Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-27

The New Library site Jury Organise,
and Begins W0rk.

and Begins work.
The new library site jury Of twelve was sworn
In to-day. At ten O'Clock . carriage containing
Marshal Wilson, Deputy Marshal Phillips, and
District Attorney Worthington, each provided
with portfolio Of papers drove up 20 Dominic
McMenamin's marble yard, on Capitol Hill,
where the jury was summoned TO assemble.
Some Of the jurors were already there together
with number Of property owners. and q little
squad oilswyes. Thejury, the property owners
the lawyers. and the marshal ell seemed to be
In good humor. Some dry remarks were made
about the melancholy surroundings, as the yard
was filed with tombstonss. Lawyer Perry
suggested that IL was embiematic OF the fate of
the property owners Marshal Wilson said the
place was chosen not on account OF tombstones,
out because there was Q shed on It
THE ELEVENTH HOUR.
Mr.. Zachariah Tobriner, one of the appealing
property owners, gave In At the last moment
and withdrew hts appeal He signed . with
drawal blank In the marshars carriage Just be-
nS sSsy were 1as se
shed In Mr.. McMenamin's yard. Care was
taken that all OF them were inside the building
line SO that no one could raise the point that
they were not sworn on the premises. Marshal
Wilson performed the ceremony. First, each
juror was sworn to make true answer TO the
questions propounded by the marshal. These
interrogatories elected that each of the jurors
was u citizen OF the United States, Q resident
Ol the District, more than twenty-One and less
than sixty-nve years OF age, had no interest in
the property to be examined and no relation
Interested in il, and had never been convicted
Oh crime involving moral trepitude. The jury
was then sworn collectively 10 truly appraise
the property.
THE JURY
is composed OF Messrs. Benjamin Charlton,
William 8. Thompson, Louis ID. Wine, Noble
ID. Larner, l. Fenwick Young Henry c. McCau-
ley. George ]. Seufierle, Lemuel Gaddis, James
Fraser, George j. johnson, Charles Z. Martin
and James W. Orme. The marshal announced
that the jury would meet in court at 10 o'clock
tomorrow. when the district attorney would
move the court for instructions. Deputy Mar.
shall Phillips distributed among the twelve
men notebooks and plats OF the squares to be
condemned. the property OF those who have ac-
cepted the awards being indicated on the plats.
The jury then withdrew to the street and or
ganized under the shade Of q tree by eecting
Noble ID. Larner foreman and William s.
Thompson secretary. MIR. Phillips produced q
tape measure and the jury went at once 10
work inspecting property in square 729.
PROPERTY TO BE APPRAISED.
The following Is a list OF the property owners
who appealed from the awards of the first jury,
and whose property will be appraised by the
new jury;
Square 729-Oliver II. Reed, Mary s. Gist,
George w. Gist, James Hoban, n. q. Ordway,
NJ. u. Emery and :. w. Tulock, trustees: Eliza
beth Hoeke, William Breumyer, William III.
Hoeke Barbara Lehman, Kate s. OIds. ]. T..
Lott.
Square 7sO-M. g. Emery and S. W. TuIlock,
trustees; J. T. Buehler, Agnes Mclaughlin,
Square 73l-D. A. Watterstou, Josephine
Hicks, Rebecca Blaine, Lavinia Connolly, Will
liam Rothwell and b. Marengli.
The property to be reappraised represents
about $4,000 of the entire amount awarded
by the former jury. the awards accepted aggre-
gazing about S2SO,OOO.
PROTEST..
The following owners OF land comprised
within the site chosen for the Capitol library
have filed protest to the finding of the Jury:
\. u. Ordway, Dominic McMenamin, w. IL.
Hoeke, J. +. Buhler, A. Mclaughlin J. +. Bur-
nett, Is. Marenghi, ID. A. WatIerston Barbara
Lehman and VIM. Rothwell. They declare
That they are entitled TO the verdict of a prop
eriy summoned jury OF seven men, AS provided
for by section 257 of the Revised statutes, re-
lating to the District OF Columbia, which said
jury, they say, has not yet been properly
summoned. and which verdict has not been
rendered and they do. and all generally AN
severaly, by their counsel insist that this court
premises until such jury shall have been sum.
moned as in said section is provided, and snail
have rendered their verdict. All OF which they
Insist shall be made OF record in this cause and
proceeding.
THE FIRST PAYMENT
was made to-day when Mr. Sam. Cross, for the
National Metropolitan Fire Insurance COM
pany, received from the Secretary Of the In.
terror check for $3,226.OS for parcel 10, So.
$50 lpt. lot A.
APPEALS WITHDRAWN.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. w. A. Cor
don, for the National Insurance COM
pany, withdrew the appeals as to parcels
Is, 10. 20 and 81, square 729 amounting to
S42,229.27. Mr.. w. L. Edmonston withdrew
his appeal as to parcel 40, square .29, amount
ing TO 5,966.O3, and Mrs. Sarah Burnett as 10
parcel 3, square 73O, $S,9o6.5O. To-day Zach
ariah Tobriner withdrew his appeal rs TO parcel
"a, square 729, Tor which he was awarded
80, los.