New-York tribune., 1901-02-12
ONE OF NURSES ON TRIAL.
SIX JURORS CHOSEN IN CASE ARISING
OUT OF HILLIARD'S DEATH
IN BELLEVUE.

N BELLEVUE.
The work Of getting jury in the trial Of one of
the three nurses who were connected with the in
sane pavilion of Bellevue Hospital and who were
indicted for manslaughter in the first degree
charged with causing the death of Louis r. Hill
lard was yesterday begun in Part ii, General Ses-
sions Hilliard died I'm the hospital insane pavilion
December - 1860 He was patient there
After six jurors obtained yesterday an ad-
journment was taken until 1880 O'Clock tomorrow
morning
In the afternoon Francis L. Wellman. Of counsel
for the defence, asked for an order from Judge
Cowing compelling the District Attorney to give
him the names of two patients now i'm the Manhat-
tan State Hospital. who. he had learned misht be
called witnesses by the prosecution In asking
Tor the order Mr.. Wellman said:
This nnost9n never before rn% hear an Of Insane IN
hospital and have him testify in case %heTe a
/ ask that YOU give me an order the institution
tients that might be called here.
REQUEST To EXAMINE INSANE WITNESSES
This request was denied the ground that no
proof the prosecution intended 10 call as Wit
resses TWO persons who were now IN an insane
asylum had been submitted TO the Court The
Court could not act without proof In refusing TO
grant the request Judge Cowing said;
do not know what are the intentions Of the
District Attorney in this case. We will progress
Will cross il.
Before the examination of the taIesmen Mr.
Wellnan asked for separate trials for the de-
PENDANTS Edward O. Dean. Clinton l. Marshall
and Jesse r. Davis. His motion was granted and
Jesse r. Davis. who said have been I'm
charge OF the pavilion when Hnliard died was
called 10 the bar for trial by Assistant District
Attorney Franklin Pierce
Among the taIesmen called was Martin Z. Dot
son. colored He Was excused BY the consent of
counsel After leaving The courtroom he went
10 see District Attorney Philbn. 10 whom he said
that he was dispieased at being excused by con
should have been Examined at length as to his
fitness To serve on the jay. and felt that he had
said that tho fact that Dotson Was a colored man
could have had nothing 10 10 with his being eA-
DIsPLEASED JUDGE CoWING.
In the course of the examination Mr.. wellman
asked a talesman whether he would be likely 10
give more weight to the testimony Of physician
whose fees were large than 10 one whose standing
was not so well recognized. This question some
= question Was irrelevant. aid that Mr.. wellman
The hrst talesnan called James L. Semple,
a salesman, Of No. 500 Broadway. He said that he
could give the defendant fair trial.
u y Object shouted Mr. Wellman. 1T makes no
Yes; j! does There is 100 much politics, in his
Fierce sr ana al" s'i'S 10 keep Il 0u' repnea MI
AR. semple replied that he belonged 10 10 po-
had read a number Of newspaper articles about the
Bellevue troubles Judge Cowing drew from Mr..
pTejad:eed from what he had read and seen in the
rapers Judge cowing sustained the challenge aud
John S. Kenane, q clerk Of No. 40 Broome-st.
was peremptory challenged by the prosecution.
Francis Z. rockingham. a retired railroad clerk.
Of No West Thirty-second-st.. was then exam
paired, and he MAS quickly excused. after being
challenged by Mr.. Pierce.
THE FOREMAN OF THE JURY.
Edmund de Brakeleer. liquor dealer. Of No a6
ENrH4h
appeared as witness FOR Mr.. welman several
years ago. but that fact would not cause him 10
render verdict in the contrary his opinion
He had read only the headlines OF the newspaper
10 Mr. weIman the Wines said The. ba fayo~s5
ne Use Of the restraining belt" IN violent cases.
lawyer with the arm OF Delahsnty & Fennesey.
ar. Hennesey Was also IN the oIice OF Henry B.
of tins Nj Pierce accepted him. and he sworn
as ne first Juror. He therefore became foreman
Caspar " Dean. president of the Dean & West
at 20 s West g t i's said is tSat 's ss
knew nothing about the case that would make him
Mr.. Dean Was satisfactory TO both sides. He en-,
served as suror nine Says in March 800 lie ,ooL
the second seat in the jary box.
SSR o615 MI2oP n b @ that ,be he had formed for &
give the defendant fair trial He was peremptor-
William - cleaTy masaaassr Of branch OF the
l. 406 Thrd-ave was then called. He had read of
the case, but had formed opinion 10 the guilt
or Innocence Of The defendant; Ills verdict. he said
would be sormed solely on the evidence. He
acceptable 10 both sides and took the third
kenyon Cox, The artist. was excused because he
had q. physicians certificate that his health was
The fourth, NTH and sixth jurors were then
ma chinery manufacturer OF No. 30 West One-hun-
dred-4nd-twenty eighth. 81; Charles A Edwards
a manager. Of 30. IS West Forty-hrst-st