New-York tribune., 1910-04-27
HH|NzE BATTLE ON TODAY
Jury to Try Copper Man Chosen
and Put Under Guard.
STANDARD OIL MENTIONED
Judge Hough Says Jurors Are To
Be Permitted TO Lead Their
Usual Lives.

With the fury chosen and guarded by
twelve deputy marshals. =. Augustus
rEsinze under the surveillance of Secret
service agents and su the prelinlinaries ar
ranged for the copper mans trial. the
ring has been cleared FOR the combat ~
counsel beginning to-day for and against
zhe liberty of tho man on whose tran the
government has csmped FOR over two wears
Judra Rouch. who viii preside i'm the
Criminal Branch of the United States CIR
cut, Court. refereed the battle which re-
suited in the fifteen years sentence Tor
Charles w Morse. Having In mind thc
struggle for Norses liberty. especially tho
plea that tne jury had INDUCED In whiskeN
until unfit 10 decide the case. the court
,ssued tho following instructions TO Mar
shsl IBenkel. who i4as charge of the twelve
men during their enforced dwelling al the
Astor House:
II directing you 10 take charge Of the
1urors empaneed 10 try this cause, great
s,onfdenc, is placed in your official dlscre-
lion guided by wears Of experience. Ihere-
sore no more specific directions are given
n. ne matter ~ eating and drinking. the
gentlemen Of the jury are permitted 10
lead their usual lives. as n they were at
1en6ing 70 their own business instead OF
being engaged In public service. lheS
sfc likewise 20 be permitted TO read news
20 Reasonable opportunity is to be given
fre1 10 attend 10 their private afairs'
rxactlv how this may nc done may require
stecisl instruction from time 10 time
Il took al DAY 20 choose the jury. and IL
vaS not until ; O'Clock that the twelve men
were sworn in. a half hour earlier eighteen
tentative Jurors were ready for the six
challenges. three for the government and
three for the defence. It was then that
r--1,s, said
ile had known brothers of Mr.. Heinze so
.iaily. bat was not bisssed. lie was John
w Teale of Peale. Peacock & Kerr. coal
dealers a. No. ! Broadway
rounsci for Mr IIeinze in examining
-alosmen throughout the day was particu-
lar 10 ask them whether they knew any
l,odv in the so-caned STANDARD OF group.
whether they knew any Standard oil Com
s,a,v er,uloNe. and whether they had ever
11osrd OF Mr.. Heinze's fight against the
standard oil Company in Montana. The
sa,ne questions were asked regarding
kuslcamated Copper and the late II. IL
7,ocors and VI. X. Rogers. ir. He dragged
Morse i'm. asking the following question:
Would the fact that Charles W. Morse
Wa chairman ~ tho executive commute
~ tho Mercantile National Bahk wille ilc
defendant was its president tend 10 preJu-
die you2
Tho charge against Heinze is that while
81 tho head OF this bank he Wilfully mis-
.nniiod tho funds II the institution. Mr..
N-ise's questions were as exhaustive. COW
,s~irr knowledge - Heinzes lawyers.
14.inze and his brothers and officers Of the
Mercantile National Bank.
In ;he Jury chosen are q pensioner of
Andrew Carnegie. three life insurance men.
and = son of President Underwood Of the
Eric Railroad. -Four are single and eight
married The twelve mon are:
Foreman. William e. Lowell with the +. ".
Devoe & g. T. Reynolds Company. paints.
living Al No. 543 West l23d street, thirty-five
wars. William l. Ransom. forty-five years,
New York Life. No. 2S West 125th street;
Charles f. Horner. forty eight wears. with
Chatham Shirt Company. living al No. S94
Veer End Avenue. charles l. Campbell.
ti1iokman. thirty-eiSht wears. No. 81 Park
aveauo: Russell 8. Underwood. thirty-seven
,oars. clerk in the Erie Railroad Offices, No.
1s9 West s7th street: Robert Thompson.
.ventv-seven wears. clerk living AT No.
ao5 Fast -3Sth street; John c. OHara,
fftv-eiCht wears. former coscEman for
Andrew Carnegie, now pensioner, living
a. No - West 9Sth street. James
II Fttzsinmons New York Life. forty
.esrs. No TO Central Park South. Edward
, Williams. with Diamond Rubber Com
5snv forty-fve wears. No. % Morningside
svcnue Emil A Hnsmann, sixty-siN years,
fetired liquor dealer. No. 2e5 West 18TH
street: George J.. Walker. ~ G J. Walker
q Co. forty-fve years, No. 57l West 18Th
rtreet. Charles J.. Wilson. New York Life,
;c-ty-nve wears. No. lo3 West go street
NJ Heinze was not content 10 sit quietly
fr fho ourrroOm. lie Was up and about
g. rhe corridor on several occasions. but
whenever there vas 10 be SCRUTINY ot
szIeSnlen ne was called in consultation
1is falephoned several times. and smoked
Ne DrUrnensded Un and down the long
ao--f61r. The trial is being held in Room
-. where the sugar fraud case was heard