New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-14
new HAVEN TRIAL
OPENS; JURYMEN
HARD TO FIND
One Hundred TaleSmen
Summoned, Only 3 iii
Box at End Of Day.
SCORE OF LAWYERS
FOR II DIRECTORS
Answers of Veniremen Amuse
William Rockefeller-235
Noes" from One Man.

Ranked by score of eminent law
yers. eleven past and present directors
Of the New York. New Haven d Hart
ford Railroad went on trial Yesterday
morning before Judge William }. huht'
in the Federal Court, charged WIN
conspiring 20 monopolize the railroad
and steamship business in New Eng
land. ....
box twelve men of the expert IN
telligencc necessary TO an understand.
ing of what led TO the indictment oil
twenty-one New Haven directors last
February saw in the box at i:3O p. M,
when an adjournment was taken until
1890 this morning, three tentative
jurors. ,,,.
These men are Daniel VI. Flanagan,
sixty, retired drygoods dealer. OF ~
Manhattan Avenue; Max Hartman.
sixty. commission merchant, OF 10 Eass
Thirty-third Street. and Albert y. Wei
den. forty-two. builder. of 3O6o BAN
bridge Avenue.
OF the twenty-onc men indicted
three have been relieved OF trial pc
cause Of previous testimony when
made them immune from prosecution,
six obtained permission to be trled
separately and twelve were ordered TO
90 on trial yesterday. But Alton 3.
Parker. attorney for George Macul-
Tough Miller. in answering 10 Mr.. NIL
lcr's name Yesterday. explained that
Mr.. Miller. who is eighty-three. IS Ill
at his home in Morristown and 1t IS
probable that he will receive a sepa--
rate trial. Because of his age and
condition there is little likelihood that
his case ever will be reached.
The defendants are William u.
Rockefeller. Charles F. BROKER, Robert
". Taft. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Charles
VI. Pratt, d. Newtson Barney, Frederick
r. Brewster, Henry y. McHarg, James
S. Hemingway, A. Heaton Robertson
and Edward d. Robbins.
All of the defendants required to be
present yesterday morning were on
hand when court opened at 1880. "
the one hundred talesmen summoned
on the first panel. ffty-four appeared.
and an hour was consumed IN excuslng
twenty-five OF these. The room was
so crowded with defendants, lawyers
and talesmen who arrived early that II
was not possible TO accommodate all
Of the veniremen.
This situation attracted several hun
dred persons of the general public,
eager to survey the unusual assemblage
of great names, but there was lit
tie opportunity 20 do this except when
the defepdants and their attorneys en-
tered and left the courtroom.
After some Of the talesmen had been
excused twelve men were called 70 the
jury box. the plan being to examine
them there and challenge those not
satisfactory.
Mr.. Flanagan was the first who sur
vived more than three questions. He
is rather a curiosity. He has never
travelled on the New Haven road. In
his anxiety 10 see the country he has
confined his travelling 10 Buffalo. Tren-
ton and Paterson. He made two trips
to Paterson. In explaining this re-
straint Of wandorlust ne said his bust
ness had been that of drygoods, not
transportation.
In order 10 fix on men as jurors those
who had no friends connected with rail
road. steamship, banking or trust com
panies associated with the combination
that, il is alleged. was in violation of
the Sherman antitrust law. it was nee
cssary for Delaney Nicoll. who con-
Quoted the examinhtion for all the de-
PENDANTS. 10 read off the names of 1853
companies and seventy individuals.
That made on this one feature alone
OF the examination 235 questions to
which Mr. Flanagan patiently answered
mo" The cross-examination by James
W. Osborne. Of counsel for the govern
ment. did not last long. but Mr.. Flsni-
gan remained under questioning for
nearly three hours.
Mr.. Hartman had heard most of
these questions. 80 his direct and cross
examination was not so long. During
the questioning by Mr.. Nicoll he asked
Mr.. Hartman whether 20 knew that it
has been me policy of the government
to let railroads get together, such as
the New York Central and the Penn
sylvania." Mr.. Bats objected TO this
and Judge Hunt sustained him.
The proceeding yesterday was genial
" conducted and very dull. Mr.. Rookie
Teller drew amusement now and then
from the stupid answers OF some of the
talesmen. When these incidents hap
rened he would lean over with smiling
comment 10 Mr.. Robbins.
After the days session ended Mr..
Rockefeller. in quick and pleasant re-
Spouse 70 a request by group of
camera men. took a seat on the spec
tators' platform and posed for them.