The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-30
Second TRIAL OF Case
Thomas E. Reynolds Is Again Arralsued on q
Charge Of EmbraCery,
The JURORS TELL THEIR STORIES
He Talked to Five of Them About the
Jennings Case-The Defendant
Goes on the Stand and Tells His
Story-He Did Not Approach Any
of Them for the Purpose of lnflu-
encing Them.


trial before Judge Gunster in the main
court room yesterday morning charged
with unlawfully attempting to inhu-
ence jurors summoned for the April
term of common pleas court Of last
year. On the trial list for that term was
the case of James Jennings against the
Lehigh Valley Railroad company, 1t
is with regard to that case Reynolds is
charged with trying to influences jurors,
He was tried at the December term for
the otfense but the jury disagreed.
Judge Edwards was Reynolds attor-
ney on tho last trial of tine case and
yesterday Major Everett Warrsn took
his place. Attorneys George S. Horn
and L 9. Nswcomb also appeared for
the defendant District Attorney
Kelly ably conducts the prosecution.
William Blake was the first witness
called after Mr. Kelly hal made his
opening address to the jury.
Me, BLAKE's STORY.
lie said that about March 10
last Reynolds called on him at Jones,
Simpson and compauy's store at Arch
bald where he is employed as II buyer.
After discussing several topics Rsy-
nolds said he noticed that witness had
been drawn as juror aul asked him
if he had heard of tho Jennings case.
Reynolds then said that no did not
think Jennings had good case rs it
had been shown that he was pigeon
breasted He referred to the testimony
Of DR.. Kelly for Jennings at former
trial in a somewhat sighting manner.
The conversation turned on Burgess
Burke of Archibald, who had been
drawn as juror for the sam1 week as
witness Reynolds wanted to know
what kind Of man he was and witness
told him he WAS a good. honest man,
he thought Reynolds asked witness
to ascertain from Burke his feelings
with regard to the jennings case. Wit.
ness said he did not like to do that, but
Reynolds told himit would bs no harm.
LII. BURNS on The STAND.
Attorney l. H. Burns. who was one
of the counsel for the Lehigh Valley
company in the Jennings case, was
sworn and said that Reynolds was EN-
ployed by the company to look after
evidence, subpoena witnesses aud ascsr.
tain if any Of the jurors for the week
the case was to bs tried had any rels-
tions with Jennings or any person in
jured in the Mud Run disaster.
P. A. Walker another juror of the
April term, with whom Reynolds
talked about the Jennings case, was
the third witness Hs met Reynolds
twice at Carbondals and incidentally
that gentleman spoke about the Jen.
nings case. At the first meeting he
said the doctors were five to one in
favor of the company and at ths second
he referred to pigeon breast he said
Jenning had, and wanted to know
whether witness would b,lieve the tss-
timouy of au old doctor or a young
doctor.
TALK WITH MONROE CARPENTER.
Monros Carpenter, of Blaksly, en-
gineer at the Eddy Greek mine. was
sworn. After he had been drawn as a
juror Reynolds called on him and after
a conversation with regard to the cleo
tion Of q county superin tendent Of
schools, the Jennings case came up.
Reynolds said that Jennings claimed
that his breast was injured in the Mul
Run accident but that the eviden ce
would show that he was not injured
and that it was put up job
Reynolds did not tell him anything
that he had before CLEANED from the
public prints. Witness was of the i'm =
preston that something was said about
his being a juror but was not sure
George L. Preston, of this city,
swore thht he had been drawn as a
juror he met Reynolds on Washington
avenue one day. Reynolds asked him
If he was the Preston drawn as a juror
for the April term. Witness replied
that he was,
ASKED ABOUT THE JENNI NGs CASE
The defendant asked him II he knew
anything about the Jennings case and
If in his opinion with the testimony of
such doctors as n. Y. Lset against him
Jennings case amounted to much.
Reynolds also made some remark to
the effect that if the jury held together
it would be all right. On cross exam
ination be said he did not knew what
idea Reynolds meant to convey by that
remark.
p A. Philbin said that he was
juror at the April term Of last year.
On the day the Jennings case was
called for trial he was standing in the
corridor talking to John H. Jordan
and Patrick Jordan Reynolds came
along. stopped and shook hands with
him and said something about the
doctor upon whose testimony Jsn iings
relied having suddenly recovered from
his illness Witness turned aside and
did not hear the remarks that fol-
lowed ....
REPORTER JORDAN's TESTIMONY.
Reporter John H. Jordan. OF the
Scranton Truth was standing in the
corridor with Juror Philbin when
RsyDo olds came along He said "I see
Cons doctor got we'll suddenly This
is O rotten case" he continued JOr-
don disputed the statement and
Reynolds said "lfyou knew as much
about this case as do you'd say it was
rotten,
Files Of the Jennings Lehigh Valley
case and some records were offered in
evidence and then the commonwealth
rested Attorney E Q. Newcomb
opened the case for the defense
Thomas h. Reynolds, the defend ant,
was then sworn, and explained his
meetings with the different jurors,
what brought them about and the con-
Vsrsaiions he had with each. He do.
clsred that his intentions were entirely
honest and that he did not speak to any
Of them with the intention of being
dishonest. In nearly every case the
jurors had themselves led the conysrs
ton towards the discussion of court
cases and the Jennings case was only
referred to casually,
ONLY MET WALKER ONCE.
TO the best of his recollections he
had only met p. A. Walker once and
that WAS in the Harrison House at Car
bondals. Walker wanted to see him
there to ascertain II he could not bs
excused from jury duty as he was