New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
TESTING A JURORS PREJUDICE.
DISLIKE OF THE CLAN.NAGAEL AS AFFECTING
HIS COMPETENCY.

DISLIKE OF THE CLAN-NA-GAEL AS AFFECTING
HIS COMPETENCY.
Chicago, Sept. II Special The chief feature of
irterest In the Cronin trial to-day heated con-
roversv Of counsel on the competency OF jurors and
Iudre McConnel's ruling to just how far jurors
prciudcc against the Clan-naGael woull ahect his
competency. sydney Briggs an intelligent farmer OF
Humboldt Ohio, who was perfectly competent IN All
other RESPECTS had expressed objection TO the can
paGaeI society "The evidence in this case" SAID
Mr. Forrest, of the defence, will probably show that
some NJ these defendants are members of tho Clan
roCael & ciety 1t is likely also that both Sides VIII
rresent wtnes who arc also members oil tha' SOCIETY,"
Now would you refuse to credit the evidence OF
witness merely because no was a MEMBER OF thd'
society,"" ,. - ~.
testimony which could 10 u'a' oi e " ~
connection with it,"
aw,o,Id Won reouhe corroboratlve testimony
eyes" x..n
Tho Court-Do YOU moan TO say that because man
~ - hon, the testimony disclosed was a NOM
49,. ~, nartlcular society you would dscredlt MS evil
dence! A.. .oo,otv uer. not IN
volvcd' A. o,.,aorcs he cavs with
suspicion ~ , .Ao. ,,ost secret
eocietles are oath bound" , A..
a. ror,est then renewed the challenge ana 'iie
count ovcru,lcd H. because he did not lesay h"o"
nat there would be any such evidence III cur =,
Mo, tbo interests of the Clan ma Gael "qre ~ ,
way involved The juror was subsequently P'f
lorily challenged by the defence alevey police
n;y,ccr Ike Robinson, OF the LAhesin Oec ~
IN Gav tailed to Identity any OF the tFVn nn 2''P
W. 10 man he arrested on the night OF MAY can't
inst before the recess the alc Io'irg RI a.
~ 81 cn,nt aud an order was cntel ~
~ Jfenec sbopId have access 20 th' spe1luo!iS VI
iIod stains and other inanlmate eNlug'NSSs go
80, tho Gatlson cottage, the tiunh anu mo h
iuin and that the experts TO- the uelen.s NC ~ ~.
.uS.i iUe and test them In the presence Oh the eA
pcTts the Sidt'. ,, .,,t, AGAINST the attor-
80 20 the men on trial for the Clonlh huruer, iOr
h,sokine into the Carlson cottage wa Dei' .u-uaS
In The Cruit Court carlson aufS " ~; r"r, p
bis mariner John \. Quaey Russell NJ llg na.I,
~ ponabne and Michael T.. A. Ames, all OF whom
lul o,i',o,v engaged I'm the trial now In progress.
a. I,v,oSs br1ke into the house 10 get pieces oil
49," ,",1 containing the alleged human blooustahs'
~ rviIeoe of anaiyZing the spec mon IN inc poe
.essir,, az The state having been dehtd thcm tai
n rreces Mi, damages al $4,000. lie SAYS the 10
som, p hrokc into Ills house last Monday and de,
foed the walls and floor and vlOenily seized ana
Lr,ised him The declaration says THAI by reason
- tho CroniD murder the place has become Wen
Jn,vrn IA tbe puhlic and many people have PAID ~
90 tbe buldng and the marks and evidences OF
,be crime Tie place htted up for eNhibhion
and Carlson has Aeri, cd large revenues. The acts
of the descendants In removing The blOoastsinS have,
e declaration alleges, greatly injured the house ana
depiecafed rs value museum of limited cullos-
ties. <
ro CONSOLIDATE TWO NEW .EEGLIND ROADS.