The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-13
| trial; employed by Ladies' Mount-Vernon
Association. Accepted.
WILLIAM WRIGHT. FAuQrIER.


WILLIAM WRIGHT, FAUQUIER.
Resides near Marshall; lives on farm:
no preiudices; could give fair trial. Ac-
cepted.
All OF the above were taken from the
original list, drawn from the boxes.
The erest-incIuding Messrs. }. w. Brock
enbrough, w. ii. Benson, and Raleigh Col
ston. OF Richmond-had either been ex-
cuscd or returned not found, or not liable
to Jury service.
Then the clerk commenced calling the
"bystanders " who had been added TO the
list TO ill up the vacancies caused as above.
JAMES VI. woRTHINGT0N, DTNwDDIE.
Was summoned ON the Both March. Tin
advance OF the meeting Of the court.l
Mr. John s. Wise said he had no doubt
that the gentleman was summoned in an
tcipatOn that there would be vacancies.
as they usually are. This was not unusual.
Mr.. Henry protested that this gentleman
is not "a bystander." lie was made ga
bystander" by summons from the Marshal.
MesSrs. Wise and Waddiil, for the Gov
ernment, said they cared nothing about the
matter; he could he told to stand aside.
The Marshal was not in court, but In
Meckleuburg.
Mr.. Worthington said he received the
summons by mail.
Defence left the matter with the Court.
Judge Bond said that it was perhaps
irregular, "but if you gentlemen insist
will stand him down to the bottom OF the
list and summon him over again"
p. T. ATKINSON, RICHMOND.
Occupation, temporary clerk in the Land
Office and sometimes in Auditors office.
said that he had been congratulated 10y one
OF the parties indicted that he was on the
Jury and that he was satisfied he would get
a fair trial. Had said that he would try to
do justice; that was all. Accepted.
W. L. GRIFFIN, RICHMOND.
Occupation. builder. had neither formed
nor expressed any opinion; no preiudices.
Accepted.
J. ". WOODS, RICHMOND.
No employment; WAS formerly farmer;
had formed no opinion "as TO the merits OF
the case; Lad read the papers. and in so
doing had talked 10 persons about the case
had never been informed aS to the facts
no prejudice, no opinion"
Mr. Hill Carter: Haven't you had con-
vcrsation with Dick Walker RI. F. Walker,
ESQ. superintendent Public Printing!
Z
about this case!
Yes; can tell it il necessary.
Mr.. Carter: II i. Tell il.
Mr.. Woods: | don't remember what
said. What was ii YOU hcardl
Mr.. Carter: | am not on the witness
stand.
Mr.. Woods: | said that they had been
very hard OH the RcadiusterS, and had
blamed them and said there was no good
I'm them, aud that they had set themselves
up rs something very good, and ii they
were guilty they should he well punished.
Mr.. Wise: Stand aside.
Rejected.
R.P. YANCEY, MECKLENBURG,
was summoned in advance to be en-
paneled il necessary a. byStander.
His case was like Mr.. WOrthington's;
occupation, farmer.
Judge Hughes: Let HIM stand aside"
The District Attorney: We will make
no objection.
WILLIAM sPEERs. CHESTERFIELD.
A farmer by occupation. Accepted.
GEORGE JONES, PowHATAN.
Occupation, farmer. Answered all the
questions. Accepted.
WILLIAM SINS. CHESTERFIELD.
Occupation, farmer. Answered Ill ques-
tions. Accepted.
W. Z. ATKINSON, RICHMOND.
Occupation. commission merchant; bad
read all three daily papers; could give
fair trial: lived in Richmond thirty-three
years and knew them all.
w.. PIERCE. RICHMOND.
Occupation-keeps shocstorc. Accepted.
Il. c. FRIEND, JR., HENRIC0.
Occupation, farmer; age, twenty-five.
Accepted.
THREE AND TnEEE, AND THEN TUE TWELVE.
Under the law the defence exercised
their right OF striking off three names.
They thus excluded James Peterson, John
Leatherwood, and William SpccrS. The
Government (AIcssrs. Waddell and WISE
struck of as their three George Washing
ton, Thomas Perry, and William Wright,
and the jury was constituted and sworn rs
follDNS