The evening world., 1891-06-24
TO The BAR.
Trial Of the Accused East River Hotel
Ripper Begun.
Inspector Byrnes Ready With His
Case Against the Algerian.
Joseph Bnrttels Chosen Among Many
as Foreman Of tho Jury.

| known 10 the pCfibc aS George Frank and
! to his companions n5 Frank Sherlck or
! Trcnchy 40. /, the prisoners real name is
Amccr Ben Al. lie IS a dark-sElnncd, hollow
/ eyed Algerian Arab, ignorant OF the English
I Gnguagu 80.
An immense throng OF people gathered at
the browr-Stone Courthouse and Clamorcd
/ Tor admttancc to the scene Of FrcnchyS trial.
but half dozen sturdy Officers stayed them,
ana when Inc Recorder tool; his scat on the
/ bench there was only an ordinary court
| Audience.
Among those In court was the Vlscount
d'hbSac, French Consul-Ganaral for New
Gori, % handsome man with patnarchal
| gray beard.
chief Iuspcct0f Byrues, mperturbably
serene, ana Captain and Acting Chief OF De-
| tccuyrS Mclaughlin snt In a retired corner,
| watching The proceedings.
Lr. Paul Gibler, til" tronCh physician and
! expert in hvdrCphObiu. and DR.. Justin HCrOld,
| Formerly Deputy Coroner, sat with Lawyers
| Friend and Levy, who VIII look after the
rights oT the defendant IN the selection OF .
| jury.
+. Sultan, the handsome Frenchman who
, runs the cigar stand at the Hotel Marlhur-
ough, and Constant j. Sperco, a Mahomctan,
Were also present to act as Interpreters be-
tween the people and the Algerian.
| The prosecution VIII be directed By Assist
ant district Attorney! Francis l.. Wclman
| ana Charles Simms, and the trial bids fair to
| be one NJ the most famous In the history Of
! CI lminal Jurisprudence, aS the crime was one
o, ID" me - ltrOci puS that ever startled peace
| fUl New YORK.
IL OItub'r, 1857, London was startled by
| the undinc ut the body, yet warm, OF n for
lOrn wr"tCh burChcrcd I'm cold blood. In The
| crowded WEitCchapel district, and mutilated
| IN a manner that denoted that the CIilua was
! tho work of vindictlvn wretch, or q madman
who had been WlonGed by some woman OF
| this class,
For three years. again ana again a similar
| murder and mutilattln was discovered, the
| Victim each time being diSSOlutc woman.
| Thirteen women had yielded up their lives
| In this way, and the murdcrS were credited to
| the same hand.
him Jack the Ripper, and IN spite or the
strenuous efforts OF Scotland Yard the Ripper
| was never anprehendcd.
1t was Two months ago yesterday
| Thursday, April 23-that Carrie Brown,
| SeXgcnariGn hOg OF the lowest class OF disSO-
! lutte women, retired to room 81, on the Top
| floor OF the vile resort known as the East
River Hotcl,Water and Catharino streets,with
| an unknown young man.
AZ o O'Clock next morning Eddie Fitzgerald,
| clerk and bartender In the East River Hotel,
going his rounds and collecting the keys Of
vacated rooms, found room 81 locked,
and on bursting IN the door, discovered
that "Cld Shakespeare" AS Carrie Brown,
| was called by H., dissUluic IuaintanCcs, had
been murder ed aud mutilltCd IN a manner
| exactly Ike the Tictims OF London's terror,
jack the Ripper.
men had been ripped orcn, and portion n
| the yisCcra removed. There was cross cut
on IN" back OF the nearly naked old hag, and
2 shrr, bladod, Sharp-pointed case knife stuck
| in the body
The whole town was aroused, and the
| Who'll" detective force, under Chief ByrneS
| himself, devoted It's entire energy, skill and
| power TO the work OF hunting down the muir
d"rCr.
Amecr Ben All slept that night In u room on
the same floor as room 81, and, though he
q n
was one OF the dozen men arrested during
that Friday.
Thirteen mon and women Ci this same low
class were arrested and sent to the House OF
Detention FIR WITNESSES, and the work Of the
police was ahroudcd In dense mystery.
| The whole work was upon Chicf byrnos,
for he had been quoted as saying COntcmptu-
ouSly that Jack the Ripper operating IN New
York would be caught within twchty-four
| hours.
The whole world IL straining its eyes and
ears tC-uly, eager 90 learn whether the Chief
he's proven the accuracy Of that boost.
Frelchy 80. | was thin, ,woebegone,
haggard and half nOurishGd lOut when
arrested. Two months in the Tombs has I'M
proved him.
IhoS, who craned their necEs TO get a
glimpse ot him today when Court Clerk
Penney called George Frank, charged with
murder, to the Dar" saw II Shamblng,
slouching fellow, with STOPPING, narrow
shoulders from which hung In loose folds Il
faded overcoat that reached to his ankles
FreuChy has very high cheek bones and
| small ferret like eyes, close together over Il
} prominent nose thai curves gracefully down
over a very small and tangled black mus
tnChe.
a full beard, crnkled and black, grown
S!hcr he was arrested, hides weak chin,
| square laws ana vicious mouth.
| F"cnchy has been IN II constant state OF
| fright since his arrest. He understands no
English, and when he has been called from
his coll Tor any purpose he has had paroNy SINS
OF terror, crying Ou' In Arabic or a French
patuiS nat he Is TO be Killed.
Hc ShGmhled down the aisle from the pris-
on"r'S pcll IN cour, tO-d0yin shrinking man
npr and SUNK into the seat placed for HIN vt
the table with his lawyers, audj his weasel
eyes GaryCG rurtNrly about the courtroom a.
. II hn iWaEtOCd u i0' In every person.
| Besides the regular panel OF nifty jurors, a
special Dnucl ~ 100 jurors had been summoned
IN ANTICIPATION ~ dl.dculry In nudipg rEclve
unbiased men Tor the trial or the Oriental,
Among these 50 citizens were no less than
( thirty-'iN mon who had already sat upon
CierE Penney turned hi, wheel and IN a
, silence that was almost painful drew forth a
lite ltp Of paper. solamgly he reGd:
"NilliEm r. NpuDcrgpr."
Mr.. N"uocry. /. wag one Cr the Jurors who, a
few days acc, acquitted Mrs, Flla Nelson OF
the murder ~ sam Post, and the fact that the
grim Recorder did not diSnhmge that jury
+ from further service at this term OF court was
the only Indication OF how he regarded their
! verdict,
, Nlr. NeuOurgcr evidently rcl, his position.
, He Is mild-manncrcd man, with fun
! brown beard.
lie reached the witnoss-ghalr with many
: stumhlrS. lie tremDcd visibly In the chair.
, his voice was weak There w&j no assurance
init.
, Prosecutor Wellman, putting his questions
to Mr.. NCuhorgcr, did II progressively, puEna-
/ CiOuSly, aud tiu,lly Mr. NuuDcrger confessed
4 IN humble way and voice almost inaudi-
+ BILE that he could not convict IN acapital case.
The Recorder excused the frightened Mr.,
NcuHcrger for the term.
| There We're nine others or the Nelson jurors
/ IN the panel.
Then all twelve OF the men who convicted
LOgtaEJ ana some ~ those who decided that
Miuuaugh was guilty uf murder In the uIsi
degree were ON the list.
| hcrinuu Cantor seemed TO he man OF extra
fair mentality, and he had been accepted by
both >i It., and Amrcr ben All stood IN stand.
iuE pose, a, thc command OF Clerk r. nEey,
faDnE III" juror while the oath was being ad'
miGih r"cd, when Lawyer Fricnd, on the Nhis,
rcrrd blHt Of MS partner, hurriedly chal
ichgcu IA Juror peremptuIhy.
e one; there were twpnfE-nine pCr2mptCrj
: challenges LEFT 10 the defense.
= 4 hall dozen citizens with conscientious
scr"ll. against capital punishment, ur VIII,
| had alrrndy decided who Killed carrie Brown
| We're excused, and then Joseph Bur,tClS,
clerk rt 40 FrunkNn street and resident a.
400 West lOr,N-hf. street, aftCr cargIu
. examination by the lawyers on Ooth sides
| WAS accepted.
Anecr Ben All stood up and lixcd his nth,
! black eyes upOh the broad frank race OF tn
, Juror While CLERK Penney sw0re him 10 " wei
" And truly try on the evidence submitted