The sun., 1894-01-20
1EvEN JURORS KEPT TAB
:, poUsSEAU,s REASONS FOR To1TNG
FOURTEEN TIMES TO AcoUIE

i -. Wscommended Hin for Exemption
..., Furthrr Service Upon the Jury
u.,. . Popuiist and OF Pun Aae and
"a, speak for Him.sif-And He Does.
r.ht.s Csssello. q young italian barber. was
- in the General Sessions on Thursday be-
~. Rseorder Smyth for assault The Jury re-
~ about / o'clock. At about o'clock they
s.,n,r.d TO the court room and told Recorder
s-,,h that they were unable to agree. Re-
..,a.r smyth discharged them. They were in
.n,siderably RULED state because they had
..,t.d for nearly nve hours vRinly without
", lunch. They said that they had stood
J.,.n for conviction to one for acquittal all
hstime
when Assistant District Attorney OHare
.,,.r.d Part III. OF the General Sessions yes
,.,d,y. before Recorder Smyth went on the
,.,.b n delegation OF tha Jurors in Cassello's
-. told him that the disagreement was due
!. ana Juror David Rousseau. electrician, OF
sio Mott avenue. Rousseau. the jurors said
,D,sd steadily for acqulttaL Fourteen ballots
,,rs taken. but he never wavered. Before
,.,h ballot was taken he gave his reason for
,ctiug for acquittaL A memorandum was
.,ds OF his reasons and the memorandum
,,hsnded to Mr.. O'Hare. 1t was as follows.
N. numbers referring to the ballots taken;
1 Hsh not for conviction anyhow.
u.esms that he is sent to the jury room 70 inter
m, the law aud to make his own laws
A n. want. ali Jurors to be charitsbis enough to
s,u. over to his view, aud TO acquit.
A He bslisves In the right of carrying deadly
v.pouL
kB.ua Popull,. woman's Rights sdvocsts, Az
vehu and socialist.
n. knows that he has held up other juries and. By
lddng out mas brought the otner steven around to
huew.
knows that he will live to be 100 years old and
n,u will fail into eternal slumber.
He knows that his eleven associate jurors will 70
bhcll for not icing charitable.
D. His practice is to eat but one meal day, and he
IA. tasted nine consecutive days, and consequently
i associates on the Jury have an uncomfortable out
box
hay ard grasS Ike animas
H. lie claims that to give the benent Of the reason
sls doub, as the Judge directs means to acquit.
L. rhsrs not many "isns" OF which he 10 not
ln aiyoeAta
is lie had child ,Ick with pneumonia aud com.
,slsd tue child to fast for four dRyL thereby curing
hin.
~ lie does not believe In the law as it's enforced
Or the enforcement Of the law All.
The Jurors expressed the hope that they
would never be compelled to sit with Juror
Rousseau on any other case. Mr.. OHare as
sured them that they would not be. When
Recorder Smyth came upon tho bench he
noved the memorandum to tho Recorder.
NJ. Rousseau lives in his own house. Just
llser. the inventor Of the electrical block
t.gnal system In use In the tunnel OF the New
iOrk Central and Hudson River Railroad from
TonY-second street. and has anon his clients
Ne shoekeiellers. Ianderhilts. Arnold, Consta-
hS Co, and others. He has little steam
nlY He ia French Canadian and haa
hysd in this city since 1891. He is
seig. nne-looking man. 6Q years old psrhaps,
xhiskers plentifully sprinkled WITH gray.
What strikes one about him particularly is the
tsalshIai ,,Isin clear pink OF his skin and tho
tight at a hall at i4Qth street and Third ay-
me conducting Populist meeting;
piHdss2Or /, cSht.lbutS my 81 shsGo 1 foWSad ioWHnd
huma nifty In this way"
He laughngly admitted the truth OF most OF
tns charges as to isms contained In the other
y As to the statements which accuse me Of
disregard for the law" he said. II think It viii
% luries In this county AMIDST every year
ior the last twenty-five years with satisfaction
Y .,s. s,e state as Wen as 20 my own conscience
~ doubt as TO the identity Of the man who
wanted me TO give q verdict because he was
sangTy; haven't had anything to cot since
Well. / replied. that won't hurt you. I
ssvsr eat more than one meal day. and sx- |
bst 70 live until am hundred
ri fact" Mr.. Rousseau continued. Il
sat only once day. and although do not be-
ilsss that well-eooked meats VIII hurt per-
,on. also 0ellevs that a egetaDle diet ls the |
Ne Jury something OF this and that is what is |
z, hay and grass. / also told them about my ny
Srss ySsr, 'sSS ago IN ss asIi my S1ss
s1non tsis. was attracted by series OF ar
sst my wife and . sou. and concluded that
sectors were mostly humbugs. You may have |
s@SSnty ieat me Of death IN
!..rs Ago iiOand myself III with ThsumntsS M 81 sss
aSd the end Ssat lima ss'sns s.a ES S.r pn
zen pounds Of flesh and all my ills. Twas
.ssha. sSsnh@oeore Gore Of the knickerboeker Yacht Club
I'D ,ihs luror, who think wrote the letter also
S,',ea sg . me Win being an atheist and not hay:
sfs !tesard i9r an oath. am an atheist,
sola suppose you believe that II you dis-
isiu iIssiu 40 oath you will roast forever In hell
s.som Su ma any pleasure In that belief you are
~ aassp s me obligation took when affirmed.
nyssI1 I11'sI 10 remain upon good terms with
ir, ! aid once bring over sleven obstinats
.s, snots 70 my way OF belief. and will never
sfk upon AVerdict which Ia not in accord |
soo, sIn my Judgment OF the facts, In the case in
SnS Ssr G as understood 1t, a young Italian bar
ksd = quarrel with him and struck
Saak. Nee Then he followed him fve
sssin shd was about to strike him |
nm when the barber drew out = razor.
~ LES hs Vas taking TO have ground, and aut
vas sin,An ,nsi,,sAn with H. thought the italian
ior sSSStt.nsl. Ihe Jury stood at first seven
With Ssnon ar.so,1n Of assault In the second degree.
Su,tt'yfeommendatiOn to mercy. and Ave Tor
hs1 ibaL. Finally they were all against mo.