Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-24
LOCAL NEWS.
MURDER TRIAL.
The Bolster James Homicide.
OPENING PRoCRRDtNgs.

CRIMINAL CoCKr, Judge Oin.-This morn
ing, In this court, the case OF .HoratLo Bolster
and George Wells, charged with the murder Of
Joseph James, alias Sonny James, on the
night of the 22d of July last, by shooting him.
was called. The court room was crowded. A.
sistant District Attorney Harrington represent
defendant, Bolster. Mr.. Harrington stated that
he desired TO take up the case of Bolster, but
that the counsel for Wells, Mr.. T. ID. Anderson,
had expressed wish that his client should not
he tried at this time. Bolster, who had been
sent for by the Marshal, appeared in court
dressed in pepper and salt pants and vests,
black coat, white shirt and black necktie. He
was clean shaved, with a slight mustache.
TIE INDICTMENT
was read by the clerk, the prisoner standing At
the desk in the meantime, and to the question
firm voice, Not guilty" and 10 " How will
you be tried?" Mr.. Barrett answered." By a
jury OF his oountrymen."
SELECTING A JURY.
The names OF the Juror were drawn from a hat
and called in the Following order. each being
sworn on bis rOire dire: VIM. Price had formed
challenged by defence; ID. n. jackson, accepted
and sworn; r. StutZ, DO; ChAs. A TrunneN
challenged; Edgar Murphy, do; John l.. Vogt
excused, sickness IN family; John II. ID. Rich
ards. challenged by government; Jacob B. Lash
hsrn, accepted and sworn; W. III. Brown &C
leepted and sworn; James Smith, challenged
stephen b. Plumsill, do; Ed. Cant. do. Thos
hagRerty, excused; James Z. Moore, has CON
scientious scruples; James T. Boiseau accepted
and sworn; Geo. Thompson, had formed and ex-
pressed an opinion; T.. j. Middleton, Jr chsl-
lenged: X. A. Griffin, had formed a most de-
cided opinion; W. h. Upperman, challenged;
W. Ii. West, accepted and sworn: Thomas e.
Kelly, had formed and expressed an opinion:
Philip May, challenged; ArmisteadReed. chal
lenged; Asa p. Snyder, had formed ami ex-
pressed an opinion.
Six jurors only having been obtained from the
regular panel, the court directed that the names
OF forty be drawn from the jury box, and the
court was adjourned until to morrow az ten
O'Clock.
The following names were drawn bv the
CLERK, and the jurors will be summoned to APP
pear tomorrow morning w. II. Slater SIN
ward; X. Thompson, Let ward. L. q. Milhurp
Georgetown; Robert Ricketts,, "a ward. H. NJ
Bellngsr, Sd ward; l.. NOgelsberger. Let ward.
d Irwin, LIST ward; j. w. Draue ith ward: w
L Jones, 9Th ward; Joseph Liverpool 9Th war A.
W. b. DObhins, 9th ward; j. II Barker I'm
ward; +. j. Shoemaker, Georgetown: A Harris.
LIST ward h. =. Litchfield, eth ward: w FREY
GeorgetOUn; Is. +. Palmer, 6th ward Caleb 4
Willard, I'd ward; =. V. Niles, LIST ward. George
III. Turton. q ward; James II. Hill 9Th war.
". 4. Tailifero, eth ward; Joseph shorter. an
WARD, @. W. Wood. 18th ward: James Tobin l.f
ward Ill. Burrell, lst ward; Jesse z. Mann 1t
ward; Thomas Lewis, 81 ward: George
Quick, 9Th ward, Henry Bailey "a ward: Il
MabOney, I'd ward; T.. X. Stellwagen, ID warsI;
; h. Ray bold, ID ward; A. Hall, Georgetoss = :
Jacob Roth, 9Th ward; Joseph Stewart ; 4
ward: W. Russell, 9Th ward. X. j. Nicbolso =
9TH ward; james o. Nermillion, 7th ward.
Jacob CrOssman, 4th ward, Harmon Jardin lSt
ward; Edward Atkinson. 5tb ward.