The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
HALLEN SQUARE WITH JONES.
THE JURY SArS NOT GTFL7Y TO
THE DEFENDANT LAWYER.
from the Anticipated Wrath or Jones,
who Has SIN Seventeen ludietments 10
FAN hack OO-A Room, Fun OF LAWYERS

Court OMcers Surround Him to Protect Him
from the Anticipated Wrath or Jones
Who Has sun Seventeen ludietments 10
FAN hack Oa-A Room Fun OF Lawyers
The audience at tho trial yesterday in ia !.
General Sessions before Judge Fitzgerald o
Lawyer James ID. Hallcn. who played tho dua
part Of lawyer and defendant. was an unusual
| one. In that 1t was almost entirely composed
| on lawyers. Lawyer linllen had conducted his
defence with unusual ability. and the LAWYERS
| mad gathered to see him have fan with tho
complainant against him. President William
| u. Jones of tho United States Commercial
Agency and Collecting Company. Jones had
charged lInllcn with obtaining S26.50 from
| MIN on Dec. II. 1881. hy means OF tho false
| rretcnce that Flnllen Ind already paid that
amount in nine suits that he was then con-
| Quoting Tor the agency. Hallsn's cross. exam
ination Of Jones lasted nearly three days and
was very unpleasant for Jones.
In summing M In his own behalf yesterday
1allen told tho jury that he was confident that
no twelve Intelligent citizens could be found to
base n verdict upon the testimony OF such II
vile creature rs Jones Ind shown himself to
he upon the stand. Upon the record Jones hud
stamped himself pcrJurcr. upon tho record hn
had stamped himsclra thief. upon the record he
had stamped himself ms the vilrst of creatures,
who was not content t. wrr.k his vengeance
upon u man because that man had i,ninicn-
!lonally Injured his business Nv wilh,irnwing
from IT, hut had cnrrird his vengeance into
that mans home and Iad prosecuted tint
mans wife with Hood OF printed venom
against the object Ot his vengeance.
why. gentlemen. at every ring Of the bell
OF our door for three years my wife has started
up in mi t9rror exEetehtnf to see an officer cnter
out by this nun Jones'"
H. sud TINT because he had loft the employ
tailor" Jones had procured twenty -onu war
Ianis. innue ninety solhrat" charges Of lar
iSr"us naInsr Of eighteen ii;!"i m neMs II.
tiinllen' believed that.th" Jury would put the
STAMP stamp q infnny nron such lnonstrosity in
Hnlen cn!led Jones n grcat many hard
names. nnd ,'"nos. sitting close to the hnr with
horn handle OF his cane. was white with anger.
sn ~ h ,j,,i s,mnng un Tor the nrorle Mr. Davis
such IomarknLle address ms he hnd sieneI
wthc" au"it s S ttw,s. Y = tat
lnry to he'ernlinc. That issue depended ,lr"n
the other side Hallen.
The Jury retired and within fifteen minutes
returne 70 tho court room.
Capt. OBeirn.. Of the court squad had heard
t unt Zones Ind threatened to assault Hallen II
to "' hear T in ayantfd 81 as .en stood
officers ,kert Lstween. Hallen and Jones, Who
WAS vas, sitting Just behind lIallen.
1lazed. and he started from his seat, but
court officer raised his hand IN a warning
gesture and Jones sat back in his chair.
Then several Of tho jurors and many spec.
tnto,s crowded about liallen and shook his
on the stairway. and u spectator told Hallen
that he had better wait until Jones had quilted
the building as Jones WAS apparently I'm q
furious state OF mind.
II don't care If he has dozen pistols" said
Lawyer Hallen. " am not afraid OF him, and
never, have been. am SO happy now that /
would face dozen pistols"
The court officers surrounded Hallen and
escorted him from the building.
There are seventeen NOR. of .Jones's indict.
ments against fiallen pending. but It is not
be tried. "