New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-21
DEVERY JURORS LOCKED UP
mrsTICE SMYTH THINKS THAT THE
SAFEST COURSE.
sHE ACTION TAKEN BECAUSE OF THE ATTEMPTS
TO APPROACH CERTAIN TALEsMEN-THE
ecu, no pr, OprSrD MONDAy

UT1E
TO APPROACH CERTAIN TALEsMEN-THE
CASE TO BE OPENED MONDAY.
The trial of Police Captain William S. Devery,
-bo Is accused Of extortion. was resumed yes
.erday morning before Justice Smyth. in the
criminal Branch of the Supreme Court When
court adjourned Thursday there were ten jurors
IN the box
Abram l. Elkus one Of Captain Deverys coun-
sel said yesterday morning that he had SUBJ
ooenaed certain persons whom he suspected Of
roing around among the talesmen and asking
them questions. He would not, however. give
the names of those whom he had subpoenaed.
Darius Columbani. who is in the electrical
business at No. IS Duane-st.. was sworn in as
Juror No. IL.
The next talesman Michael F. Judge,
nroduce merchant, of No. ITO Murray-st Mr..
Judges hearing is not good.
"Do you find any inconvenience in hearing
vour customers?" asked Mr.. Elkus.
"Well manage to get along all right with my
customers l give them the good ear" This
answer caused a laugh and Mr.. Judge ex-
cused
The work Of getting the twelfth juror was slow
and talesman after talesman excused either
because he could not answer the Knockout
questions or because he had formed an opinion.
One of the talesmen was asked what he would
M ~ he entertained a reasonable doubt of the
guilt of a prisoner
'In that case l would punish him as lightly as
possible" said the talesman who was thereupon
excused by Justice Smyth.
The twelfth Juror was obtained at 1920 o'clock.
Ne was Bernard b. Stenbrink, of No. 1,643 Top
ping-st.
The following is the full list Of jurors Anton
Lehman manufacturer at No. Isl Broome-st.;
David Frankenberg. drygoods. Hotel Bristol;
Henry L. Blyizan, collector, No. 163 Ahen-s'''
William c. Koch. grocer, No $50 Third-aVe.
Otto Heuer, grocer, No go Second-ave; Jonas
Rosenthal furrier, No. Great Jones-st; Samuel
G. McIlree. retired bookkeeper No 4S2 Yves;
Fifty-frst-st; Valentine Dietz. retired cigar
manufacturer No. $50 Eighth-ave.; George q.
Gray. lumber business. No. l20 Third-ave; Juiius
Columbani electric supply, No % Duane-st'
Bernard B. Steinbrink. retired ivory dealer NO.
1.643 Topping-st. D,,.. co,,o.
was nresaot and said he had been subpoenacd.
After the jury had been secured Justice Smytn
granted an adjour nment till Monday. as couhSei
IN both sides are engaged in the Mclaughlin
case which comes up to-day at NeWburg. Inc
Court ordered the jury to be locked up until
the close of the case ,.,o
SMITH. upon information laid before me- as
we'll as upon the peculiar nature or TINS case
70 send YOU to hotel. where you VIII De
we'll taken care Of and where your rights
will be respected. until the final dlsposlllo ,
Of the case And from what can learn from
counsel on both sides. it Will not necessarily
be a long case and you will not necessarily
Re detained for any great length of time
IT do not suppose it will occupy more man
three DAYS. This information when mas pee Den
brought to my attention, l wish II oisthct 10y
understood does not in any way allect tne
honor or the integrity of any man upon liiis 80
Jury but there has been information some VI
Il in your presence. conveyed by you " my
(which has a tendency to show that soihe , d.
nIe-I do not know who they are-have peen
endeayoring in some way. either lor the Pun
nose of getting information or Tor some othei
purpose to approach jurors. or putting que5-
lions TO members of their families or peopie
IN their employ and for the purpose Oh PR,
venting the annoyance as well as the susPIe'o,II
which grows out of conduct or that so'. i
have determined, and only Determined I'M.
morning that the safe and proper ana uisclee.
course for me to pursue would be 10 ioch ou
nm IN q certain extent for the next TWO OF ,hiee &c
Havs am sorry to do it. but my own sens VI
Swstice and the necessities Of TINS case nay {
led me TO the conclusion that this is the ohiS
safe course to pursue. A., r,xoodyav
The Jury was then escorted TO the bIoau 1r ~
Central Hotel by the court officers, anu VIII '
Sent there until the case is closed NJ,
The case will begin at 1880 O'CLOCK Oh ~ ~
Aav morning when Mr.. Fox Will open LOT Ve
paonie Colonel Fellows says he expects the s ,
dence for the people will be all IN oS -"oiN"'