New-York tribune., 1903-02-05
YOUNG TRIAL TO 60 ON.
Justice He777ck Val Haze NO Le-
Iay-Three Jurors Chosen.
DOCTORS EXAMINE THE PRISONER.

Despite his counsels efforts to delay it. ano "hat
at first appeared to be the physical inaoih's %
William Hooper Young 20 stand IT, MS tfiai ioi Tue
murder of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer began yesterday De-
fore Justice D. Cady Herrick, of the supreme oouit'
three Jurors being obtained, and the court showing
the disposition to expedite The proceeding thae WAS
noteworthy in the last Molineux trial
Justice Herrick told Warden Van DE carr 10
bring the prisoner to court and denied 'he iho'io'
for the appointment OF a commission
He soon returned preceding Deputy SherlHs hei-
ley and Won Deesten, who half led ana nan
dragged a miserable unkempt looking man. Inns
Young. His face was ashen "hi'e anu MS
ewes rolled His hair long, and his thn peard
rasg1ad over his collarless neck Placed In a
chair near his counsel, he sank forward on 'he
IA ble apparently in state of collapse. Won Dees-
ten shook him into sitting position anu nc
Strengthened himself up.
MAY l speak TO your Honor, ne pesah' hs
eyes still closed
Shut up" roared Won Deesten
I'm not crazy now Young went on, and
to speak to his Honor p
Won Deesten silenced him and he fell hach in'o
his chair. his arms hanging Imply at MS sue nc
looked more dead than alive.
1t was decided that physicians should examine
Young to see II he able TO stand trial Re-
cess was announced, and Young thre" out an
emaciated ARM
Your Honor he said. may please duoIe''
the court? have something -
Won Deesten senced him again and his eyes
closed as if in collapse. He either could not OF
would not walk, and the Deputy Sherins carried
him through the crowd of waiting taiesneh pach
his cell
The prosecution had three physicians Dr. Ausuh
Flint DR. Carlos +. Mcdonald and Dr. Charles
Dana. The defence had five, Dr. FREDERICK refer
son. State Commissioner in Lunacy; Dr. Grahan
Hammond DR. William Herself Dr. Dent OF
Wards Island. and DR.. Pierce Daley lhey en-
amned Young in the juryroom adJolmhs the
courtroom When court had reconvened ana Young
had again been brought court they told justice
Herrick that he was able to stand trial ana the
court ordered the proceedings begun
Young looked better than in the morning ana
made no sign as he sat with his elbow on the table
and his head resting on his right hand Justice
IIerrick himself questioned the first talesman'
Thomas H MCGEE. Mr.. McGee was accepted ana
took his seat as Juror No. l. AS the examination VI
talesmen went on Young seemed 10 recover MS
strength and displayed some interest IN the pro-
ceedings His eyes each taesman as he
mounted the witness chair. and althoush no" anu
then his head went down the table, as If in
u,ea riness or despair, there no DOUBT tnat ne
understood all that was going on ana was i"i'y
alive to his interest in it,
Justice Herrick hardly gave Mr. jerome OF his
assistant an opportunity to speak III examining lle
talesmen. He asked all the necessary quesuohs III
ran;d fire manner and then called on the counsei
for the defence to voice his objections Talesman
No IL Charles Krikawa, expressman, of No.
ao2 East Sevent!-thCd was chosen Tor juror
No > and Clifford L. Miller dealer in building
materials at One-hundred and sixty -frst-st and
Jeroue-aye and living al No. 81 West Eighty
ninth-st for No. 3. Court then adjourned until to-
day. r- .oa,;.oa 81 r+a+a what
the physicians told the Justice more thdn that tne
three physicians representing the State agreed that
Young is not insane in the that he is not able
to advise with counsel