The Washington times., 1904-12-21
JUROR ATTACKS
HIS MAL|GNERS
Anderson, of Gassenheimer
Case. Makes Statement.
DOES NOT KNOW DEFENDANT
Calls Other Jurors.Liars and Says Judge
Would Not Allow Hin to Ex-
plan Position.

It's lie to say l am friend OF
Gassenheimer- It's a lie TO intimate that
acted in his behalf. / never SAW nor
heard OF the man before IN my life until
they placed ne on the jury winch heard
his case
Joseph F. Anderson. Tic dissenting
juror IN the case or Samuel Gassen-
heineer, was much wrought up VIXEN
questioned concerning his part in the
sensational dismissal OF the jury by
Justice Wright yesterday
With yehemence and wrath marking
every word and gesture he bitterly de-
neunced the insinuations that his re-
iusai TO agree to Il verdict Of guilty
| was prompted by improper motives.
Il realize full well that 1 have prac-
tieally been dishonorabiy discharged
FROM that jury, he said And why?
L did NOT violate my pledge. / did only
what i tnougnt was right. Because
| eleven other men held an opinion it
was no reason why L should think the
same way.
'-As God is my judge. I believe that
man innocent of any crime II he is
tried before a jury of honest men he
will be acquitted.
Calls Them Liars
Anderson showed the effects of the or
deal through which the jury passed in
the three DAYS, session during which it
failed TO agree whether Gassenheimer is
guilty of the charge of having received
ernbezzied railroad tickets He appear
ed nervous and tired. and his face re-
hected the mental strain under which
| he has been Iaboring.
II was a case of nine against one -
ne continued. There were eleven who
heid ont Tor conviction, but two OF
tI 9hese We're gentlemen. and took no part
IN lhe attempt to make me change my
sIeWs- can't speak in enough con-
tempt Of the others They are the
worst liars ] have ever run across in
'fs ad,:ro 6itycIour years OF my life"
Sturacy ty OF the report that his fellow
Jurors chased him about the room In or
der 10 induce him to listen TO argument.
abort that poh o',., want to say anything
| thoush, that they did chase me- and
@ LIldl l Wouicn listen to them. knew
,IlI- y iIat itiey We're up to, and / shut my
ears when they tried to influence me
| Anderson spoke bitterly of the action
OF the jury In sending written state
ments to the court lie complained that
ne ne ~$s hot gwen a cilance tc explain
{ GIs slde, havln been interrupted by
Justice Wright when he arose in the
courtroom TO make Il statement
HIS Explanation.
When l found it would be useless
- % > - viii 'l4S Otflti jurors, he said.
= tried to make an open statement in
court The judge had Invited the Jurors
to express themselves, and vet when
got up TO say something ! was stopped
before had spoken half dozen
words.
When asked 10 explain the sta temcnt
he made TO a Times reporter yesterday
that he 'blushed 10 God at the s!tua-
tion. Anderson made no direct reply.
THE scriptures, he said, tell US to
them do unto you. The present inter
pretation OF that is do others before
they do yon- That was the spirit which
prevailed in the jury ROOM
Anderson said he would make a fun
statement in regard TO his part in the
proceedings. He wants to clear himself
before the bar OF public opinion" as
Justice Wright said II would be neces-
sary for him TO do