The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-14


Wednesday, he received a certificate from the
family physician Of Mr.. Plant which was read
Mr. Plant being In Baltimore, further action In
his case was delayed.
Judge Fisher said that he had also received a
certificate from the family physician Of Mr..
Moore, in which he stated that, in his opinion,
Mr.. Moore would DO unable to sit In the jury
box.
Judge Fisher excused Mr.. Moore from serving.
The names Of the new panel Of talesmen were
then called. Robert Ball II. NJ. Knight, Jno.
r. Ellis, and Florence Drury answered to their
names. VIM. N. Shuster and Samuel Fowler
did not and attachments were ordered In both
cases.
Tho names Of all the Jurors were then called;
and Messrs W. B.Todd, W. II. Tenney, John r.
Evans Thos Blagdon, M. Hall, Thos j. s.
Perry, X. B Clark, John Van Riswick, z d.
Gilman, @. Wendell, H. N. Easily, Tho, Berry,
J. II. Crane, R. Ball, II. M. Knight, J. r. Ellis,
and Terence Drury answered to their names. II.
NJ. Hall was out hunting up a certificate, and
Mr.. Gerhardt was in an adjoining room. Both
gentlemen shortly after made their appearance.
Mr.. Pierropont wished to know II tho court
had any objections, If both sidos wero willing, "a
summon sufficient number go that they could
complete the panel.
The judge replied that he thought 1t would net
DO proper.
Mr. PieropOnt said they only wished to fucili
tate business.
An attachment was issued against z. @. Rob.
bins, who had not answered TO his name Sub
qurnuy mr. hoopIns maue ms npPearhhso.
creased with the addition Of Mr. s. Fowler.
Mr.. Fowler made an excuse for bis nol.attend
anos which was satisfactory.
There were now twenty-five Jurors, and -four
we're iaeking 70 complete the panel
tne maIsns, anu MS Posse again started out 70
ping 10 mr. onuster, ana winch would complete
.nc Panoi, lnoIuulpg 'ne jurors upon "hom at
'asnments Weto served
Daring the interval eiapsing the return OF the
SQUIRT othccr', We noticed several OF the members
o. 'no par interesting themselves In reading from
me paper the account OF the prize night between
Ooiyer ana aaron
v after 'se lapse St nearly two hours mes'r;;
| VIM NJ ehuster, VIM H. morrison, J. Rus ell
Barr, and Jedediah Cuttings were brought In BY
the MaIshaIs assistants, and which completed
the number Of talesmen.
Mr.. Bradley challenged the present array OF
jurors for reasons which he explained, but which
was Nc o'9 nis
80 nj. ptauioy tneh presented tne petition Of the
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"a. uau 1osn o1eIIu'eu Anu An appear ,aken' "nich
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oause, on 'no n vi 'une INSTANT, ths DAY
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attorneys LOT outratt'
After tho filing Of the petition, Messrs. z. D.
Gilman, II. N. Easily, Thomas Berry, John r.
Elyans. Thomas BIo9dsp. r. NJ Hall. I. j. q.
Perry, M. NJ. Shustef, Robert Ball, W. D. Todd.
and Samuel Fowler were all requested to stand
nm and he sworn Int proyious 10 nnv ouostions
being mt to them. Mr.. BlaRdon said that he had
formed an opinion, and did not believe himself
qualified to act.
Judge Fisher asked Mr. BIagden vhethcr bs
had EXPRESSED that opjpiop.
Mr. Bagden replied that he had
M Carrinqton wanted TO know II that
opinion would bias his verdict.
Roth ,Ides ware willing To trust him. and verr
} willing he should be sworn.
Popp other Jurors said thew had also .xpreasod
E oninions,
M Parry said he vas opposed to canitnI
4 nnnishment
Mr.. Gilman also said he had consideration
sorunles about enpital punishment.
s MI pierrepont said tho counsel on both Al de
o had with groat unanimity, selected these gentle
s men to ACT as Jurors and he thought that the
:. owed something To the community in which the
Iiyed and should consent 10 act.
l. Mr.. Shuster again said that no had expresse
9 an opinion.
u MI. Morriok said that A iury were sworn L
decide upon . case according to law and tn
: evidence, and they, the Jurors had nothing l.
! do with Tho consequences
! Judge Fisher said that he did not think q
Juror qualified to sit who was opposed to capital
punishment, and could not decide according Ia
the evidence.
Mr. Easily said that no was SO biased that no
did not think ho could do justice to the evidence,
and protested against being compelled 10 SIT upon
ajury where his mind had already been matured
in reference to II, and BIO could not conseien.
tiously sit upon the jury. lie would consider 1t
murder to do 1t.
The FIRST eleven were then tolu 10 SIT down.
and the jurors were called and sworn separately.
VIM. b. Todd was then placed upon the wit.
ness stand, and the following question put to
him by Judge Fisher:
Have you expressed IN opinion as 10 tho guilt