Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-17
SAY DRUM APPEAL WOULD
BE INVITING DEATH PENALTY
Public Demand New Trial by Slayer of Patroman McDon-
aId Convicted of Mansaughter Termed Attempt at Sui
eide by Lawyer


bockers, and finds it hard to remem-
Der that he has now grown to mans
estate Half dozen times during
the week Judge Shay would forget he
was presiding as a judge and that
Van Blarcom was acting as prose-
cutor before him, especially when he
would not understand remarks made
by Van Blarcom. On such occasions
the Judge would lean forward toward
Van Blarcom, and, instead of adj
dressing him as "Mr. Prosecutor"
would say What was that, Andy?"
or What was your last question,
Andy?"
Patrick Gallagher, whose name de-
notes his nationality. was one of the
talesmen before Judge William P.
Martin on Wednesday when jury
was being obtained to try Charles
Mack, a negro, for murder. A num-
Der of prospective talesmen had been
excused from service because they
were over the age limit of sixty five
years set for jurors.
Gallagher did not look. to be over
the age limit, and answered all the
questions put to him by counsel until
he was asked how old he was.
"Shure and I don't have to tell you
how old | am" he replied. Pressed
for the information, he stubbornly
refused to give his age, apparently
for fear he would be dismissed from
further service on the jury panel 1t
awaited him nothing, as, after fire.
quent refusals to give his age, he was
dismissed from further service by
Judge Martin.
It is generally known that there is
no good feeling between the sailors
and marines on board Uncle Sans
warships, and rather striking ex
ample of this was shown in Special
Sessions Court before Judge Osborne
on Thursday when Frank Moulton,
a sailor from the U. s. s. Yankton. on
shore leave, was on trial for assault
and battery.
Prosecutor Louis Hood, who was
conducting the case, said to Moulton,
81 understand you are in the navy
department, marine. believer"
Marine" snorted Moulton in dis
gust. 81 should say not. / am q
sailor see my uniform" and he
waved the flowing collar of his sailor
uniform. Marine, not much. I'm a
fireman on the Yankton, the mail
carrier of the Atlantic fleet"
Eugene H, Meyer, the lawyer, is re-
sponsible for this one. He approached
a bunch of newspaper men on the
second floor of the Court House one
day this week and inquired where the
Circuit court" was holding session.
The newspapermen knew that Mr..
Meyer was perfectly cognizant of the
fact that the Circuit Court room is on
the top floor of the Court House, but
nevertheless informed him of that
fact.
"Oh, I don't mean that Circuit
Court. | mean Judge Dolan's Juvenile
Court Hasn't that. court been max
ing the circuit of the building late
ly?"
Mr.. Meyer was right at that, for in
the past two weeks Judge Dolan has
held court in his own room on the
top floor, in the law library, in the
sheriff's salesroom and in the grand
jury room. This was made neces-
sary owing to the fact that the hold
ing of third Court of Common Pleas
in this county crowded Judge
Dolan out of his regular court room.
The holding of third court by the
way made it necessary for Prose-
cutor Hood to conduct Special Ses-
sions cases before Judge Osborne on
Thursday himself. Assistant Prose-
cutor Wilbur A. Mott was engaged
in the Mack murder trial before
Judge Martin, while Assistant Prose-
cutor Andrew Van Blarcom was busy
in Quarter Sessions Court before
Judge Shay. 1t is a long time since
the prosecutor of the pleas in. this
big county conducted the small Spe-
cial Sessions cases himself.