New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-23
TO TRY THE DIRECTORS.
A JURY SECURED IN ONE DAY.
ONE OF THEM HAD NEVER HEARD OF CHAuNcEy
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NJ. DEPEw.
The trial of the directors d the NewYUk,
New-Iiaven and Hartford Railroad charged With
q violation Of the law OF the State of New
York forbdding the Of stoves In railroad passcn-
ger cars was begun yesterday before Presiding Justice
Van Brqint in the Court Of Oyer and Terminer Tho
defendants are Charles p Clark president Of the New
York, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad: E. IA. Tro~
bridge William D. Bishop Nathaniel Wheeler Henry
G. Robinson, Edward NJ. Reed, Joseph Park. chanhoc.
NJ Depew. Henry S. Lee, William RocReieiNr a,u
Leyerett nranard. Only three Of them Messrs Oarh'
Robinson and Reed were In attendance. Chauhces NJ
Dcpew dropped in for few minutes IN enc aernoo',
TO see how things were going ON, but there was ho'
much in the work Of Jury picking TO interest MN or
anybody else.
District.Attorney De Lancey Nicoll ana Assistant
District Attorney Mckenzie scmple who are cohaucI
Inc tho ssa tot the people sat beside big tin box
labelled Cnrstpye Case" The defence Is entrusted
TO John NJ. Bowers James NJ. Townsend, Thomas
Thatcher and Henry ". Taft. Mr.. Nicol Snd Mr.
Bowers speAt the entire day In earnest ana OH uo
whole amcable efforts 10 get Jury, ana the ""ehui
seat was filled af 80 p. M, When an adlournmcnt
was taken TIL 10 80 a. m. TO-DAY. the loio""e "
the roll Of the jury
william Hennngs watch cases, NO 90 East Ten'n-s1'
, Edward schwartz, clothing, No $40 BroadwNs; ana
Daniel Lyon. baker, No. ITO West OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Nicholas A. wsrnert. Clerk, No. slo West Twenty
Charles F. Anderson, Gre insurance, No 1.6D1 Broad
way yacoh II Morris. suspcndcrs, NO. 277 Chuch-st
Anthony o. Rowe laundry. NO. 540 West twenty
soV Charles II. Davis, consulting engineer, No 100
levi splegelbcrg. cotton goods, 20 4o2 BrCorsst.
Nicola r. Monncesl, editor. No. 90 East Eighteenth
Charles r. Nelson; iron valves ana pipes. No 43o
Arthur NJ King paper salesman, No. 4 Warren-st.
The tbrtyfve other men examined were rejected
some because they knew too much. others because
had fn-nfs
opnious which no evidence could shahe. Others be-
cause they had peculiar views about the dntics Of
,urymen Mr. Depew too late TO hear tho ex-
animation of the fourth juror Nicholas A. Wernert,
and thereby missed an opportunity OF pioneering Che
reflection asuch is fame.' Mr.. wernert, who Is DC
scribed as a clerk and who is attached to W'cners
business in Washington Market, tod Mr.. Bowers that
ne had "neyer heard of nlr. Nicoil until today
Everybody smiled and Mr.. Nicon blushed little as
well as smiled. But the smile was succeeded by
general laugh when Mr.. Wcrnert asserted That he had
anever heard Of Mr. Depew"
"And how long have you been In New-forRf"
asked Mr.. Bowers.
al have lived in New.York oil ms nfe," the
rep)y But Mr. wernert had not prejudged the case
and not having read anything about it, altogether
in delightful state Of unpre1udiced receptvity. so
he accepted.
James Durkin, a lIquorseler Of Rooseveltstr md
a member Of Tafnmany Hail. smiled vaguely when
Mr.. Nco asked him 10 describe inc province vi jury
nj a criminal trial He confessed that he didn't under
stand the meaning of the word province
"wen, the function of Jury at criminal trial.
said Mr.. Nicon But no; function" was not IN Dur
kin's vocabulary
"we Office of q Jury at criminal trial. persisted
Mr.. Nicoll.
No In the bright lexicon Of Durkin there was no
such word as "ofcc," unless perhaps In connection
with TamInany Hail. Durkin wouldn't do.
sidney Lester, solicitor for the New-fork Lie
Insurance Company. thought that the natlre Of the
accusation against the directors was :" an accident
that happened In the tunnel"
Henry p. Taller clerk said he had plnyed tennis
with Mr.. Bowers and had afterward met him at the
Union Climb He was as to whether his &C
auaintance with Mr. Bowers might influence his opln
ion Of the and he did not get chance TO put ms
uncertainty 10 O test.
. Mr.. King. the twelfth turyman, wore "ph Beta
Kappa secret society badge, and lie said Tint MI
Depsw was q member of the &C Psi Upsoh.n But he
was sure that his secret society relations would not
affect the performance OF his duty In the box so In he