The sun., 1908-05-05
IcE GRAND JURY NUMBER ,.
jackson Has the Members Of the Panel
Examined before AecepltnE Them.

Examined hetOre Accepting iheu'
Another special Grand Jury was sworn
In yesterday to investigate the Ice trust,
making the third which has gone into this
matter, the other two refusing to indiot,
The Grand Jury was empanelled by Justice
Goh In the Supreme Court. Criminal Branch,
on the motion Of Attorney. General Jack
SON. Mr.. jackson and his special deputy,
James W. Osborne, who couldn't get the
last Grand Jury to indiot, we're in court.
In an afiidavlt presented to the Court the
Lttorney.G General says that with evidence
heretofore submitted and other evidence
he believes he can get -one or more indlct-
ments'
II took all the morning TO select the
Grand Jury. as MIR. Osborne insisted on
examining every man, an unusual pro-
ceeding But It didn't help Mr.. Osborne
much. Only one Juror was challenged,
George Haven Putnam, the publisher,
who had an opinion which he didn't think
even more evidence could bulge, He was
a member Of the August. 1905. Grand Jury
which refused 10 indiCt any Of the AmerI'
can Ice COmpany's officers. Two men
who finally went on the jury Mr.. Osborne
tried 70 bowl over They were Arthur
Lincoln, a stock broker. and James Buckley,
general Eastern passenger agent OF the
Erie Railroad Mr.. Lincoln IA connected
with Charles Fairchild d Co... which deals
in American Ice securities, and Mr.. Buckley
said he knew Charles W. Morse and knew
q woman who owned ice stock Justice
Goh ruled that these we're no disqualified
tions.
Evert Jansen Wendell is foreman Ol
the jury. The other members are;
Abraham C. QuSckenbush Insurance: Arthur
Lincoln stock broker Samuel Aufhaussf, pred
dent James Buckley, general Eastern passenger
agent OF the Erie Railroad; William L. Brown, q
druggist: Terry Townsend, clerk: William II. D
Norris. retired ROderick J.. Kennedy, retired; wiz
lam 4. Topping, broker: John {, Wilson, Insurance
Willis Lee sawyer, Insurance broker Joseph T.
Lopez secretary. John J. FAlAhAr, real estate
Nathan HutkOf, Manufacturer James @ POuiOn
retired William y. Ast, retired grocer william J.
n. Armstrong treasurer; Edwin {, Post, retired
Thomas c. Wood. retired: George II, Schumann
diamonds; Cornelius n. Bliss, Jr,, manager; Ared
T. DeteriCh, secretary.
Justice Goff will charge the jury thif
morning. 1t is his first appearance in
the Criminal Courts Building since he was
Recorder and there Ia a good deal Of in
terest as TO what he will say to the jury
about ice There are two other Grand
Juries sitting this month and there wal
some trouble getting room for the ice Grand
Jury, as District Attorney Jerome did not
care to give up part OF his quarters up
stairs Justice Gof got the room where
the Judges Of General Sessions have their
lunch club.
Among the reasons offered by Mr.. Jack.
son in his AFFIDAVIT why another Grand
Jury should look into ice are that at least
one member Of the last Grand Jury was
in the ice business, others we're interested
in ice stocks and one Grand Juror lived
outside OF the county, In addition there was
no preliminary examination Of the jurons
such as Mr.. Osborne conducted yester-
day, and there il information that one OF
the Grand Jurors had offered TO bet il0OC
that there would be no indictments,