The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-23
"A Jury Obtained i'm the Case Of Cha
hOOn.

The officers of the Hastings Court sent
to Alexandria and Lynchburg to obtain
Jurors for the trial Of Chahoon, returned
Yesterday. The following were summoned
at Lynchburg by Dcputy-Sergeant Lee
J. A. Scuddy, Theodore Royalty. Henry
Poole, Joseph BraSasSa, james Casey, JAS
Allen. II. A. Fredolph, o. r. Fletcher, g.
=. EcDcyitt, r. j. Bcrndt, w. W. Coffee,
r. FL. Davies, ID. d. McConville, o.
Thomas, J. ID. Lydick, S. Il. Moore. A
Cochran, J. J. Reynolds, f. c. Scabury,
Jesse NJ. Pettyiohn, j. h. Wightman, A,
Il. Fletcher, Thos. Ryan, W. A. Strothcr,
w. r. Johnson.
The following, from FREDERICKSBURG, were
summoned by Deputy Sergeant llolz,ngcr
c. f. Bragdon, B. i. Wingfcld. Abraham
Cox, John T. Knight, james It. Kendall,
Thomas Murry, George w. Wroten, =. M
Bradshaw, r. Il. Goolrick, 7. Z. Burr, l.,
b. Doggett, VIM. F.. Littrell, l.. y. Nc
Grath, Il. d. Cole, L. l.. Heincischan, Jas.
I'll. Roy, y. J. Byron, Geo. II. b. FitZhugh,
II. D. Gunther, VIM. j. Pittman. VIM. II,
Cunningham, Jas. S. Knox, VIM. Ii. Smith,
Walter NJ. Mills, Charles Miller, il. II. Tai.
iaferro, ID, w. Fitchctt, James G.. Read,
Elias hollow, and j. w. Mills. MIR. IIolz.
niger was kindly assisted in making up his
list by Mayor Rose, Sergeant Addngton,
and Col. Chew, the clerk of the court.
AS the Lynchburgers did not arrive until
late in the afternoon, the court was not
opened Until o'cock, when the whole list
was called over, and the panel was not com.
plcted until the Goth man was brought
ilnon the stand, a large majority expressing
themselves as having formed an opinion aS
to the guilt or innocence Of the accused
The following were accepted rs Qualified
jurors
Pittman, Geo. III. b. Fitzhugh. VIM. g.
Littrell, Geo. w. Wroten, L. NJ. Bradshaw,
Chas. Miller, w. II. Smith, of Frcdclicks-
burg; and j. f. Wiehtman, S. T. Moore, o.
Thomas, IL. q. Berndt, Jas. Casey, Jesse
Pettyjohn, F. c. Seabury, j. J. Reynolds,
D. y. McConviIe, Il. Ii. Davis. Fl. A. Ere.
lolph, Thos. Royalty, II. 7. Fletcher, JAS.
Allen, and J. d. Lydlck, of Lynchburg.
It was now in order for the defence to
strike off eight of the above names and
after some delay, Governor Wells, OH
behalf of the prisoner, asked the coult
to allow them until this morning to exam
inc the list and make their selection. lie
said they had not been furnished with the
fredericksburg list until IL O'Clock in the
mornng, and had not seen the other until
about an hour ago. In view OF this fact,
he thought it but fair that they should have
Judge Grligon declined to grant the re-
quest. He thought it would he highly i'm
proper. to let these twcnty-four men 60 out
Into the city under the existing circum'
stances, and it was also unnecessary to
keep twelve of them away from their
homes day longer on such a pretext,
however just it might seem to counsel.
Colonel Marmaduke johnson urged the
court to reconsider his decision, but the
Judge declined to do go. He expressed his
willingness, however, to remain III the
courtroom until the defence was ready to
90 on, however late he might be detained
A recess was then taken until O'Clock,
at which time the court met, but the coun-
sci for the defence had not returned. About
1OH O'Clock they came into court, however,
and presented the list with the following
names stricken Oft: D. Nj. Fitchett, j. n
Wrlghtman, VIM. j. Pittman, Geo. u. b
Fitzbugh, G. Thomas. James Casey, Jesse
Pettyjohn, and +. G. Deabury. s.
The following gentlemen drew blanks,
and were dischargcd: S. T. Moon, Geo. w
Wooten, j. o. L5dick, and Thomas Roy
atty.
The following is the jury: James G.
Reader, Vim. G. Littrcll, Il. j. Berndt, 2
hi. Bradshaw, Cbas. Miller, W. FL. Smith
]. j. Reynolds, d. ID. McConyille, Il. II
Davis, James Allen, H. A. Fridolph, ant
A. r. Fletcher.
After the jury were sworn and turned
over to the officers the court was adjourned
until II O'Clock this morning. 49,