New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-09
BECKER Jury ONLY
ONE MEMBER SHORT
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was little trace Of the prison pallor
which was SO noticeable when he first
came into court the day before His
frequent smiles for his counsel and
friends In the courtroom were so
striking in contrast with his APP
pearance and demeanor on his
first day in court that it was
remarked upon freely. His counsel said
that Becker was highly pleased with
the start that had been made on the
jury by his selection of Foreman
Skinner, and had rested better than for
several nights, because he thought 1t
argued well toward getting the high
class" men on the jury which he so
much desired.
At the close of the days sessions
Becker and his counsel were both APP
parently delighted with the eight men
who had been chosen. Not one of them
had entered the jury box without the
defendants approval. Several times
when a talesman appeared to be salts
factory to both Nix. Mcintyre and the
District Attorney Becker would shake
his head in disapproval and utter an
almost audible mo" when his counsel
looked to him for his final approval
Becker always looked toward his wife
who sat to one side In his rear. for her
smile Of approval as each man was se-
lected.
There were three things which Becker
apparently insisted upon in the make
up Of the Jurors. and In which his wife
was said to support him almost to the
point Of insistence on her own part.
Big Men Becker's Preference.
First. they desired men Of large stat
ure. Becker's counsel said that both
his client and the latter's wife looked
upon the mere largeness Of physique as
indicative Of even-mindedness and good
intellect. Second, they insisted that
the jurors should have firm, square
able that this was the case with prac-
tically all the jurors. Mr.. Mcintyre
frequently walked from behind the
counsel table TO a point near the wit
prospective jurors features. The law
yer said he did so at Becker's request
to make sure that the eyes and chin
OF the talesman correspondent with
what his client thought they ought
to be.
Third, Becker and his wife desired
that the Jurors should be of middle age
and married, and, preferably. fathers.
Mr.. Mcintyre insisted that the tales
man should be married. and used two
or three peremptory challenges for no
other reason except that the man was
single. All the Jurors are married men.
| It was said. and most OF them have
children. Two or three OF the men Sc
lected are the fathers OF families OF
four or five children.
Becker's counsel said after court
closed for the day that he had exercised
the peremptory challenge In two or
three instances where he knew some
thing against the fitness OF the tales
man which was apparently unknown
to the District Attorney and the court.
In one case Mr.. Mcintyre said he knew
| that the talesman had been n book
| District Attorney had accepted him.
| He was not sure but that the man
would have made a good juror for
Becker. he said. but he did not feel
that he could conscientiously let him
| get into the box In another case Mr.
Mcintyre said that a talesman swore
that he did not know him. Mcintyre
but the lawyer declared that he had
known the talesman twenty-five years
Incident Told to Court.
II don't know what ne was UP TO-
said Mr.. Mcintyre. but challenged
| him peremptorily and afterward In
formed the court OF the incident"
It was remarked yesterday that the
defence seemed prohigate in using &c
many peremptory challenges when Sc
few were allowed to either side Mr.
| Mcintyre explained that for technical
legal reasons he was DESTROYS OF ex-
hausting the thirty peremptory chal-
lenges on or before the completion OF
the jury.
He said that a decision OF the Court
OF Appeals had held that the exceptions
taken to the rulings Of the court dur
ing the examination of talesmen would
not hold as n basis for appeal unless
the defendant had exhausted all the
peremptory challenges allowed hin
under the law. Becker's counsel init
mated that he had got some exception.
on the record which nc considered
would be useful in case an appea
should be found necessary.
Several talesmen were found yes.
terday who declared they had no
formed any opinion Of the guilt OF
innocence Of the defendant. II wa
nurely coincidence that not one o.
these men was selected as a juryman