The evening world., 1894-01-23
~. M'KANE'S PEERS.
Eight Jurors Have Now Been
Secured for the Trial.
|ome Men Appear Too Anxious to
Get in the Box.
Gar Closely Watches
the Proceedings.

aup. VINO is IO" ptlolt III DdT Ol
Yer and Terminer in Brooklyn. under
Hdetment for aiding and abetting the
ksvesend election inspectors in with
hiding the registry lists from public
rutiny. continues undated.
rhe crowds which f1ocked to the court
ON this morning were just as great as
ose of yesterday. and when Justice
ulard Bartlett took his seat on the
inch at 10 o'clock every inch Of avail.
HE space, both on the floor and in the
kllery, was occupied.
fThe lawyers were we'll satisfied with
lie progress of the work of jury-picking,
H. men having already been secured.
was expected that his tedious opera
lon would AXE several days at the
yery least, but it looked this morning
If the twelve seats would be filled
Iefore the close of the day.
Both the prosecution and defense were
REPRESENTED this morning by a full array
{ counsel. Gen. Tracy, Edward NJ.
khepard, Jerry A. Weinberg, Col. AL
Sert Il. Lamb and Henry Yonge sitting
the front table before the Judges
esk. while eX-Judge James Troy,
George w. Roderick, Foster l.. Backus,
George Z. Eldridge and James w. Glen
- enning, representing the "a of Coney
sland. occupied seats in the rear.
McKane sat beside Lawyer Backus and
ept a watchful eye upon all the pfo-
4wers were in court. including Justices
Bennett Sutherland INC Richard Y. b.
fewton, as well as a numbe OF Indicted
lection inspectors.
Here are the names of the five jury
zen in the box at the close of court last
hight:
David H.. sackett. publisher. +s Eleventh
Theodore Hertel. pickles. 4ss Flushing avenue.
James Deighan. builder. $40 Willoughby avenue.
Henry Fisher, umbrellas, 327 Broadway.
jeremiah Bulser, tea, s2 Myrtle avenue.
AS soon as court was opened the call
BIZ of candidates for the Jury-boX was
Continued. The first n examined was
William j.. Golden. a boot and shoe
ealer. of $40 Sixth venue.
Nj. Golden said that although he was
Democrat and a member Of his ward
rga. ~ization. he had no opinion what
ver in regard to the Gravesend doings
b election day, and never had read any
hing but the headlines in the papers
He seemed so anxious to get on the
ry, however, that the prosecution
hallenged him peremptorily.
Louis Roth. a d~ry-goods man. of 176
fifth avenue, was disposed of in short
Iders and then Walter Jessup. a clerk.
iGs State street, was called to the
He admitted that he had read of the
lection troubles in Gravesend, and that
T. had formed an impression about
|ot easily lay aside. He had no political
lfiliations.
He told Justice Bartlett that he could
fy the case impartially on the evidence.
looked as II Mr.. eJssup would be ac-
|epted as a satisfactory Juror. but after
short consultation Gen. Tracy chal-
ngcd peremptorily for the prosecution.
Frederick A. .Volkman,. a liquor dealer,
bn which he did not think would be
vcrcome by the evidence and he was
IXCuscd.
Henry E: HAYES; a Ne " York book
venue, told Col. Lamb that he had read
billy in the papers of the Gravesend
fair and had formed a decided opin-
pm. He thought he could lay 1t aside II
worn as a Juror, but Justice Bartlett
Simeon r. BENJAMIN, cashier for Bliss,
Fabyan & Co. had fully decided the
question Of Boss Mechanics guilt in his
Edward Mclaughlin was incompetent
because he was over sixty years old and
Father deaf.
In answer to Lawyer, Wernberg's ques-
|iior Theodore C. Marshall, an East New
crk furniture dealer, said he had only
qd an accoun. of MIR. Mechanics dolngs
.iravesend on the day after election.
made no impression on him, however,
he thought 1t was mostly election
spaper talk.
10 was challenged peremptorily by the
'SeCutiOn.
dismis.ing Andrew Diefendorf. a
hon Market ~fsh-dealer, the prosecu-
Exhausted its tenth peremptory chal
e. Mr.. Diefendorf seemed quite anx-
to serve as a juror. and a look. Of
t1po,ntment covered his face as he left
witness chair.
'atrick Brennan. a South Brooklyn
la-water manufacturer, was also re-
ed on a peremptory challenge by Gen.
There was quite a stir in the court
ZEN ,l, Col. Lamb and Lawyer, Backus,
'Wiliam Walker. formerly a night watch
|ndin' was accepted as the sixth juror
| Walker lives at 200 Ninth street. He
Fan he, belonged to no political party,
|srd had no opinion whatever about the
Grdvesend cases. He owned the home
wheIe he lived and for a year had had
The next man examined was equally
satisfactory, and took his place as the
seventh juror. He was Louis Ildes, a
PPreenpoint taxidermist, who lives at "a
bIoonle street.
The lawyers were on the point OF ac-
Ceptihg Daniel Kennedy. of l45 Seventh
avenue, as the eighth juror, when he in
iormel Lawyer Weinberg that he knew
yus'ice Kenneth F. Sutherland and that
ms b might influence his verdict. He was
hastily excused.
John Hodge, photographer. of 900 Fifth
svyenle, had formed a strong opinion
nTout Mckane. and he was also dis
Elisha Sherman, of 400 Union street,
WHO said he could try McKane as fairly
bS a person of whom he had never heard
ttpp a was challenged peremptorily by
me Court then took a recess.
MAJ clshth juror was secured i'm
ppeuIatcly after recess. He was Dennis
Maroon r r a dealer in cement and build
al supplies. of ia Pacific avenue. He
o HninnIio"leiged that he had formed an
XII, g. wo ~ me subject at issue, but that
b ~ would not influence his verdict, and
ny Vas sworn in.
liter several others had been rejected
ZINES Mclean. an insurance agent. of
mi n. Ht,Nenth avenue. was called. He sur
Ppstd Justice Bartlett by stating that
an ~, pIl not regard the affair at Graves
VI ne country.
,bo tly opinion about the whole thing is
ing" eieat huopup ABOUT ho'h-
NNr, Mckane and his friends laughed.
HrteF q lengthy examination by Col.
mirlD' The witness said he was not a
hhsa'rVe or this country, and had never
" 'oOk ont my first papers" he said,
~ houSh that was enough"
Corn.t o ever vote ?" inquired the