The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
4. c. LAR0S, THE P0IS0NER,
THE SECOND DAY YoF THE TRIAL OF
TAE YOUNG ASSASSIN.
T6e Court Room Packed-The Jury Conn
pIetod after Very Hard Work-Appeeranoe
oil tho Prisoner-Tbe Popular Feeling.

Tbe Court Room Packcd-The Jury Conn
pieted after Very Hard dWork-Appeeranoe
oil tho frisoner-rhe Popular Feeling.
EAsroN, Pa, Aug. 1.-THE forenoon Of
the second day OF the trial Of Allen O. Lsros, for
the poisoning OF his father and othe Q, was oo
oupied wit, a protraotod struggle over the So
lection OF the remaining Jurors needed. As on
the day preceding, the counsel for tho defence
Messrs. II. ii. Scott and w. 8. Kirkpatrick,
fought every step, raising overy question posi-
BILE, and heapina up a mountlin OF ex-
cepuons and objections. Nevertheless, the
work went steadily on, and at the end
OF the four hours session eleven Jurors
had been obtained. In doing this the panel OF
forty eight jurors had been exhausted. with the
exception OF two, who were reported danger.
ously Ill, and consequently unable to appear.
These reports were made at the opening OF the
afternoon session. and tbereupon a new panel
OF thiry-sx jurors ordered to be drawn.
When tho doors OF the large court room were
opened after the noon recess, tho throng Of in
terested spect itors rushed In oell nell and In
stantly crowded not only the seats, but every
inch OF standing room. The body OF the room
was packed with men, and the gallery throneed
with women. Not less than 800 persons were
present On the bench sat presiding Judge o.
II. Meyers and the associate Justices Jos. Lau-
boch and Jos. Cole. To the left, and near the
tables. At the 0rst sat the Prosecuting Attor-
ney. J. c. Merrill, aud bis associate. K. J. Fox.
At the second we're the counsel for the defence.
Close beside them sat the youthful assassin,
A Alen c. Laros.
Laros has considerably changed In personal
| appearance during his prison life. His mouS-
tacne has been shaved of end hts face seems
iatter, with an unhealthful, nioby, 0loated look.
| His skin Ia OF a dun. waxy whtto color, varie-
gated Dy Drop Of bright red pimplos. lie looks
smsiier somenow, than he did IN bis cell. and
/ wi his puny. smoothly shdven cOuntenaDce,
| seems a boy OF scarcely more than seventeen
years OF age Instead OF over twenty one. lie is
very quiet and self-controlled In IN amer, only
| hts firtive, quick elances from side to SIDE be-
| tukening his secret nervousness When his eyes
| meet those Of any one who happens to be watch
lug htin, no drops his Y ze instantly to the hOor
| or turns II In another direction. HIS lbitual
attitude Is sitting with mis- chin In his left hand
| DufILg the long and weary walt Of ne rly an
| hour. yesterday afternoon, while the writs for
| tue new panel OF Jurors were being served. he
never once changed from this posture.
The andine OF toe twelfth Juror was a work OF
| time ana trouble. Many jurors drawn from the
| panel were successiveiy examined, ana Others
| excused Tor good cause or peremptoriiy re-
| jecied. Nearly every ons had formed an ouinion
| on tne guilt OF the accused, aud, while not
| willing to admit that evidence could not change
| that opinion. were FREQ to say that good deal
Of strong evidence would be necessary to ali er
their already-formed judgment. One man got
| oner.
rne jury was finally completed "a follows:
Robert OF. agent, bethlehem Borou john
Best. farmer. Glendon; Daniel :. Ritter, gentle
man. Hanover; Dauiel Rothrock. farmer Lower
| Siucon; Peter 5. Miller, farmer. Piainneld (;
| Peter Nicholas. foreman, Allen william K.der,
| carpenter Naz ueth; Henry He'll, Justice OF the
| peace, Al Gu; Is +. SchnaOle, clerk. bethlehem
| Josiah A. siegfried, clerk, K ston: Charie
Face, merchant, Easton; John M. Wallace,
| teacher, Il .ston.
| After sc, uriug the last Juror, II having been
| Understood that Charles Erase, one Of the Jury
was relative Of tue prisoner. he was asked II
he was, but replied EN- phaticaiy IN tue negative
| The court then adj burned to Friday.
there Is great deal OF excitement In ston
and throughout all the country round about
over the Laros case. Tho popular feeling seems
to be one OF astonishment tnat any endeavor Is
benz made to defend tho .seif-confessed muir
derer, ana tnat 1t Is being conducted so keenly,
ON technical grounds, tuat there Is actually be-
ginning to be felt fear that It may result in
saving the prisoners neck. such indofal igable
piing up OF exceptions and raising of legal
points and al soussing Of nice QutDoles OF pr.o-
tice has vague sort OF terror for the public
mind. and seems to threaten at least an inter
minaple proiongation OF the case IN the courts