New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-26
THE JURY NOW COMPLETE.
PROGRESS IN The WEBSTER TRIAL.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT-ATToRNEY MTNTYRE'S
OPF MING ADDRESS.
M'INTYRE'S


consumed In getting she last four men, and then
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre opened the case
for the prosecution.
Part III OF General Sessions was well filed at IL
O'Clock when Judge CowinC took his seat the bench.
Eight OF the chairs set apart for the jury were filled
was begun A panel of 100 men lad been summoned,
and the wearying work Of getting the other four men
but only fftyt three Of these answered to their names
when j. p. Davenport the clerk, called the roll
The fret t;,Iesman whose name drawn from the
wheel of fortune Henry Isaacs, dealer in mems
furnishing goods at No. 0S5 Eighthave He answered
all the questions satisfactorily until he said that he
lived near the Percival fats, No. go West Forty
second.st where the killing took place. This was
enough b excuse him from serving. The next mems
fitness was tainted by his admission that he had con-
scientious scruples against capital punishment which
would prevent his finding verdict Of murder In the
first degree if the evidence warranted It. This tales
man was Herman stike, grocer OF No. Lon SECOND
ave. Ne promptly excused. III iact thefe
seemed to be number Of men In the panel VINO held
this soruple AGAINST putting criminal to death.
The next man take the stand, solomon de Walters
realesate dealer oil NO III broah"ay' "ae cAousou i'
holding this view.
Frederick Rhnesmh. of No. 1926 Simpson ST..
Morrsana answered all the questions OF the Assistant
District Attorney and then taken In hand by VIII
lam f. Howe counsel for Webster Among other things
the LAWYER asked the talesman Do you love your
wife7"
Mr.. Rhnesmth was a little offended at this and OBJ
jected to being asked such question. Mr.. Howe
smoothed the troubled waters by saying "Now, my
friend the case is just this Webster loved his VIE
and sought to protect her That Is the reason asAeu
Sou if You loved your WIFE The talesman was chal
enged. however by the prosecution and so was 'iie
next man. Frederick j. Et8el, dealer IN teItose-sheh
goods at No. 104 Centre-st Mr.. Etzel decared posi-
lively that he would die rather than vote to convict
ma n mur1er hO
ponent
Jacob Jacobs dealer in fruits at No. 80 Cortlandts''
was apparently satisfactory man. AT least he him
self knew Of no why he would not make a fair
and impartial Juror Mr.. Howe asked him:
Has It ever been your good bad fortune 10 at
tend a racetrack1"
Eyes sir: my bad fortune the reply which
raised laugh The prosecution didn't want him. how
ever, nor did the next man. Max Mosler, prih"r M
No. 7Ss Broadway, suit it, taste. number OF Others
were examined. but were rejected for one reason VI
Another Not until O5 O'Clock the ninth place
In the tnry-box filed. The man who successfully ran
the gauntlet Of questions Philip c. Slaughter real
estate dealer at No SO West Fifty -second-st.
A streak of unsatisfac material was struck then
Frank Harding music publisher at NO. 229 Bowery,
was peremptorily challenged by the prosecution and
several talesmen announced their opposition to the in
Fiction of the death penalty Finally the tenth man
was fonnd in Francis T. Higgins, dealer in carpets AZ
No. 720 Eighth-ave.
A recess was taken at 40 o'clock. The first man
ey,mued after court convened again Sigmund
strause whom the defence didn't fancy. The tales
man didn't approve Of a mans carrying revolver
unless he had a good reason for IT, Nather dla nc
believe In a commonlaw marriage, by which Tie
prisoner and Miss Evelyn Granville were united. lie
was excused aud William {. Hadden bank clerk, was
also allowed to 20. His blemish antipathy
toward horseraclng. Alvin W. Lamb, manager OF the
Western stock Compan,, No sos West Forts second
st., was accepted as the eleventh juror Then came
fonr or five talesmen who didn't believe In capital pun
ishment, and man who was opposed 10 the carving
of arms without a license. Mr. Howe thought that
man VINO dsapproved Of this form of lawessness was
obviously for the jary box but Judge cpwins dis
agreed with him. Mr. Howe therefore exercised his
right OF peremptory challenge
FINALLY Nathan Knau dealer In pictsres at No. 21o
East one hundred and twenty frsst was accepted 40
the twelfth juror.
Then Dir. Mcintyre opened the case for the people.
He is a fluent talker, with voice which would Ill
the Madison square Garden amphitheaTe from end N
end. Webster looked at him during his speech without
ainchiug at the words OF dsnuncaton. Mr.. Mcintyre
said in part
Your Homer and Gentlemen OF me Jury 1t Is tho
con tenton the people that the Staying OF Chaiiee H.
Goodwin BY prisoner at he bar Burton Z WebsVf
vas not done in self-deenee, but was deliberate ao
p-elueditated murder. The victim Of Ais mans fa]
ain was born thirty-f0ur wears ago AT e'e
age Cd seventeen he cAsne 10 THIS cIV anu e"V'iou
the employ Of Rufus L. Frost 4 Co.. most honorable
merchants He remained With them until the dsv Of his
death and was trusted and respected bv :hem wear
before his death he rented bachelor apartment ue
Perciyal fats No. 23o West Forty-sec0nd-st BIS
rooms were on ne third moor. Soon aftef"aid 'h'
p-isone at he bar rented apartments on the same nOo
%, doors a the two suites being forty-cne feet apart
On August 2 last. Goodwin accompanied MS pfohe'
and siser.ine the Grand Central stae0h " see "e
leave the CITY on O'Clock train He returned 10 'n
he Ia
show That he left the room from th@t ume UNA
he was shot this defendant
Goodwin took of his coat and sat down 10 "rlN =
letter He was interrupted nv knock at the d0"' anu
49,. ~ onen IT, Webster standing at The doof anu
drawing revolver pressed the inuzlie against "'ou"'"
abdomen and nred. Iii. victim fell BACK crlshinR
cuspidor which stood by the door. The theory WI" " "
vanreI ly the defence that Goodwin threw UNI ou'u
y. u,ahs.or hut our VIII dsploNc hi>' '" ~
= o, firing the shot put on coat and hat 70
tbr.e ne,-a.s whom he met coming upstairs Ne saw
"Get Q doc:or for Goodwin. He's hu'~ ~
nsd and for five DAYS he remained IN hoihA'
W. VIII bring witnesses VINO heard Oooo"ihs 9"
-, nd while he knew he diving GOODWIN S'iu
h,t Webster shot him nothing that ne came 70 nv
door knocked at and shot Goodwin "heh nc "u"eu
The counsel for prisoner viii nv " Prov 'n"' t
Is a q sefddenee. We''l sau r,n,nt.d nv ,hc
defence when he the people who were sT'co Ds o'
deadly shot He nothing OF when he "a' afie'''u
ard in fact heard nothing 81 IL until MI io"' '
no,nced q. In the course Of the examination
Nr MCINTYRE paid a glowing tribute TO hr HOWE b
nu,v s,ylng that he the best criminal lawyer III
the country, in the opnion of the speaker e"'
warn youn went on the Assistant DiStric1A,'o'"ey'
that he Is also All ACTOR. beg Of you TO follow ua
evidence alone and not 10 be moved "heh the ~d'e
roll down Mr. Howes cheeks There was soou u'd'
:, ,,ohtsr Al this which was quickly suppressed.
Nr NcJntyre closed with AN appeal 10 me jury ~
listen 10 the evidence carefully and TO make up uc
minds from it alone Court was then aooutheu nhsl
tbs morning when the taxing Of testimony VIII be
begun.