Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-15
THIRD EDITION.
TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. IS, 1881.
PICKING THE JURY.


THE IiN WHO AEE To TRY GUITEAs
| Resolved Not to Have Il COlOretl Man in III
Box, but subsequently Accepts one.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-The pressur
fer admission into the court room wa
greater than yesterday. The five juror
selected yesterday were early in attendance
aud few minutes after ten court Wa
formally opened. When Guiteau came il
and the handouts were removed lie shoOl
hands with his sister and brother ant
| took his seat. He manifested his nervous
ness less than yesterday. Mr.. Scoville ap
piled for an order for additional witnesses
which was granted.
The first juror called was colOred bar
ber, who was peremptorily challenged by
the defense. The next was a man named
Burns, who said Guiteau should be hanged
or burned he was, Of course, excused, as
was also the next, who believed Guiteau
crazy. The next was IL colored man re-
markable for a frilled shirt front and dra
matte posture and manner. He related
the history Of his past life and was then
! ! percmptorily challenged by the defense.
In fact it is understood Guitcau is
| resolved not to have colored man
on the jury. The next was an
Irishnan named Michael ShOcky, with
very pronunccd brOgue, who had no
opinion except that Guiteau was ".out OF
his head" He was sworn as tie sixth
juror. William Talbot, who has never
bothered his head about Guiteau,
was challenged peremptorily by tho
prosecution. Others were then eX-
cused on account of preconceived
opinions. A long faced young colored
man named Foster. who 'i2clared himself
perfectly free from prejudice, but admit
ted he had spoken of the assassination as
"quitc Il serious accident" was perempt-
orily challenged by the defence. Samuel
+. Hobbs, plasterer. was accepted rs the
seventh juror. &. w. Gates, a macbinist,
was accepted as the eighth juror. For an
hour after this every man had an unal.
terab!e" opinion of the prisoners guilt,
except one colored man, who had read no
more of this case than he always read 8 in
ordinary cases of that kind" He could
form an impartial opinion, but believed no
sensible man could have done such q
thing as shooting the president. After
consultation between the prisoner, his
counsel and his brother, MIR. ScOvilie said
they would accept this juror and the col
ored man, Ralph Wormley, was accepted
and sworn us the ninth juror.
At this point the list was exhausted and
the marshal was ordered to summon
sevcnty-1ive more for tomorrow. Court
then, at 1920, adjourned.
There was some difficulty found in
maintaining order among the crowd of
spectators who were present to listen to
the proceedings Of the trial. There were
no manifestations of iil-will against the
prisoner, except now and then 4 sli ,ht dis
position to applaud the expression Occa-
sionaIly made by those being examined for
jury duty. that they were of the decided
opinion that the assassin ought to be
hanged, but the applause was in every in
stance promptly checked by the deputy
marshals. The cause of the disorder was
the overcruwding of tho platform assigned
TO the general public, and the efforts of a
number of young men, of whom the audi
ence was chiefly composed, to secure more
available places of observation, regardless
Of til: fact that in SO dong they Obstructed
the view of others and the pushing and
shufiiing incident thereto on several Ccca-
sions became SO great as to compel the dis
trict attorney to call upon the court to
order the marslials personally to proceed
to the noisy quarter aud enforce quiet.
Gcod-E -EuinOr was, however. preserved
the proceedings aud all ap-
peared to relish the replies, at times quaint
ant! ut others forcib!e, which were elected
from the persons whCiwere being examined
as to their jury qualifications.
MR. l,A1,E,.s,S.S LATEST rcATHk:E