New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-07
WEDDING OUT GOOD JURORS
THE POLICY OF McoUADEs LAWYERS
CHALLENGES NOT YET EXHAUSTED
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- a.s.rdants counsel in the trial of ex-Aiderman
A,xhur J. McQuade are determined to profit by every
~o.sible chance of the reversal OF conviction one
shou,d be had Several men have been admitted to
ths box after giving answers which the dciend-
snt's counsel thought would disqualify them. As
Hhe.e iurors were afterward peremptorily challenged
Nv The defence there no apparent Damage to the
defendant and therefore nc ground OF appeal H.
however the twenty rcremptory challenges allowed
bv law 10 the defence exhausted McQdades coun-
e. NAV argue that their client has been injured by
mistakes in the admission OF persons TO the jurybox
which could not be remeded because the defendant
had no more peremptory challenges. The conse-
euence of this apparent scheme was to delay the trial
Yesterday The defence the closing hour expressed
satisfaction with the jury stood and Mr.. MARITIME
was satisfied General Tracy. however, Immediately
withdrew his consent and challenged another juror
OF the seven removed from the box yesterday by
the defence nearly all were among the most m'eli-
cent who had been chosen As the defendant still
has seven peremptory challenges jury will probably
NOT be obtained until this evening or tomorrow
morning.
McQuade has settled into comparative content with
Ms SURF oundngs He and several OF his friends watch
the Jurors closely and when any one of them who Is
reg arded doubtful is accepted one OF the iienas
apt to depart anu set on foot an investigator Oh me
Affiliations of The Jurors No further cases OF attempt
ING 10 influence jurors came to light Tut detectives
have been hard at work trying 10 guard against such
attempts. . A.,
trial Yesterday The usual time for the expiration OF
the November term had me ana the room occupied
BY the Recorder last week was needed 10, tne
sleeye A. Recorder Smyth will preside at Part Ii,
after the McQuade Trial over was considered more
convenient to move to the room In which art IL Is
usually held. The Recorder continues the November
term Of Part until the McQuade Trial is finished.
The new quarters are smaller, bot otherwise are as
M
was held. They are on the TOP door OF the bnomg
ana therefore more secluded than the room below and
the windows about the jury-box are SO protected
that the drangbts in the courtroom are 40 ewhat
lessened The room comfortably hiied though
few besides those summoned as Jurors were adn''eo.
Among court officers who Will have charse OF the
fury Is Colonel John Bodlne, who has In previous
years been member of OF IN charge OF American r1ne
teams in international contests. John ID. Strdhan,
John FL Bird and other lawyers Interested in come OF
the cases of the exAl lermcn were N The COURTROOM
Distrist-Attorney MARITIME. Delaney Nicoli ana
Colonel Fellows asked questions Ior the prosecution
and General Tracy and MIR. Newcombe Tor the de-
fence Mr. Grady was an adviser for the defence.
The prosecution had exhausted more tina half Of the
peremptory challenges TO which 1t was enuue1, put
Mr.. MARITIME Immediately excused Henry n. Coneh,
the former barber at the Astor House ana present
ehoe-dealer in Harlem, who had caused some anuee
ment by his answers when he was examined ior the
Jury The place was quickly filled, as Jacob koseL-
berg, tailor, who said that he had an acquaintance
with ex Alderman Fsriey, but who thought that he
could be an Impartial juror was accepted. lie Is
young short in stature. has low forehead and
o red mustache.
the eighth Juror Louis Raaioer was excused by the
defence Charles H. Dennison. who had prejudice
against iniormers; Spencer ID. jackson, wno knew
Mr. MARITIME and Peter DOhm VINO did not think that
he could be impartial, we're accepted. John j.
Ross, lumber dealer OF No. 500 West Twenty-fourth'
ct answered the Questions ntegently and was VIII.
ing TO lay his opinion ASIDE lie was accepted aho
murnur of surprise and disappointment arose
when the defence challenged Louis g. Waennlig VINO
mad oeeuped the twelfth rea since Wednesday. lie
aus vered the questions clearly, won from the Re-
corder commentator as man oil unusual integehee'
and even General Tracy at tue time that he look Ills
seat made a complimentary remark. lie seemed as
perfectly fair and intelligent a juror as could be de-
sired an he had won 10y his appearance ava manner
the good will of the officers and the regular at
teudants at tie trial. Leopold LOewy, shlrt-manu-
facturer who answered the questions 10 the satsiao
scat when General Tracy said We challenge him
anyway and he did not occupy the chair julius
Asher, No. 1916 East one. hundred d-titeenth-st
who deals in jewelry at No. s4O Broadway was
accepted and occupied the twelfth seat
General Tracy declared tine defence satisfied Tor the
preen, with Il. jury aud then he objected TO per
emolory challenge by the prosecution of the fifth
Juror. George ~ Mahlstedt The challenge was
lowed Tue fret candidate tor the place WAS Isaac
beard He answered the questions acceptably until
Mr. Nicoll began 10 ask about his business.
o You are a broker. see. In what are you hrokeri
Ain diamonds and IN stocks and bonds .,
Q-Do not deal in the bonds OF foreign goVernnents
o-&fe lottery bonds AM ,i' SIR
The kecorer-Are they not bonds which draw prizes A.
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9And 1ol almost our whole business dealing in such
bondsI Ayes. sir.
The Recorder excused the juror spite OF the objec-
tios of the defence A new twelfth juror was FOUND
inst before in the person oil Emanuei NJ
ikejheimer grav-beardcd dealer in pears at No.
3i2 Chuici-st lie understood tnat II Woa'd NC MS
duty to disregard the opinion he had previously
lines w. Pratt, the eighth juror who had minis
telIal appearance, excused by the defence
Several men with settled oplu'ops were lolo"eu ny
NJ W..at fpp Xtui HIST.
belle ed that he couli oe mparua lii spne oil al
op,uon lie was allowed to Take The seat asans' the
CORRECTION of General Tracy. Tue defendants counsel
were not satisfied with Emanuel w. lkeileimer,
WHO mai taken seat few hours before ana lie was
excused. An hour OF questioning ana answering
resulted in the rejection Oh several applicants George
(iussma OF No. 100 Avenue ID, wDo Is Va the insur,
an, g bus ness accepted. lie is Young man ana
wrars speciacles lie took his sea, between Jurors
Errkine aud RosenDerg the Two jurors who nave
retained their pl ices III tue Juy-o"x ior week.
though all oIher seats have had various occupants
Juiln, Asher who took the twelfth place. occupied
for several daya BY Mr. Waehnng, was Compelled by
the prosecution TO leave thai place. LOUIS heyman
cloher OF No. 21s East Thirty til rdo' took .he last
aeat in the iury-box and agau Dstrict-Auorney Mar
tine said that ue was satisfied with the jury.
A short consultation by the lawyers Tor the defence
resulted challenge OF Phhp Nethe, the thrd juror
Solomon SuIzcerger, elderly cigar manufacturer,
took bls place. .
alr Mattne-We also are content - -. . =.
The itecorder-If bh sides content The jury may be
'wS snrral Tracy-wa moment; do that
Mt Msrine-Oh imagined that was only bit ofockeyng
The Recorder ander recen: dec SION oil the
Supreme Court has held that the right to challenge
neemptoriy can he exercised up t. the time toat tho
bath - administered so that General Tracy was
allowed to cnalien the intelligent Twelfth juror and
vacancy aean existed, to be hl'ed by furner ques-
toninc to-day. The men now in the jury-box are:
l. Henry Gutenberg Z. A,olph iinko
= s..nn,'r snIzherper o. jacob Rosenberg
4 ArhIuall ..rskine, 10 Chatles ~ hints'
o. 0Ossman. l. george N D"'i''
o. harris Rosenberg. IL -
sheriff Grant was asked TO swear in the officers VINO
were detailed 10 after the jury as IL was deemed best
10 make them deputy shcrifs for the Tine Inc operin IN
formed the and District Attorney mat ne wa
willing 10 take entire charge of the jury allowed 10
name his own men, hut he could not consent 10 make ueP
ues of officers unless the Recorder ana
Ai,arney were willing TO assume all responsibility This
Was agreed but when the eight officers designated ap