New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-18
SCHNEIDER NOT ALONE NOW
TWO JURORS JOIN HIM IN THE M'LAuGH-
LIN TRIAL.
AMUSING FEATURES or THE PROCEEDINGS IN
JUSTICE BARRETTS COURT-M8 AvEEY's
sTENToRIAN vOlCE-A NUMBER OF
TIESMEN EXAMINED AND
EXCUSED.

EXCUSED
The third days work in trying to secure a jury
for the ,r.a' of Police Inspector William W. NC
Jaughlin was begun at 1880 o'clock yesterday be
fore Justice Barrett in the Court or oyer ana
Terrniuer When the court closed Tuesday, Fole-
man Schneider who was sworn In on Monday was
the only man IN the iCry-boX The usual crowd or
curious people collected about the corridors oil the
New Criminal Courts Building long before court
began waiting for the doors 10 open. Tweniy-eight
men have been examined during the two days pro-
ceelings from which only one juror has been OBJ
tanned The prosecution elected TO try the IN
spector on the fourth Indictment charging him with
extortlng $50 from Francis w. Seagrist Jr' on
November =. 1891.
Inspector Mclaughlin came into court shortly be-
fore the examination OF jalosmen began. lie took
his seat at The counsels table, looking we'll but
solemn and thoughtful. DistrctAttorney Fellows
sat near the witness chair. john kunkei' merchant
OF No 25I vest Seventy-third-st., was the first
,aesman examined. M kunkel said that he cid
not know any man on the police force. He owns
a drygoods store at No. 81 Dey-st. once a police
man there attempted to eXtort blackmail for alleged
using OF the sidewalk.
Would the incident YOU mentioned prevent you
from trying the defendant without bias?
1T would"
The taiesman was then excused.
Thomas +. Avery" called Clerk Carroll
Here" came ,hunderous voice from the body
of talesmcn.
Nc. Avery Stcpr / forward 70 pe eNtH4lhtV a. 'i'V
people in The court settled down for what theE
thought would he d, circus lis was examined by
Nj Fox.
He said he lived at No. 70 Last One-hundred-and-
twenty e!ghth-St. ana had an Office at No East
One-hundr diver ty-nvsj-s,.. and was IN The
furnace business.
How long have you lived in New-Yorh?"
give years ana sx months" said the taiesman, in
the loud voice.
where Gid YOU live before then!
brooklyn"
"How long did you live there
''Snce 1857
''Where did you live before them"
Il born there.
The talesnan spoke in thunder tone ana Almost
each answer provoked laughter among the spec
tators. Justice Barrett lad frequently TO rap tor
order.
He was accepted by both sides and went into
the Jury box as juror No. 2 to join Foreman
Schneider.
Timothy D. Fitzpatrick OF No. 10 East Eighty
elghth-st, was next called. He said ne was hote4
manager at Fifty-ninth-st and SiXth-aNe he
was asked by Mr. FOX if n had followed the story
of the Lexow Committee investigation. He said
he had. Asked II he knew what the object OF the
Investigation was he said il was TO snow the cor
ruption of the department
Fitzpatrick Was accepted by both sides and be-
came juror No. s.
Just before recess Was taken. at 1885, Avery
and Fitzpatrick were perem2torily challenged ana
dismissed Avery challenged by the couhse'
for the defence. and Fitzpatrick was challenged by
the prosecution That asa.n lef; Foreman Schneider
alone in the jury box.
The defence has used six OF their twenty per-
emptory challenges. and the prosecution five
1t looks though would not get a jury De-
fore vacation time" said Nh. Friend
Clarence 7. LesSett called and excused. as
his great-grandfather was also Inspector McLaush-
James y Lewis. Of No = Yves, Eghteenth-s;
was So tsfact0ry 10 b-th SIDES ana ives accepted
Charles W. PUrdy. a grocer OF No 2ls East one ,
sides as juror NJ. .. lie underwent long examina-
ton by counsel for both sides and answered. sa's-
Adolf Abrams a young man. vas next questioned
He said ne went TO Columbia College LOT tnres
short time had the court in continual laughter from
his inappropriate answers. $780,
Mr.. Elkus asked him what was meant by pre-
''Where you mas, have ton Of evidence" he
.Wouldnt half a ton do" Mr.. Elkus asked, with
09S a rn sn3e;
Even Justice Barrett smiled. while the attendants
raped 20 suppress the spectators laughter
He was asked where Columbia College is. and
.'When ali it move from East Forty -nnth-st.?'
Don't know"
Tne prosecution wished to have him excused for
lack Of intelligence but the defence objected
Mr. E.Hls asked that the taesman be excused. as
he was GOOD enouIsh citizen take any inter-
in the lsXow Investigation. and also that his intel
.igeucc Was too oW 10 toinpi nerd the terms that
would be used during the trial
essary thai juror have great Intelligence or nm
This man has that" said the lawyer
Justice Barrett consulted with counsel and sus-
tanned The challenge of NJ. Ekus. and Abrams was
PGrdy AMI Lewis .were then sworn in, and court
Ten taesmen, beside those mentioned, were
anne1 and excused.