Coalville Times | 1903-04-24 | Page 3 | Corrupt New York Jurors

CORRUPT NEW YORK JURORS. District Attorney I 8vtr, In HI Indictment, r-'iuten A. Phllbln of New York, baa a poor opinion of Juror, grand n4t petty, in that city. In an ad-ifioss'at ad-ifioss'at Columbia university on "Tho District Attorney'! Olllco" he referred a follows to tho corrupt llillliy ot Jurors: "There aro men on grand Jurle In Now York whose first uhject is tn protect the political party to which they belong. Ono Jury recently refused to issuo a presentment be-ruso be-ruso tha person affected wa a good 'political worker In tho district of ono of tho Jumr. Tho grand Jury not Infrequently In-frequently atanda between the criminal crimi-nal and tho Just penalty of hla crime. The district attorney Is confronted with tho necessity of attacking police corrupllun which ao clearly exists, but he fluils It almost Impossible to euro a conviction for bribery owing to tho character of tho wllncasa. I havo area cases where tho moral evidence evi-dence waa complete that certain Juror Jur-or wera corrupted, and one baa confessed con-fessed to mo."