Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-27
FLF TIL EDITION.
OYER AND TERnINER
The Trial Of John Croney for n.
Murder Of Daniel Aaxuire-1o."
sci Discussing the New w.,
Bearing upon Capital Csse. 80"

n ny WIN ChisI Justice Comsgys an
Associates Wootten, Houston ,,
Wales on the bench "'
The large room was filled with o.,
= tators, the greater number of whom P,'
:. doubt were actuated by motives If ~
- riosify TO witness the trial of Crn,o,
y The clerk called the names of the n,o,,
!" summoned for this Court, all of wh h'.,
p, with the exception of Ave Answered VII
- The names Of twenty-nine win.
" for the State were called, of which n ,
. fifteen answered, and it is probable a,
" tachments will be issued for the n ra
mainder. There are thirty. seven u; :,
:, nesses summoned for the defense VT" ",
g but ten Of whom were present NJ a..
Bird said that the witness Conner uh,
was sick when the case was called w.
fore, was still indisposed but his nh r't
clan said that he could he bro,,gh,
. Inc Court House tomorrow in n IA,
riage. wi
In answer 10 a question by the Chi,,
Justice, Mr.. Bird said that Mr. Whi,,'
ley and himself were both reaIv
proceed with the trial. W
At 1898 O'Clock Croney was broucL,
in between two tipstaves and placed il,
he dock. The prisoner looked w,ii
but still there was unmistakable sion,
of anxiety upon his face at the fr,'t,,
ordeal through which he is called ;,
pass. This is the first case under ,t
recent act of the Legislature nhi",
says that when a juror is called he ,Lai'
be sworn and examined in the cu,,,
mary manner under the direction NJ n,
Court. Heretofore It has been ,I,
custom for the counsel for tn. d.,en",
to ask these questions, and the ,Iio,
Justice said that he would like COINS.
on both sides to suggest who sbould aI
these questions. States Attorney Gr,y
said that he thought it would be well IL
let the counsel for the defence ask tLn
questions rs usual under the dircctin,
of tn" Court, and Mr.. Bird cypr.s..I
himself as satisfied
The new law also provides tina, III.
counsel for the defence shall hay. ,L,.
usual twenty challenges and il CON
icrs on the State ten challenges NJ
Bird said that he would like 10 call th,.
attention of the Court to the fact rhp
the prisoner was indicted and arraigucl
this law has been passed since that TIM
he did not think that II should annlv +,
this case.
Mr.. Gray Thought the intent of ~.
law WAS that il should take effect i'm
mcdiatrly, and considered the objection
rs only technical. The only object IN
giving the State the right of challeno4
was to further the ends OF Justice.
Mr.. Bird also called attention 10 tLr
fact that another act had been pa,u.
by the Legislature, which saysthat in,
capital ease the panel of Juror, shat
consist Of "a Instead of 4s, and l..
thought il nothing more than simn.,
justice that if one law applied to {, h.
case the other should also Apply.
He said that in the present ease five
jurors were absent, and if the STATE and
he defence exercised their power in
making ten prrcmpfnry challenges N
the one hand, and twenty on III .tbrr
it would only leave thirteen from wh.m
a jury should he srlr, ted 10 try the m n
for hi, lite. iirthouglt the Leg statue
rrlrh IN passing a Jaw that allowed ,lp
stat" any rl.lhLgr>, rs he r,u,rnl~
that when d man w@s on nia, ior In,
lite he should have rvcfy opportunity
afforded him
After hearing further argument hy
counsel, the Court decided that the ease
should proceed with the panel as lu-
nunc'i, and the drawing Of III" jur ~,
was commenced at ll.l5 O'Clock The
panel was exhausted before a lur, wa
secured, tn" defence having made Il
challenges and The STATE
only 4, whilco who had formed and "N.
pressed an opinion that could not tr
by the evidence, or had scrupIr,
against capital punishment, were cH.
'n,rd.
The following were challenged by The
defense, although several Of them sad
hat notwithstanding the fact that hey
mad formed an opinion they thought
hey would be- able to render vcrtici
according to the evidence.
Thomas Chochran, Aaron Reynolds,
IT., Dani"lJ. Hyatt, John Lynch
Frank D. Pennington, William j. Lee,
george 'rorkson, Andrew J. Mote,
Iohn l.. simmons, William = Biz,
Nathaniel Newman, Julian j. .Danvm
Joseph Rankin, Allen McEw"r
Slar W ityluau ,jOstDh = Dun .ap
william Smith.
The following were challenged BY The
state, several OF whom stated that they
rad formed an opinion. but would ..at-
Ter a verdict in accordance with the
violence
William Miller, Ezra Pierce, James
;. Barr. Henry Stnffnrd
The following have formed an opinion
which could not be changed by the eyi-
encr, or had conscientious scrlples were
xcuscd nv IN. Cnurt pa,.rJ Mini
gan, Jesse Chandler, Jacob Pussy
frederick johnson, Samuel Moore, Ed,
lin Grcaves, John X. Lynman, .Ir,
\ lillian j. Struud Sa,nuel r. McIntre
The jurors selected are as follows
.lward NJ. Worrall. Mill Creek Fred.
rick Clair, Christiana George ".
.ppleby, New Castle Hundred John
I. Woodward. Mill Creek. William
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