New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-17
THE JURY-BOX TWICE FILLED
SEEKING TWELVE MEN TO TRY MoUADE.
AIR. MARITIME SATISFIED. BUT THE CHALLENGES OF
TILE nrrrxcE YET TO RE MADE

The Jury Tor the trtai OIL ex-Aiuerman
Mcouade Was compsed when the second day Of the
aaort to Obtain twelve good men and true ended One
after another OF business who for the most part
the jury panel called and the brains Of
the ingenious counsel racked devise qlesons to
ascertain his mental capacity and state of feeling toward
the defendant The process OF arriving ut the condition
o, tpo Jurors minds interesting psychology
cslly but was otherwise rather monoonous II did not
prove attractive to visitors, "a the courtroom which
was crowded the morning. only partly ned later
in the day Recorder smyth found little difficulty In
keeping order. Marti0e put the ques
lions the prosecution at the morning session and Mr.
Ncol in afternoon Most of the questions were rut
by the prosecuting lawyers and the counsel Tor inc
defence had little to do.
General Tracy and Mr.. Newcombe watched the an
swers carefully, aud where an opinion against their
client was implied they subjected the Juror to further
examination. McQuade, whose exuberance OF spirits
had partly left him after his night in the Tombs was
restesy in his He talked occasion
ny of his counsel or with soOe of his friends
who gathered him. His wife. who did not seem TO
regard tho proceed with great seriousness, spent
part OF In the court She whispered once or
twice with her husband and left the room about
o'clock John H. Bird counsel for Thomas b. Kerr,
lisi ened to the proceedings ExAlderman Patrick
Farley heard with attention the answers which the
hlrors gave Assistant United states DstrictAttorney
Foster sat time beside the Recorder Tue examine
ton OF jurors delayed for short time by the pro-
ceedings in the cases OF jacob sharp ana james A eh
mond.
Jphn r. Spence of 40 2Ss West Nlneteeuth-st. shoe
dealer was the rs Juror examined and he accepted
in spite OF Mr.. NewcomDes objection. Mr. MARITIME
asked series of questions to the knowledge of the
with Aldermen OF 1884, the counsel engaged on
the trial. lawyers who have from time TO time taken
part In tue Broadway Railroad litigation and the officers
and OF the railroad companies Interested In the
granting the franchise Mr.. Spence knew none Of the
persons named. He had an opinion which he believed
he could lay aside sufficiently decide the on the
evidence alone He took the eighth seat IN the ury-box
He Is a stout young mau with a brown nustache.
Myrick Piummer, elderly printer OF NO. I'll William
at aud living Is East Sixty eghthst. was asked
like series of questions except that the game of ex-
snnator Grady added to tue list OF lawyers about
whom inquiry Was made.
That is IL new name. is il notf' the Recorder asked
sIts" Mr.. MARITIME wered. looking around at tue
rudy faced who sat between General Tracy
and Mr. Newcobe The witness had an opinion AMI the
lawyers struggled with varying success TO find out
whether the opinion was strong enough TO exclude hun
from Tue c11 e eTsp If he lad sn onuion
he declare oath thar lie beneved that he co9d
r-naer impartial verdict on the evidence alone lie
was accepted for time ninth He is tail.
has scaut, gray halr gray mustacne anu rudy co-
Meyer A. Bernheimer. a young tobacco erchant,
his opinion 10 De too strong to enable hm 10
ceoed III the witness seat by John III. Gateway young
grocer of No. 50 Westinghouse, who kuow s0nethiug
ia. drtaiis Mr. Newco ubes questioning brought out
that witness did not know OF tue meetngs OF tue
ling. lie accepted by the Recorder and was allowed
~ take the tenth seat In tie ,Ox
A strong opinion tue part OF Michael segmsu kept
hm out iury-bOx. anu tnen tue lawyers spent
lon time In trying TO uI oot Of Albert
r. Parker a wire merchant who afraid that he
might make an impartial juror though le would lay
aside any opinion which he had formed lie was not
Thomas Kestor a stock broker, who is the represent
alive OF TheouOro Moss IN a downown firm, and VINO
lives Mr.. Moss house. No. 543 Madison-ave, was
accepted because he was sure tLa be could decide tue
lions. Mr.. Newconbe is The counsel Tor Maurice b.
Flynn VINO is tue sonin'law Of Mr. Moss and who also
lives at No SAB Madson-ava. Mr. kestor occupied lilo
eleventh sc Il for time
Tue twelfth provisional Juror not fOund until half
dozen of those wuo had been called mad expressed
strong opinions Henry Hoynes OF No: 90 Maiden iane.
at length sent TO The rybox, ami twelve jurors Lad
then been secured. 80 49,,
last long CorS Hall in few minutes read we name OF
Davis tue nra Sr S " Sa ssa
SSslisSsss tnat followed were nads behalf OF the
sou Stated in The place OF Nj Davis though he did
not remain tuere uutil the close OF the session
.x MSssl' N nnd psreSptCry Challenge Max
Mgdor one of those examined In the effort to obtain
fourth Juror. created much amusement. lie Is dyer
at No 81 Tuird-st He dId nos comprehend all the
When did you hear about tins Broadway francnsei
A rushed rto my shoE and said they were
20. @. Wei wat tnen I Al was astonished
Q,-what dia lie say then Ale said they wouldn't
Q.-what did you hear ne,ti A.-Next did not heard
nothing L.ugIt ute Of it in tina pswspapers, Al
Q.-Eave you voted in the last several yearsi Al
Tne Recorder Are you ctzsni A.-No sir.
This avowaI set tue whole audience. including the
lawyers, continuous laughter which did not cease
until the wouldbe Juror hastily left the room -.
mental condition dssected, but he Was hnsiy excused
Edwaru }. luminous became tue fourth juror jaime: o;
general intelligence had surprised MI. Marine, was
Wood Of Scd S as ss
Farley somewhat ard when Mr.. Ncoll could not show
iorily CHALLENGED hi Herman Fry had had an
fmI esson but said tna he had lost it. Got tired OF 1t
and threw it over suppose" said Mr. MARITIME He
Thomas X. Keator the broker who lives in tho same
house with Maurice b. tynn excused ty the prose-
Harry l.. Bryde Grand-st. grocer, had to acknowl-
EIDE that charge OF selling bogus butter lay against
him and be excused. Lot X Kinney, real estate
broker, took the eleventh seat which MI keaor had
Patrick Dillon. the sixth provisional juror. mex!
called to retire George X. Fesz. who was examined
for place excused by consent after lie had said
that lac bad nothing to do with lawyers and ala mol 20
whether he considered that be would he IA impartial
Juror hes d IL at he did not know The Recorder finally
explsusd The Juror Is too basnfu 10 give an opinion
as mparality. He thinks that others should
give their opinions on that Subject
Isaac I. Solomon, the superintendent OF one depart
ment OF tie Equitable Life insurance Company was &C
csptd the sixth juror. He answered the questions
Mr.. MARITIME then said: we are content with the
Jury" General Tracy said that the defendants wouIu
make their IeromptOry challenges to-day He asked the
Recorder rule chat the Attorney having once
EXPRESSED himself satisfied could not 'nake farther
perempiory challenges. The Recorder said: =" had
thought but the General Term OF The supreme Court
has held that tbe right OF peremptory challenge only
ends when the jury is sworn, and must deny the
TAqurst"
Jury will probably not be obtained until tomorrow.
SauQnade passed last night IN tue TOmbs.
Tie motion for rier directing tue DisricrAttorney
TO give TO defence the MINUTES of the Grand jury
was set down for yesterday morning before tue Re
cordor. hut when jacob Sharp with his lawyers Albert
Stickney and William Fullerton. appeared, the Recorder
said tat did wish 10 interrupt the pending trial
The argunf1 Mt accordingly set down for Saturday
morning at a. u. ami II Will take place al the He
corder's Law Office In the Potter Building.
Es-AlLermau Charles b. Wsiie returned yesterday
from the trip ESSEX which -he took Ia company With
two detecves The detectives that tho farm OH me
shores OF Lake Cnsmpain Is dreary place In ncrnent
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