New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-09
FOX OPENS FOR THE PEOPLE
rur TRIAL OF INSPECTOR MLAuGHLlN
ACTUALLY BEGUN
,vvrsr,cAr,oN OF CHARLES STEMS STANDING
AZ JUROR CAUSED DELAf-Dof
HE WAS INDICATED AND THE
TRIAL PROCEEDED

uE WAS INDICATED AND me
TRIAL PROCEEDED.
-, =, the courtroom OF oyer and
"h.u 80 u.ro onened yesterday morning al IL
o,o,oct there was a great rush " b",' MI ,nh
-. 49, the trial OF Inspector william" y" 80 -,
IT,, Two big policemen were on su"'u, n
I'M .ar,,, nobody but those persons having sup
noonos They were swept as'oc, no"e ."
sew moments every seat was n','u' .. 7, .,nL
lew ,,hox was filed Tuesday night. IL uDn
.,rh,sen DAYS to select the jury anu "''"' -'
taIesmen In all were caiieo' .,, =, - 4,
,us,co barrett took his seat on the peno' a. - AZ
n. ,umediately created schsauo" y,
saving the trial would nave W " ,woa -. soh
o.cIock In the afternoon. iee' oo"s 49,
49,. porro,t 80 postpone for snort time Tue
49,, -, tho trial before any evidence Is gwen,
,s,a come In possession OF informat'o" ''''' a.. 49,,
=, tho Jurors other than those VINO "e'e ~ ,m
s,ordav morning, Is undualihed 70 a'' % !" '..o.
- 49,, 90. feel bound to give THIS in'orn'a'II ,
W tn'' ,.s.,,oat,on that justice may De properly
p,',,a-od before the case goes any iur'her'
g., ,ho, q will be only bref de'a!'
co,ore, lanes at this juncure sprans 10 MS iee'
and vigorously oo)ec'cu' NJ, co,o,o, raues
"Is your Information h"o'h' N
asked OF Justice Barre''
"<o air" replied the Judge.
- :" s,,d Colonel James. Il object to post
o,,,, ,bls trial on unsworn testniony
Justice Barrett looked tr'ne a"i'o''N -" "a
,l,ed. "sfv Information comes iro'" oi'c % ~ ,..
.rs NJ this court, whom nave periec' 'a'''
ord confidence 1t Is certainly very '"'pol 'a''' nc
n.a should have a postponement for ilt'e t,'"e
VIZ 49,. - 80, this matter thoroughly hope that
49,, a,,.r will turn out all right, and that the
,, :, question will be found perfectly COM
ne,ept TO serve the jury. But must a"I
,ne trial until o'clock In the afternoon ~ "'e'
tain whether or not the Juio' III f
ccd 10 serve as juror
ho
,,orr,ro are Charles A. Stein, real estate deaer
~ No 1872 Nassau-st. and Emanuel ). Fe"ha"'
,.wcller OF No ~ John-st II was rumored ,n''
charles A. Stein was the Juror TO whom Jusu0e p''
rot, referred The rumor was that stein Is cous"
=, u.rrv p Sire who is a friend OF Inspector Nc
Laughlin. ., r,,, ,ooL
ST.. go, or the bench. The twelve jurymen filed
Slowly into the box.
After some minor testimony MI stein was ,a"e'
TO the stand. Justice Barrett asked II ne han ~
testified that he had no relatives VINO khe" po"e''
men
Yes SIR" replied Stein.
"But YOUR cousin. Henry Il. sire. haa oo"'e'
,,,on Win tie defendant in this very court
| ~ dla not seq my cousin In court. never sa"
| nv cousin. ard did not know he was acquainted
| with the defendant ,
Il am perfectly satisfied with ste'n' sa'' '''
tice Barrett ox
stein then went back TO his old seat IN 'he oo,
AFR Fox then began his opening address 10 u"
| fury He said In part; 49,.
The prosecution will introduce evidence wa, ,np,
claim viii show that Their" WAS an orta''.' a., ~,
t.,r,esn lanes Burns and the defendant 10 tNtoI
money from persons who were engage u, ,n' ~.
inc down Of old buildings within me limits oa Wv
| n,eclnc, over which this defendant regned supreme
We VIII snow YOU that ne ,hreats mae s5 lava, MAJ
Durns we're the threats Of THIS dciennhnt, -, y, W. w.
,,i, o assume that what Burns said - me men en-
sased IN ,etring down buildings wero the utter
| anccs OF the defendant
Tho court was adjourned at the close OF MI FOX
| .dtrcss NATL this morning AZ 1870 o'clock. whci
| the People Will call their wltncsscs