Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-14

openly saying they would not vote for
II.
1t was not until the thirteenth name
had been called that a man s~atisfac-
tory to both sides was obtained. This
was Max l.. Tanenbaum, of go Fair
mount avenue, an employee of the
Board of Education, whose work is
in connection with the public play
grounds, where he acts as an instruc-
tor.
Mr.. Tanenbaum is a young man not
over 26, wears nose glasses and has a
studious face. He is the youngest
foreman to serve on an important
case in this county i'm many years.
Two more men were excused by
the defense before G. Kahn, a milk
dealer, of No. I Warren street, was
accepted as juror No. 2. The next
man called was julius Wagner, of 3S2
Fifteenth avenue. a provision dealer.
This juror had no scruples against
capital punishment, but did not want
to serve on the jury. giving as an
excuse that he was suffering from
a severe cold that affected his hear
ing. His effort was unavailing and
he took his seat in the jury box as
No. 3.
1t was not until thirteen more men
had been examined that juror NO. 4
was obtained. He was A. c. Abon,
of SIS Brookfield road, Montclair, who
has a wholesale coffee and tea busi-
ness in NeS. York city.
Jean Tack, the veteran Broad
street jeweler, was called next and
was satisfactory to both sides and
took seat No. 5 in the jury-box.
Following him came T. Grafton Abb
bott. of 403 Upper Montclair venue,
Montclair, a New York lumber deal
er. who was likewise satisfactory to
both sides and became juror No. 8.
Five men were then called in order
and were rapidly excused. four by
the defense and one by the State, be-
fore juror No. I was obtained. He
was Thomas V~alenza, of SO Rose
Vile avenue, a tailor.
J. Weslie Jackson, of $50 Warren
street, an awning manufactures, took
seat No. s. while the next man ex-
amined, w. Howard Dale. of Cos
Highland avenue, connected with a
steamship company in New York,
proved satisfactory and became No.
3 in the box.
The drawing of Mr.. Dale's name
exhausted the special panel and I'm
der-Sheriff Hyland commenced draw
ing names from the general panel.
The first two draws were excused,
but the third, Dawner Adams, II
Ivanhoe terrace. East Orange, treas
urer of the Old Dominion steamship
line, was accepted as juror No. 10.
Seat No. IL was taken by John A.
Breen, of 15S John street, Belleville.
Mr.. Breen is an undertaken, but was
speedily accepted by both sides. After
he had taken his seat he made an
effort to get excused on a plea that
his business would suffer, but was
told by Chief Justice Gummere that
his plea came too late. as he had
already beer sworn.
The jury box was filled when
Roman Holler, a novelty manufae-
turer. of IS Barber street. was chosen
as juror No. ~, and after Court At
tendants Joseph Thorne. Peter Carney,
Michael Whelan and John Mcdonnell
had been sworn in to have charge of
the jury during the trial the twelve
men were taken to AchtelStetter's for
lunch, an adjournment being taken
until 2:45.
Just previous to the selection of
Mr., Holler as the last Juror George
E.. Lacy. Of 24S Broad street, was
called as a juror. When asked his
business he said he was a Christian
Scientist. and in response for more
Information said he was a practi-
toner of that faith.
He declared that the tenets of his
religion would not allow him to vote
for the death penalty and hat III
did not believe he could bring himself
TO vote for conviction, no matter how
strong the evidence was. He said
that he believed in the Bible, saying
that God says vengeance Is min. |
will repay and that he thought the
punishment for the crime rested with
a higher power as far as the death
penalty was concerned than with the
courts. He would not say that he
would perjure himself but did admit
he did not see how he could vote for
for the death penalty, He was final
~ eNcused by consent after the chief
justice had remarked that if "the
juror did not think he had brains
enough to act as a juror he was not
wanted in his case