New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-04
TRYING TO GET JURORS.
FOUR OBTAINED FOR THE KERR TRIAL Z
ENERGETIC IMPORTS or W. BoURKE COCHRAN IN
BEHALF or HIS CLIENT

ENERGETIC IMPORTS or W. BoURKE COCHRAN IN
BEHALF or HIS CLIENT
Manu- were called and few chosen as jurors Tor
tho trial Of Thomas b. Kerr for DOODLE practices
Yesterday. The Court Of Oyer and Terminer was
fairly full of spectators when Justice Patterson
took his seat. District-Attorney Fellows ana
Messrs fitzgerald and Semple, his assistants were
in their places, and ex-Judge Noah DAVIS, Con-
gresham w. Bourke Cochran, and John IL. Bro
Looked ont for the interests OF tue DEFENDANT VINO
sat near them
An extra panel of 90 Jurors had been sum
moned After several Ind been examined and had
been ordered to stand aside, Daniel looker' d
plumber. said he had no opinion about the case.
While he did not dispute the fairness OF the YER
diets in the previous trials, he had no impression
s IN the ouilt or innocence Of those who had been
conv,cted in those trials Mr. Semple challenged
HIM and Mr. Cochran examined him. lie found
him satisfactory and then Mr.. Semple challenged
him on the ground of general incompetence. MI
Cochran seized the opportunity to GET IN announcer
protestation Of the prisoners desire Tor FAIRNESS.
Mr.. Coclxran declared that the juror had answered
intellgently the questions put to him. lie de-
nounced what he termed tho attempt TO cast re-
Elections upon d man because he was working
man. with fists hardened by labor and because he
eacv SO as to be ready to give verdict upon
them.
This brought Colonel Fellows to his feet. He
sa,d there was no imputation against the character
Of the Juror. The Juror was excused By the
Judge.
Three more who had decided opinions were
told that they could 90 and then William A.
Wilson WAS put upon the rack He said he was
a dealer in hardware at No. $50 East tit~enth-st
and belonged to no political ,nin ufVepS
free from prejudice. He entered the box as the
third juror. :,
Two more were rejected, and then George IL
Witte the secretary OF the German brancn VI uae
He said he had formed no oldnlon that would
interfere with fair trial Of the case ana was
not acquainted with any one involved IN IT, ne
took the fourth seat in the jury box. The original
panel was exhausted before another Juror waS
obtained. IT., , g.
ty-four answered to their names. William barry,
Fulton market fish dealer, said he was preludlceu
against informers but he might believe an lhiorner
- Then said Colonel Fellows, you would ac-
cept his testimony as you would that oil any o'her
witness ?o c.,- . go, oro
surprising what you have no right to. The VIII
ness has said nothing to warrant such queS'ioh
or assumption" , l.. .,.oo aieorors
WAYS ut as many different times, SAID the Judge,
and he has given ground for the question more
than once" ,o,, ,..o,, 400
frying 10 confuse the witness and took exception
TO the ruling of the Court. Mr.. Barry lnaiiy sald
that he would not believe an lnIofner II c1ro
roborated. Tho Judge tod him W so anu Ho
went
The name of John F. Patterson was the last one
drawn before the adjournment lie Is ASSISTANT
secretary of the Bowcry Fire Insurance Company
lie said the company once had stock oil the BROAD,
way and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company ana
sold it shortly after this trouble lie vas certain
that his company had no interest IN ue piUca ire
ment of the Broadway Railroad franchise IN inc
manner in which 1t was obtained
will YOU # You enter the dn,o box as Nth urge %Se
determination not to believe the testimony OF an
informer unless 1t is corroboratedP'
Mr. Cochran objected and asked to be heard on
the question OF its admisslDllty AS the hour 0i
adjournment was at hand Justice Patterson TOLD
him that he would hear him this morning.
Then Mr. Cochran arose, and holding up copy
Of The wd read .ba RU sss % Sd be-
made more farcical than usual by the escape Oh
Mr.. Kerr from punishment, and otherwise com
mentng on the case ME- C0ckfan saia lmas VINE me
proceedings in court was presumably WITHIN the
legitimate domain OF public discussion when II
Doodle it stated falschood II it were within
the power Of the Court to grant it, he would ask
for to bring the rsf DedVre tss
to protect itself The right to attach no longer
exists. We deny that this man ever had any
money as here stated, and we expect TO prove It:
We give notice to the District Attorney that II
we cannot proceed without such, publications as
this being made, we, shall be Obliged TO renew
our motion to send this case out Of this county.
II we are to be pursued before this Court by yoieys
of intimidation and misrepresentation we shall be
constrained to make such motion"
The four men now in the jury-box, selected
from the forty.two thus far examined, are as fol-
lows: - ,
/ William D. sadier. publisher No. 81 narclayst
o John f. Hunter, photographer No. 492 Ihlrdave.
g. William A. Wilson, hardware, NO. $50 East
I. George n. wittc, secretary, No. 142 secondave