The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-11
STEPHENSON AND HIS COUNSEL.


shafer cried testify: Whats the use of our
listening to this farce ?" Upon being rebuked
by the Judge he said in louder tones: what Is
the use of my questioning when the District At
torney goes of to dinner and leaves US with q lot
Of boys ?"
Justice Ingraham, rspping him to order and
overhearing his interruption, said vigorously:
This is a solemn judicial proceeding by those
of mans estate, and it must be carried out In due
form"
He'll be the sorriest man In the world he
ever called us boys said Mr.. Mcintyre after
adjournment. 1--WE tried more cases than he
has. with all his years"
Mr.. Mcintyre was put on the case at the re-
quest Of the Of Seventy.
The indictment is based on the evidence o..
Martin n. Edwards. a fruit dealer OF 1919 Duane
street, who charges that when Stephenson was
in command at the Leonard street station he
sidewalk ordinances by the presentation OF four
baskets OF peaches and a barrel Of apples, valued
Stephenson In which greater values figured, but
the least charge was chosen. Especial interest
attaches to the trial, as 1t Is the first one of an
accused police officer. since Devery. was
acquitted before the Lexow committee got
be great d~ificuity in selecting a jury, and Jus.
tice Ingraham announced that he would cit yes
sssnigp T SESSIONS a JURY nS,i Tai Il '% oPsioeE during s9a h tss
trial. Recorder-elect Goff was in court Tor n
fey'moments' and conferred with Col. Fellows.
ESS.cspt. STEPHENSON sat with bis counsel. NJ.
shafer and John Vincent. He made .occa-
sional suggestions about prospective Jurors
The FIRST taiesman. Robert Hayward. a .Broome
fair verdict on the evidence, although he had
read the newspaper reports OF the Lexow testi-
was rotten to the core. The defence challenged
Isnls was ns SysTrSlsdiii "a F shsn Mi s Mskro Shai,
housefufnishef swore he had no, bias, and did
not care how long the trial lasted II his cold got
pere wSpssi Tnei Mri sha SSii a! hsta0 nj. f man. as Ss
did most OF those called, whether he was a MEM
s Ss5 OF T Sat a MAN h called spS Se. ssssissd 70 2 w pssat tSs
question was put was or ever had been = mem
Der OF 'ammany Hall. One man said: lifelong
II takeit you're a Prohibitionist," said Mr..
~ am" said the talesman.
N advertising agent, OF 80 Murray street.
ty-ninth street was challenged by Col. Fellows
and Theodore A.. Wright, a dry goods salesman.
With Col. Fellows, was challenged by the de-
fence, as was Frederick Goebel. a tobacco
dealer, Samuel Wagwisk, = tru9kmsP, was
ist. During Ing Mr.. Skaters Questioning Of M.
Warwick as to his politics Justice Ingraham
his political sfiiiations,". said the Justice, and
Thomas Mckson Of ss East Twenty-ninth
street, who Is not now in business, was accepted
as juror No. 3, He knew Of the trials of other
police Captains by the Police Board. but knew
nothing whatever of Stephenson's, he said. After
AdoZen men hat been rejected Joshua Moore
was called. He wore "Piccadilly weepers," like
Tany in "Trilby." and his air as no drawled
"Yay-es," or cross-questioned Mr.. Shafer.
the court officers had several times 10 rap for
order. He caught every ones attention from the
beginning, those not attracted by the
weepers looking up quickly as he announced
his address as three aught two West Fifty
ninth street"
This fourth Juror accepted was Pinkus Lowen-
field OF 7S2 Third avenue, and the fifth WAS
Charles II. Armstrong OF o West Seventy-hfth
street, whose business Is In West India produce
at 100 Wall street. sherman w. Neville Of
III East Eighty-second street, q clerk in
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
and JosephA A; Kinney Of 236 East Thirty-sixth
Of whom Affirmed, became jurors . and Z,
and jurors 8 and o, who also affirmed, are
Edward z. Sprague. at present out OF business,
who was last employed Dy John II. Starin, and
Joseph Smith. manager OF the Educational Pub
fishing Company, a Boston concern, with an
once at 20 Fifth avenue.
In the evening Albert c. Wilson OF go West
End avenue. who Is IT. the employ Of the New
York Lille Insurance Company; William j.
Heller OF els West FOrty-seyenth street. q tan
ner, and Thomas r.. Kaughran of lso East
ElEhty;third street, who works for his brothes:
q broadway merchant. were accepted as the last
morning at 10 80 o'clock.
Mr.. Mcintyre said the peoples case would
probably be- IN by . O'Clock. and he thought the
case would 20 to the Jury tonight.