The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-12
9 Jurors CHOSEN
TO SERVE ON TRIAL
OF R. P. BRINDELL
Justice MCAvoy TO Hold Long
Sessions in Order to Speed
Up the Work.
MAY NEED NEW PANEL.
Mostly All of the Names on the
First Draft Have Been Al
ready Exhausted.


tin A. Littlcton for the defense and
Samuel Untcrmycr. special prose.
cutor, continued the slow process of
securing a jury to try Robert T. Brin-
dell, charged with using his power aB
President OF the Building Trades
Council to extort 5000 from Max
Aronson, garment manufactures. by
threatening to start strike ON Arou-
sons building.
Seven talesmen were examined In
the first hour to-day before u firth
man was seated in the jury box
This left but thirty-two talosmon OF
the special panel available and made
Il almost certain that n new panel
OF 100 must be summoned before the
jury can be completed.
Justice McAvoy has shown his pur-
pose to hasten the trial. morning scs-
sions TO begin ut 10 o'clock, half an
hour earlier than usual in the Su-
preme Court in this county, and con-
tinuing until half past 6 O'Clock, an
y~,hour and a half later thyn is Gus
tOmary.
Among the talcsmcn examined to-
day and excused or challenged were
Louis w. Dimes. formerly manager Of
the Hippodromc buffet; Joseph +.
OiBrien of No. 352 West 42d Street, n
wholesale produce dealer: and John
J. Harrington Of No. 526 West 2l1th
Street. Mr.. Harrington disqualified
himself, saying he was the officer Of
an automatic sprinkler corporation I'M
der fire Of Mr.. Untcmycr and the
Lockwood committee and was active
in politics with friends Of Brindcll,
had active relations With walking
delegates and knew a number OF
members Of District Attorney
Swans staff.
Andrew S. McClennghan, sixth jur-
or was the thirty-eighth talesman ox-
amined. Though a contractor and a
former journcyman pipefitter, counsel
for both sides accepted his assurances
that he could be fair.
Richard d. Harris, formerly in real
estate and copper mine promotions,
was challenged by Mr.. Untcrmyer, as
was Horace G. Bemar of No. III West
117th Street, an inspector in the
accident department OF the Aetna
Lite Insurance Company, who said
it was his duty "to inspect accidents
before they occurred" Mr.. Inter
myer was at once interested. The
witness explained he meant he was
a safety -first" engineer.
Sharles L. Laudy, No tS5 West
12Sd Street, manufacture was OK
cused because his difficulty in get
ting a home recently had made him
hopelessly prejudiced against anyone
charged with blame for the housing
situation.
James McC. Law, bank teller
against whom Louis Marshall OF Mr..
UntemycTs former firm once made
a complaint, but who Said at was n
good lesson to him." was sworn as
eighth juror.
Deputy Attorney General Samuel
Berger relieved Mr.. Untermyer during
the morning in examining Richard c.
Irwin, No. rs st. Nicholas Place. a
coffee packer, who was excused, as
was Nathan b. Blum, a former client
of the Untermyer firm, q friend Of
Assistant District Attorney Uhger
and of the prosecutions witnesses.
Second Vice President Arthur r.
Burke of the Guaranty Trust Com
pany was accepted. Mr.. UntcmyCr
called to the attention Of Mr. Little
ton that Alwyn Untermyer, tho pros
ecutor's son, has just been appointed
a co-trustee for Allan A. Ryan with
the Guaranty Trust Company. Mr.
Burke was the fortieth talcsman.
The following jurors have been
s,-selectsd;
Ambrose c. Leonard, No. 70 West
92d Street, wire chief, New York
Telephone Company.
Philip II. Senior, No, 700 Riverside
Drive, manager, Pilgrim Memorial
Fund Commission.
George w. b. FallOn, No As East
57th street, Secretary, City and sub
urban Homes Company,
Thomas A. MckeTrow, No. 4OS St
Nicholas Avenue, formerly book
keeper in Wall Street now motion
picture actor,
Peter b. Jackson, OF No. 1913 East
scventy-hfth Stfcct, formerly a Stock
Exchange broker.
Andrew s McClCnaghan, No. 752
West 17Sth Street, steampipc and fit-
ting contractor.
Arthur f.. Burke, No. 149 East 39th
Street, Second Vice President Guar
anty Trust Company
Julius A. Donaldson, No. 113 West
tO6th street. employed in tho auditors
office OF the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society.
James McC, Law, Of No. . Marble
Hill Avenue. bank teller
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