The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-20

the JuFl -ONeffQlcO Tier I Ouilhti HOllt-
times In Accepting Talesmen-Father
Helps In the selection Ct Her Judges.
The Jury which is to try Nan Patterson
on the charge of having murdered Book
maker Cesar Young was completed at
o'clock last hight. and the taking Of tosu-
mony will begin next Monday morning.
After the twelfth juror had been sworn
Nan Patterson whose wishes have been
respected by her counsel in the selection
of the jury, said, looking calmly over the
twelve men.
Il am very much pleased"
1t il the third jury hat she has faced.
There was a mistrial because Of the illness
of a juror, and the next time the jury stood
six TO six. This is the jury that will try
her now:
Louis y Adrlch Oforeman), 40 years old.
a former superintendent Of the American Ice
Company John II. Splint, 90 years old. tea
aud coffee merchant; julius Goldstone, 81
years old. cloak manufacturer; NeWcomb {.
barney, On years old. mining broker; Francis
Vale. 50 years old, retired lumber merchant;
Ebcrhard L. Lueder, n years old, sugar
broker Walter W. Tiusley, 90 years old coal
merchant: Preston p. Lynn, 81 years old.
manager. william +. Niebuhr. IS years old.
a retired builder, Robert c. Martin. 81 years
old, bnldtng materials: David May, IS years
old, embroidery. William J. Murphy, % years
old "a shier.
Recorder Gof made up his mind, when
he opened court yesterday morning, TO get
a jury before the day ended in order to
adjourn to Monday on account OF the
Passover and Good Friday. When
o'clock came and there were only eight men
in the box the Recorder announced that
the talesmen could send telephone messages
IL they wanted to, but that court would not
he adjourned until the jury was complete.
Some Of the talesmen grumbled and Mr..
Levy made a protest that he had religious
services that he should attend.
Then Recorder Goff took a ballet Of the
tales1nen a. to whether they wanted 70 go on
and get through or quit until Monday. The
vote stood about 40 to 80 in favor Of quitting,
but the Recorder decided that public IN
terests demanded that the trial be fastened
as much as possible and announced that
he would not adjourn until the twelfth seat
| had been filled. II was filled at O'Clock.
! In the last fifteen minutes, three Jurors
were accepted.
Nln Patter.on'- father did not sit at her
| side Yesterday. Recorder CiOh said lie
| would not allow anything that might in
| fuence the jury. But Mr.. Patterson got
| seat in the front part Of the court ROOM
where hi5 daughter could see him by turn
| ing her head Whenever juror was about
| 10 lie selected, the chorus girl looked at her
| father and he sometimes made a percep-
tille motion Of assent or dissent. Nan
! herself rejected several talesmen, and two
! or three jurors were accepted because
| size insisted on having them, although
] Mr.. Levy seemed 70 protest. or one juror
He seems so kind and sympathetic
One taleSman, William Angelo, who was
! acceptable in every way, was asked II he
! knew any reason why he shouldn't be
Not il they are police Witnesses he
! said i couldn't believe police witnesses.
! From the mere fact that they wore the
uniform, Of the city Mr.. Band asked him.
Mr. Rand asked one taesman, a graduate
/ Of Princeton il Il would make any differ
ence to him il an important figure in the
c-sa came from PriacetUn. Mr.. Rand
student at Princeton. Mr.. Levy challenged
, the juror.
Mr.. Levy has not vet decided il he will
| put Nan Paterson on the stand. II was
, limited yesterday that unless the evidence
was very strong against the defendant,
there would be no testimony at all Tor
H. R. EmburCer. counsel for J. Morgan
/ Smith and his wife sister OF Nan PattcTsC n,
appeared before Justice Gaynor at Flushing
. /
Of the letters and property taken from the
smiths at Cin~innati. Mr.. LimbuTger
promised that II he got the Tapers the Dis
trict Attorney could have access 70 them
at any time.
In reply Assistant District Attorney Cans
made il plain that the IstH I Attorney $
Office doesn't warn tho defense in the Nan
Patterson rase 70 see the letters. Mr.. Gar 8
said that the papers had been seiz'd by
the Gin innau police and sent 10 the DistriC {
Attorney as evidenoe and that II the letters
were turned over TO the Smiths now the
ends Of jUst q might he defeated.
Justice Gaynor said that he thought all
tho cards should he laid on the table and
suggested that the papens I've filed with the
clerk Of General Sessions where both side &
could have a cess 10 thNm. Mr.. Cans
protested that that would give counsel
for Nan Patterson a chance 70 get line
on tho pr 'se-utions case. Justioe GaynoI
said that he didn't agree with that, hut
would wait until briefs had been submittoo
and give his de, ision to-day.