Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-12
MURDER TRIAL.
The Johnson-Smoot Homicide.
SECOND DAY.

The case of Henry johnson. indicted for the
murder of Thomas Smoot, on the 10th of June
last, was resumed in the Criminal Court, JUS
uce Fisher, this morning. The Marshal made
a return of the fifty talesmen whose names
were drawn from the box yesterday. There
was quite a large number OF spectators present
interested in the proceedings. The accused was
brought into court shortly after ii was opened,
looking quite cheerful, and when the drawing
of the names of the talesmen, no were sworn
on their retr DIRE, commenced, he took a seat
nt ar his counsel, Messrs- Dasidge, Fendall, and
The jurors of the regular panel who had not
been sworn were discharged until tomorrow
morning. The drawing proceeded as follows:
Joseph Scholl had not formed an opinion or
entertained any scrupies as 10 capital punish
ment, but being practieing physician, he was
declared exempt; Charles H. Gilmore, had ex-
pressed an opinion; W. .. Wilson, had not
scIuples as TO capital OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and sworn; Thos. l.. Lloyd, had formed an
opinion; Geo. H. Thompson, had not formed an
opinion, but was decidedly opposed 10 capital
punishment: Robert Campbell, had not formed
an opinion, and had no seruples as 10 capital
punishment, but was excused on account OF
sickness; Joseph N Cook, had formed a decided
opinion as to the case; u. Il. Mitchell, had formed
no opinion, and had no seruples--challenged
by defence; w. NJ. Davis had formed 70 opin-
ION, and had no conscientious scruples-ehal-
1enged by defence; Robert Ii. johnson, had
formed an opinion; Philip Wallack, had not
formed an opinion, and mad no conscientious
scruples, but was excused on account of ILL
health; J ohm L. Grimes, had formed no opinion
and had no scruples-accepted and sworn; Peter
May, had formed an opinions; Geo r. Gulick.
had formed no opinion and md conscientious
scru pies as 10 capital punishment, but did not
think that they would prevent his giving just
verdict-ehallehged by the defense; Mr.. Gulick
was receiving his pay from the Deputy Mar
shall when the challenge was withdrawn.
The Court said, Come round. MIR. Gulick,' -
TO which herepIied, Il have got my money,
Mr.. Gulick was accepted and sworn; Charles
l.. Hnlse had formed no opinion, and had no
scruples-accepted and sworn; w. Nj. Morri-
son, had formed an opinion, and expressed it
often; John Adams, had formed 70 opinion, but
had decided scruples rs to capital punishment;
Jacob Z. iieiston, had formed decided opin-
ion; Edward j. Shoemaker, had neither formed
nor expressed decided opinion, and had no
scruples As to capital punishment but his SYM
pathies We're decidedly with the prisoner
challenged by the prosecution Zalmon Rich
ards, had not formed an opinion, and had no
conscientious scruples-exempt by wv Benja-
min X. Mayfield, had formed AN opinion from
reading the reports, but thought he could
render verdict according to the evidence;
had no conscientious scruples as to capital pun
ishment-accepted and sworn; Jas. w. Spring
man, had formed an opinion; Timothy ID. Dali
ley, do; John M. Riley. do. N. NJ. Low, do :
Geo Bell, do: John T. Loveioy, do; John F.
Ellis, do; Il. c. Robbins, do. g. Rousseau, do:
Jos. LudwIck, do; VIM. J. Boyd, had formed
no opinion and had no scruples, excused on
account of illness of family. ]. Russell Barr
had formed no opinion and had no scruples
against capital punishment, excused on ac-
count OF business and previous long service on
murder trial; Lemuel b. Smallwood, had
formed an opinion; William Boron, do; S. F.
CharletOn, do.
The special panel was here exhausted-five
additional jurors being obtained.
w. II. NARROW, one of the regular panel, was
called and sworn, stating that he had formed
an opinion: VIM. II. Faulkner, talesman of
the present panel, was sworn, and am wered
that he had formed an opinion; James Mankin,
ditto
The Court ordered fifteen additional tael smen
10 be drawn from the box, and the Clerk drew
the following: George Seidenspinner, LIST Ward
John Nj. Knowles, I'd Ward; Maurice ST.
oussa, 4th Ward; Terrence Drury, LIST Ward
George A. Perrie, 4th Ward; n. c. McKnew,
4th Ward: Charles Zimmerman, ith Ward: l..
O. Cook, 9Th Ward; John T.. Fill, I'd Ward.
Nolt,ire Willet, 5th Ward; Henry T. Vernon,
7th Ward; George w. Riggs, LIST Ward: b. r.
Iittinger, eth Ward; Phillip Hyde, I'D Ward;
Il. w. Harvey, ID Ward.
After some time spent in procuring talesmen
To ill the jury. the defense Withdrew the chaI-
lenge in the case of Lewis Newrath, aid he
was sent for and accepted, but not sworn in,
IN order that the jury might return to their
homes and make preparation for the trial.
The jury is composed as follows: John
Little, III. &. Hepburn, w. III. Brereton, w. A.
Boreman, Robert McCutchen, w. II. Chase. w
A. Wilson, John L. Grimes. George +. Quick,
Chas. l.. Hulse, Benz. Il. M ayfield, Lewis
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