Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-20

Charles Hunster was arraigned before
Judge Wilkin, of the district court, at 1C
o'clock yesterday morning, for the murder
of Ellen Patterson, on jackson street, on
the evening of the 9th of June last, both
parties being colored and living together
as man and mistress, the former being
cook on the paymaster's car of the North
ern Pacific railroad.
Munster is trim built mulatto, with q
face which would hardly indicate the COM
mitment of such crime although his head
is somewhat peculiarly shaped, being as an
architect might term it, rather high be-
tween joints. His demeanor on being
brought into the court room was very
quiet although he manifested nervousness
and anxiety which was evident while the
jury were being impaneled and the trial
progressed.
= Hon j. j. Egan, county attorney, appear
ed on 5e.alf of the state and Messrs. Hal!
and Ryan for the defense, the court select
ing Messrs. Geo. w. Walsh, S. A. Crosby
and John d. O'Brien as triers.
The impaneling of the jury for this case
was a long and tedious operation, as eve J
one was challenger, and SO many rejected
''for cause" that the regular venire was
soon exhausted. Thereupon the court in
structed the sheriff to proceed to the street
aud pick up talesmen sufficient to make
up the panel, and up to l o'clock, out OF
thirty seven of the venire and numerous
talesmen brought in but eleven good men
and true" were accepted.
In the forenoon session the following OF
The venire were excused for cause: Fritz
Peters, q. H.-Corst, VIM. Gross, John S.
Austin, Thomas II. Dickson, II. B. Aherna
Geo. H. Goodrich, FL. FL. Farve!l, Lucius
Burnap, Geo. w. Cunningham, Jam es
Grace, Henry Guithong, John W. Falliha,
Thomas w. Forbes, John w. Burdick, L.
i. Frost, and the following talesmen: j.
+. Mcclure, Charles Holcomb, Thomas W
Ba5sett, VIM. Il. Harris, Theo. Burkhardt,
Nelson Mansfield, Herman Hillman, Frank
Taliant, w. II. Fredericks, NJ. Hogan, VIM.
j. Woolsey.
There were some amusing scenes as the
taiesmen wer3 brought up in the hurry OF
business or pleasure and ushered into the
court room, some of whom took il
cody, while others appeared like startled
deer. The most notable Of these was Mr.
Hoyer, who, as the sheriff came in with
him and "a he drank in the situation,
broke and run from the room and was
oyerhauled by that officer Just as he HAD
reached tho street. When on his second
appearance he was called on for his name
and TO take oath, he commenced stating
that he was under twenty one years old,
but Judge Wilkin asking him If ne would
swear to it, he said 'no.'' On being rep
rimended for his conduct il court of
Justice by the Judge, he said he had never
been IN one before, and it being SO evil
dent that he was notorious liar the court
dismissed him in disgust.
Ono Of the other street gamins'' who
was rejected could "not hear but half a
sentence ut time;' another chad lived
south and didn't think he could try poo,
black man with the Same impartiaIity he
coul. i rich white man." several had opin-
ions that were rooted in this case; some
made up their opinions from what they
read in the newspapers at the time of the
occurrence of the shooting, and others did
not read criminal items III tho newspa-
rs while all but the one mentioned had
color blindness when justice was in the
elance between black and white man.