The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-19
JURIMAN A. B. LOW INSANE.
sUDDEN END or MR. BRooKE'S M
FENCE or MEYER


terday morning by dramatic incident which
may result in the dismissal OF the present jury
and repetition Of the trial before new Jury.
At TO- o'clock Mr. Brooke began summing
up for the defence. He gained the close atten-
ton ofevery juryman, and his minute analysis
OF the facts. which went to dlscredit the testi-
mony OF Muller. was listened to attcntively by
every person In tho court room, when Mr..
Brooke suddenly stopped. Tho most dis
tant spectators had noticed an uneasy
motion among the jurors and lawyers
and the reporters who sat close to the
Jury box saw that Juror No. T." whose
name is Alexander Is. Low. had become ILL.,
Mr.. Brooke had taken up for comment the
proof OF Brandts death required by the insur-
ance companies. He said that Witness Muller
had falsely sworn to several statements.
Reading the first OF these statements Mr.
Brooke had said slowly and impressively:
Perjury No. Il"
It was at that point he stopped. Juror
Low for some time had shown evidence that
he was distressed by his effort to pay strict
attention to the lawyers address. At this
point his head began twitching and jerking
nervously. After pause Mr.. Brooke said. adj
dressing Low:
:. Do you not feel well, sir p
The Juror answered; am all right, am
right that Mr.. Brooke did not proceed at once,
and q court officer passed a glass OF water to
the Juror: lie attemptod to drink. but Ut could Ili
from him end iqst as JusttGs Barrett asEsd
conyulsively and fell back in his chair.
All the lawyers were on their feet by this
time, and as the man fell back uncon scious.
h5dnr the Patens head uD WITH ihy hand
with the other tore open his collar and shirt
neck band There s TI ,b intense IN
man. xeiF6ine pfooatiy 225 pounds: but ths
aid Of a jurymah. soon had him lifted over the
shoulders OF the two Jurors between his seat
ed by tye sn court attUn3ant carried him into
the Clerks Office adj dining. Then DR.. OSulliyan
sent attendants for water, towel and ice,
him in as comfortable position as possible
before lounge was brought in from Justice
seriousness, but he was not rational Cerebral
congestion" said DR.. O'Suliyan as he tried to
quiet tho patient who was rapidly becoming
violent.
n the court room there was few moments
silence after the onlco door had closed and
shut tho stricke Juror out of sight But the
instant his violent cries werc heard, and 1t was
known that tho trouble was something more
called out Tor a doctor. Young Or Minden,
who was BraTdts attending physician va. Tas
him s' to go go to the afflicted man. Then Sir.
Nlcoll sent III essenger into the office to tell
DR.. O'Sulliyan to come out Dr. Qsul van re-
turned to the court room muttering his rage
against Mr.. Nicoll for what he seemed to think
was the District Attorneys suspicion OF his
justice Jarrett watched these proceed
ings. and then asked II there was another
penter responded to this call and the Justice
sent him. too; into the otfice.
, son OF the afflicted luryman. Archloaid
Low, was in the court room, ana went to his
fathers side. lie said that his father had
been exceedingly wrought up mentally by the
Ncoll gave some Information to the reporters
which explained Justice Barrett,s concern in
the affair: After Juror Low had been accept
ed by both sides. but before the whole Jury
had been selected and sworn In, Mr.. Nicoll re-
celved letters which said that Low had once
ton was that Low had been heavily Interested
financially. probably as contracting plumber
Kociaway Beach. and had lost heavily BY its
failure. This had affected his mind. and he
This Information. Mr.. Nicoll says he i'm
parted privately to Justice Barrett When the
to swear it's members Justice Barrett an.
nounced q twenty minutes recess. He took
that opportunity 70 examine Juror Low pri;
that he had ever been confined in asylum
and that he had been concerned in the hotel.
some other man must be meant he said.
After this examination tho Justice informed
the District Attorney that he was satisfied
with Lows mental soundness and the Jury
This started the lawyers Cossiplng as TO the
legal status OF the case in the event that 1t
cealed anything CONCERNING his mental state
which the Justice endeayOred TO learn. In
fresh recollection in the minds OF the Gossipers
Of the similar illness OF Juror Paradise Ia the
sleE.n down IN ING sor Hss asr sSs
case had gone to the jury for verdict, and
MIR. Brooke, then as now counsel for the de.
corder smyth to grant a motion for a mistrial
on the ground that the stricken Juror was
not lit to give an intelligent verdict. But
in the buchanan case the lawyers for the de-
fence endeayored to bring about a dismissal Of
the Jury while the peoples attorneys contend
Assistant District Attorney Wellman had visit
ed the office where Juror Low was being earei
for, all the representatives OF the District
Attorneys office began saying that the Jury
would have 70 De dismissed and new one SCI
cured Mr.. Brooke and hIs associates, on the
contrary confidently asserted that the trial
should and would tie conclu wit this Jury.
nights fsp re ,sS sad Juror aw win be as good
man IS ever he was. exclaimed Dr. OSulliyan.
After quarter Of an hour Justice Barrett
the counsel, heard what they had to say. As a
result OF the consultation. Justice barrett ad-
l9urned court until this morning. saying 10
1 shall appoint a commission to examine
into the condition OF the arlcted JuTyman,
II the commission reports tomorrow, as 1
hope it will that the Juror is in a proper con-
diton to continue his duties here. the trial
IouTu for another day"
Justice Barrett then announced TO the eoun-
'
and hairless l. Dana commission to inquire
into Juror Lows mental ami physical eOnd-
ton. The commission would DO Instructed 10
report TO the Court this morning
= AT, Low was still lying ON a lounge in the
Clerks onlcr, lis head encased in an Ice CAP
lie was already less violent and was endeayuT-
ing painfully TO convince his attendants that
he was all right.
This is Dr Minden," he exclaimed. taking
hold OF that physician. This Is Dr. O'Sui-
Ivan, AMI he has cigar IN his left hand.
Say, Dr. nSu,liNan, YOU are lawyer in this
case ana m lu.t going 10 tell yOu--'
excite yourself
But am sane, am only human being
Here am on lounge. There is my son. I'm
a Mason. There Is capt, Ricketts, ! am sane"
The patient looked about him imUluTiuEly
TO see whether his rational recognition "
AcIuatntances had not convinced his hearers
OF has sanity Then he shouted out the sane
statements over and over. and asked AN
not sane =
A call had brought an ambulance from the
Chambers street HusIital. and tho patient
submitted quietly u be- placed on a stretcher
ami carried out 10 the Abundance. Theusvs
Oi the Int,rrGlilon 10 tho trial had spread rap
IDLY A1d the Iotre had difficulty in clearing
tho tOurt House corridors for the pas age II
The -tIetcher hearers. Mr. Low Was taken 10
tua insane PAVILION at le Iryua