Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-19
CARNEGIE TO SERVE.
Avoids Arrest for Failure to Heed
Jury summons by Making Apology.

(New York Herald, leth.)
Andrew Carnegie, for whom a warrant
was recently issued on the charge of fall
ing to respond to a jury notice, avoided
crest yesterday by appearing before
Specialize ommissioner Of Jurors Henry
Winthrop Gray and submitting TO the
usual examination, after Offering 70 the
Commissioner an apology Tor the fdllure
10 regard his summons.
After many attempts TO serve q jury
notice on Mr.. Carnegie, subpoena was
duly served on him at his residence, NO.
3 west Fifty-first street, on october Slst,
requiring him TO appear before the com
missioner on November 18th. No notice
was taken of this, and a warrant for his
arrest was issued and placed I'm the hands
of the Sheriff, to be served as soon as
Mr. Carnegie, who was then In PlttsDurs,
returned to New YORK.
Mr. Carnegie returned on wednesday,
but i'm she mean time an understanding
had been arrived at between Sheriff Dunn
and Mr. Carnegie's counsel, j. Adrlance
Bush that on his return 10 New York
he would voluntarily present himself be
tore the Commissioned and make suita-
BILE explanation Of his neglect.
HAD ENGAGEMENTS TO LECTURE.
Accompanied by Mr.. Bush. Mr. Carnegie
appeared before the Commissioners az 10
o'clock yesterday morning, at his ONCE,
No. Ill Fifth avenue. me HllIiohalIs
iron manufactures explained that ne had
no wish TO evade any OF the duties or a
citizen. but at the time the subpoena was
served on him he had just returned from
EurOpe and was on the point or depart
ing for Pittsburg. where he mad engaged
10 deliver several lectures lie declared
that he was not only willing but ANXIOUS,
TO serve as a Juror. and that there was
no duty OF a citizen that he would not De
Glad 10 perform. unless il might be serY-
ing as a volunteer IN Mania.
Mr.. Carnegie's formal examination was
then begun by the commissioner; assisted
by George G.. Leonard, the attacne Oh .He
Office. who had served the original SUP
pOena. Under examination Mr.. carnegie
Admitted that ne had not taken the trOu-
bile 10 read the subpoena, but pleaded that
IL was his first offence, ana PROMISED thal
il would never occur again.
After the law relating TO the duties or
iIrvmen had been read to him, Mr.. Car
neeIe was asked whether he was in FAVOR
Of can{tal punishment, to which he replied
that ne was not in favor OF 1t, but as IL
was the law OF the land, his opinion would
not influence him in arriving at verdict
In capital case.
IF DEFENDANT WOULD NOT TIES
THY.
In reply to the question whether he
would entertain a presumption or guilt
against a defendant who declined TO tes-
tifv in his own behalf, Mr.. Carnegie re-
nIfed decidedly that it would be impossible
for him not to condemn a man who would
not state the truth in his own defence,
and he would certainly have presdmp-
tion against any man who refused to tes-
tify.
woman influence you in your decision!
asked the commissioner
II am sorry 10 say that it would" re-
n1fed Mr. Carnegie. Il should be more
severe against a woman than against
man on trial, for woman falls from
much higher state than man."
Are there any laws OF the state 10
which YOU have such a repugnance that
you could not find a person guilty OF vio-
lating then!
NO, sir"
what is your opinion OF temporary
insanity set up as defenceT
II am not inclined" replied Mr.. Carne-
gle ''to regard defence OF that kind
"a sufficient believe that genuine cases
OF temporary insanity are exceedingly
rare"
WOULD OPPOSE UNJUST CHARGE.
III you were serving as a juror and
you were convinced that the charge Of
the Judge was wrong, would you believe
il 10 be your duty TO be guided by that
charge. or would you be guided by your
Mr.. Carnegie replied that II would de-
pond on circumstances, and that he
would try 20 comply with the. directions
NJ the judy, unless he We're fully salts
fied that the charge was biased OF unjust
could you find a verdict on circum-
stantial eVdence?"
Eyes. If the evidence were strong
.If YOU had derived an opinion as 10
a Attendants guilt or innocence from
Mat YOU had read In the newspapers or
in conversation with friends. would you
a
oDinions or impressions. so that they
Would not influence you In rendering a
verdctY' -
"I was born I'm Scotland" replied Mr.
carnerie "and the Scotch. / think have
'.anarsiIv a mind OF their own"
A. the close Of the examination. which
,asted nearly an hour Commissioner
Co. declared Mr.. Carnegie TO be ac-
centable as a Juror, and his name was
formally registered on the jury list. The