Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-22

Said he had talked the matter over with his neighbors and heard opinions expressed Had never himself expressed decided opln- ion. He said he was nearly 80 years of age. Judge Granger said he would take the res sponsibility to excuse Mr. Hotchkiss without further questioning.
 Dana Bartholomew, of Derby, was excused by the court on account of opinions.
 George T. Bushnell and James Dermody, both of Derby, were excused for their opin- ions.
 Robert O. Gates, of Derby, passed the s iate attorney and was taken in hand by MT. Blydenburgh. He said he had no impression as to the guilt or innocence of the accused that would take evidence to remove; Ac- cepted by the State also by the defense, making the eleventh juror.
 John B. Reilly of Derby, wss excused on account of conscientious scruples.
 Samuel G. Judd, Henry J. Smith, Patrick McCarthy, Edward N. Shelton, John S. Nu- gent and John Doherty, all of Derby, were each in turn excused for their opinions. Frank D. Jackson, of Derby, was reported mck.
 David M French, of Beacon Falls, was called and passed.
 To Mir. Jones the juror said he had formed no opinion Excused by the State. Stephen Hemingway, grocer, of East Ha- ven, was called. Had read of this case Did not follow the trial in the court below. Had no opinion regarding the guilt or innocence of either of the accused parties. The juror was accepted by the State, also by the de- fense. This made the twelfth and last juror.
 It was just seven minutes past 1 1 o'clock ! when the last juror was accepted. A recess was then ordered until o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The court convened promptly at 2 o'clock.
 The clerk was directed to call the roll of the jury, which he did, and all answered to their names, at the same time rising in the1r places. Assistant Clerk Anketell then ad- ministered the oath to the jurors.. Then fol lows:
 New New Haven County. fS.
 Superior Court, January Criminal Term, A. D. 1882.
 To the Honorable Superior Court of the State of Con necticut, nownitting in New Haven, within and for eighteen hundred and eighty two The Grand Jurors within and for said county ot New Haven their oaths of office present and l inform that James Malley. jr., Walter E. Malley ven County Jail, and late of the town and coun- | ty of New Haven, not having the fear of God ! duced by the devil, wickedly contriving and in- tending one Jennie Cramer, late of said town
  | of their malice aforethought to kill and mur- der the fourth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty ons and on d1- other days and times between the said fourth August in the year last aforesaid with force and arms at the town Of Orange the saksn aa ly wifully and of their malice give and administer into the said Jennie Cramer wi intent that she should take and swallow down the into her body tthey then and there well know ing the said arsenic to be deadly poison) and the said several quantities of arsenic SO given and ad- ministered unto her by the said James Maley, jr., Walter Malley and Blanche Douglass, the sad Jen nie Cramer did then and there take and swallow I down into her body, by reason and by means of which taking and swallowing down tbe said several quantities of sad arsenic into her body as aforesa the said Jennie Cramer became and w. mortay sick and distempered in her body, of which said mortal sickness and dstemper she the said Jennie Cramer, from the several days and times which she had so til the sixth day of August in the year last aforesaid at the county and within the Jurisdiction aforesaid she the said Jennie Cramer of the poison aforesaid taken and swallowed down aforesaid and of the said rtal sickness and distemper occasioned here- by did die. And the grand jurors aforesaid upon Malley, jr., Walter E. Malley and Blanche Douglass her, the said Jennie Cramer then and there by the mali aforethought did kill and murder against the peace contrary to the statute in such case made on their oaths aforesaid do say the said James Maey, jr., Walter x. Malley and Blanche Douglass, in the manner and form and by the means aforesaid the frht degree, Judge Granger then addressed the jury in substance as follows: :'. Gentlemen of the Jury It is arranged that the evidence shall commence on Tues day next at 10 o'clock. You of course 1n- derstand the nature of the case. You will take special pains, gentlemen, not to talk about the case or allow any one to talk with you about it. You all understand the im- portance of the case, not only to the State but to the accused. You will also avoid reading anything in the newspapers bearing upon the case.
 At 2:2O o'clock the court was ordered ad- journed until next Tuesday morning at 10 o'c1ook