New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-10
Baflled by Bookkeeping.

ing Nhlcn mas kept experts Dusy lot a.
year trying to straighten out.
Baliled by Bookkeeping.
Some OF those who were offered a.
Jurors could hardly read or write, most
OF them knew nothing Of bookkeeping
figures" while the most that the ma
jority Of them knew about finance vas
of the type found in farm accounts,
making deposits at the village bank or
in running a country grocery store.
An exception was found 10 this level
in the eighteenth talesman to be called
and the fourth and last to be accepted
for the day. S J. Macy. of Avon, a
wholesale coal dealer and mine opera
tor. said that although he had read
considerable about the Siegel-Vogel
troubles. he had formed no opinion nor
engaged in any discussion about them
and felt he could render fair verdict
on the evidence to be submitted.
lie was accepted By both sides with
considerable satisfaction as being OBJ
viously a man thoroughly able to
tackle the problem. Mr.. Macy is in
his thirties, is college man and Is
married, having three children.
The first man to qualify was Edward
Swan, farmer of Groveland, his
financial experience being limited to
small accounts and some dealings with
banks. All he mad read about the case
he said was the report "of SiegePs
DEATH" but agreed when prompted that
il was Vogels death he had read about.
Farmers Are Jurors.
Tie second juror was Albert Orman
an Avon farmer, married, working an
other owners land. He said he did not
keen books, but "just kept track Of
things" The other juror is Stewart
Russell. who works in the Salt Block
at York. lie had read about the case,
hut paid no attention to It, did not
discuss it. had no opinion about it and
did not know about the rule Of law
that reasonable doubt entities de-
fendant TO acquittal. He thought IL
was right, though, when it was ex-
,lained TO him. lie also is married.
Frank A. Cook, whose resignation as
District Attorney of Livingston Coun-
~ went into effect to-day, conducted
Tho examination of talesmen for tn,
prosecution under the direction Of Ar
thur c. Train. in charge Of the case
for District Attorney Whitman.
All the talcsmen were asked ques-
tions designed to bring out their finan-
cial experience. whether they had read
about the case enough TO influence
their opinions, also their schooling.
William Beggs, a laborer. Of Groveland,
said he went TO school. "How far did
YOU go ?" he was asked.
Had Mile of School.
"about a mile" he replied briskly;
but when il was explained that the
question referred to how far he went
in school, he said, less briskly, The
seventh grade" lie was excused
Two or three talesmen were dis
missed when they admitted they
~ ought the evidence would take them
beyond their depth. But although
many Of the questions asked by the
prosecution indicated technical book
keeping trial, one of the members said
That il would be far from merely that,
and that the wretched condition OF me
thonsands of poor depositors who lost
tbeir money will lend plenty of heart
throb" interest to the case.
The defence asked the talesmen
whether the fact of an indictment by
a New York grand jury and the change
of venue TO this county would predls-
"a Psi4o rsed five peremptory challenges.
Henry Siegel, brisk and contented
loatine. had a bevy of eight lawyers.
Jobn & Stanchheld, of New York, at
their head, the others being Livingston