New-York tribune., 1921-06-07
jury Chosen il,
Special Court
For Rum Cases
23 Men Swear They Have
NO Prejudice Against In
dieting Men or Women
Who Violate State Dry Act
Uphold Law, Says Borst
9Ol Actions Await Hearing
by Extraordinary T ERIN
Ordered by the Governor

Twenty-three men selected from a
special panel of fifty swore yesterday
tnat they had no prejudice against in
dieting any one, man or woman, found
illegally drinking even their own
ilquor in public place; that they
would rot hesitate to indict man
found with flask Of whisky in his hip
or other pocket, or woman WAC had
1t concealed in a handbag or purse,
and that they would return a true bill
against even the makers of The favorite
home brew should the evidence war
rant.
Alter these statements the men were
chosen as jurors for the extraordinary
term of the Supreme Court convened
by Justice Henry V. Borst, of Amster-
dam, to handle cases of alleged viola
tlons of the Mullan- Gage act Three
OF the number examined said that they
were opposed to the law and they were
Immediately excused. The taiesmen
were questioned by Assistant District
Attorney Albert Blogg Unger, who will
be in charge OF the prosecution.
William Lauterbach, a manufacturer
of West Eighty ninth Street and in
business at IA Waverley Place, was
designated foreman by Justice Borst.
when the panel was completed the
court instructed the jurors in their
duties and told them not to forget that
they were American citizens and sworn
to uphold American institutions and
the laws on the statute books. He said
that violators of the law, so long as
there is law, should be punished.
Alter these instructions the jury was
dismissed until to-day, when the actual
work of hearing cases will be begun.
There are at the present time await
ing the action OF this grand jury COL
cases held by the magistrates courts.
In the office of the District Attorney
there are 2,768 affidavits of policemen
charging violations of the law. From
the General Sessions courts 169 cases
have been transferred to this court
and the defendants are awaiting trial
Assistant District Attorneys uneer,
Pecora, Sabbitino and Mcdonnell will
handle the cases. The daily cost of
this court as estimated by an official ia
placed at $3.50.
In addition to Mr.. Lauterbach. the
jurors are Louis Nordlinger, an i'm
porter, with business at los Hudson
Street; Fred j. Lefferts jr., merchan-
disc broker, at 100 Hudson Street:
Nicholas j. Barrett, a merchant at 500
Broome Street; Henry Oldsheimer.
president of the Metropolitan Bank at
lwenty-thlrd Street and Fourth Ave
nue.; Charles G. Nobler, broker, of
81 Broadway; Julian w. Robbins.
broker, SO William Street; Louis K.
Ungerich, a builder, 1877 Amsterdam
Avenue; D. Mansfield Levy, insurance,
40 John Street; Henry Krulewitch, q
flour merchant, 415 Produce Exchange: !:
Abraham Lewepgood, 315 West Eighty
ninth Street; Sigmond Herbert, manu-
facturer, 80 West Twenty-thrd
Street: John Munro, retired, 307 West
Seventy-fourth Street; Bernard D.
Thorner, retired, 1896 Broadway; Abe
J. Golden, clothing, 4S6 Broadway; ;
Charles S: Breckinridge agent, 80 West
Street; Siegfried Seligman, vice-presi-
dent, 242 Fourth Avenue; Franklin R.
Magee, 40 West Fifty-ninth Street;
Aloysius j. Debigley, salesman, IS
Morningside Avenue; Eugene A. He'll
man, importer, 92l Park Avenue;
Harry D. Kohn, autos, 271 Central Park
West, and Louis S. Colby, cotton, 2
West Seventy-second Street.