The evening world., 1894-07-30

lie is a handsome fellow, twenty-eight
years old. ana has been policeman
! four years. He was selected 10y Capt.
Cortrght for precinct detective when
he took charge in Eldridgc street. Dec
9, 1893, and continued til May !. 1891;
when he was reduced to the ranks and
transferred.
Extra TnIcsmen Summoned.
An extraordinary panel of 100 citizens
! had been summoned TO attend Part J.
for examination AZ to their qua litca
] tons TO sit as jurors between ex.Ward
Man Levy and his accusers, and they
MARITIME took his seat ut II 10.
An hour was consumed In listening
TO the pleas OF minor offenders In tn"
box where female witnesses are
usually seated, were n bakers dozen or
the women Of the class who have fig
ured as witnesses against accused 20
lice officers before the Lexow Commit
Fat, frowsy, Hastily dressed, chewing
gum and smiling in brazen fashion OIL
the rest of the spectators. those women
waited the call to the witness stand.
Charles krumm, the prosecuting wit
ness against Levy. was all that was
lacking to make the cast for the coming
trial drama complete.
stler Halle to continue through all these
years" asked a reporter
nThat is an easy one sa'h La an hs o.n
the real leader of the Republican party
in his precinct for years. and he had
been able to deliver its vote to Tam
many, Hall year after year. That's
how"
1t was ll.35 when Assistant District
Attorney BARROW s Weeks moved the
as Tx Of rem The s. Lsyy hppa
fighter, who forced the trial of Police
Department corruptonists and ''protec-
tionists" by his energetic work before
the Lexow Committee, arose to
demand that John $. Brush, indicted for
forgery in n petty case last November,
be released on his own recognizance on
Tombs eight months, and that NJ r. Weeks
had set his trial down for to-day. Mr.. |
Gom asked that at: least reduction be
had In his $1,000 bail.
IT Is understood that Mr.. Goff wants |
Brush as a witness in connection with
the police charges.
ller trial had been prevented because Mr.:
Con had desired II, as he was engaged
before the Lexow Committee. and that
he should move the, trial the second
reduction of bail later in the day.
Mr.. Weeks repeated that he should
In August.
II trust MIR. Weeks will bear that date
in mind better than he did the motion
thrust Mr.. Con- withdrew.
Then eN-Mard Man Levy was ar
raigned and the jury roll was called
At the outset Judge MARITIME denied a
motion made last Thursday for permits
sion to inspect the minutes of the Grand
Jury, In denying the motion Judge
The indie tment seems to be specific
In the naming OF the date, place and
parties to the alleged transaction ON
which the indictment is based"
Getting the Jury.
Assistant observation-disclosures Wellman
did not come in from his Summer place
Osborne. who has been engaged with
him In the police cases. conducted the
trial Of Levy alone.
When the proceedings had got under
way Supt. Thomas Byrncs slipped
in quietly by the private entrance and
sat In unobservei obscurty behind the
door and hts broad-hrimmed straw hat.
with that far away look of Indifference
which has terrorized many guilty con
sciences when their owners have con-
fronted him at Police Headquarters.
John W. Con- came back. TOO, ana
looked on.
| In the examination of citizen candl-
dates for the jury box the prosecution
and Mr.. Levy seemed equally anxious
| against the police.
capt Charlie Krumm Is member Of
| the Grand Army OF the Republic, and
Lawyer Levy was anxious not 70 have
II fellow-member on the jury. lie was
particularly interested in knowing what
| rev spaper accounts OF the police In
Quiry the candidate had read.
| The very first man sworn, Jonas
| Snusta, a real estate dealer at II Ave-
nue. A. had read the proceedings of the
hoxow Committee. and formed no opin-
| ion. Mr.. Levy accepted him, but Mi
| osborne excluded him by percmptory
| challenge.
Ths next citizen. Joseph $. Markus
! lives in the Eleventh Precinct and there
[
cause it was n political case"
Mr. Osborne concluded an unsatisfac-
the challenge for bias, but Mr. Levy call
borne expended his second p-rempt Tory
challenge on the reluctant, Mr., Markus;
Lewis w, Briggs, general painter, at
Christopher street. and resident at IL
Bedford street was Grand Army man
up TO six years ago; served In Penn
aylvania regiment, has u wife and sew
sral children, Is a stanch Republican,
Is not Interested in the work of pr.
farkhursts Society, and hadn't read
whether he is a great public benefactoi
, Or not"
Tn" First Juror.
Nor, Mr.. Levy, | don't want - Try
!, l'.. iarkhur,t in this case" lnterruptel
! Ju lgc Mar,ne. AMI MIR. Levy ahandoup'
Mr.. Briggs was ~ fortunate. as to know
hut one policeman ont of the $500. an,
promptly accepted MIN Tor foreman Of
the jury.
Abraham Holzinger. Of 45l East ON,
= | hundred ana Nineteenth street, was aC
ceplable to Mr.. Levy, but Mr.. Osborn,
| CHI Il"uged him per"mptorily.
= Samuel Senner, joDher In hats An,
: caps at ~ East Broadway, and Twins
a., at 100 Madison street, had been accepte,
" 10. Prosecutor Osborne. Mr.. Levy aske,
:. but one question:
j. MIR. senner, are you Hebrew"
Yes, sir"
" I'm accept you"
y The people challenge peremptorily
said Mr. Osborne, and MIR. Levy re
Ie marked soto vpCe:
d II thought I'd make Osborne dsclar
~ himself"
= william L, Mehber, coai and WOO
= dealer. OF ~ West Ninety-ninth s:ree
e sold coal 10 Cdpts, hllaire and Mu.ph
D, ~ one time or another. hu; tina. diAu
=. disquaiify him IN MIR. D,hornc's eyes, an
as he was an r|iudlced member ,
n. Lutheran Church. "a" was arccptsb
"a Mr.. Levy, and took tlc second seat
tnr Jury box.
rlGrle8 IL Hyrcs was the frat citlza
to be- peremptoIhy CHALLENGED by the Il,
:. frrsc. Vie Is an electrician, AZ No. HUI
s1l street and lives A ~ West IN,
tI-th street. nut Nc confessed synuath
- hurst movement. and that Wa fatal
NJ Dulv Two jurors hat been acCrptt
he when Il recess was ordered,
%. George t.. Allen was accepted as II
third juror tu try Detective Levy VI
IS Alrr Is 4 furniture dealer. at Is Chur,
De- street, HuI lives at ihI West Ninet
sixth He Il lhrtN--iN wears old "A Err