The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-10
ELEVEN TOBACCO JURORS.
,r.I WORK OF THE ANTI-M0N0P-
mr. TRIAL TO BEGIN TO-DAY.

REAL WORK OF THE ANdI-MONOP-
or TRIAL TO BEGIN TO-DAY.
-. M. r.,t N, the Sury nox Vacant when
court Adiournea Tor the experimentation
=, T,iesuen n West searchinG Ono-eon.e %
an. questions That Bewiea Anpirnnts Over.
when PartI. General Sessions, adjourned zee
,..a.v there was still q vacant seat In the jury
ho,, as only eleven Jurors had been obtained to
49, the officers Of the American Tobacco Com
NV who are charged with violating the Anti
S,rst law by conspirinR to monopoliSe the cigar
.,,e business In this city. Tho brilliant array of
,.eal talent, led on the one side by Joseph H.
cho,te and on the other by District Attorney
o,cott. was drawn up in line Immediately after
court opened. Four jurors had been obtained on
tuesday, and the lawyers believed that they
would have tho other eight within q few hours,
INIT they were disappointed, disappointing them
,slves by asking lengthy questions that even
nsnetrated into the mysteries Of the jurymen's
homes.
solomon straus was the irst talesman or.
.m,ned Yesterday. He said no resided at 1913
Eighteenth street and was q travelling salesman
tor A Japanese silk house. He was permitted to
take the twelfth seat in the jury box.
Joseph Marion, a retired iron merchant, who
lives at 800 East 126th street, was accepted as
the sixth Juror, Notwithstanding the objections
A Lawyer Rollins, who challenged Marion on
behalf OF the defence.
Thomas Davis, who said he was q stonecutter
and had worked on the Capitol building In
Albany, was called.
40 you use cigarettes r asked Mr.. Rollins.
"No. sir" said Mr.. Davis; Il leave them
things for the dudes.'
what club do you belong to, II any. or what
POLITICAL party ." asked Mr.. Choate.
81 belong to the Excelsior Republican Club.
the same as yourself" was the answer.
Q.-How long have you worked on the Capitol
buildingi A.-Ten years off and on.
o-How was thati A.-well. I was waiting
Al times for some good Republicans to mako
new appropriations to go ahead with the work.
o.-How long have you been idle nowl A.
About eight months.
p-Then you'd like q Job on this juryi Al
would.
o,-Do you know how much jury duty paysf
Al heard 1t was So q day.
OFF chosen here, how would you decide a
easel A.-on my conscience and on the evil
dsnce.
Q.-You wouldn't mind what the Judge might
nyl A.-Woll, IL 1 was ordered to I would. for
ltmight be bad to disobey him. Bad for q mans
liberty.
Q-you say you are not working; how do you
manage to get alongi Any children support
me; the girls all got good jobs.
Mr.. Davis was challenged and stepped down to
make room for Richard Mcguire, q travelling
salesman residing at 122 West Ninetieth street.
Mr.. Mcguire had formed no opinion and be-
Neyed he could decide a case on the law and fact.
He was accepted as the seventh juror.
Daniel r. Hodgins, q clerk for the United
States Express Comany, residing at 36s West
! l2sth street. stood the ordeal of questioning and
.xaE tho nt1hth uaaf IN thA tnrr h~~
Nassau sastit street re, ns said he had formed ep an opinion &c i on
s ;ss siF9 10 act St fs as q i Sns eonl af th cScat It aide ais sd i
want him. Mr.. oicott did. Mr.. Cho@te got him
10 admit that he had q feeling against trusts,
crush their rivals"
You have talked against trusts and large
r1ms OF money. haven't you r asked Mr.. Choate.
e.Sns ygn would like to have /. law against
Mr.. Choate challenged the talesman on the
ground of being biased in his opinion. but Judge
juror. Mr.. Knox took the ninth seat in the jury
box and Mr.; Choate took an exception.
aid he had at retired T from p1 bpasin msnu WSs eseu ~aI
and so was Peter Donohge. a saloon keeper of
:lS West street, Paul Bernhardt was then
avenue and another at Sl5i Third avenue. we,
Where do you buy your sugar q asked Mr..
oIdSn't buy any" answered The grocer.
DIDO you understand what I say-what I
meant Where do you buy your sugari Al
hld l don't buy any sugar.
.Q-What! You keep a grocery store and
don't buy sugari A.-That's what said.
Q-Don't you sell 1t In any of your grocery
stores A:-No. sir; there's no profit in it. SO I
quit handling it.
Mr.. Bernhardt said he had no feeling against
trusts, and WINS accepted as the tenth juror.
John Dnrr. an upholsterer, of 3s2 Tenth
avenue. was called, and answered questions sat
i~sfaetnrily until Mr.. Choate dug into his
domestic lie. Mr.. Durr said he did not own
$3.50 worth OF property. but had twelve chill
dren. Mr.. Choate objected to having a juryman
who did not own $3.50 worth of property.
We'll" said District Attorney Olcott, che
owns twelve children, and I'm sure they are
worth $3.50. I'm satisfied that this maj would
make a fair juryman."
But Mr.. Choate again objected. and Mr.. Durr
was excused.
Frederick G. Brewster. q candy manufactures
1855 West Fourteenth street, said he sold his
eoo1s TO department stores, and did not buy
s1ugar from any one connected with the American
sugar Refining Company. He was accepted as
Juror No. II, Notwithstanding the District At
iorneyis objections.
The twelfth Juror will be obtained to-day, and
NE taking Of testimony will probably begin this
afternoon, unless the legal talent bowl tho eleven
Jurors out ofthe box with peremptory challenges
IND start in anew tn naf n inrv