Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-31
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STORY of the Crime.
Upon the re emblipg OF court on
Thursday afternoon the case of oomon.
wealth VS.. George Smith. indicted for the
murder of Henry Struck. on October Is,
1883, was called for trial. Tho prisoner
had been brought from prison and whom
he took his seat with his counsel, he was
Joined by his mother.
Counsel for the commonwealth asked that
the mother DO removed to the body Of the
court room, but did not press their request
and she was allowed to remain by the side
OF her son.
Clerk OF the Quarter Sessions Eby
formally arraigned the prisoner aud
he pleaded not guilty in loud, distinct
voice.
B. Frank Eshlemsn Is associated with
the district attorney 10 tho prosecution OF
the case aud s. II. Reynolds, George Nau.
man and VIM. b. Given orc the counsel for
the prisoner.
The court directed the clerk TO call
jurors.
Edward MOllo,, ,colored. laborer, Seventh
ward, city, was the first juror called. he
had conscientious scruples on the subject
of capital punishment and was challenged
for cause.
]. NJ. Johnston, reporter, First ward,
city, had no conscientious scruples, had
not formed or expressed an opinion, and
bad no bias or prejudice. He was stood
aside by the commonwealth.
Benjamin B. Lands, farmer, Upper
Lsaoock, formed al opinion and was
challenged for cause.
Washington b. Paxson, farmer, Colerain,
had conscientious soruples, and was ex-
cused from serving.
Edwin G. Musselmsu, farmer, Strasburg
borough, answered all the questions salts
| factorily, but was excused from serving on
| account of his being relative of one o
| the counsel for the commonwealth.
Philip Wall, innkeeper, Fifth ward, city
challenged peremptorily by the defendant
Charles l.. Fllbert, clerk, Columbia
answered all the questions, but was stoot
aside by the commonwealth.
Richard c. Edwards, blacksmith, Dru.
| more, had conscientious scruples on thu
subject of capital punishment and wa
challenged for cause.
E. B. Brubaker. miller, Elizabeth
township, was challenged for the SAM
cause.
d. E. Long, grocer. Ninth ward, city
was challenged persmpsorily by the pris
| oner.
John Brenuer, miller. Manor, answered
all the questions satisfactorily and wa
accepted as the first Juror.
Hiram Z, SteinmotZ, clerk, Clay, wa
accepted as the second juror.
| William Hamilton, farmer, Salisbury
was accepted as the tnird juror.
John G. Graham, oonbmaker, Mint
ward, city, formed aud expressed a
opinion and was challenged for cause.
John B. Ripley, clerk, Third ward
city, was stood aside by the common
wealth.
| BENJAMIN Mott, miller, East Hernpfield
formed an opinion aud was challenged fc
cause.
Christian Habecker, farmer, East Heml
field, had conscientious scruples.
Edward Stautfer, farmer, Earl, wa
stood aside by the commonwealth.
| James Shand, merchant, Fourth ware
city. was stood aside by the common
wealth.
| J. c. shuman, llborer, Manor. ws
accepted as the fourth juror.
Jacob Bachmsu, gentleman, Strasbur
borough, had conscientious scruples an
was challenged.
Jesse Wood, farmer, Little Britain, WI
excused for the same reason.
81. l.. Henderson, gentleman, Secor
ward, city, a relative of one of the couns
for the prisoner, was excused from sery
ing.
d. B. Landis, grain dealer, Third ware
city, was challenged by the prisoner.
B. B. Myers, innkeeper, S!rasbul
township, expressed an opinion and wi
1 nhnl
John Strohm, miller, Providence, WI
challenged by the prisoner.
Aaron II. DaIner, gentleman, Manhei
, borough, expressed an opinion and W
challenged.
Q Graybiil B. Swope, bcok.keeper, Thi
: ward, city, formed an opinion and "
challenged. ~.
David N. Lsndis, farmer, East Ian
peter, had conscientious scruples on Il
subject Of capital punishment.
sI w. o. Carter, farmer, Little Britai
was excused for the same reason.
d Henry Martin, tailor, Conestoga, "
4 challenged by the prisoner,
II David L. Miller, Rapho, was excus
II from serving, on the ground OF havi
b conscientious scruples.
d B. K. Andrews, farmer, Providenc
and J.B. Lichty, clerk, Second ward, Gil
/, had conscientious scruples.
g. W. Dunkls, farmer, Martic townshi
70 expressed and opinion and could no: serv
n Benjamin G.. Leachey. laborer, We
. Hempfeld, was accepted as the fif
# Juror.
% Josiah Boyer, farmer, Bart, and Orri
y Richards, paper hanger, Columbia, form
I aud expressed opinions and were cha
70 lenged for cause.
e A. P. Cremer, clerk, Ssdsbury. v
o challenged by the prisoner.
i John A. Gable, ,coachtrimmer, Fifth wal
It city, was challenged by the prisoner.
" The panel was now declared exhaust
d and the jurors stood aside were called.
b j. M. Johnston, city, was challeng
r psremptorily by the commonwealth.
vi Charles L. Filbert, Columbia, was
. lated to the prisoner, and was excus
ls from serving.
d John B. Rupley, city, was accepted
the sixth juror.
10 Edward Stauffer, Earl, was challeng
Q peremptorily by the prisoner.
r, James Shand, city, was challenged
.. the prisoner.
,r Six jurors were received from the reg
n lar panel, the clerk announced that I
If panel was exhausted and the court {
. rooted o special venire for forty jurors
70 issue returnable Friday morning at
z o'clock.
Il The jurors selected were placed in char
10 Of Tipstaves Flory and Hollinger o
10 escorted to their hotel. The prisoner, q
d his brother Winfield, also indicted for