Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-15
The Tilton-Becchcr suit.
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i"0 az ,1'''01 ui''n III 'No ease oil 40
ton =. Beecher, is said u be not fully sat
i.iactory I, the counsel rnor ritbcr side
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Jurle9 III character anu intelligence Inc
persona. of the jury is thus described by tho
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-f! ~ eau .Ae ''I,I Juror, Is very pre-
W III lis manner, anu el 44eAtly Oh d phleg-
matt 'eih permanent. ne - hardware mer
TIaI'' '1'u 3elUiIsS % 'Ho -ie1noui9' Church'
NC nau CO.. al ..e uoeuAeh issued oy inc
pc! .l'' 20 'iie 01HtfO' V4Sy ana cAhuIa'y az
m41'oN 'Ne' ga" VI mem nHu haue an IN
plesslon On MN out '5e,e were only mo
"onta.s ~ iI9'uHN anu u1u ho' amount 70
~ iS'ioil7, nc s,iu NJ 10 1Aeu upon al OF
len 1'An, - - Pu". nc "ds accepted oy Mr.
De TIL-i : ,r younsel "ltpoal chaAenge-
hSntl AnSei' cue Se0on~ juror - an Ola
iiT nm anu spaIe' ana win an m
I-t., ~ " iooA anu H,auhcI' ne
a a5i '''', nc wa nan OF very niue
ae@tIns, Nno rooA very 4i'tie interest IN 'ue
st'' 'oi' 4it'lo interest III puu,'c
aHa5is' anu t"o e'I1vilv3 "Aicn Is % DE
pIouucet n ano 'asS WIN DC almost entire
y ne" 20 MN, nc was ho' apparently
cgnutgu5niS Iii'eiiisene man though CYL
-u'i III ~ - S.tOnS common sense
~ - - '-.'' tNo .Nl-u Juror J. carr gu
,ei " ''aIe' ana - me ioeI 81 rae baptist
.ie ~ ~ 80 an. NJ 4eau many OF 'hp
s'"te5nTu'' i"u"0 - 'aIlJu9 parties 10 tho
scanuai' ana Aau pee d I'm pressed from time
" IN a. ~ 40"u' 'u' '"'se Hdu Acil i.'H
Win IN no HAeu oEihiohs.
I, NH'Is'pI'ileI IlIe', me Iourth juror, IS
V'eI man - '"'ou1 mas oeeh hatura4ized ~
sca's. Ho j. ensaseu IN the safe ana manu-
iao'uie Va "uou anu "lI'oW-"are' Mt. flt-
yer s'1t11 Al 'lo examination that he read
po'n sue anu aS nc eoatd not beifcIe bOth
nc ao uir ~. NM" "hIyH 70 oei'e'e' ana
nnaHS a1nhi''cu 'IaV ne ullh beheFe
either luiiY,
oamue' '-AIe' me nth Jury Is a
young Ma" oh4y - years Oh age but VIII
hanheT 'Aa'oalIh greater maturity. lie
nau i it..1 nc s'ateu' On the examination,
Wy Ii''Io 1oyu' 'hia on'foEer7Y- Indeed,
~ aPPeaISD 'H"t nc nau seluom Tead any
tnins' anu no niI -o9' All interest ~ ms
especiaI matter. nc was challenged by the
uelenSe put HhaIly the chailenge was With I
ura"h ana ne was accepted by both sides (
a IA; Nase' the sixth lGrYnan, Is drug |
Si9' IN i4'lailsoursh- he belongs to the |
l Ie9oS 'eIlAh ohurch; lie was very clear
III M examinations lie sald he mad never
D-t Hau ithN
IarSeiy newspaper articles lie had OK
pressed inherent ideas q number OF times 10
dlnetent persons, but believing there would
NC great inference between tue Published
statements anu tne evidence IN court, be
hap ,orlnGI no nAeu opinions
hdwaro mean, the seventh Juror, IL
oathoilc IN ms rellgious oellei, and build
CT ny traIo' Ills examination was brief,
anu az elielted only the TACT that he was who-
" inuiuereht 10 inc Issue oil the case, and
rather raj disih1erested IN the story OF the sean
1a4' ne hau reao anu Deen Impressed by
MI linton statement, bnt he had subse-
quen.ly read the statement OF Mr.. Beecher,
ana that had removed the Impression LETT
Dy the lrst.
"IIllam H. DAVIS, the eighth Juror, Is an
by birth, but has been many
years IN TINS country. lie belongs to no
religious denomination, but attends the
Eplscopa! Church when he goes az all. lie
stated on the examination that he had read
the scandal statements until he had lost in
terest in the subject. 1t appeared subse-
luently that domestic affections had chiefly
his attention. He was chat
enged by the defence, but the judge de-
'ided he was competent to sit as Juror and