - ,,s o,,,.
An sdournlpent taken until Monday morning.
The ard defence nave eacn exhausted aoomt
half OF thcr twenty perrinptory Challenges. rue
king OF testimony will PROBABLY not oegiu before luss
dsv or "Wednesday. Tho kecor ier In dishs' Ing tue
Jurors warned with any oDr ABOUT
Tue case and told them that AS Inc courtroom OF rr
wouli occupied ny another court IN the ne ttrc,,
begins Monday the trial would continue Ill the