National Republican., 1882-12-14
TIE srAR-RoUrE TRIAL.
No JuAy Secured Yct-Tcn Tolesmen Or
ticacd for To-Dny.

The effort TO procure n jury in the star
route trial, in the criminal court of the dis
trict WIS resumed yesterday morning. At
the time of adjournment Tuesday there was
one Juror John II. Crane) sworn, and there
were ten others in the box who had passed
the gauntlet of challenges on the part of the
defense, but who were still open to challenges
on tho part Of the prosecution. No objection
was made to John Hughes or Clarence Shields
colored, and they were sworn. 5. III. Will
Jams was challenged percmptorily. Reese
Evans (born in Wales) asked to be cN-
cused on the ground that he had not n per-
feet knowledge ofthc English language. judge
Wylie did not consider the excuse sufficient,
the juror having lived twcnty-eight years in
the United States, and being in the daily
habit of reading the newspapers, and, al
though there were somo matters in the news
papers which he did not understand, the
judge intimatod that that was rather proof
of intelligence. Evans was sworn. Robert
Gilmore (colored) stated in reply to Mr.. Ner-
rick that he is fifty years old, that he can
read little, and can only write his namc.
Mr.. Mcrrick submitted that Gilmore was not,
in a case like this, and in view of his litter
acy, a competent juror but the judge did not
take the same view. Gilmore was then chal-
lenged peremptorily.
Frank Rcnshaw was unchallenged and was
sworn. James III. Luxom was perempto1ily
challenged (the three challenges of the prose-
Cution being thus exhausted, and all being eX-
cepted toy. John H. Sheriff, John " Vernon,
and Jackson Howard (colored) were sworn.
This exhausted the twelve men who had passed
the challenges on the part of the defense,
eight of them being sworn as jurors. The
prosecution proceeded, from the others sum-
moned on the panel to select four more jurors
who are to be afterward open to challenge
on the part of the defense. Mason
Lowery gave satisfactory answers to ques.
tions and took his seat in the iury-box
T. Munroe Elliott had formed an opinion from
the testimonyin the newspapers that the de
PENDANTS were guilty. He was excused. John
L. Latham o. G. Green and John NJ. Young
were severally allowed to take their seats IL
the jury-box without challenge from the pros
ecution, thus making up the four on whom
the defense had still to exercise the right o
challenge. Mason Lowery and o. G. Greer
were accepted and sworn. John l.. Latham
was challenged peremptorily, the toul
challenges of the defense being thu
exhausted. John NJ. Young was ac
cepted but volunteered the statement tina
he had formed a very decided opinion, which
no evidence could change. The defense, not
withstanding the statement, made no objcc
ton to the juror. Mr. Merrick, however
challenged him for cause, and the challeng,
was sustained.
Then the necessity Cor sending out for tales
men presented itself, and couple of hour
were consumed in that way. Seven talesmel
were excused, two because of being over 81
years of age, one on account of having tiXet
opinion.
The marshal was directed to summon tel
more for this morning and then the court Ca
8 o'clock adjourned.