The evening world., 1895-05-06
JAMES PROTESTS IN Vain.
The Failure of No. 6 to Know
Complainant Tripler De-
olared Preposteroua
eleven JURORS NOW IN THE BOX.
4 Special Panel Of 200 Talesmen
70 on Hand to Fill the
Vacancy.

william p. Durando. who was selected
- the sixth Juror to try Police Inspec-
tor Mclaughlin, was ordered out Of the
fury box this afternoon by Justice Bar
rett.
This leaves only eleven men In the box
after three weeks OF almost unremitting
effort to secure a jury.
The attempt to complete the Jury will
be continued this afternoon.
The Mclaughlin jurors spent Sunday
at the Broadway Central Hotel under
close surveillance.
Every reference to the trial or TO
themselves was cut from the papers be-
fore the Jurors were allowed to read
them. and all letters they wrote were
passed upon by Capt. BILLY" Ricketts,.
In the afternoon they, went for an air
ing through the Park and along River
side Drive.
Jurors Taken to Court.
Tho Jurors were escorted to the Court
OF Oyer and Terminer this morning
by Capt. Ricketts,. ready to proceed with
the serious business OF the trial.
The Court. however, was not ready to
open tho case until the question OF the
eligibility OF William b. Durando to
serve ~ . Juror had first been deter
mined.
At last Fridays session District-Attor-
ney Fellows had moved that Durando be
dismissed from the jury box on the
ground that he belonged to Gramercy
Lodge No. 200. OF the Ancient Order Of
United workmen. or which Inspector
Mclaughlin and more than nifty other
policemen were also members.
These facts did not come out when
Durando was examined and accepted as
q Juror. but were subsequently discov-
cred through the Investigations OF The
World"
District-Attorney Fellows submitted
afiidavits covering the facts to Justice
Barrett on Friday N support OF his
motion to discharge Durando. and the
Court was TO decide the matter before
the trial could proceed this morning.
"The World" Exposed DurRn,lO.
The situation has been further com
plicated since the adjournment last week
by the discovery by THE World :"
that Durando's son william Is engaged
TO marry a daughter OF Thomas Il.
Tripler. a dealer in second hand build
ing material. who Is one OF the chief
witnesses against Inspector Mclaughlin.
One Of the indictments now pending
against the Inspector charges him with
having accepted bribe of SIS from
Tripler on May g. 1891.
Young Durando. who is twenty-five
years old. has been acquainted with Mis-.
Tripler fo- several years and their
parents have long been on intimate
terms. 1t was suggested that Juror
Durando's intimacy with Mr.. Tripler.
who appears as one OF the Inspectors $
accusers. might Offset the influence
which his imposed acquaintance with
numerous police officers in the Ancient
Order Of United Workman might exer,
upon him.
New Panel of 300 Talesmcn.
A new panel Of 200 talesmen had beer
summoned for this morning. as Col
Fellows said. to provide for all contin
gencies. as 1t was regarded as more
than probable that Justice Barret
would decide to dismiss Durando.
Justice Barrett took his seat on tn,
bench at l0+5 A. NJ. and Col. James. il
behalf OF the Inspector. at once moveC
that the proceeding against Durando b,
dismissed on the ground that the afiida
Wits submitted by Col. Fellows were in
sufic!ent 70 show him ineligible to serv,
as Juror.
Justice Barrett refused TO do this an,
Col James took an exception to tn!
ruling, and stated specifically that n
objected 10 certain OF the affidavit
which ha3 been submitted by the Dis
trIct-Attorney In support OF his mo
ton.
'Js william p. Durando. jr.. In court?
ssked Col. Fellows
a young man with ligh; blond hair an
o bcyish fac. stepped forward ana wa
sworn as .tness He rad been s!tt!n
bfs.oe mis- mother AZ the courtroom.
Col. James Protests In Vain.
Col. James renewed mir objection thu
there had been no sEf'.clsnt challenge U
ths 1ql0f 70 Msr'sht snL such examine
Young Durando recognized his fathe
AZ the Jury box, and saic that he I've
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. hLy hot 4 dc Aat ftHLF If lie -Asary
Z !s ys-' isiAsf sgy-ssuIs VIA tle tall
of yp4r Intended 4 As "a LD,
Col. James obJe;tsd t. all the que
GoHs but the iaat one. ana then D.. al
peared to be very well 30 listed Wltn Il
answer
Detecuve-Sergeant jacob Won Ger.c.
ten .as then called. ii. sdl- Jha'
had been connected with lLs D.str,n
Attorneys Office since the time OF u
Mckeon.
He said he was q member o. Gramsr,
Lodge No. 80. Of the Ancient Order
United Workmen, aud had been MasL
and held other Offices In the lodge.
was a purely benevolent order. BY C
Fellows:
Y Are there many police ofncsrs q the Locs
4. Yes q gcot many.
O. Is Mr. Durando here a member A. Y
sir; at leas, he was lie wAS Initiated.
lieve, In 1856 or 1857.
O. Did you know hlm personality A
we'll. ] only knew him By sisht
.rAr Col. James:
How many members has the lodssf
fourteen hundred. I think
?. James entered . protest again