New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-16
GEN SHALER'S SECOND TRIAL
ApAY SPENT IN GETTING TWELVE JURORS
Holm GRAHAM NOT on HAND AS CouNSEL-THE
DEFENDANT AND HIS FRIENDs.

Holm GRAHAM NOT on HAND AS CoCNsEL-THE
DEPENDANT AND HIS FRIENDS.
The Oyer and Tcrminer court room was well filled
yesterday when Judge Barrett took his seat ana
the case of the people against Alexander Shaier
was called General Sha)er was on hand with ms
counsel Elihu lioot and Howe & Hummel. John
Graham who was supposed e hys iass and ahTse
assistants were drawn up IN battle array ABOUT the
table devoted to the prosecution; Mi. hove We an,
justed his speotacles aud read demurrer Idod,
little pamphlet. The grounds presented were INA
first. the Indictment did not conform 90 70 tne
requirements of Sections 275 and 2|6 OF
more than crime is ebargei IN each count si
in the Indictment and third, that the iacts
ruled that having, once pleaded to he
indictment they could enter no demurrer ana MI.
Howe aud his pamphlet took back seat.
Then the task of selecting aJury began Inc hrst
candidate, Sigmund Elrech, was excused after a
Thorough catec sing TO his knowledge OF General
Shaler and the and the state of his opinions.
The second victim Robert Busch, grocer of No.
775 Second-ave.. calmly asserted that he never
heard of General Shaler or OF any charges against
that he was accepted aud sworn Thomas NJ. Nor
gan an intelligent, grayhaircd broker, OF NO.
Cotton Exchange, also passed Satisfactory EXAM ann
Egbert NJ. Smith, black bearded man OF middle
life, who said that he was gran-broker hving az
No 81 East Ont-hundred- and-twenty- st; was
nut beside Mr. Morgan. 1t after ~ o'clock be-
fore fourth Juror found. lie gave his name as
Harvey ID. Windsor. No. "A Broadway Jesse V. A.
- -
Manuel, banker. No. 30 Nassau-st., were the next
two candidates. and both stood the test OF the com
bincd inquistiveness OF Colonel Fellows and Mr..
Howe. .. ,.
slowly on. A heavy gray haired man who sat ut
General Shaler's elbow throughout the DAY, was
said TO be cx-Judge Stanton. Il Western lawyer.
The Generals son. Ira A, Shaler. sat behind,
thouyhtfully tugglng al his mustache. Ex-Mavor
Edison sat with the defendant throughout the
morning session. and smiled quietly wnen luck-
less iuryman was ruled out because OF ms acquaint-
ance with the ex-MayOr. General Edward Jardine,
Colonel Burke, of the regular cavalry, Counseiiqr
Raker General j. Watts De Peyster and Joel Is.
Erhardt also lent aid and cOuntclance 10 the ac-
cused man His three sDns-in-law, Henry > carr
William G.. Smaller and Colonel Carl Jusse1 COM
picted he family circle. 49,.
Ricardo Acorta, "a pa riotlc Italian. believed that
General Sbalers reported services in the line OF
fighting bleeding and dying Tor MS country shouu
be taken into account as well as the evidence anu
was permitted to take his patriotism where III
wouldn't interfere with the justice. ALBEIT Weoer;
The pIano manufac urer said that he never believed
any statement he saw In the papers ana was
stralChtway told to get in the box The SIX men
selected IN the course of the afternoon were Phllp
g. Verplalck merchant, of NO. w Una nDeis,si'
John Goodwin, brush manufacturer No; 81 + ulloh-
ST. Morris Sickles manufactnrer OF dress trlh-
mings No 20 Mercer-st.; Albert weber, pIItuo
nanufacturer No. los Fifth-ave. Joseph Wen,
stable keeper No. 263 East renth-sr. and Caesar
j. Kaskel meas furnishing goods, No. ~ west
Twenty- hlrd-st This completed the panel ana III
was on the whole an intelligent BODY OF men VINO
listened TO Judge Barretts good advice In regard
10 the outg0lngS and lncomlngs OF tine weii-legu-
lated juryman. ,YA, &
Mr. Graham was stil connected with the defence.
ana on being told that he was, expressed WISH
that he be present this morning AT tne opening Oh
ance OF his colleague and the case Will go on at IL