The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-22
ALLDAY WITHOUT A JUROR.
NO PROGRESS MADE IN TEE MoLI-
NEUI CASE YESTERDAY.

Said to Have Disappeared-Ono Otherwise
Important witness for tho Prosecution
Qualified Taiesman VINO Entertained
Prejudice BASED on fhysoEnomy.
There are still only seven moiineux jurors.
None was obtained In the General Sessions
yesterday. Herman Brand. dealer In calf
skins, was set aside because ne did not believe
In expert testimony.
would you believe expert testimony " you
could see with your own eyes that IL was true'"
asked Mr. Osborne.
would not. replied Brand.
Whatf exclaimed MT osoorne. would you
not believe this book was here II an expert told
you 40"
Il would not" repeated the talesman.
Recorder Con interrupted this line OF dues-
toning and Assistant District Attorney o.
borne earnestly. honestly and respectfully"
objected TO the ruling OF the Court
The Recorder-Mr. Osborne. you must sup
press youraelf; never lot that happen again
You must not have such q controversy with
the Court viii not havsn.
Thsreupon the Assistant District Attorney
asked permission to reopen his challenge for
I'm piled bias. when the Recorder granted
permission. Lawyer Weeks protested. saying
that such privilege had been denied to the
defence.
Now. Mr.. Weeks" said the Recorder. Il
want to say to you that you have not been de-
MED any privilege allowed the Distriot Attor-
. W, ~. r.na.,.aiu 81, a.. -. -.
ney. You nave repeatedly said that you have
been excluded from asking certain questions
and denied permission to reopen challenger
Ihat 10 not 80 ana TINS thine must not con-
tinue."
LAWYER Weeks took an exception to the
courts remarks. Inc hecoruer tnen pro-
ceeded TO question the taIcsman and soon
learned that Brand could not qualify as a
Juror. La",er "e'ks oo'oetea 70 the courts
hays rho Cour,,s deois,ons disnn,sd
80 naa.i -, ~. h,,,s.oI
new panei VI one nunureu taesmen
lin, who for many years was active in polI,io.
in this city. wa. tho nrst talesman examined
House and when asked II no was worth $3.50
ssid he was worth something over $4,000. He
said he had formed an opinion In the case but
would act this opinion aside after going into
the Jury oox. After saying that he did not be-
lieve IN oircumstantial evidence he said he
xoula renaer ,e.de. on o'rcuma nun ev,.
denee provided the Court Instructed him to do
an hour Mr.. BisIn remsrsed; " '
'1 ~ nI 'rnnHly .,y that came, ACT . mir An,
Io,,s Dor,n.. xo. ,,uad and .,.,.s ,...
~''Ns "o
had often done Jury duty Mr.. Dorfman spoke
with GERMAN accent,
DO you know the meaning OF the word osl-
erityE asked M, psborne.
No sir. replied he talssman.
Mr.. Osborne submitted bis challenge for
general experimentation; To Lawyer Weeks
Dorfman SAID that he had served AZ Juror In
rye criminal cases although he was not
inmillar WIN the kne,ish language Lawyer
Weeks proceeded 10 address the Court arsu-
ing that the Tact that DuT'man had already
served on I'VE Jurits was sufficient to show that
he was competent T. do !nry duty
An SAID the Recorder he verdict OF
some Iuries 10 criminal cases may now be ac-
counted Tor.
Lawyer Weeks asked the tacsman to define
the word inference. and Dor'nan said:
Inference means that man IL not interiered
with
y. What man. A. That man on trial But /
can't act asa Juror.
Why" asked Nj. Weeks
because know every one In the case" an
sv.rcd nortmau. and everybody agreed to
excuse him.
Guy Haas described himself as a travelling
salesman Assistant District Attorney Os-
borne asked MIN u ne knew the meaning OF