Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-08
CITIZENS, DODGE
Jury SERVICE IN
TRIAL OF BECKER
Extra Panel of One Hundred
TaIesmen Ordered Into
Court.
NINE JURORS ACCEPTED
AT MORNINGS SESSION
Father Cashin and Warden
Clancy, of Sing Sing, to Tes-
tify for Accused.

/. +. Meredith Bladgen, foreman, TWEEN
ty-eight years old. unmarried; bond .mer-
chant; business address, SO Pine street;
home. 1875 East Tenth street.
9. James NJ. Faust. twenty-nine years
old unmarried real estate; business ad-
dress. 50 West Forty fifth street; home,
I6 East Sixtieth street.
3. Thomas w. Edwards, thirty years
old, married; chemist; home, .O1 West
Is6th street.
L. Edward Il. Van Eman, tlfty-flye
wears old; widower; drs goods sales
man; home. 455 Fort Washington ave-
nue..
). dwight W. Custer. 3fty-eight years
old: married; inventor; 100 West 1SOth
street.
q. Ambrose v. Farleye. thirty yeight
years old; married.; brokers' clerk; busi-
ness address, "a Thcmas street; home,
5e9 West 186tb street.
:. Paul ID. Comors. bond salesman.
8. Robert l.. Baxter. clerk; 40 Wall
street.
o. Winighby II. smith, clerk.
NEW YORK, May S.-Efforts to
complete The jury in the second trial
of Charles Becker for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal today developed
the fact that the average New Yorker
has no desire to serve in the cele-
brated case. Nine out of the ten
talesmen SO far examined have been
quickly excused by consent when they
said they already had opinions that
they feared even sworn testimony
would not cfface. No feature OF the
proceedings mas had a more depress-
ing effect or the defense than the
procession Of frankly opinionated
candidates for the jury box.
The ylast 100 of special panel OF
800 taiesmen we're present for eXafnl-
nation today, and arrangements were
made to shave an extra panel of lO0 IN
court Neither the defense or the
district attorney were particularly
sanguine of completing the jury to-
day and another extra panel may be
required. But six men We're in the
jury box at the opening of court to-
day against eleven at the same time
In the last trial.
- e Father Cashin as Witness. &
Interest today was principally CEN
tired in the announcement that War
den Clancy, Of Sing Sing, and Father
William Cashin, who heard the YER
bal confession of "Dago Frank Giro
flci, one OF the executed gunmen, will
be called as witnesses for tne accused
former police lieutenant This move
WAS IlOL QDtA ADGGLSus bhL AlON
portant their stories will prove was
widely questioned.
Another development of moment
was the rumor that Bourke Cochran,
who opened for the defense with
demand that District Attorney Whit
man be committed for contempt for
statements given on the eve of the
trial may have been the subject of
contempt proceedings.
Quitting court the first day Cock
ran declared to reporters that he was
out of the case because 1t was mot
g trial but an assassination
seabury Investigates Charge.
The remark reached the ears OF
Justice Seabury. who has since been
Investigating, and it Was said that
an explanation would be demanded
from the lawyer. Meantime it was
declared that Cochran has not with
drawn from the case and probably
will shum up for the defense.
AS on the first two days of the trial,
there was a big crowd of the curious
about the courtroom doors when the
case continued today, but police
guard prevented any but talesmen
and reporters from entering.
The ninth juror chosen was Will
iighhy r.. Smith,. a clerk.