New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-25
A WEARY DRAG TO THE oLEARY TRIAL.
ALMOST FIVE PANELS EXHAUSTED AND NO
JUROR oUALITIED-How THE ExAMI
NATION Is CONDUCTED.

Tho method Of angling employed in the trial of OK
Alderman Cleary is baitless one and consists In
persistent tangling up Of the lines on both Sides
Yesterday the prosecution found few desirable
people among the taIesmen, and succeeded In getting
favorable rulings from Judge Daniels. The result
was that the defence had to three more Of their
peremptory challenges, making total of four, leaving
sixteen more to DO used. That encouraging
feature, and II is looked upon possible, at that
rate, that a Jury may be obtained In three weeks
Judge Daniels was only ten minutes late yester-
day and found the defendant hanled before by
batch Of prosecutors on the right and group OF de-
tenders on tho left. General Tracy divided his
time between questioning obstrate talesmen and read
fng tho papers and Ira Shafer and DstrctA Attorney
Fellows INDUCED in occasional bantering contests.
Assistant Distrsct-Attorney semple always had the
first chance at the candidates, and rarely varied hts
method OF questioning The fifth hundred tslesmen
was started on early in the day. and the panel was
not exhausted. The sixth hundred present in
the courtroom, and passed the time IN doing and
smiling helplessly at the rare sallies of wit.
Among the last Jurors OF the fourth panel was
Cornelius Rowland, the foreman OF tho Kerr Jury.
He was not wanted this timo. Up 10 recess the de-
fence had used ono peromptory challenge, and 266
taiesmen had been examined In all After luncheon
hr. shafer gave General Tracy chance 70 bury him
seh IN the daily papers, and did some examining
himself He showed marked originality in his ques-
lions. Among 6corO OF 50 Oh Cdudiue<cst tnS'S
a remarkable run of personal acquantances OF the
Aldermen Of 1854 Sehoolmates Of members of The
Board were as numerous a Washngton's nurses, and
the rest AL bought liquor from or the other OF
the accused Strange examples OF ignorance came to
Wow with startling effect Jacob Mepdeissohn,
leaf tobacco broker had been affected by his knowi
edge Of the cases In so slight degree that the pros
eeutlon withdrew their challenge. Then General
Tracy took hand, and after keen examination
Mr. Mendelssohn was allowed 20 depart The de-
fence next withdrew their challenge OF Horace nj.
Barry. an intelligent commission Merchant who held
that tho impression he had gained Of the cases would
be removed by his Jurors oath. Mr.. Barry was
ruled competent and tho defence challenged peremp
torily.
Gustav siowsky had read scraps Of the evidence
but not enough to dsqusllfy him. AS a citizen ne
had taken an interest the results of the trials, but
NOT IN the details Of tho evidence Mr. shafer SUD
,ecfed the talesman 10 a severe cross-examnatlon'
and admitted 10 court that silowsky was TOO is-
norant because he had not even read the evidence
IN Tho eass although the taesman certainly showed
bright appreciation os all that expected OF him.
Colonel Fellows at once arose and made speech TO
tho eject that Jury could be obtained hero only nom
citizens Of tho class OF siowsky. II we do not
take suoh men as he's he said, We might as wen
Give nm trying TO got jury" slowsy was declared
eompetent, and was percmptorily challenged Ihe
court than adjourned, 800 talesmen having been e1
AHMED COO summoned and seven peremptoriy ohai-
lenged ., d, .o,,rt circles N at tho at
temptS 10 get jury arc known 70 pS at 90 ~. nnh
sol and that the purpose Is to prove TINS 10 ene pun