, 1869-05-26
The MCCONNELL MURDER.
Trial of Robinson, the Alleged
Perpetrator, at. Jack
sonyille.:
-
Difficulties Encountered In tho Sc
lection Of: Z Jury. a.:
Eight Persons Out Of Ninety-siz
Acceptable
asecsal Despatch to TIE Chicago THhuue.

1ACE9oHfH1&. H.. my p.
raE second d1y Of the utA Of Ta- 4. Robin
son. indicted fcr the murder Of Geoc-M AcIun'
ne1t, was commenced this 1nEna1g, In the pres
ence Of larKe asse mbiage d teak1ents Of ihi9
city and vicinity. The general interest Manifested
o. the opening day ts rapdl1 tnc1raanx. taooGh,,
selecting the jury does not &t&racs the Attention
that ia certainty prompted IN -tse e7hdenoe and
4se p:saas: Soasnopt the .eoa
thr coa1t zan,cs;ed 7he 1ane sld.e nsere*t n II
ths proceeding. Of the .ttal ~ cha'setartzst
he would engage In eonsul1aloa with some
one Of his counsel for moment or 70, though.
generally, he maintained liked sag At tae Jury
At halt-pest O t3ock the coust coovEned pafsn-
Ant TO adjournment, His Honor, Judge Chaa =.
Aodset assaa LPon sas Gooin ;o a. n n,SanaE o. aos
guggested - means Of expedtstnx the proceed
nSs Of the trial. thai tho nanes CT inc suentJtour
1 ss s as sd tsf5 e. hs sess y
men whose na,aca are ftEt ttawp y sworn In -
1na Jury without .ny .nteErogatones from tae
serJ nusy one tor tarzners md Il wou!a b bss:es
Erch m = pos.!b!e. 7ne defence nd fuii confidence
United Stats Attorney Irown, on hchau Of the
peopke, preferred TO follow tne usuA ptceedents
T. the selection q 1 Tt p ssfL 81 fss
sucn rase1, aud coansel eelleved tnhs L enter
tztned Il would be N tFfor On the p21f OF the
Court IT, peope Moaid 5ot s, aSsse nI 70 Ias @ sneo
to giTe dc caasc ) fslr aod tupss1ss, ts.ss-
atslFeS nnsf to @sae seeond s rTopostooD. Fns III
Legislature kAi passed N act tequtffn9. ID civil
cases, that I'll juIot1 be drawn ana t1aualnsd et
dicial Circuit nsd adop1ed this practice ass rute
Of hIg court IN criminal tzseA, aud the de{eNc
would su8ge4s that tho saue Euio oe arpned TN
StateS At,orpcr Brown desired IN his case as
IN cthcr instances 10 follow the Old rule OF ne
court. The general rsses ~ 70 e1am,ne =, 'aat t
CcUrt TIE people would not agree 70 aepal& !so"
nc Co1Tt declined 70 make aoy such order
w:lhor: the consent Of both aiieA
pEyI1AL RKroR1Ek
On Motion Of tho states Attorney, George #.
ua-dacre VAS appointed otl1etA reporter q ne
actMent.
Council then pruceedea 70 the examination VI
The Jurors SUMMONED upon the regular panel.
snd for = long line i appcared to be IN inaposaA
thoroughly t1b..sed In mind regarding thu ease,
and rere Otherwise qualified u act a. lutges o.
the lar and the evidence on the thai q the r:s-
| TIC TIC cause had formed of e1pfua.cd oran,oas.
M To tae guilt or nm Innocence ~ "
the prisoner, e!t1e: from y;sad!ns ;ssass
| or NON conversation With sorc Of the turnss OR
! witnesses there summoned In one instance ms
coutt Taa asked to exense Juror nho had st2ls4
| that his age WA 6o 5cars but Ills Hpuot held
] re.ted with the Juror and should haye been Urged
exan,lnatson, mi md sccohdy. that IT onsht q nave
! been Eadc tefore tho naMcs az the p7tposed 1a'
| ron had been furnished Il tae counsel foz the
% tosf1y ehsensed q ed oy tne people. in some cases
| ,urrss we're nccep1ed bJ the prosecution after
they had acknowledged The formation OF eexpycss,
!snsed s. the defence In fr~ instances, o1}ec.
tons to the detth penalty ~ss the ground ~
cnal!eree On the pazt Of the people. In thu rel
Has, ~ t1sa 9Ss i ~ ?, as
tlon to sentencing q man to death for fnnrler
upon purely c:!cnus:aatla evidence :" hi. a.
terosstory was objected to b. the counsel rot III
jaS sce 1reas In the case OF dttes against the
People, cited In the 14th Illinois Hepozts, and thf
objection Was oveuulsd BY thu Court fes
ground th.t sney hsd ae7ed on tur1es IN thl.
county within the past ycsr. One man. acoeptet
by the prosecution. was challenged hy the iefcnt~
fos the EAtner sn8ulaE CAUSE, urged from that side
that pc had conscientious scrurae4 against tAs
| death penalty A few juror clatmtd thAs, Wh1se
the, had no serupea sEstnet the hesth penalty
10 enforcing It when the evidence Was Etup1J dil
Gu1nkt4ot!al, and. Iot tats ttAsou, were excused
under the decision cited above from TIC 1tst
by II O'Clock The FegEiat PANEL Hss exhausted
only one tRrof hartp2 been accepted, Al koe hou
Of tho morning adjournment Of tho roort !nrt.
eight jurors had been exanlnes, ot 1hica numb.
ort.-fout reTe rejected and four aocepsel.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THE DRAWING nr |CRoEs kE*rxEo.-
! In the Afternoon the cor.t assembled ut h4lf
rass O'Clock, puysuant to adjournment, and ii,
VII 2i ssleett9s ta1 KsIcsumed During u
eent Is its ta1iction fay satlaaed d ia; I ae is7
anil tht evidence demanded II, biz own consc!en
nous cEuples 1o Tho CONTRARY dnG
IT. csa,e sss e;us a!tsrne' ,ae eaa1sns s5., IN
I Il leVtIauve eaactmeas Of Easch )
| -, Ttach provides thas u u sz.A for 1uurde. /
shall ION heing challenged. state thu be naa con
*ctent1ens Fcrun'es Against cartta! punishment o.
| that LIZ is oppoae-l to TIE sAtae
tenge, holding that the meaning oi tie aet did
not warrant The literal Fcndcsins dcraaated b.
the people. IN common saw it was competent foi
Juror 10 explain the extent ct eject Of tho ppkn
100 entertained t1 him Acd, counssi holding the
na s~ ee!e1 ,. te ps1p!e ~, sinrty dee.1aso
| nItit The explanation Allowed under the cpdlndn
inv. The Court oEerriei the objection, deciding
that the act in question gould only oc construed
ferrs,' that the ieS.ssiors csrt saotnc7. To ts..
! ruling tic prisoner counsel t+,ok excenr,on.
lI5 O'Clock the ful! unm'er u Jurors Sin1.
! e1hsu.,s.i oD;s dSs oai Of lie sesentJ.t~o oeias
faff1 BY hofh *3des.
Gy oElcr Of the Court
EFHF1AL TENIht
for n!nety-s additional Jurors xak then .dsocd.
JCH0Rs EKLnTEp.
Al tho hour Of the Adjournment Of thr e0uys fss
the day ninety nx pc&sons Ind been exa1ctne<t aad
| only eight Of them accepted Th.se vern Ret*-
Iones, John Bracswell Vim. LAston, Dav,d sau-
dcrsor, We 7. Spires, Wn- T. Dyer. Jos Dre1
and F. r. Johnson, NJ festdenta OF this town ar sa
| Immediate vicinity.
| 1HK R11pTEn
| VI tue nImttE Frtected, n11y y-nlne hld [oIMed
q t1fTr*sczt o2.1oas 70 the Guu: OF Innocence
| :. .ae rs1sone! ioeI1een "ese oIl.osts1 e. 70 tac
| been Cpon jasJ within tezr. ont o5 reasca Of
ph. atcal disability. And one the gTua nd that ac
| vas not Il citizen Of the Euttcd Statcx Their
| were r!ne peremptorJ challenges II toe pcorte
I and thfrc far fhe n1rueet1-
ArIuChxxKKT.
| The conrt adjourned u meet at . O'Clock to-