The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-22
JURY FIXING AT RICE TRIAL
FEDERAL BUILDING conn.,
DORS SU iRW UITH SIET rms.
George y. BSrnc Indicted for offering
Juror Dnic SI.OOO ana sent to the
Tombs Politicians Interested IN the
naMhIdc InalitIOn DcNclopmrnts.

TOnbs Politicians Interested IN the
Rawhidc Coalition DcN NciopmrrtS.
Accused of an attempt to bribc juror
in the trial of George Graham Rice and
the other members Of III" firm Of II. j..
SCnefteis 4 CO. now in progress before
Judge Ray in the United states Circuit
Court. George J Byrnc was arrested
yeSt crdav afternoon 10y Capt w. J. Flynn
of the secret service ~ ilO2 Broadway.
where Byrne has Offices with Low Colder
, Byrnc 4 Colder coll themselves bur
lesquc theatrical agents, and they are
also interested in aviation matters, &c
cording To their Office doors
On December ~ Frederick : Dale.
who is Juror No. o. informed Judge Ray
and District Attorney Wise that Byrnc
had offered him on that d"y $1,000 Gs n
consideration to work upon his associates
in the interests of the defendants. Mr.
Wise took the matter tu the Grard jury
and esked Capt Flynn 10 keep an ey"
on Byrnc Last Wednesday an indict-
, ment was found
The prisoner was arraigned before
Judge Holt, pleaded not guilty and VIZ
held in $1,000 hail for trial tie was
llltkl'lF w k''N 'tkll WIN ~ l'Ill'T'
though IL Is said that Manager Gale of
the Occidental Hotel, Tim Sulliv@n's
headquarters. was in tho Federal build
ing ready to qualify
Byrnc and Dale have been acquaint-
ances and in q SENSE btisircs- associates
The juror is employed in tn" Office of
A $ Knowron in the knickcrhockcr
Building ~ liO2 broadway The knuwl-
ton Office, are On ,hc third floor ;.ad
, Byrne's il ON the seventh Dale has done
! theatrical typcwritiug for Byrne The
circumstances of the alleged hrihe offer
I Ere not disclosed
When Judge Ray learned of the arrest
/ he adjourned court for the day and sum
moncd AsSi-tau, United States Attorneys
| Door and Smith and Louis j Norhaus
! of House. NroSs'nau i Norhais and
! Ahram Rose Of Kellogg 4 Rose. the latter
| two of counsel for the defence. to "A con
| ference in his chambers In" Judge
was assured that tn" dCf"nCcs counsel
knew nothing of Byru" or III, attempt
to debauCh Dalo. and Mr. Norhaus said
that if it should bc shown that his clients
! had had anything to do with such an
attempt he would withdraw from tho
case Later Mr. Norhaus said that ne
| learned of Byru"'s indictment and arrest
| from n reporter JUS after luncheon
and immediately told Judge Day Then
! he made some inquiries himself
| "lf the occurrence cuupldlnct Of has
! talen place, said Nr NOrhaus, Il fail
to understand why this means has he"n
| taken to give the matte" publicity AZ a
| time when the defendants should have
a faT and impartial trial The interests
| of justice would have been best served
| by suspendinE the arrest of this man
until the conclusion Of tho trial If
| there was any fear of Bvrne disappearing
! he could have been kept under survci-
lance, and il he attempteG to escape he
| could then have been taken into custody
| The defendants and their counsel de
mand Immediately the fullest investi-
| CATION and are confident that such in
vestigatlon will disclose that this Is the
work Of some one bent on luluring these
| defendants
| OF the Governments activities in the
matter there were unusual rumors atioat.
| For some reason the case was put into the
hands Of the post Office INSPECTORS after
| Byrus had been arrested and arraign"i
| Inspectors kincaid McQuil!iu and No
! CleIlHnd haunted the corridors ot the
! building in the afternoon watching the
movements of "A group of men who were
said to he politicians and who have been
\ fairly constant attendants as spectators
| Of the Scheftels' trial Secret service
men as well AZ the post Office inspectors
| have had an eye on them for several DAYS.
! Everybody connected with the District
! Attorneys office apparently had orders
| not 10 discuss the case. There IL a fear
| that something may happen 10 bring
| regarded as most unfortunate az the
| SCheftels case has now been on trial since
| the first Monday in October and the
Government has not vet finished it's side