New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-18
Jury Completed and Two
Witnesses Called at
Night Session.
GIRL WIDOW WILL
AID FATHER TO-DAY
Deputies Ride Miles to Get
JurorS-Ten Married
Men Taken.

[By stan Correspondent Of The Tribune
New City, n. Y, Dec. 17-Sped by
unusual methods, the trial here Of Will
lam V. Clesry for the murder of Eugene
NJ. Newman in Haverstraw last July
was we'll advanced when court was ad-
iourned at 10 O'Clock tonight.
The jury was complete at 9:22 o'clock
Two minutes later ex-Representatiye
Henry Bacon had opened for the state,
and ten minutes after that the first
witness was walking TO the stand.
Supreme Court Justice Morschauser
would brook no delay. When, at 4
o'clock this afternoon, the panel was
exhausted, with two jurors lacking, he
overruled the request Of Cleary's attor-
news for a long adjournment and hus-
tied out deputy sheriffs in an automo-
biles to gather in talesmen on special
panel
Seek Seventy Miles for Jurors.
Court had been adjourned at 4;4O
o'clock. When court was convened
again at $3.50 p. m. the deputy sherlfs'
after securing seventy miles in two
cars. had rounded up fourteen out OF
twenty-five men they sought
II was with the last Of these fourteen
,be+ the boY was filled, and up to that
moment il looked as II the justice 3
nlsn 70 get the case started to the jury
to-nirht would fail.
OF the seventy-nine talesmen from
which the jury was picked thlrty-ohe
we're excused because they stood
against capital punishment, which may
Indicate growing disfavor OF the death
nanoItv or disinclination 10 be juror
in an important case, particularly
case Of heavy political complexion .,
The trial opened at 10:OS a. m. ana
.bo davis session ended at 9:bI p. m,
with five and half hours out Tor re-
II, Tomorrow. despite opposition. by
CIearv's lawyers, the session VIII pc
ON at o'clock. This hour was decid,
cd on bv a vote of the jury. suggested
bv the court at the close OF tonight )
proceedings.
Girl Widow 10 Aid Father.
A scarcely less important phase OF
.odov,s Developments is that Mrs.
Anna Marie Newman, who was VIA.
owed when Cleary, her father' sho'
Vewman. will positively take the wit
ness stand for her father. rms IS GU
the authority of Frank Comesky, or
counsel for Cleary. She may testify
She was 10 have been in court with
hor mother to-day, and her failure TO
onnear started a rumor that she had
/ ,efuscd TO aid her father.
Until the full jury had been chosen
/ Clearv showed outwardly lack or
oct;ve concern. AS he was in the morn
- forcelessly stolid, so he was until
Nj Bacon opened Cor the state. That
nncnino was very general and brief,
/ consuming a shade less than ten MIN
As Bacon talked Cleary and his wife
looked fxedly at the edge OF the table;
\ cIearv moved his pudgy fingers around
one another and Mrs. Cleary twisted
nervously the furry threads OF her
muf. D;..~i..
Attorney Gagan called photographer
TO the witness char the room con
tained more spectators than AZ elther
Following the photographer, who
;denti6ed photograph he made OF
,he Uaverstraw Town Hall, wherein
/ Cleary shot Newman. Colin Allison a
/ civil engineer. testihed; hllison nad
,mbicb Cleary's Office was located. He
~, The stand at 9:57 o'clock and an
adjournment was taken.
Small Crowd In Court.
In the belief that more spectators
,hsn tho courtroom could accommodate
would seek admission. there were
,,rouna of men in front OF the court
bousr M $3.50 o'clock this morning
two hours before the opening of court.
The cold in time drove many OF them
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