The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-09-01
: JURY SELECTED.
Twelve Men Who Will De-
eide the Fate Of the In
dicted Trolley Mag
mates.
PROSECUTOR RIKER's OPENING
Dangers OF the Clifton Avenue
Crossing Set Forth
Some Witnesses Elk.
amined.
PROSECUTOR RlKER's OPENING
Special to ..rhe Jersey city News,

Special to ''The Jersey city News.")
NEWARK, September 1, 19O3.-The
men who were called to the bar yesterday
to stand trial for manslaughter on ac-
count of the deaths at Clifton avenue
crossing of number of school children,
were Edward f. G. Young, president of
the corporation, and long identified with
large financial transactions in this State;
Alexander ]. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; DR.. Leslie D.
Ward, vice president of the Prudential
Insurance Company, and man of public
affairs in Newark; John D. .Crimmins,
the New York fnancier. whose charity has
been recognized by the head of his
church in Rome;. ]. Roosevelt Stanley,
contractor for great works of public and
private enterprise; Elisha B. Gaddis,
head of Wilkinson, Gaddis & Co.; David
Young, the head of the executive depart
ment of the road under the old manage
ment; Charles NJ. Shipman, who was
general superintendent, and who, three
or four days ago, was presented with
loving cup by the men formerly under
him in token of his amiable. qualities;
Arthur W. Pratt, who was roadmaster
at the time of the accident; Richard Eick,
superintendent of the division which in
cludes Clifton avenue, and James Smith,
his assistant The tive Youngs and
Messrs. Ward, Gaddis, Shanley, Grim
minis and Cassatt were members of the
executive committee.
The indictment refers to the death of
but one of the victims, Ernestina Mil
Ter.
The jury which is to try the case is
made up as follows:
Carl Mau, Franklin. electrician, fore
man. -
Nelson NJ, Baldwin, 90 Bloomfield ave-
nue., painter.
Dennis F. Olvaney. Fairmount avenue,
Thomas Douglass, Millburn, plumber.
Harry Fallows. BelleviIie. butcher.
Robert P. Pullin. 1872 Orange street.
grocer.
Roger II. Butterworth. East Orange.
real estate dealer.
Charles Ackerman, Orange, vegetable
dealer.
Henry T. Befferts. Franklin druggist.
John W. Cokefair. 4Ss Washington
street. grocer.
John P. Lee, Orange. undertaken.
Charles Stopper, SO South Orange Ave.
painter.
As the court house bell rang out the
&hour of 10 O'Clock in the morning long
procession of the men who had been
drawn on the panel of 250 petit jurors in
this case fled into the court room. They
very nearly filled it. The hundred or
more witnesses who had been summoned
for the prosecution were not admitted,
and the officers were obliged to exclude
the general public Abut in spite of these
measures the room was soon crowded,
and spectators were standing along the
aisles.
~ -, n Il, i,
ed themselves at two long tables within
the bar. Richard " Lindabury, former
Governor George II. Werts. Joseph Coult
and James B. Vredenburgh appeared for
the defendants. and Prosecutor Chandler |
w. Riker for the state. with former |
Judge Francis Child. Edmund Wilson. of
Red Bank, and Assistant Prosecutor |
Louis Hood. The defendants entered |
shortly after their counsel and were seat
ID in line with their backs to the bar.
rimInins sat at about the middle of |
the line. with the defendants of the exec
utive force on his right, and at his left |
In the order named sat E. r. G. Young,
Mr.. Cassatt, DR.. Ward, Mr.. Gaddis,
David Young and AR. Stanley
At the opening of the session Justices
Bennett Van syckle and jonathan Dixon |
sat with the Chief Justice in, the Sui
preme Court for the Purpose Of taking
the pleas of two of the defendants who
had not yet made them. They were
David Young and Richard Eicks
It was about 1890 O'Clock when the
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