New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26
AUGUST GRAND JURY CRITICISED.
MANY THINK THE DISMISSAL OF A CHARGE OF
MURDER AGAINST AN ACID THRowER
WAS A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE

MANY THINK THE DISMISSAL OF CHARGE OF
MURDER AGAINST AN ACID THRowER
WAS A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE.
Many Workers are still talking about the
miscarriage OF justice which happened here the
other day, when the August Grand Jury dismissed
a charge of murder against Mrs Annie Ryan, who
killed Sarah Mccarthy by throwing carbolic acid
her Some Of the newspapers have taken the
subject up editorally and condemn in no stinted
terms the encouragement given thereby TO other
women who may feel inclined to commit similar
crimes The moral of this regretAble tale was
quickly pointed out last Wednesday by Mrs. Mary
Pfster. who dashed cup Of vitrol into the face
OF Roundsmar Patrick Meehan Here are the
rames Of the Grand Jurors whom Meehan may
thank in some degree. for his frightfu sunerngs:
CharlesHJ. Canda, banker. No. II Pine-st., fore
man; Frank NJ. Barnum, secretary, No. 80 Will
lam ST. Douglas Smyth architect. No. IS Exchange
Place; John j. Kavanagh, real estate, No 1881
Madison,ave: George o. Gordon. merchant. No IS
Beaver-st W Irving Kent, secretary No. l56
Fifth-ave; Rowland Davis, banker No. Nassau
St; William De +. Haynes. merchant. No "a
Thomas4st: William s. Labor, real estate, No. 7
Pine-st; J. Leland Hoppock broker No. lS Broad
ST.; Thomas J. French No 1856 West Eighty-nrsI-
ST.; George II. Putnam publisher. No. q west
Twenty thrd-st; Theodore L. De Vinne' printer
No. 1OS Fulton-st.; Gustav Rothenberg, cioaks' NO
II West 0Thrd-st: James Fay. plumber, NO. 20
East FIfty-hrst-st; Her nan c. Jansen. meats, No
1872 Ninth-ave: Charles NJ Stead. broker. NO.
East rty-nnth-st.; Charles g. Doobs, real es-
tate No 29S West End-ave-; Frederic b. Elnott
No % Columbus-ave.: jacques II. Herts. antiques
No 2i2 F'ifth-ava.: Stephen H. Tying. jr., real es-
tate No Is Pine-st.; William c. Wadsworth' NO. -
East Thirtieth-st. and Judson La"son' ooiuei' -
SOS West En1-ave.
Even granting the truth Of the argument which
is advanced by certain friends OF these Grand
Jurymen that the District Attorney presented no
evidence TO them which tended to upset the stoiy
OF injured innocence that Mrs. Ryan was per,
mitted TO relate there still remains the uhdouoteo
fact demonstrated recently in the MonneaHN caSe'
that the Grand Jury has power 70 sehu !oI WI w
nasses on its own account In order TO get at the
bottom OF any case ,,.os ,as,or
The August Grand jury was discnar6ed yeseeai
day by Judge Newburger, in Part OF GeneIn
Sessions with the thanks OF the court ana d con-
nliment for IFS services. In the month 81 cases
were acted upon. including several h9tcLue p SasoS
Al the beginning of the term the Tomos PRISON
was filled with prisoners. There are to-day only
ten prisoners there awaiting the action VI 'le ne
Grand Jurv and these could not pc disposed Oh
because policemen were on vacations In the ihonth
Judge Newburger has disposed OF 20 cases. rec
ord for midsummer Work. ....z ,....o-
The Grand Jury made two presentments yester-
day One was relative to the noise about the Crfn-
inal Court Building. which hampers the WORK Oh
the Grand Jury and the courts IN the Duhdlng. IL
recommended that the surrounding streets De
paved with asphalt. The other was regarding tne
the protracted delay in completing the Em-st I'M
proyement demanded investigation, put owing 70
the late day in the term at which II consid,
cred the subject. IL was reSoIVeq tndt IL DC Idi9
over with a request that the september GraHo
Jury give its careful attention to the delay