Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-04
LOCAL NEWS.
IHE yAhEs HOMICIsK.
Second Trial of Hornsie Bolster.
SECOND DAY.

me ulai OF Horatio Bolster, charged with the
murder OF JoseTIh JAMES On the nLVht Of the gol
OF February last, Was resumed in Criminal Court
this morning. There was large crowI In at
tendance and there appeared 10 b. great anxiety
10 get sient OF the prisoner, who came into
mother and Mis- NJ. L StoddArd.
At 1876 the court proceeded with the
SELECTION 90 ina LURY.
two only-Messrs. George ESler and Thomas
Lowndes-hsving been Obtained from the regu-
lar panel yesterday.
The names Of the tslesmen were drawn from
the hat in the following Ordcr:-ThOmas Ander-
son, had formed an opinion.
BY the Court-Is this opinion 50 formed TIA,
you do not think you could give sdst verdict
on the evidence and the law.
Nr. AndeTson.-"l dc srot think could"
The Court said "ss,tep aside"
u. i. McGlus, non csf. r. W. Sellhausen hal
and sworn nn nnd no sSrTPe SSSspted
Nhas- snyder, not naturalized. John Wilson,
mon est W. Mex. Osborn had formed an ouin-
no g0n Suttescn had formed no opinion, had
uhwel. Thomas =. DpnaldkOn had formed no
opinion, had mo scruples; challenged by United
son, non est j. Sayles brown, exempt lanes
n. Jenifer, absent Benz. SUNNY, mo scruples.
no opinion; accepted and sworn. John a. Rus.
sell lad formed an opinion, but could render a
verdict on evidence; no Scruples: challenged by
defence. Chas. Bell had no opinion or scrunles.
never heard OF the caSe; chaitengd by defence
a.
formed an opinion. q. II. Ruff. excused on phy-
sician's certificate. X. r. PyweIl had formsa
an opinion Bemuel Williams. over age. Whit
held Streeks had formed mo opinion, had M
scraPles; challenged by defence. Ferdinant
Schmidt, don't know anything about IL, had r.
scrupies; challenged by defence. w. H. NJ.
Maack had conscientious seruples a. 10 capital
punishm eut, would not hang any man. Al. p.
Clark bad formed an opinion. hut could fnd a
verdict on evidence, no scrnples; accepted AMI
sworn. Henry Warren had no opinion hut
conscientious scruples. Richard Sinclair ha5
formed an opinion. Luke Conner had no opin-
Ion, no scruples; challenged by defence. An
drew Glass, exempt. Isaiah Shoemaker, NON ssf
Albert @. Hall had conscientious -crunlcs
Frederick Vogt had formed an opinion. .Ja,neS
Scriveneri noopiniOB, had decided conscientious
wormley, absent. Charles H. shorter. esernpt'
tohn CosgrOve, no- est. John B. Dayff&op
eu mpt. Charles Dyson IL 81 wears old. exenpt'
NJ AfaIew lwlne had formed an opinion. JaInrs
W. ferguson had no opinion; no scruples; chal-
lCnge1 by defence. Philip 4. Buckley non 80
c. A. Stewart, va est. !. EnOs Raw, excussd:
athiction in family. Dsh:cl Pearce II 81 ycaTs
OF age; exempt John w. Grist hcd formed an
opinion James Lavender, NON est. JAMS p
Scott, seE est. Charles Hendley, exempt. q
Richards, absent Henry Rochst had formed
no opinion; no scruples; resides In First Ward;
had not heard Of the case; accepted and sworn
Edwin Grouse, excused. VIM. Schooler hal
formed an opinion. VIM. Murdoch had formed
an opinion. danes Parker had no opinion OF
scruples; challenged by defence. John Lucas
had no opinion or seruples; accepted aud sworn
Charjes Mann had formed no opinion: no scru
pies believed no newspaper reports, and could
find by evidence; challenged by defence. w. II.
Hunt, absent. w. A. Henderson had formed
opinion. Basil Burrows, sick. K. ID. Offutt had
formed an opinion Wilson W. Parker non est
!, y m. Lee, no opinion; no scruples; challenged
by defence. james NJ. Witherow, absent Jno-
j. Lehman, had opinion. Chas. Champion was
opposed to capital punishment, but could rem
der q verdict according 20 evidence; accented
and sworn. John Brooks, absent W II Mur-
tagh, exempt John l.. Lacey, exempt. George
w. stroud had formed an opinion, but could
By defence-Did not think the prisoner had a
fair show at the last trial, and was in favor of
granting him new trial.
Mr.. Ridde-''We will crafty you"
MI. p" But prefer 20 be excused"
MT; haTrington-"we viii crafty you; You
Mr.. Riddle said Mr.. s. had been accepted.
, MI. Harrington said Mr.. Riddle was mistaken:
that he challenged MIR. s.
4. Langley excused on physicians certificate.
smes L. n. Bowen exempt, being q practicing
physician. u. j. Grant non eat Columbus
Thomas had formed an opinion, but could render
verdict; challenged by the United States. ID.
u. Nichols had not formed an opinion, could
render q verdict, no scruples; accepted and
sworn. u. A. Wimsatt had formed an opiniDn
out could render verdict ON the eyiden &c
aceeptsd and sworn George CPpermann l. g.
opinion John T. Bell had no oninion o.
eecIuples; challenged by defence. Chas. Wilson.
o,Sn, age james g. Cornwall had formed an
IL. r.
deceased. Q. Il. Thompson had formed an onsn,
ION, but could give verdict on the evidence
BY defense:-Based his opinion on reading fhs
evidence; challenged by defense for csuse.
Charles Humphreys had formed an opinion. INIT
could render verdict on the evidence; chsi-
lenged by defense. John SmallwoOd formed an
opinion. Richard Bennett non est. John A.
Gray, formed opinion. Joseph Wilson, formed
opinion George z. Ceilison, formed opinion.
John Little, over age. Robert Ball had de-
cided opinion. james Nourse non est. Perry
Sherwood non est. VIM. p. Wood had formed no
opinion; have no scruples; could give a fair
verdict, but would rather be excused; accepted.
About one O'Clock
TIE JURY WAS COMPLETED,
and the names being called as follows the rlerk
read the charge:-George Essler, Thos Iovndes.
r. w. Sellhausen, John Guttensen, q. SUNNY
A. p. Clark, II. Rochat, John Lucas. C. Cham,
Wood.
/, A recess was taken, and on the court reassem-
briefly
OPENED TIRE CASE
70 the jury, stating the law involved, afterwhich
DIS. Potter and Hartigan were examined as 70