The times., 1897-05-26

ofmessengerb boys, besides the Heterogeneous
crowd ufidie frequenters. who pass the time
away in the two branches of the district
CJiminal bench.
As early AS 8 O'Clock Senator Davis, of
Minnesota, was at the office Of the district
attorney, pouring over volumesof legallore,
and he waslater Joined by Senator Gfay.o
Delaware, chairman of the much-discusSed
special investigating committee, who was
Closeted with District Attorney Henry
Davis Immediately upon his arrival al the
city hall, and remained with him until the
opening of the famous trial.
Mr.. Elyerton Chapman was one OF the
intereset spectators during the afternoon.
He was called as a Government witness.
but was not put on the stand He viii,
however. he on hand again today at 10
O'Clock. He left the Jail at l O'Clock in the
custody Of Deputy Cook, and rode to the
courthouse in the surrey belonging TO the
InarshaI's office. Mr.. Chapman created
some comInotion and much interest when he
appeared in the courtroom at 2 clock He
shook hands with Mr.. Havemeyer and took
a seat behind District Attorney Davis,
where he remained until the court ad-
Journed. He then held an impIomptu
reception, and more than divided honors
with Mr Bayemeyer in the matter of the
attention of the spectators.
Long before the time set all the seats
In the courtroom were occupied
At the long tables directly under the
judicial bench, sat a small army Of news
paper men, while at convenient points OF
vantage were a number of artists, lynx
eyed and alert, ready TO produce every
movement of the chief movers in the suit.
A few minutes before court time District
Attorney Davis, accompanied by his as
sistsnt, Mr.. d. W. Baker, entered the room,
and they were followed shortly afterward
by Mr.. John G. Johnson the great criminal
light Of p Philadelphia, who came in with one
of his associate counsel, Mr. John E. Par
sons, of New York city. Mr.. Nathaniel
Wilson, of the defense, came in, accompa
MED by the chief figure of interest, Mr..
Henry 0. Havemeyer The sugar ma gnate
was neatly attired in a sack suit Of some
dark naterial.
lie took a chair mediately behind his
counsel. He seemed unconcerued and
easy in manner, but when the district
attorney, with his busting business-lse
air, began to instruct the jury, he became
a trifle nervous and held repeated conyer-
sations with Mr.. Parsons, who sat in front
of him Back against the rail sat q
quartet of Senators, Messrs. Gray, OF
Delaware; Lindsay, of Kentucky; Lodge,
of Massachusetts, and Murphy, of New
York, while almost under the jurors on
the topmost tier and screened from the
eyes OF tie lyDX-eyed sketchers, sat Sen
ator ID avis, of Minnesota, who, from his
profile, many mistook for Senator Mat
thew Quay, the author OF the Senate
bribery investigation committee. Along
side of the Senators sat John F. Searles.
the secretary Of the American Sugar Re-
filming Company, whose closely cropped
beard of glstening white and benign
countenance reminded one of a church
elder rather than contumacious and
stubbcrnly silent sugar trust secretary.
Beside him sat Judge Dittenhofer, OF
New York city, counsel for the indicted
ne wspaper men, alert and restless and
ever ready with suggestions which he
made from time to time TO counsel for
the defense.
Precisely as the hour of 10 arrived
Justice Bradley entered the Courtroom
and took his seat upon the bench The
talesunan were called and the folio wins
jurors answered to their names: Richard
L. Pruesser, lockSmith; Richard c. Carr.
insurance agent; A. Campbell cigar dealer:
Samuel II. King, clerk; James F. Ha:'rl-
son, plumber: Henry A Evans, painter;
Abram Frey, photographer; Woolman Glib
son, journalist; James Y. Boyer, carpenteT
Richard T. Talbert, clerk; w. p Coi,ay.
clerk: James C. Harris, clerk At the Ie-
quest Of Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson, NJ eSs:s
Carr, Boyer and Frey were excused. and
in their places were named Messrs Sainlel
Wendell, poultry dealer; Charles R. Dodge,
liveryDan, and John NJ. White. CLERK.
Each Juror was asked the usual questions
If he was a member of the A inerican Sugar |
Refining Company, OF interested in it in |
any way; was he familiar with the fl rs Of |
the case, etc, and there being no further |
they were sworn in as a iody |
by the clerk. Mr.. Davis in his opening |
address TO the jury, referred to the |