New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-11
THE FLACK TRIAL BEGUN.
THE DAYS ANGLING FOR JURORS.


VI
INCIDENTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
The longdcaycd trial of Sheriff James A. Flack.
William Flack, lin son. and Joseph Meeks
for conspiracy with others in obtaining
by fraud "bogus7 divorce of the
Sheriff and his wife begun yesterday in the Court
Of oyer and Tcrmner before Judge Barrett No
witnesses in the will he called until TO morrow
II is expected that jury will then have been chosen.
Five hours spent yesterday in examining thirty
three tacsmen, OF whom five were sent TO the jury
box. This Is jury getting at the rate of one juror
an hour; reasonably good progress. when the public
interest in the and the general prevalence OF
"opnions" in regard TO IT. among the citizens OF New"
York considered. The five selected are George
l. Hcrrick clerk No 90 whitcst.; Burton d. Bagley'
publisher. No 80 Bond st. Charles A. Platt artist NO.
90 Lexngtonave. Nathan Erlangcr drygoods. NO. f'S
Broomcst. samuel stern, shirt manufactured NO 'oo
Broadway.
The nry-roll was called by the clerk OF the court
at 10 80 "A. m. The room crowded, ana mary
LAWYERS and polticians were present The Fack> sat
side by side near the counsel table. Mr. MeeRS
rubbed shoulders with WILL The three ueichu-
ants kept eyes 'front.' all the time: listened Win IN
tcrest to what went on and laughed as heartily as
anybody else at the curious answers maze Nv some vi
the unfortnnate who worried as TO their fitness
Tor iurorshp and adjmdgcd unfit. They seemed to be
At their ease and undoubtedly tried exceedingly hard
TO appear
The counsel for the defendants are eXJudge Horace
Russell ex Judge William Fullerton and John Ii. BIRD
To Assistant District Attorney Con has been gwen
the responsibility Of conducting the case for the people
Colonel Fellows and Assistant DistrctAttorney sempe
ors also in attendance Yesterday, and Colonel Fellows
took mart in the examination of the talesmen IN
doubtedly many of the curiosity seekers came 10 SEQ
Mrs Flack but they were disappointed MI. 70"
said that she was in safe keeping" and would como
when she was wanted. lie declined TO give her pres
ent address, but said that she had not been spl'eo
away again, and would undoubtedly testify Tor INC
people within the next few days
II looked at first If it would take week 70 ma
Jury When the midday recess was taken iherc was
only one man in the box-Mr. Herrick-ahd nc dShou
the Judge if he couldn't be excused until HIS clc'c"
companions in duty could be found Ihe judge saiu'
in as gentle and sympathetic manner as possible .a'
he must decline the sques and Mr. Hcrrck ioo"eu as
IL he wished he were ten thousand noS '"'''
mt the afternoon was more fruitful. Boh the plosV
chiffon and the defence showed disposition l" DC NS'
exacting and No. 81 Mr. stern, was a'oepVou ~
the defence after consultation although ne a"'u
that he had some sort Of an opinion oerNc' rum
newspaper reading .t,,,.,,. ,o
into tho iury-box "Ness he replied, Il ooi'u
conscientously 60 into that box, but "otu '"' ,
not would rather 60 home to my dnlhe'' 'N''7
ter ,tod tho
IT.
,orrad for a-minute Then Mr.. Bird SAID, we
have concluded to accept the Juror ~ -,
% for the material OF the jury is excellent us
MANNERS are intelligent wide awake men, VI many
Of the rejected the same could Dc sdlu o"' wv
majority of them had opinions, and "e.e Ia Sa Insy
im VIII they had opinions and a. 10 whether u',N
couldn't rid themselves OF those Vll.V" o,,,,hcp
WHY they said thing III one DIcdu' sAu ,,n,r
hing I'm another breath, and a 70 uolc" v'ala
matters until at the annonncemen' {" ,a '' in State
they wandered away from the witness 'iai III INA ~
bordering on prSstraHnb bachelor anSnc the i've men
now sworn in This being case III winch V wv - D.,
involved each candidate for the b2A WA n had been
was a married man and II So now t"N- nv Iii aIi,o
nsrried. or how often. and IL his wife Wa sun a"
and living with him ana II ne mao a a., divorce
Richard Bliss an elderly LIQUOR dealer al '' h nnd
Slip took the witncss-char ana 'V'e la ,n onir,
n i"os about me case lie didn't know aythnt an"a,
The case he said. He had not read any'N'hs "''"'
4. and didn't know there such case. -
" Colonel COL Fellows challenged and the Judge over
ruled the challenge. Then Colonel de , S''u -
:" You say that You have no preiudlSc ia ''> a.
he remarked interrogativcly, to Mr. il'S' No. S''
no nreiudce- said Mr.. Bliss. ,,-
az lave Won any sympathes. as you SIT there have
Yes. SIR was the astounding reply. - h"'c
- Xhaf, - exclaimed Colonel Fellows. ia, - do
81 have sympathes for both plaintlh ana oc'
Theres no plaintiff and defendant about H. man
said the DistrictAttoincy. The people ac P''0
o",1 30 Won know what this s7 asked Judge Bar
ret in ms gentle B apns something about divorce
You have an IDEA that We are Jyins yn GTi
case sad Colonel fe l"sd and Sdn wife hc's
are s exc. .r alike d Lar s%rg',D ''
@Ten Us in your own way what 1t Is all ABOUT s'''
'e Tnat one party not done right toward the
Other wa c iSf ' or criminal sutl'
yA Giv . wan told 70 60 The trial viii be resumed
This morning al 10 80.