New-York tribune., 1912-10-20
BECKER JURORS
co TO REGISTER
In Charge of Guard of Seven
They Ride Through Town
in Motor Cars.
WERE CAPPED AT BY CROWD
Everywhere They Went the
Men Were Recognized and
Their Automobiles Were
Surrounded.

Never before did twelve men register un-
der quite such conditions as did the jurors
who arc to decide the fate Of Becker
Nominally free men. they were as much
prisoners as was Becker, with the ex'
ception that they did not gaze out at the
world through prison bars and were per
mitted to exercise the preliminaries oi
suffrage.
With six court officers Of the Supreme
Court in charge OF Captain Lvn"-
twelve jrymen went to the registration
booths OF their respective localities. They
left the Murray Hill Hotel little aftel
O'Clock yesterday afternoon in three
automobiles. which zigzagged all ovei
town, East Side and West Side and north
10 within a stones throw Of the Mount
Vernon line.
The trip was without particular Incl
Gent, If getting lost three or four times
In the wilds Of The Bronx Is to be taker
as part OF motoring in that part Of the
town.
A boy who was riding his bicycle on
Bathgate avenue was crossing 1SSth street
when the three machines filled with jur'
tanning three reporters, tore east on the
avenue. The boy, to avcid being run
down by the second car, turned so sharp
" that he was thrown from his ma
chine. He was uninJured.
The cars, after leaving the hotel, drove
through 10Th street, and, sweeping 2as'
the Public Library Hons, sped up Fifth
avenue and swung west in 5sth street sc
that Clarence Colley OF No 50 West str
street. Juror No. Z, might register. Thi'
he did at No 1899 Sixth avenue, after
first going to No. 9Si Sixth avenue, which
proved to be the wrong booth. Mr.. Colley
gave his occupation as that Of juryman
His registration number was 5SS. Mr. Col
ley passed newsstand in passing from
the first address to No. 1O3s but ne turned
his eyes away.
The four cars then turned north or
Sixth avenue and through the West Drive
Of Central Park, going out at the i2c
street gate, through I'D street and W
Amsterdam avenue TO No 2S4 where
Juror No. s. William F. Ward. Of No. l5'
West 73d street. was escorted to the booth
by Captain Lynch. who. by the way, per-
formed this jailer's service for each OF the
twelve.
When Mr.. Ward, who is retired mer'
chant. registered and left the registration
booth with Captain Lynch one Of tht
ballot clerks said Hes one of th'
Becker Jurors That's a deputy sheriff
with him."
At almost every place they went th'
Jurors were known, and loungers-thougt
this type OF citizen is supposed TO be KEEP
one hundred feet from the booths-stoot
around and gaped.
The third to register was John p
Hardy, Juror No. 3. There was little
nix-up over the question as to his dis
trtct that peeved Mr.. Hardy. The mrs
stop was at No. 712 Amsterdam avenue
This proved to be the wrong place. Mr.
Hardy said that he had told the chauffeur
20 stop at No. 642 Back the cars sped
bringing up at No. e43. Juror No II
Alfred Fellheimer. registered here, while
Mr.. Hardy went across the street to No
,642 where he registered.
North on Amsterdam avenue went th'
four cars, ignoring traffic and speed ordi
nances. turning east on Cathedral Park
way, UP Manhattan avenue to st. Nicho
las. TO 125th street, bringing up at No
BIS. where Charles J. Peatt, Juror No
registered.
Then up Broadway 10 West 1921 street
where the cars spun around seyera
blocks, finally stopping at No 3345 Broad
way, where Harold B. Skinner, foreman
of the Jury, registered, his number beint
5sl. A large crowd recognized Mr.. Skin
ner, who lives in the same house, the maiT
entrance being No. sol West 1S5th street
The cars then drove east to Amster
dam avenue, and after stopping at tw'
booths found the one where Juror No.
Edward Soule, could register. II was a
No 1850 Broadway, and Mr.. Soule drew
envelope No sos
Past the American League ball parl
swept the cars and down Amsterdam ave
nue. to No. 1892 where Juror No. s, Ed
ward Rauchfuss. registered. While h
was registering Captain Lynch went int,
a laundry next door for some clean lineI
for Mr.. Rauchfuss.
Al No. 238s Amsterdam avenue Juro
No. 2, Robert c. Pursel. registered, hi
number being No. 347. He was one OF tn
few Jurors 20 go into booth.
Ensued a Wild ride. the cars envelopet
in dust clouds, through The Bronx, tina
ended in the neighborhood OF 201st street
where Samuel II. Haas, Juror No. Il
lives He registered in a booth opposit
the Botanical Gardens station OF the New
York Central & Hudson River Railroad
One OF his fellow jurymen asked hin
why he didn't move back to America.
In searching for the registration bootl
OF Dow J. Becker, Juror No. 8, the juror
found themselves lost three times. ant
held councils OF war to determine thei
next moves Finally they brought up Il
front OF No. 976 Freeman street, wher
all jumped out and stretched themselye
before the return trip home.
Amazed at the sight Of four automo
biles filled with men accompanying a mai
20 register, one of the ballot clerk
asked after Mr.. Becker left: What Fl
hell is all this?" But no one answered.
The trip to the hotel was done In recorc
time, and II was broken only by tw,
stops for guards who lived I'm The Bronx
and again for Juror No. 10. Paul T. Kan
merer. who registered at No 746 Thirc
avenue.
II was go o'clock when the jurors wen
70 their rooms, TO get the dust Off them