New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-09
Three Men Chosen at Night,
Following Days Sessions,
Which Rapidly Added
Seven to the Box.
QUICK WORK DUE TO GOFF
Nearly II P. M. Before Trial
Adjourns Until This Morning
Prisoner, Still Active in
Scrutinizing Talesmen,
Pleased with Result.
JURORS FOR THE BECKER TRIAL

JURORS FOR THE BECKER TRIAL.
No. 1-HaroId 3. Skinner, foreman,
Of No. GOT West 125th street; manager
Of Edison Company branch, No. a39
Third avenue.
No. 2-Robert c. PurselI, OF No. 5as
West 178th street; manufacturing
chemist at No. 274 Pearl street.
No. 3-John 8. Hardy. Of No. 204
West Gath street; retired rice mer-
chant.
No. 4+Edward C. souIe, of No. $50
| West 149th street. auditor, with office
at No. IA Park Place.
No. 5--WiIliam r. Ward, Of No. t59
West 73d street; real estate dealer, with
office at No. 753 Fifth avenue.
No. Slow J. Becker, of No. 1905
East 18TH street; wholesale lumber
dealer. with offices at Nc. 200 Broad
way.
No. 7-ChsrIes J. Peatt, Of No. 3o1
| ST. Nicholas avenue; connected with
cornmissary department of the New
York Central Railroad.
No. S-LesIie A. Ward, Of No. $40
lenox avenue; baker and restaurant
keeper at same address.
No. 9-CIarenee T. Coiley, OF No. A9
West 57th street; mechanical engineer,
with offices at No. 128 Broadway.
! No. 1o-PauI r. kammerer. Of No.
: 157 East 46th street: real estate.
No. 11-John e. Dillon, living in .he
Hotel Belnord; manager OF eorwit.
Teller & Co.
Court adjourned before Justice Gof
in the extraordinary term OF the Su
preme Court at 1910 O'Clock last night
with eleven jurors in the box at the
trial Of Police Lieutenant Charles
/ Becker, who is charged with insti-
eating the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai. the gambler.
Justice Con agreed TO an adjourn
ment only after John F. Mcintyre,
Becker's counsel, had made a pitiful
/ plea that he was physically and men
! tally exhausted and not as keen as he
should be 10 protect his clients inter
ests. Nr Mcintyre asked for an adj
journment twice during the evening be
fore he got IT,
Justice Goff had warned counsel that
| II the jury box was not filled yesterday
at ) o'clock he would hold a night ses-
| sion. He made good his word with
vengeance when court adjourned at
o'clock with only eight jurymen I'm
their seats. The eleven men were
picked from 100 talesmen who were eX-
amined during almost twelve hours of
court yesterday. Court will reconvene
at ] a. m to-day for the selection of
the last man in the jury box.
When the second days work was
done, without including the night ses-
sion. seventy-four talesmcn had been
| examined in all. sixty of them at yes
| terday's sessions. The eight Jurors had
been selected from that number. The
defence had exhausted eighteen per-
emptory challenges out OF the thirty
allowed each side by law, while the
District Attorney had used only eight.
| Fourteen talesmen were challenged
| peremptorily by the defence yesterday
| and six by the prosecution. Excluding
the seven men selected on the jury dur
ing the day, and those who were chal-
lenged. Just half of the sixty talesmen
examined were excused by consent or
| by the court for actual bias.
The speed obtained In getting the
jury was remarkable. when compared
with the time required in selecting the
fury in the last big murder case which
was tried in this county, that Of Harry
| X. Thaw.
Room Where Thaw Was Tried.
The slayer Of Stanford White was
| tried I'm the same courtroom where the
accused police lieutenant now sits to
await the verdict Of his peers as to
whether he shall live or die. At the
| first Thaw trial ten days elapsed from
the opening Of the trial, on January %.
1907, until the jury was completed. on
February 2. During that time 337
talesmen had been examined, and IL
had required four special panels -
,,rnish a sufficient number OF mel
from whom 10 seie't ei0 J"i'' ~"
iurv at the second Thaw trial was Sc
lected in three or four days.
Justice Goff has clearly shown by his
repeated rulings in the preliminary
stages Of the Becker trial that he will
brook no unnecessary delays, and 4
new record may be set in the present
tr,a, which will put to shame the long
drawn out proceedings in former MUIR
| der trials.
Justice Goff was on the bench pune
finally at 1890 o'clock. when court
opened yesterday morning. Becker's
oounsa, Jobn F. Mcintyre, and his as
soc,ates LLOYD Striker and George w.
wbitcside. were already on hand. A
dentv sheriff had been waiting In the
nor hack of the courtroom with the de-
,endant for ten or fifteen minutes be-
fore the time for court to open. AS
soor az Justice Goff took his seat on
the bench the prisoner was led in and
| occupied his accustomed place with his
counsel District Attorney Whitman
appeared shortly, and court soon
| opened.
Becker in Changed Mood.
1,.utenant Becker had acquired q
GOOD color in his face overnight. There