The evening world., 1893-12-05
A JUROR REBUKED.
t0y,lnvi ram the ITrs' ir9c. }
and 1871 West Th.r,y-nfth

Broadway and 1871 West T~h.r,y-Hfth
CHARLES o Hayden. trucks, ca Wash.
inkt,n n 2g W"st Thirteenth street.
ward '' T5wn end. Z. K. oMi2 arks 'o jthn 70.
latty, James IL. Homer and Louis ~.
llnuseman failed 10 respond when CLERK
Welsh called their names from the jury
h"camc overcast with n fr1wn that
hpd,d, III fT, these delinquent citizens
should thy have many ~romparions in
tn" call OF the rest of the panel.
Six citizens had already decided
whether Or. Meyer was innocent or gull
~. one had scruples against capital
the Etna Insurance Company. one uc the
cpmpar es all'g'i TO have been victim-
va by Ir. M"}"t None Of these would
while the grind went On by the lawyers,
Harry j. JICotD, clptEier, Of i54 Broad
way, didn't b"ii"yt in paying any utlerf-
lion &c, The arruments, v the Other jar
the eX"rCigu II the ninth ~pcrcmptOry
challenge Ut the pros ncution.
= tm"r% wa a sT,",% m'nn,.s, iiEht oyer
liqror dealer. Nr. Brooke wanted him,
Mr.. Mcintyre didn't. Mr.. I<uDwlton had
II confused notion Of law anil fact"
II would decide OF the evidences. min.
judge. might say" said Mr.. Knowlton.
Justice barrett oaiI In ;he contest Of
tones and choicest Of language that
though the gentleman seemed to be a
Mlr-minded man. honest and meaning
we'll, II seemed to the Court that he had
not been sufficiently instructed to quail
~, him for the jury, box.
followed by William j. Burlott. a sales
Nan in the ,rroekery 4crartm"nt at
ninth street. To the first question,
Have You formed any. opinion as to the
guilt or innocence of the Defendant he
Yes, /. nave, and 4 would affect my
verdict. lie looks guilty"
Justice .Bnrrett,s face palel with an
ger, and he said huskily
"The juror Is excused. lie has mad"
a very improper remark. lie has dem
H nr"r. Co.. @'s "Hf'"S'S for service as a
Michael \. Burdett. the next citizen
called, came from ~ Bayard street. He
was challenged peremptorily by the de-
f"nso. tho seventh man TO fall under the
unexplained displc,sure OF the defense.
William T.. Demarcst, Of the firm Of
NestbrOOk d Dcmlrest. dry-goOdS men,
ut 292 Bloecker street. and living at 81
Barrow street. was the thirtieth and last
man examined at the forenoon session
Of court. lie, was accepted as the fourth
juror. and the probing for jurors was
discontinued TIL after recess.
When the court lelss"mDl"l the slow
ana tedious work OF getting q jury
noon. The only events of interest were
the pcremptory challenging Of two men
hv the defense. Louis Stuyv"sunt Chan
Ter. the tail, handsome, genial and intel
~IrctIal millionaire law yer. examined the
tdlesmen for the defense.
Henry b""ring, superintendent of
WoOdlawn Cemetery, seemed to be II
fair man, but was excluded 10y tn"
~p"remptUry challenge of the defense,
presumably on htc well known p%rciudic.
against butchers. undertakers. sections.
and the like, held by lawyers engaged
in homicidll cases.
Isaac Raff, stock broker ut the Consol-
idated Exchange, was an unusually in
telligent man, but, ut n nod from Mr..
Brooke, the younger lawyer challenged
him.
whats the matter with that juror
whispered Mr.. Mcintyre, In aStunish-
m"nt.
II know him." returned Brooke. la
conically, and in his deepest and most
m"lOdiOuS voice.
Isidor Grcenhurg, n gents furnishor''
Of l@2 Third avenue. raised Il little laugh
hy Informing the lawyers that he was
Insured In the Mutual Lif" Insurance
Company, and replying with n grin to
the next question hat h." got insured
Yesterday, after he was summoned as a
juror.
Ambrose O'Neal. manufacturer of
heaters. Mt 2lS Centre street. was ac.
C"ptable to buth sides. and got the fifth
seat in the iury-bOX this afternoon. MIR,
tNeal Is in business with his brother
He IL thirtN-ScNen years old, Il wide
awake. Intelligent business man. and q
native OF New York. He lives at 4
East one Hundred II Fourth street.