New Britain herald., 1915-10-15
TENTATIVE JURORS
 IN NEW HAVEN CASE
Many Will Be Needed Out By
 Counsel On Both Sides
UNBIASED MEN HARD TO FIND

George B. Raymond Thrown off Jury
 Because He Holds "Antipathy' for
 Sherman Act-Judge Hunt Coun-
 sells Lawyers,
 New York, Oct. 15.-Twelve tenta-
 tive jurors, selected yesterday in the
 Ledyard, Edward D. Robbins, and
 eight other directors, past and pre- sent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, charged with 1 conspiracy under the Sherman law l took their seats in the jury box when 1 court opened today to await the pos sible peremptory challenges of coun- ] sel.
 Attorneys for the governm ent and for the defendants had, in yester- l days proceedings, each used one of l the twelve challenges allotted to 1 them.
 Wheatley Succeeds Raymond. George B. Raymond, sitting as l Number five, who said yesterday that he had an "antipathy" for the Sher-
 
 amended, was the first against whom | the government today exercised a per 1 emptory challenge.
 l He was succeeded in the chair by | George Wheatley, employe of a dry | goods firm. Wheately said that he l did not have a high opinion of the 1 Sherman law but thought he could l render verdict irrespective of his view to the wisdom of the law" He I was temporarily accepted. The de- | fense then challenged Fred F. Waters, in chair Number seven. Carton in Waters Place. l James H. Carton, a business man. | ager, proved tentatively satisfactory as his successor, and the government then challenged Wm. G. Accles, Num- Der eleven, who yesterday testified that he had been associated with John D. Rockefeller Jr.. in church work
 The next talesman Francis J. Rhue had not heard the names of the de- fendants read, and as Delancey NicoI1, of their counsel, repeated the list. emphasizing the various nigh positions of each, Judge Hunt interrupted:
 "1 think We can dispense with that" he said. It is sufficient to identify the gentlemen, without men tioning the honorable positions they have held. That is in the nature of chara cter evidence which is proper at another time."
 Court Excuses Eshue. Rhue said he had a strong opinion in the case and was excused by the court.
 Alfred S. Major, an official of the c | tentatively accepted as No. II, al- 1 though he said that his sympathies | were naturally with the defendants" 1 The defense then challenged William l G. Tucker, Number 6.
 l F. H. Bennett Excused. Frederick H. Bennett, biscuit man. l ufacturer, was excused after stating that he had relatives Tn Massachu- setts who had been stockholders of the New Haven road and suffered loss on account of the depreciation to 1 it's stock. He said he had fixed l opinion as to the guilt of the defend ants which it would be hard to re- | move.
 Did it ever occur to you that the l government might be responsible for the losses of these widows and or
 phans " remarked Mir. Nicoll, in ob- l jecting to the talesman going into de- tails in the matter.
 l F. c. Bonney Accepted. | Frederick c. Bonney was tentative ly satisfactory as Numper six. 1 After additional questioning of MT.
 Major developed that he had an opin- l ion in the case, he was excused by 1 the court and his seat, No. II, was l filled by Harvey E. Fisk, of Harvey
 Fisk & Co.,, bankers and son of the senior member. MT. Fisk said that he had had occasion in his business to l study the Sherman law and thought that it had resulted, in some cases
 "very serious evils" He approved he 1 said. the "rule of reason laid down
 by the supreme court of the United
 States. In this case, he added, the
 evidence would have to show him conclusively that the New Haven was l one of the unlawful com mbinations the l law intended to reach. 1 George Wheatley Challenged. l The fifth seat still lacked a satis- factory occupant when adjournment 1 was taken for luncheon.
 Douglas Tentatively Seated. l After seven talesmen were excused | for having opinions in the case, Frank i s. Douglas, mineral water manufac-
 turer was tentatively seated in the l fifth chair. The defense exercised it's | fourth peremptory challenge against l David M. Flannigan, No. 1. and the l task of refilling that seat was begun
 PAULINE MANN ESTATE.