New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-07

rv,Dr>,f.r, THAT CHARLES FRITZ ANOTHER
rrRoR HAD EXPRESSED AN OPINION
FORCES Ills DISMISSAL
To trial of Inspector William ". Mclaughlin
viii, a accused OF bribery and corruption. was re-
s,,.d Yesterday morning before Justice Barrett III
"a. Court OF over end Term!ner. When the court
adjourned on Friday last there we're twelve Ju''''
I, ,he box IL took three weeks to III. the DON
r,bere ar row only ten as William T. Durd'uo
was excused to-day. Durardo was member u
c,anarcy Lodge No. 500. Ancient Orier O: WoGKNle"'
4, which Inspector Mclaughlin and about MY o'''e'
uoiceunen belong 1t is now stated that pu'1"no
son IL engaged marry Miss Irpior' VINO y '
daughter Of Thomas r. Trplor. one OF inc i"e'
From whom Mclaughlin IS accused OF acceP''hS "
br,be Of So. 80
y- Tri,lr and Francis W. Segrst. jr. are haI'-
hro,hers The specific charge on which the u'-
PENDANT IS being tried IS that he accepted pr'oe
n. ssn rom Francis w. Segrst, who Is uea'ei III
second hand materials
:, s .hou, II o'clock when Judge Barrett took
,,s SEA, on the bench. Colonel James OF Nc
Laugh.in's counsel, arose and asked mat 'ne pI
cu,on be made to submit formal cha"e'se III re-
card 10 William u. Durando. the slN'h juror Oo
Fellows insisted that the people had submitted
aoaav,ts on Friday las, containing the grounds Oh
which they wanted juror No. 6 TO be excused
Colonel Fellows then called William p Dnrando,
If In reply TO Colonel Fellows the witness Si''
he was the son of juror No. b. lie s"id Hc "'',"
Thomas f. Trpler. ana was e"o"7' ~ '
daughter. =, ~. Ill.,. ..,
colone, lanes was his feet all the time Wig
orousy Directing. The witness sa'd MS lalne'
knew Of his engagement to MISS lrille'' wiz
tied his family. r,u,,s
aelcd nv Judge Rollins II he remempefeu ''e
Brnckerhoff divorce snit. William r. Du''"i'
III. i,ror was correspondent in this suit Inc WI
ness said he remembered both the suit ara Dnrah'o'
MI Grihiths said he was one OF the lawyers g"
gagged in the case. ~,
pe.ectre-sergeant Jacob Won Gerichten was called
next and asked about Dnrahdos "ie"'o''' N'
In ,irarnercy Lodge. NO 80"
Coonel Fellows then offered in evidence the recorn
OF The trial OF suit of Diiian asains, puI'.''
and others Colonel James objected, put Ju"se
Barrett overruled the objection and took the PAPERS
William Ferris a clerk in the office OF the county
CLERK of Kings County, was called next lie
ideltifled the papers In the case Of Didan VS. pu-
ranio which was tried In the Supreme Court hihss
Comfy. in 1855
Colonel James then asked Judge Barrett TO deny
III. motion to set aside the juror
Judge Barrett denied Colonel Jamess notion an"
then the latter called Henry W. Brooks, butcher
No 1874 Washington Market. Mr.. Brooks said no
had known Durando for twenty years, ana thht Ms
reputation was good
Arguments were made by Colonel Fellows ana
Colonel James and then Justice ifhfre' gave "S
decision liz said
II would be q mockery II justice g. Jet ne it'al
proceed WIN q iurul who oeoupies me position
,,roa ene@"ls1 ihe ,a' l6ai o vas esamnei by
counsel IA Tho ufnohefhon case. ana 'hn, Ne o"p
s"d the w rpior Yaol, ie should have dl.cosci
these relations VIII, wonn heY@ ,n,no'''' ,, ho
concealed those facts fol some nltgror rnrl"s,1.
motion 10 So, aside the jufym'n
chief clerk carroll then told Dnfsndo i" whH 'N-
Uuscd from serving. and no left the box
After rcccss tho hunt for the Juror VINO II 10
take Mr. purandos place IN the box b'sun sew
erai tnlcamen were examined ana EXCUSED.
Judge Barrett caused sensation by saying thai
his attention had been called To another OF inc
Jurors In the case
''rhc information that have received said Jus.
ticc Barrett rs OF IA vital character. ana cannot
allow the trial to proceed any further "'ho"' tue
ant.cedents OF tho Juror being investigated
Colonel Fellows here said that the Juror IN aues,,
ton had stated In his oxaninauo" '""' "e ""'
"ws have ev,derce show" he said, "tha, The
fourth o ,nT0r Hha arr ca sr'!N ma"
Roth sh g Srrk for e! Tr,a Il" he
Mr. Fritz say four five days beiof" ne Was
subpoenaed. that he would never convict Inspector
colonel James got this witness considerably rat
The witness said he told Mr.; Dpren after Mr.
Fritz chosen as a Juror that he thought ne
John H. FOLK the business partner Of Ghar he'
Fritz was called next and corroooraied Ro'h"
Charles Fritz the juror; was then sworn
81 said" replied Fritz. that didn't see how
they could convict McIaughn. 1t was week be
fore was subpoenaed didn't say that wouldn't
convict him" ,,o,
Ibid you say YOU wouldn't believe briDer?
81 never recollecf saying such thing
viii ini' You swear you didn't say to-
81 will not IL.
Then you really don't deny your partners testi-
mony?'
"Bui YOU swore your examination you didn't
talk ahou. the case to anybody?
II didn't rccollect at the time
scored
cused him. Mr.. Fritz says he ia suffering from
nervous dyspepsia.
Court was then adjourned til tomorrow.