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Ju:ge rscnncft,s Able charge Report.
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Judge rEcnncft.. Able charge Report
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!. Court convened NJ pineS'clock asslf e'5y,,,,
q. C::tMoody, counsel for p. p. Minter-
mnie. challenged the panel.of grand jurors
! ON Tie ground that no notice had been Civ;
en- of the drawing of The grand Jury. Dis,
,rict Attorney Gamble answered ,lilt no
notice bnt the order of tic judge is'neces.
sary, aid the law of 1sii--5maia no change
Of The law Of 1s6s-s i'll that regard
by the Court--.i'Iie officers drawing tle
srands siary are presumed 10 have acted IL,
acoordysaee. with The requirements Of law
Motion overrnlefl and dsfindant exeepts.
.sir. Bentley interposed the same elsal-
lenges 10: Lewis II. -NuNHudy. u1EtVHJtaUr
in custody Motion oyeFdlea by Iii. court,
and efssiois+taken. s4=-
4he Jurors were then q,Wsifrnea cener,.
ally in regard testhelr qualifications, and
NJ. N ktnassenemas,cN ,cNetits., s.L .LapHg sep.
peared that he Is rot -ttssaent Of lsanlSlon
county. An order was then givent9 the
sheriff 10 summon u person fromdllc lotiy-
ei tle county in place of MrsNnosllon.
j. X. Gamble, distncta1osnSga yin bell.lf
Of the people in The case If the people
''s55ssaaE aitsSs. p. p. Winlernute, Challenged NJ
r. 0himan> >ltnder sl,c .,th subdivision of
NE capses epumcratcd in the criminal pro-
cefttre for intefposing Il challenge to an IN
~,iiyid,f.l sr:a.,ilro which re!.dsasfoles@s !:
'Iliat n state of mind exists on his part in
reference To The case, or TO either party,
Which viii prevent him romacsing mpnF.
tially and without prejudice to the sths;an.
tisl iiahts;of the party ctialienein.y bat no
person shall be disqualified ~ juror by
vTrsurr Of i1-s r,r f
opinion upenethc matter or cause To be
submitted to such jury, founded upon pub
lie rumor, statements inpublc journals. or
comnnn nntoEely, provided ii satisfactorily
] appear 10 The canit upon his dcclasa,ion
unierostll, or otherwise, That he can and
Will, notwithstanding such IN opinion, ac'
inpartialN aud fairly upan-lAe matters 70
-he submitted 10 him." 81
Mr. Ohima,, beu,e eaa.aine,L.statcel that
he had formed and expressed an opni.,n in
4 regard TO the guilt or rinnocence OF the &C:
cused; had talked with nefseiss who had
witnessed Tho sboo,inr of AIcCook by Win.
,eIrae,,,es1d believed their sta,emcn,s-
Tad Termed in opinion several tines, and
changed it again: Is one Of The hon,smer
ot defendant, has no op;nion.a, this i'm,
in regard 10 the r,f,t or ;nnaceneez t,f III,
accused; and states upon. p,th that i,s.,ea.
nnd.will net c1;rly and ;mna,,iully in III,
consideration Of ,nis c.Ise. chattenac rn
sIIo|,,,-
Mr. Hoffman -,,as cbalh.accd f,r same
ca.,s4. i!as inillieG .rd expfsss4,,l an opn
i..: i one Of ne !I,,ati.nep of winter
.,,,,c5. Las ,vi,.s heenI ,en,,sp,an ysr WIN
,erpin,c in this ease !. has 10 ,.ay an ont,
~, ,s "a ,,,e t,;,, ,,r ;,,,occne,. - = III. ~
oussa
Cross exau;nc,i-I,; ydrv max. ,,;ft4ts;lSt
ca ,yith W;n,a,mrte. h,s for,u,d his o,in
=, from ,yi,,.hc hase,,.,,a. ,,is on;nio
would not t prevep, his acting impsr,ially.
Examined hv lie cour,-JJas sucl q
- onin;e, ponId.reo;l;Iic, "a evidence 10 chang
Il. bn, can and viii .ct imnar,iollyt iii
on;n;on was f,rm.,, ron, rp,nor and nov.
narers !. las never talked wifi d,.sn,sn
laial,enrs 1o5 iiowa,, ii y
N Erin chal,enpet, for same caus,
Has formed on,, In,o sse,l m on,,,;,n No !,
tho sni,t o. innncenc, Of ,hc accnse,,.;
,xon,d rso,;ire evidence 10 overcome III
o,,inion hut l,gIeye il. car, act jmoar,i,ll;
I.E :, ~, ,,,S..y 80