New-York tribune., 1903-01-13
DLSBROW NOW ON TRIAL.
Elereu Jurors Chosen--4 Nesc
Panel Ordered.
TnE ACCUSED MAN IN GOOD HEALTH.

r,,,,srbaad Long Island Jan 12-Lous A Dis
brow, accused of the murder of Clarence Foster at
Good Ground on Juno Il last. was TINS afterhooh
called "a trial Owing TO the inability Of Jnsuce
Maddox to reach this place earlier. the court Ola
not assemble until O'clock. After that Things
we're rushed through. ard the justice refused 10
allow any delays. Two sessions were heid one
lasted until after p, m, and then 'he SeSsi'"
was resumed at o'clock. 1t was 800 O'CLOCK pc
fore the court finally and adjourned unth
n m tomorrow With the adjournment OF the
court there were eleven men in the jury noN an"
all of the original panel had been accounted lo'-
Early in the day it looked if '.iere ~onlo De NO
possibility of selecting twelve men from the orishia
panel and the court ordered another drawn.
The courtroom was well filled all oay. Inc al
tendants refused TO admit more than coulo pe
seated, and many who sought 10 enter were tulheu
away Disbrow's father one of the hrst 10
reach the courthouse at noon and took seat just
back of tho chair where his will sit through
the trial Tomorrow Dishrows sisters Will arrive
in the company of his brothers. and the family VIII
form group about him at the trial
Disbrow, outside of the whiteness of his skin re-
sulting from his long confinement in the jail looks
well-better than he did last summer at the near
ings before Justice Foster at Good Ground. lie
laughed and talked with Mr. Miles. his counsel
and with the other lawyers interested in the case
The general belief is that he will be acquitted
The greatest stumbling block to-day in getting
Jurors the reply made by many that they had
formed an opinion which it would require strong
evidence TO controvert, 4 quiet investigation
among the rejected jurymen showed that almost
every one of them believed Disbrow g7liitess OF
the death of Foster and also that of Miss Sarah
Lawrence,
The jurors will be kept secluded during the trial
When the court rose tonight Justice Maddox said
he was sorry to have 10 do it, but be would nave
to turn the jurors to the care of the Sheriff
and to deny them newspapers until the finish OF
the trial.
The general belief is that the will not take
more than three or four days at the most To-
morrow will be consumed In finding the twelfth
man and with the opening for the State The
night session will the beginning of the test-
mony if that stage is not reached in the late after
noon. The court would have sat until 10 O'CLOCK
tonight had there been taesnen available so that
this is likely to be the hour Of adjournment to-
morrow night.
Jessie Everett, the former wife of Disbrow. has
for the prosecution hehindhand. and they may
not come. Miss Everett is still In New-Jersey, so
far known. --.,,,
The eleven men now iii the turybox are William
T Prime of Huntington. foreman Theodore n;
woodruff of Wadlng River; Aionzo {: BuSset, OF
Huntington; Nathan c. Corwin, of Sag Harhor:
Robert Jefferson, of Peconie: Byron 5 Cenkln: OF
Mattituck; J. Ernest Howell, of MatIituek; Wll.
lam Davis of Mount Sinai; George NJ King, OF
Bridgehampton. and Charles Pratt, of Southamp-