The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-16
NOT ONE MOLINEUX JUROR.
LAWYERS CONTINUE TO KNOCK OUT
CANDIDATES FOR THE BOX.

CANDIDATES FOR THE BOX.
Tn. Recorder Tells Thorn That IL They Don't
Reform Their Procedure He Will Find =
Way of Getting . Jury-SampIes OF the
Questions Put and Answers Made.
Fifty candidates for the jury box in the
Molneux case had been examined and not a
Juror had been obtained when the General
Sessions Court closed yesterday. Recorder
Goff told the lawyers he was tired OF the dila-
tory procedure and that he would find way
OF getting a jury II he had to hold night ses-
sions.
On tho previous day Molineux's counsel.
Barlow &. Weeks. had objected to many OF the
questions asked by Mr.. Osborne OF the candi-
dates, so II was decided to introduce list OF
questions that Mr.. Weeks had prepared when
he himself was an Assistant District Attorney
and which he used in the trial OF Inspector
Mclaughlin. The new knock out questions
succeeded in flooring many OF the candidates.
Here Ia the first one asked
Jurors should endeavor TO reconcile tho
apparently conflicting statements Of witnesses
so as to avoid. II possible. the conclusion that
more than one OF the witnesses have com lifted
perjury What would you understand by
that?'
The majority answered. II don't know" or
II don't understand anything By It." Then
came this question:
DO you know what an act OF turpitude Isl
II the Court should charge you that you should
keep your mind In q condition OF sauipolse
until all the facts were presented. what would
you understand by that2"
The answer as a rule was" don't UNDER
stand the meaning OF turpitude." or II don't
know what eauipoise means" II the tales
men succeeding In elm bing over that question
this one was asked:
lin order to justify the inference OF legal
guilt from circumstantial evidence. the facts
tending to show guilt must be absolutely in
consistent with the Innocence OF the accused
Would you understand that"
Not in a hundred years" answered ono OF
the candidates
Sometimes It was put this way: I'm order
to Justify the inference OF legal guilt from cir
cumstantial evidence. the inculpatory facts
must be absolutely compatible with the In
nocence OF the accused Could you understand
what that meantl"
Delicatessen men. butchers. bakers and gro
GERS were foored one after the other. Here
was another question:
III tho Court should say TO you that tho pres
ence OF the PRINCIPAL need not be personal:
that he need not be personally present In
order to be responsible for his act: that the
act OF another. II by his inducement or author
ity or direction. would be sufficient would you
understand THAR"
In answer to this question. many OF tho can
didates said they could not understand the
English language.
Albert c. Aver. a retired real estate dealer.
ask cd by Lawyer Weeks:
Suppose the Court should charge that tho
human mind often works with q celebrity that
Is impossible to measure and that whether or
not there existed deliberate and premeditat-
nj the circamstances Of the case, would You
know what the Court meant And n 80. what?
NJ. Aver sad that be Nigh; The
There Is no reasonable probability that the
Recorder. The line must be drawn some
where. Citizens who come here TO oner their
treated with dignity and respect"
Il have no wish to treat the talesman with
ANYTHING but respect" remarked Lawyer
PHILLIP H. Hoffman said he couldn't speak
" DO yon Know whit an act OF turpi,uds is,"
he was asked. and he sadly shook his head and
said: Il was born in Germany. .
Questions. but was excused ON account OF his
health.
Sssn nSs %Gs Of a the %s%
dif,iGnafis:, They studied .i w ne Eo,Id:
ssss. tsaireIsuds and hyposhesis. 'l''
Jacob Bandlsr. a hat manu- actursr. was
asked the meaning OF the word elaboration
and answered: "A transfeI;" He said he often
wrote business letters In English that his GUS
while hA received letters 10 the course OF bust:
ness, which letters sometimes contained hard
What. do you mean By . hard wordi" asked
Mr.. Weeks
"A word which Is Rrsmma-tickls English"
answered the talesman.
He said In answer 70 another question that
he had often done jury duty but that he was
not able TO understand everything that came
up during a trial.
by myself do not und erstand some OF the
things. but with the other Jurors understand.
That IL. when they explain II TO me"
william II. Beyrich nut his right hand to his
ear every time question was asked.
Are you hard OF hearingr" inquired Mr.
Weeks.
II can only hear with my left ear" answered
Beyrich.
q. Can't you hear anything with your other
carr A That depends on the weather.
Paul Hirsch was asked TO define the word
turptuds and said Il meant AN all-around
man" A score OF the candidates were. op-
posed to capital punishment. Court will 70.
open at 1870 O'Clock this morning.