The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-29
THE C0UGHLIN TRIAL.
Two Jurors Discharged The Reason
Mt Made Known.

CHICAGO. Nov. 90, 1S93.-Solon L.
Gates AID George I. Wilson were
relieved from the Coughlin jury as soon
as judge TuthilPs court was opened this
morning. The, lawyers tor the defense
introduced no objection to- their release
on motion of Assistant States Attorney
Bottum None of the affidayits were read
and the real reasons for the dismissal of
the jurors were purposely suppressed
by court and counsel. chiefly
because of the effect 1t would
naturally produce on the minds of
remaining tea jurors. Jeremiah Flynn,
assistant to the chief clerk in the Crimi-
nal Court office, was Suspended this
morning by Clerk Schubert peating IN
investigation OF the charge that he
had ut least guilty. knowledge of tue
manner In wnicn the Wilson card came
to be on the venire list. The sensational
proceedings were begun In Judge Tut
hill's Chambers where the defense agreed
not to object to Gates and Wilson bsing
excused for cause. When Court opened
MIR. Bottum drew close TO the Judge
and beckoned to his brother lawyers
in the case to hear what he had to
say. The agreement was rehearsed, and
then Mr.. Botrum addressed the Court so
that the curious jury could hear. He
moved that. with the consent of counsel
be challenged. first, on the ground
that he had served on Jury in
the criminal court Of Cook county within
the last year, and, second, that he had
served as q judge OF election. The States
attorneyals0 moved that George g. Wills o a
be challenged because he had served on u
Jury in Cook County within year prior
to the time of being summopel ia ths
Coughlin case. Judge TuJhil spoke up
at once;-"Fhe challenge Will be sns-
tanned and the jurors are excused from
further ssrvIce on this jury"
All eyes were turned on Gates and Will
son who sat at the end of tue jury box,
but they acted indiffsrently. and in
silence put on their coats, stepped from
the box. and after stopping few minutes
to speak 10 the clerk. walked from
the court room In the most uncOncerned
manner. 1t was reported thai Wilson
would be are ested GU the charge of per-
jury In swearing hat ne had no opinions
on the case, tut State Attorney Kern has
not decided yet what action he will
take.
Attorney Bottum said be had some
suggestion to make in regard to to filling
the vac int places on the jury. and an-
other conference was held III the Judges
chambers. On re-enteriug the court Judge
Tuthill addressed gne ten jurors 80 as
to free their minds from any prejudice or
impressions on account IF the dismissal
OF the Two jurors. "After full considera-
tion," he said, sit has bean decided TO
excuse these two jurors for cause,
they having served on jurles within the
| last year. Counsel for the defense CO.
operated with the state in this matter.
| The wise thing now is to make haste
slowly desire particularly that you re.
| tain no impression as TO the merits of
| this case or become unprejudlced against
| either side
| Attorney Bottum, with the conse Mt Of
| the defense, asked for special venre &c
| fill the vacancies. The judge asked if
that was agreeable. and Dan Cou1hltn
| nodded his assent. Theu the Court
| aid
| II shall issue q special venire OF 20(
men aud appoiut special baillH to serve
| esyeniees ret urItfble FFfaay mornfug. y
| The our asked the jurors to be pstien
/ Ia IN .sirter~-is of t;Is trial aud Ih=u
| ordered them returned to the hotel
After conit had aujourned Attorney
/! Bottum intimated tnsG The syst,m OF
selecting veniremen would be change d.
| and there would be nn more jury pack
| lug. Ii the evidence justifies the charge
| of attempting TO stuff the jury Clerk
| Flynn viii be arrested.
He says he did not write the Wilson
card aud declares the charge Is "--
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