, 1876-01-05
| Jury Secured III tho Dnvis
Murder Cnsc.
It Is Beloved to Consist Of Men Free
from Temperance Pretudices.
The Examination OF Witnesses for The
Prosecution Is l,egun.
LII. O'Bnen Wishes to Provo How Much
Egg-Nog Ills 0liout Drank.
And Claims that It. Combined with
Como Medicine, Crazed Him.

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The trial OF John TuEucEt alias Hourly Davis,
for the murder Of Charles WhYlapl, on tho after.
..a,, ~ Nov 9E woo recommendations r,d,, t,,o.,x
w. ~. c.,s,,..1 Cs,..t a....,. .s:a
!a.no .a.s. ~ ..,. Io'' sos.siaas luo.nuK. i'one
before l0 O'clock the galleries anu vestlonlo OF
lhe courtroom wer0 fliled to repletion With The
,ourlomeratc maas attracted th,ther by morbid
,r,tn.,tv
.i'. ~ .,. .,. ,-,,
Aooas ~ Q ciock Tue seFon Jurors VINO had
been selected alonday, and qnartared at the slcr-
man House overnight, wero nttereu Into tho
ss.to,a At.ornov soon ,f,er ,naso his onno,r,n.n
o'aso A'sof''of sooa ".'ee nlaoe u'b appeafance'
md no was aucceedod by tho prisoners counsel.
Wien Judge Rogots Vas seated OIL tho bcnch
DAvIs
eutcted from the 3ai1-halwnr. md, scaling him.
sell oppoalto tho Stato's Attorney, had d ultis-
retel Conversation with A1r. DarKd, his counsel.
striped trowsors Of fashionable tnnke. and wore
Mhilo shirt, tho bosom Of which waH set of
with Hhouy Hcarf fastened about hiB throat
and eectrct1 bunon,h his vest, OIL which large
wAtcIl-chain Was yiBiblo. lie endcAyored TO si,-
pear at eahe. but his anxtaty was too visbo to DO
hiddont and tho restless. utcasy motion Of Its
t,nnds, feet, and body Indicated how completely
his system was unstrung. .-.
The nazncs oi, five Of tho spcclal panel Of
Jurors wero callod and responded to. and tho OK
animation as to their compotetioy began.
E. 7. Hoor,
OF Hydo Park, engaged III music buhtncHs In this
city, sniu ho waa not acquainted will, Da1ia but
somewhat with tho deceased as an occasional!
patron Of tho 1T. Elmo. No ono had conyereod
with him sinco ho was summoned, lilo had read
tie alleged facts tn thu papefst and had for1nod
~ opinion xhtch would prejudice him against
defendant. lie WIS confident from what 10 had
After lengthy argument ia to tho COM
pesoicy Of tho juror, tho examination wnn con-
tinucd. BIZ. Iloot, In nnaTcr to . question as to
whether he had Expressed an opinion "a to tho
truth of tho statements Ia tho papers aGd the
rMulorB current on tho 6troHt, htated he bad.
Yet ho would Try to give the prisoner fair aud
lmpartia! trial.
law It was nnyer cause OF challenge that
Juror lad formed an opinion from 1ui1lorB, but
that. II lie Ind converBed with pcysonH wLo had
witnessed tho transaetioa and formed an opin-
excuse hita, Newspaper toposts woro en-.
tfttcti 10 M mp.n crednuco than what
4, 3. OF q should state on tue slrcsta
az ru,iors. II tho Juror vaa able to sIato
PARTIAL trial. notwitlstandtng these strcot rtl-
mora aud oninio,,s. ho wns disppsod to sustain
tie statute, and hid no hesitation at ali il tho
boiief that Mr. Root stood fair aud inapattl1, Ia
accented, 10 this ruling Mr, O'1]rlcu OK.
cop.od.
Tbs Juror Was then suumari]y challenged and
e1cuuett
D. r. uD111yo.
tnnrehans an State atroet uartncr in ,hc 1,orre
nf Verrho Kuh]bc Il Co.. knnw nciti,er fl1e
deccased nor the prisoner lie Ind road tho
statcu,eut Of what putported 10 DO iactn in tho
cato lu ths papery, aud beloved it to be truo.
but tul1 10 Que. ue never talked with any ono
about tho case. and mover heard Tho caao talkud
about. lie had formcd no Conclusion. md ~.
prcsacd no opiuton ~ to tho guiit Of tho pris-
oner. hut now believed hin, Ia In ahilky. Ex,
c,tscd
r. A. HrrvAur
reeit3iuR at Np Ell Grant paco sa[d hn yyHa mt a
mcmber Of nny church nr teh1narancs nrun,,iza.
tlou. md would not be proiudicod s1sjnss mr..
sou wbo took IN occnsIonaI "nip.H lie lnnw
deccasod. nud Ind Iortnod An oninion an tn tn
rui,t Of tihrnndant hnsctI rnuu whnt ha hntI rc.i
anl heard, and might have expr eeaod that on1n-
lon, whloli WAS Tint 10 bolioted what ho road
and hoard, uo beloved IN the tpi]icttop OF tic
death penalty, and If a man was found guilty OF
murder, hs would 10 governed In tho penatty BY
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