The Evening critic., 1881-11-14
THE GREAT TRIAL.
irontInued from First Page.

nnring ali those sconos ,b,, ,so,,.d ~ u,o
court-roo,n was inp,,AsinH "A numbor a,
ladies' nnncnrhns srSnno 10 now co,,o. ~
Notable among these was Mrs. Corkbilj
wifo of the District. Attorney. and n Marty
of lady friends.
An Ius,ructiyc nud prou,, Add,,ss.
Tho nroccss or ;n,n,roI,nr a in.,, ,.,,.
thcn nrocccdrd with Thr Hyst NO. ia ia
WINS n I.cwia i,,arhsnrd iinnn Me ,,I'; IL,
thc w;,rrss s,nnd 1ndac CnY I'D ,,i ,i,n c,I
Io,,,n, addross. "''''0 WV WI
poraerc ,nn oro i,,orrooo,o1 ;,,d;,;,,,.,,,.
,,;sb 10 n'o,,a nn 80. t',. a n,I"m9
Tho occusoJ 10 omt;,in, ~, IA, ,...t i', ,,
;r,nortiaI i,,,,, p,I W., H., ~ "u r,leV ~ au
amr i,n,,,,;ss,oSn 49, ~Ni,,r v~ p,un'''S LIZ
rn,mr5 AZ Gno,J,, hniJ l; no"onT, ,'s"SH
scr"inc T., ,Lo , , u'o3',' ,, NTH
inrn,, MI "o ,,.o y" a." t S'', ,'''
Count cows IL, thoso io,.s ~ ~, ,,'I pv,,r
o,,tornr;so nna "ni,or"ni p,.p,,.
80 r. az, 80, ~. 80
oc "ssi,,. i,.a,,,,,,t y, ~, 90 n,,,,;n
or ali shS ;ntoiI,ao,t , vm "'t ~, tbn
yiciritv mud srsrcciy, anv om ono
can he fonnd among those Most
fitted for iurors who has not read mr. hoard
of H. and who has not some impression or
some opinion in respect to It's merits. lf the
prevalent idea | have mentioned were cor.
rect. it would follow that
The Most IIsitcrntc md vu;urormc,,
People
III The community would be the best quail
ned to discharge duties which require some
intelligence and information. 1t is now
generally, If not universally, agreed that
such opinions or impressions as are merely
gathered from newspapers or public report,
and arc mere Hypothetical or conditional
opinions, dependent upon the truth of the
reports, and not so fixed as to prevent one
from giving fair and impartial hearing to
the accused and rendering verdict accord
ing to the evidence, do not disqualiiy. On
the other hand, fixed and decided opinions
against the accused, which would have to
be overcome before one could feel impartial
and which would resist the force of evi.
dcncc for the accused, would bcinconsistent
with the impartiality that the law re-
qurcs. There is natural reluctance to
serve in n case like this and disposition
to seek to be excused on the ground of hay
ing formed an opinion, when, in fact, no
real disqualification exists. But it is
Your Duty as Good citizens
to assist the Court in the administration of
Justice in Just such cases, unless YOU are
positively disqualified and shall expect
you, on your consciences,to answer fairly as
to the questions of impartiality, according
to the explanation oft which have given
Selecting the Jury.
Mr.. BLACK ford was then intcrrooato1 and
said he had formed and evnrcssed nm on,n.
ion. II was an exceedingly firm and fiycd
oninion and would reon;re fcstimonv of nm
extroordinorv character to shake If Uc
was cxcuscd
Mr. Ph;Iin p Ottcrbocls had Gnrrcd n do.
him from GIVING n verdict Eycusod
nv Gcorgc Z Fngg;tt had formed an
oninion hut be thouSbt that he could ron.
der n Inst verdict accorling to the owl.
dence. He had conscientious serlnles on
the ouestion of conital nnn;shment and md wa T
cycnsed "'''
Mr. Abpcr g. p Sboemoter bad r,,,,od
and expressed an oninion as TO tho guilt ot
the accused II was n worry decided oninion
Excused.
John Nlarburv r., had formed an oninion
from reading t6o newsnancrs and converse.
tons. He eould render n inst verdict ac.
cording to tbc evidence Int his oni,;on
was decided and unfavorohIc In tbn n,is.
onor Uo Lod No ecr,,nios as 70 oo,,;tal
nnn;sbmont ue had saiH tbat w 0"p''"'
ma xvn,,,, xyn,,,. uv;,,,
800, :.
anu ~ , Would take considerable evidence to
In' ny nm " o'''"s' MS ol'''''o"' rNc"seu
" vHu nonrt o,no.u ,, e.,
NIL; mhi,''h d. Il, noi'nul, nuu lori,eu ai
G y non, put ~ was n1t hNeu OF uecl9eu'
dlo .noosnt tn'.I nc cou,u return verdict
w oSoi ris " WY eViueiIsc ms opiii,on
was i9ri1cu linineuialeiy aitcr the shooting
T rau i' do,5 5o9 . peeh cnahged since. me
I if" ueonueu .he Juror 10 DC competent
iiI Mas pio'hP.iy on"',ohSca W .he ucicnse'
, LIN ~: DoMhs, hau ioIihcu very
uooIueu 70 oPinioii, puI .nought 'naI nc cou III
smu i"iT tSruics "cGoruing 10 the testi-
laUns' r iio snousn' 'hc ih"h oushU 10 VI
nun" In, i y Wn'i;,, ,,, A,, ,,,..,..
, LII tiah iiI h hao ioriheo an opin,on'
g uo snou a ho eou,u sNe ia'r 'cruic''
iiG Wds acCcpteu anu sWorh'
fleuGrick W. DrahGehpurg had formed
ah opinion ns 10 tne snootlng Dut none as
W 'ac i'sanity part; nc wanted evidence
VII NAV po,n'. nc coulI return JUST
$50 VI wy cn M, I,c was ncccPteu;
ie.'o'iIN a. ri,,, poohsviicr, i'',u ioIi''c"
VII w.. op''',on f.N 'a lnc Nours'
mnitcr Daue, roiorea' MAJ, formed an
op,nio" '""' oo"'" HUI pc ch""seo' I'm
'"1eu c.,,,
.onn ouinpcrIaiu, poat-Duiiuer, hao
,Iiincu u" opinion from newspaper reports
p"ouShV couiu DC chahseu ny
positive eViuchcc; hau no cohscl'
en.,oua sIrnplcs about capita, punishment
, ,e up ms lhl,u .nc my VI the Snooting,
mas 'ne,i iie,npcroi .his jury; nc tnongh'
thch u tiic righo man n'id pceh arrested ioi
bhc shOOtlnS ne should nave Dccn punished