Show GETTING TIRESOME IT begins to look as it if things judicial in new york were not only inadequate but undignified A serious matter is stretched out sometimes until the serious phase of it is worn off by constant attrition and the humorous if not the farcical element begins to hold sway that is the way things appear to be shaping in the alleged trial of jacob sharp in that city the third week of the sitting is concluded and ten weary men occupy the jury box hoping doubtless for relief by means of reinforcements or a discharge tal esmen are constantly brought in but through the fixers or the newspapers have a preconceived opinion and are excused or if they do ru run the 9 gauntlet successfully a peremptory e c challenge allen e settles the matter matte for them he this his BBS as been going on for so long a time that dignity has become a strained quality and the impulse which sometimes causes a flash of merriment in the presence of sorrow and affliction long drawn out comes to the rescue of frail human nature in ia the courts judge barrett must have felt in some such mood yesterday when he h announced that he would have four or five thousand narges names called so a jur jury might begot be got chemay he may have reflected before his time of office expired just think of it over 2500 men have havel been drawn so far allot these have been excused except who did not answer and aad have been fined each all told and the ten who are now in the box and cant be got rid of except by a reasonable excuse or a peremptory challenge all this bother delay and expense brought about because the accused is ri cherl than his bis neighbors at this rate of things how longwill long will ibbe it k be before the crime is made to fit the plutocratic rauk rank of the defendant in an inverse ratio as to magnitude it m might ifor ht as well be recognized directly as for a system to prevail by means of which the seal of of silence or of justice long deterred is stamped upon the unlawful doings of the man of means there is however a probability of the impediment at present prevailing being removed within a few days as each side of the case has but twenty peremptory challenges and these are nearly exhausted when when they are gone those who pass for cause pass s for good and the I 1 jury ury will be sworn to try the case then begin delays of ka another nother nature which chic h lawyers only know of in advance these will be various but largely partaking of dilatory motions and objections the arguments on which can be drawn out as long as those making them can think of anything to say and are able to say it and thus it will go alon along 9 tor for no one knows how hove long money doing it an all sharps principal object in IB delaying the completion of the panel next to the hope of getting etting one or two staunch friends on f it t is to keep out of the tombs jail for as soon as the jury to is sworn his bondsmen are no longer hold held responsible for his bis appearance the TAC him in charge then |