The evening world., 1894-04-17
FIVE JURORS IN THE BOX.
Two More Secured To- Day for the
Trial of DR.. Meyer.
Talesinen with Scruples and an Eye
to Spring Trade.

When Court Oficer Pete Seaman
shouted: Hats on" In Part II. Of the
Court OF General Sessions this morning
ninety citizens Of yesterdays special
panel, obeyed the order. When Clerk
william E. Penny, in his most dulcet
tones, invited those who had excuses to
present them to Recorder Smyth, the
ninety arose en- masse and moved upon
the pale-faced jurist. As they ad-
Vanced. the pale face settled into an
expression Of forb.ddance tina made the
hearts Of the jurymen quake, and one
by one he sent them back to their
seats.
AS Mr.. Brooke says, loosely: These
men all have conscientious scruples; be-
sides; the Spring trade Is Just be-
ginning"
No business man wants TO surrender
himself and give up the next three weeks
Of his time to public duty as a Juror
In the trial OF DR.. Henry c.. F. Meyer
for murder. Fifty per cent. Of those
called proclaim hat they have consclen-
tious scruples against capital punish
ment. This signifies either hat the con-
sensus Of public opinion is in favor OF
the abolition OF the death penalty or
else that Spring trade Is more important
than the protection, Of society.
one Juror a day Is the record for the
Three hunored citizens had been called
for examination as to their qualiica-
lions to sit as jurors to try DR.; Meyer,
three being found to be acceptable to
both John F. Mcintyre, the prosecutor,
and Brooke. O'Sullivan & Chanler, coun-
SCI ka f0r Pr Meyer &, MARITIME. ,r .or .,
Judge MARITIME, and Deputy Assistant
District-Attorney, assisted Mr.. McIn-
tyre to-day. In examining talesmen.
Upon Mr.. Mcintyre will fall the heavy
burden of presenting the case OF the
people.
Charles Crosse. a hardware dealer, at
l6is SECOND avenue, seemed to be a
prejudice or bias. He aid he had a
sort of an opinion based on the propo-
sition that where there was smoke there
must be fire. Then he added that he
It would break him all up" to render a
verdict that would condemn a fellow
man to death, but he declared firmly
that that would not prevent him from
Mr.. Crosse was sworn as the fourth
Juror and took his eat in the box. OF
the twenty-one. men who had preceded
punishment and four were biased.
Mr.. Mcintyre expended his fourth per.
emptory challenge in excluding from the
jury box Herman Heemsoth, a candy.
maker. of 625 Secenod avenue.
The first seven men called this morn
ing got no further thai the first ques.
ton. They. all had scruples. After a
long examination the next two were
EXCUSED by consent" which means
lacked the Intelligence necessary for the
consideration Of a case so intricate IA
this. with Its conflict OF testimony b,
scientists In poisons, pathology, medi
cine and chemistry.
Then came a man whose life was in.
sured In one Of the companies which Or
Meyer Intended to cheat out Of the in.
surance on the life of his victim, &C.
cording to the indictment. Then came
a man who would not convict upon cir.
cumstantial evidence.
Is passing In the mind OF the gray-eyet
DR.. Meyer while the lawyers ply tn
jurors with questions. Again and aga!r
the juror Is told:
d Meyer Is charged with murder ir
the first degree. the penalty for which IL
death"
Then the Doctors white-lashed eye.
lids droop over the wide gray eyes, ant
the knot that marks the hinge in his
square jaw works up and down the side
Of his face, and his big, thick finger,
tumble In his lap. He sits too still ant
motionless to be natural. His attitude
being struck.
Among the Jurors to-day was a col.
ored man, William II. Smith. a caterer,
at As Wall street. He was excused for
conscientious scruples, which he smiling,
ly confessed.