The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-09

says. and since Circfici was not under
oath. the opinion in Donneliy's case com
pleteiy covers Beckers case. in Nj.
Wh!tmans opinion.
Priest To ne Called. An. how.
As a matter of fact. counsel for the
defence hopes for some favorable effect
10 be made on the jury by the mere APP
pearance Of the wNSden and the priest.
Nobody can stop Mr. Manton from put
ting them on the stand and saying say.
What. IL anything, did Frank Cironci
say to you concerning Charles Becker"
An adroit question. although IL may for
ever 90 unanswered. is apt TO convey
10 a jury an impression that counsel
wants them TO get.
However that or other main issues
ev,ntuate. the second trial will be und.f
full Roadway this morning. The hum
drum. tresome formalities Of selecting
twelve jurors are over.
Mr. Whitman will begin the presenta-
ton OF the States case at 10 80 o'clock.
He will occupy merely half an hour and
his prepared manuscript CONSISTS OF only
twelve typewriter pages. He will chars@
Becker with having ordered the murder
thai was abou, to acquaint the Distric;
Attorney with proofs that the lieutenant
Of police was CRATER and "A partner
with the very gamblers he was paid to
suppress. No hint OF the District At
tcrneys new evidence Is likely to ap-
pear IN his brief presentation. He has
surprises for Beckers counsel. but he
doesn't intend TO discount his sensations
IN advance.
The court expects to sit until 7. NJ
and then to adjourn until Monday at
10 80 A. NJ. II the programme for to-day
is carried out there will be time for
the state to open its case. But the first
intense interest will he shown undoubtedly
on Monday when Bald Jack Rose drops
into the witness chair. Mr.. Whitman in
tends to call the chief informer as
soon rs is possible. lie believes tina:
Rose will be as unshakable as in the
former trial and that Roses story il
bound In have as much effect now as ii
had then.
1t is altogether likely that Rose will
hold the centre Of the stage for two. per
haps three. days. The other iniormers
Weber and WALTON. Will follow.
Three Days 10 select Jury.
The business OF getting a jury required
three whole days. II was not completed
until court adjourned at 80 L. NJ The
twelfth juryman was not found until
: 90 y. NJ II was more difficult, as was
expected. To get jury for the second
trial than it was for the first.
The necessity for excusing four men
who had been sworn was another cause
of delay. one of these was dismissed on
Thursday. Three were sent away yes
terday In every instance Justice Sea-
bury was careful to announce that the
juror was excused at his own request
and that nothing against the mans char
acter was implied. The jurors excused
yesterday were Dwight W. Custer of 700
West ls0ih street, Ambrose V. Farleye
OF $50 IVES; iSs:h street. and Willoughby
r. Smith OF liS West Sixty-seventh street.
Each was able 10 present a satisfactory
reason for avoiding jury duty.
Paul V Camors was the frs, juror
who qualified Yesterday He was obvi-
ously surprised at his acceptance by both
sides. He is 10 years old. lives AT $50
West l1ad street is married and Is a
man of considerable means.
The next juror accepted was Robert
/ l.. Baxter. a Wall Street clerk. 30 years
old Wiloughhy l. smith a shipping
clerk on the pier AT the foot Of West
Sixty-ifth street. was accepted, but was
excused in the afternoon. The next Sc
lection was bio l. Holhrook. a mechani-
/ cal engineer, who lives at 46 East Twenty
/ first street. He is slightly above middle
age. In the final rearrangement he be
I came Juror NO. Ihlllp Lon. CIVIL
/ engineer. whose home is at 400 Riverside
Drive. was acceptable 10 both sides and
was sworn toward the close Of the morn
ing session.
At the beginning NJ 'hs afternoon ses-
sion and with th~ appearance ~ a new
panel 81 100 men tho aetna. r'n;h iuioi
/ was obtained in Walter Goodyear. pro
prietor Of book selling concern Az 33'
4 Fifth avenue He j. - years Old anc
married Gilbert Schaul. a manufacture
OF neckties. with 4 factory in Nonker
and n nome at 40 West 1924 street. wa
the tenth man.
The eleventh juror. Ephraim Piummer
is forty years older than Foreman Blag
den. He Is bald and his hair az IN
temples is snow white. Although elderly
Mr. Plummer appears 20 be ot vigorou
health and active mind. lie Is a retire
travelling salesman and lives at i2t
Broadway The last seat In tn. box wa
filled when both sides found Wilbur +
Rawlins acceptable. Mr.. Rawl!ns Is
travelling salesman for Chicago mei
packing concern and his home is az -
West Thirty-iifth street.