New-York tribune., 1886-04-21
~. sHALER JURY LOCKED UP
cposs.ExAM1NATloN OF THE GENERAL
v,rxKssEs WHO WOULD BELIKvE HIM WITHOUT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ARoUMrNTs


coRRoBORATIoN-THE ARGUMENTS.
Tho Shaler case reached lts climax yester-
..v and only the verdict OF the jury 10 now awaited
- ,~.vs good men aud true Hled out Of the box st
sIs n m their mipds filed to the brim with the i"e's
accumulated by the counsel and the law ana ru'neeo
che learned Judge and at IL O'Clock they wore "p
far the night At o'clock General shaler ana 'no ,
~ere taken to different restaurants ny the o"e''"
.cer. for supper and then brought osek 10 '"'
.oprt.room The General talKed with his friends UNI"
II o'clock Judge Barrett sent wor, 10 'ne jury ,""
ord hid them GOOD night, and then the Gcherai sa""'
.red down to the Astor House In the company VI ou',
of Arrest Clerk McCorrigau. The jury we'o '"o -, ~.
in their room and verdict will be ren"ereu ""'' INV
court convenes at IL a. IN. today. a.,
Tbe psual array of counsel witnesses ana jurors heo
,,. courtroom in the morning whet General enaier
49,. M. sc., IN the witness. stand. He told about tho
w. .,orv a. ON the previous trial. Wilson's story no
.aa va. made ont OF whole cloth as tar as a"y 'o'
rupt agreement went He had asked MN 10 'aKe "p 0
s.crtsayes on his New-Jersey property s"Verai u"ee "
fore and had refused because Wilson sa'" Nv 10"
mot IN funds On the cross examination the "ens'"'
.s .ool pos.essed and could not he trapped INTO
any naerapt contradiction In the recommenoaIlo" "
ths armory sites he said that he supposed 'has
Wa. acting out Of friendship for the o~"'
.ral WAS on the stand about two hours ih al. ,.a,
General Martin T. Mcmahon smiled "P'" '"' "e,x,n
, - 80, r.. nod heen Ad an Genefslo OF the SIX"
-. d,,,pe The war; then Corporation At'or"oy' i
.riyer of Taxes. and now United states N m'rs""' o
cited his acquaintance with General sh"ier' 'a,"S
" lie !. with a member OF seVefa' "'H""'H'
admission 10 which depends high character ana ne
CAV. An affirmative answer when asked nc "ou'u '0
H. ,bs General under oath without correooration
unyb n Ctmp said that he was real estate proher'
He WAS about TO say that he had examine" tue ar"o'1
,e at Ninety ifth-st. and Thought IL worm '"o Po
n,d when Mr. Nicoli barred his path with An emphatic
a,i.ction The Judge sustained the objection ana re-
dafen j
,rrm,t number brokers to come here and say that
they think this property s worth the price Pad lot "
,her greatly nderstand me-" The counsel for the
defence had q further use for MT Camp.
General Johu Cochrane called TO the stand ana
nn through his pedigree have been surveyor OF the
Port" said he. 81 was an Alderman lauSn'eiJ '"eo'
lRenewed laughter
u when did you cease to be an Aldermani Aust
previous TO 1884
This upset the gravity OF the Judge himself General
Edward L. Molineux testified that he had been con
p,c,ed with the State militia since 1880 and knew
General shaler Intimately by reputation" The Judge
snygested that the defence had laid full founda
non for the nnal question Mr.. Graham took the hint
and meeky put the usu'! question AS TO Tue "'n'"S
Willingness accept the statement OF the defendant
under oath without corroboraon and cot the usual
Affirmative response. little lie was infused into the
pr,rcedngs when Genera Waits De pcyster TOOK the
81 ,mu lie Ola style solder with str"l CIV mahcu
lace pirIcin- g'anee and aecdely 0un ma"nrr e
when a. business Ho said 4" None with an en-
P0 WrTe y,,, General of the State militia In 1887
A. uu lou toue)i held that position until thr pom
ic,ns bothered me They wanted me to do dishonest
Inn - and got ant. Laughter
Low long ana the Idyc state OF things last A.
] No or three mouths - MIA,
O-You were afterward Major General In the militia
Q-Oi what division Al don't know. They've
.nltrd them round believe It's the Third. now.
Q-What enters INTO the competition Oh Oeneral
s,a.cr as an upright. military. private man
Ohect 10 these psychoo lcAl questions, inter
rlied Mr. Nlcol and The laugh'er of the audience.
- Does the COuIt sustain the objection asked MI
80" replied the Judge. =" want to hear tlat aus
general mrrrmcnt with the emphatic statement I'd >. ne me-
believed q neral shalei To he an honest ana hohor'oe
n. public and private NE
q -Wuula You believe General Smaller nnder oath and
'>,,,,, cnrr1l,nra;lopI Aft helIevrd under
o.h | would General SLaIer don't want cOrr"pord-
Generals j. g. Woodward and Stewart L. wooiford
tOa story oi Ge irrai Salers g"oi chhTct'E
Tnat VIII do this branch of tie case" SAID judge
BaT.,it ana tue defence announced thst 'hcy "Nun
rc- there. Nothing was offered m rebniiaL Mr.. Mar
tine sud that conviction would he asked or on me
second OF tue Indictment, a. IN the previous tld
Mr r,na ururi to the charge with mis- modest re-
quest hdl the be dismissed "s unHpp"fteh by trs
umony, aud ne judge gave the customary prompt anu
la the afternoon Mr.. Graham summed up the case OF
g.. "0~@ 10 c"s,ieS r Miller lie ieSSa ns"S smS
onewed up that persons reputation worthy
tiat Snaer hal got wilson carry the MORTGAGES men
iIoued III the indictment In order to nave them IN
friendly hsnis fneu some wicked and unknowh per
sop hal wanted Shaers office and had cooked up TINS
itta INV .tory Wilson's assistance The sItecD
of an hour aud a half wound up with picture OF
ia, terrible wrong sending 10 PRISON such mdn as
SAarr was shown 10 be -,
Colonel FELLOWS summed up for the prosecution. ne
sad tnat tie ana advantages OF General
fu, rl oul u AIDE the hldcOus. The law
lac the punishment Tor tie CRIME chai sed
iu the ndlctmeut at imprisonment for nou an
lnur o "A hne of from "A penny 10 Sp,OOo
In take the question of the terrurs OF punish
rn OF tEciT crnsidoratlnn, ana lhtt IuIthtr tue
high authority o the Court Of Appeals h"d sacd that
te yn..n took the mailer OF punishment mo
has deubrIatUus fOrcSwOrn 1he Judsc dealt
with pun.shineuts; the Jury with evidence. lie
various theories OF the defence as 10
cons piracy behind the prosecution rested on Mr. era
bats vivid ns ialOn and not al All On lne "Nuehce
Then the siury of AImory Board and the evidence
ROW 50 well known forcIDly rrheIse1 The defence
challenged to show any reason Why WlsOD shculd
have he'd purging hiIusoi of contempt before inc
Senate COMMITTEE.
Judge Barrett, charging the jury, clearly brought
out the thrown about the Innocent by Tue
L. w. but should protect he guilty; thai
wilson az seifconicssed peTJurer and brber WAS not
entitled sufficient credence 10 convict without cor
IODOratiOn. With such corIObOl alton show ng c lruh
tf his testimony. such testimony Wa, vainable
the witness had never been I'm
prached The Jury were told that n the defendant hau
fallen nigh place he had II he had slh
b-l Al all. AGAINST the light He had sinned not as
pOihouse politician wnosr moral nature
al perverted earliest youth whose education
was uehaslng ana who's. surroundlngs we're low, and
who knew u law but the fcar OF punishment. Aud II
ge that should Tree BECAUSE OF his previous
liuh that innocent man should lie punish cd
Mg Graham then presented his usual batch of cxccP
uOns quests. all Of which we're promptly denied