New-York tribune., 1899-11-18
FOUR MOLINEUX JURORS.
THREE QUALIFIED YESTERDAY BUT or'H
WAS TAKEN ILL AND EXCUSED.

WAS TAKEN ILL AND EXCUSED.
Three more Jurors qualified yesterday In the triai
Of Roland b. Molineux. One OF them WIS taken III
before the completion Of the days session. leaving
only four men In the box when the court ad)ourneo
until 1920 o'clock Monday morning.
n early became evident that Recorder Con meant
70 facilitate the securing OF jury At the opening
~ the examination of the talesmen the Court ex-
cuded nearly all the questions that nave pre-
viously proved stumbling blocks for the taiesneh'
James H. Laird, one OF the talesmen, was askeo
II he was born in an English speaking country
and answering in the affirmative. was asked what
country. He replied:
"In n place called Ireland" He was out or busi-
ness and was not worth $3.50, but lived on MS wife
estate He said he could not understand the words
asked him IL used in court charge. Premeoi-
tated" he said. meant ito do harm TO some one.
Recorder Goff broke in and said. This gentleman
r. anxious to avoid jury duty"
Your Honor" replied the talesman III were 10
foil you the truth that IS the truth.
lie excused. 90,
Robert w Jackson who keeps a hotel al NO ITO
r.s+ Fourteenth-st was the next talesman' Mr'
Jackson Is the father OF new twelve pouhd ooy'
and begged earnestly to be excused on tha' srou''
The Court thought II no excuse, ana was Vi 'no ~
on,nion that "a man could carry the papy al "e"'
and act as a juror in the daytime MI. 80
uos certain he could not vote TO impose the dea'h
afraid of the death penalty and was ekcusee'
90 Taller who said he lived at NO. 10 East
soyartv.second-st and was in business Win n''
,a,,or at No 100 Wilam-st.. was among 'noS'
called He thought he could not give 'eiu'' '''
capital punishment. He was excused ..-
DanieI Fraad Of No 1878 Fifth-ave' coh'rac'o' i
,bougbt he could obey all instructions OF the Nou
80, ,or q verdict on those instructions. ne
ooasfrIl,, nassed the examination Tor chaHenso
on i,nnlied bias as well as that for ac'u"'
NJ IT. naS ro nreviously formed opinion from reaons
nexspaper accounts, and was accepted "S '
at 1925 D. m. and rworn at once -. ,,or,v-
trhot C THOMPSON Of No. East rory
seventh-st. president OF the Anc"o, ,r."-.ason
Comnanv and a son Of Or. William .. iho''p'o',
osoad successfully the examination Tor genera
nvouecations and implied bias He was accep'eu
ard svorn as Juror No. at l2:iO O'CLOCK "i'es"
minutes after Mr.. Fraad had been CHOSEN.
Mr. THOMPSON is about thirty years olo anu '''-
married. - :, 49,, ,,,orr ~
examining the talesmen The usual discipline kept
bv Recorder Gof was suspended II was thei ru-
roored that Daniel Fraad. Juror No 3 had pee"
suddenly taken Ill with acute indlgestoh' nd tes.
tined to haSns seen Fraad appear ne ssi
in the jury box TO be In great pam IL M the iIror
t 6nf of o9qF ibc Courtroom and to physician
This was done Captain McLaughlin tesriie1 a,u
Ion Of the Goroners Office DR.. OHanlon was wa,
sworn and testified that the juror 9sbt Was no a6le
to return to the courtroom. in twenty-four nouI
md might not be able to resume ms seat II, NJ. ny
! O'Hanlon's testimony the Court said; , -. .a
''The law allows Juror to be set aside lot gqOe @
and inst cause before the beginning OF the takihs
/ of testimony In view Of the testimony OF IN.
physician who attended Mr. Fraad. declde ina
ihia Juror shall be set aside. and hereby so order
| The examination Of talesmen was then resume M "a,
/ Abraham Atmeyer. of No. lf3 East fllty-thII1ui 1i
| CT horn I'm Germany and sixty-seven years OLD
/ said he had been in the real estate business M Mfo
! ffteen wears He successful IN passing tn'
! examination for general qualification and for i'm
piled bias The examination for actual pas is VIA th
! hands OF the defendants counsel. Mr.. Weeks hr
! Altmeyer was accepted Juror and sworn a
! 3i5 D m He is married and has five children, al
At o'clock Recorder Goff ordered court ad
| tourned until 10 0 oclock Monday morning. Coun
| yei for both sides asked the Recorder to chans
| tho hour to 1890 o'clock. This was DONE