, 1876-10-17
:. neclares TINT Newspapcr4Readlng
a'' IJu0ts a Han for Juror.
ma or Aqnew's BaIlirfs Directed
"" to Bring in a Hundred
New Men.
~ gwett gays He Wants Them
a f,ood. Bad, and Indifferent
co.,ca Served TINT No Respocta-
ble" Jury Is Wanted.

,
n'. .,,o"c1. was not prcjullcca against him
n,,dae McA)listcr) was OIL tho bench. Every
w. ". ~ the mun floor, and those In both GAL
t..,.. were Occupied, aud The closest attention
Wv w. na,, to tho proceedings by tho spectators.
~, n ,hewitncsscs for the prosecution were not
.s,.nt. aimee |. was known tllat ut least day or
tra worl) be requirel to get jury. Que OF
,ha,o ~, witnesses, Mrs. Ilanford, wife of the de-
eea,cd. WIS sail to be sick. scveral Of those
uho will testify for tho dofcnse were present,
Int The wife Of tho prisoner was absent. she,
In, /, sayl to be unwell.
tnou tho openlng Of tho court, tho panel OF
,urors was called over by. t1,e clcrkt and alt
aI'Wsb a1,.aa but nune were let o. Fiyo-eighths Of
theul we're Of Irish extraction.
1sts,c's-Attorncy Reed ti,rn directed that the
n,,oItr Ie brought III, md ...
SULLIVAN ENTERED THE ROOM
I, few momGnist accompanied by hatI!f1.
liz wo, dressed iii suit OF black, md w4s
.rrr,puously ri cicau md ncat In appearance.
iIis stuuutetlancr WIS 1mte, but he seemed well.
in anokc pleasantly mud clecrfu1ly to friends
Who approached a',d shook hands 4, WITH HIN, and
md Themas Moran, aud lcside l,Is brother,
Flo,enee. Loouaru SWEET, the senior counsel,
" 4be asAia inpaaeiins of jury was begun with
out telay, but the progress was very slow. Sui
l!tsn frequently maao ,snggsstt9rs to mr.; mr.;
miulfestc1 as was natural, the deepest interest
ia the selections. AS
- SPECIMENS or THE QUESTIONS AIRED,
he following arc glyen: :.
BIZ the proseclltlun-W do you llve1
ssantryf Have you fa,nilyi How long hayo
yoa lived ln Chivagol Dc you know tic de-
kulantt Has any one spoken to you about the
:asu since you have been summoned as iurorl
Wboa were you summoned us q 1urura llna
III, su!liyan' Arc you opposed to cop!tal, pun
bishtnent In cases Of murders Do you know
in5thing ntout tho case except Whit you llave
rid IN tho nowspapcrs1 Hive you formed MI
opirIon as to the guilt guilt. ,.,. Or % i,'noce'ico
Issugiyo the defendant a fa!r srial according to
ihefaw and tho eyItlcllce1 I1ayc you expressed
layoputon about the truthfulness Of the STATE
mtnts In tho ncwBpRpcrsi
BY tho delcnse:-Dld you. know Mr.. 1fanlord.
thcleecascdi Have yon formed or expressed
IL aoplnun as to the guilt Or inuocencc Of tho
lsu:cll Do yon still entertain slut opnLunl
Would Il require testimony to renloyc It and
ls,ye YOUR mind free from 6lusl Have you cx-
pressed that oplnonl Have you rcal about the
a5eharhi Have you any prejudice against a
Iau who Isl II selcctcd nj q juror, dU yo,t
know Of any rcason TINT would prevent you
tnm glfing the defendant II fair anil impartial
iF!af Would you allow yourself to 6r iu-
s1saeca s,s. j., BY outside hressurS S 9r by
conaAc yourself 10 tic law and the evidence as
yoa understand tho law, independent OF my
oat1da pieasurea Would you convict u man OF
ataaTge o. murder % lonE as there was Il roasot,-
l stl' @ doubt about hs gult' Do you belleyo III
other IN sclftletrusc' Do you bellayc a maj,
hsthe moral and legnl right to KIN another to
protect his wifet DO yon believe Il ,uan Inns Il
1ght to XII another 70 project hIs wifu from
great bodily !arml DO YOU talir newspaper
a4oqt fills easct Do you regard tho llnllug u!
Me Indictment as evidence OF guilt
Among the fIrst "folr " examined was
AN lSTEhl.lGENT MERCHANT.
10 hal real tho circumstances OF the shooting
testimony cisitel ut the Coro.lcr's Inquest; llui
Soua hc required; still ho sali hu could rive
tee defendant q FUR md impartial trial.
~, ubrleu, challenged Aill for eausc-incon,
IT. Reed urged that
u. Ins surEEME COUNT HAD DECIDED
tlia sna. sact Juror was compotent, md took up
tDlalne u Illinois reports (5Yl} To reud u csst
"Poht 'os Tue consideration Of The Court.
pIau,3e aaae decision Mas ~ follows: LrccA VI. I'll,
isns csat ss IT, s cepeteney Sr f Il i've
hsest hsa1 The objection to these jnrnra wa
nssaec u s1 formed an aon u f. y or T.
y. sgssa pss raqustiy Sseeash Seea hsieso sss' I'll
s'sia Tor consideration. Tho leading case IL smitj
r,oi tameS, am seaM., ~ whore It waa held, u
as e se@s9 Up SSSsa apini0 1n tie s,
X X 18TH, from tlu stctemu,its u witnesses, Iro.
on Citations ,asna o. sho parties, or e!r, Of them
ysssss a s ia0 %i asagy j HIssS ptsssat Sn s
iSs;s iiSSsu'& IL Se allowed. The substance ot t!s iii
t "a. erpse.sel decided op!n!on on til merits
n,e,ISte ,ae eate. Int II jutur sayb hu ilas II
s' i.I II ~ o'ss of any sln fot ar against oths
~ ~ W. has no per4onui knowlcdge Of lilo incts
ea;uiem n iaom the rnors las foraru md EXPRESSED ii
81. ps' u artisHas WY they aro true. with
a.5 nj. II a.4uaiifed. TLls rlto was fully rcc0s
Ths su y ihla Court, In capital casc, Oarlner ys
ssbIitbrsc ds! 1el E'' nnd 'nay be considered til
,u1ass: heii! o. exceptions eows that both tics
NIT, aau hohsed opinions In the casc-an optnlos
,uay' ,o,m %1 LIFE nnd transient nature. such o.
s; ms; ~ apan Nsss,ns current report, aal whle
Mix " wsn ssnaysa by tnc relatiun uf tho nv4t ps!su
does mol sa. .a,y ~ nght eon'e in consae! anlwhe
iDuseatassson-ttat. IN sats at most, ii wns Gypothelicn
III. va, eaab .le challenge should not 10 allowed
ssea ;tnsm ah'iost the minds of thcae Jurors a
aShisrs ,aSi. ws1c @ guilty. Of nnoccnt. i,axicr w. III
:onpsian, ,'1''a' a''s The lurors wcre, therefore
b,.s ssiKs w. MeAllaster evidently lll not want
iii M, nv ,o onlson read. alsd tic 6tates Attorne
AF' Reed sa!d
stated I'm, ~. 7hz srATuTE
IThe as ata.'tt!.le t.le man was not disqualified.
tothe staM4te sttai4te relied upon wus TINT III rclato
iulios,n"ss s'4enee ol Jurors, which contains It