The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-15
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The Trial OF Young Mutt for Killing DIXIE
Comm cnced-A "Gcod Jury" Empan'
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IBy telerrnnh 70 lho pI,patch. /

PITTSBURGH, January i4.-The trial OF
James Mutt Tor the killing OF n. l.. Dukes
commenced this morning In the Criminal
Court before Judge S. stowe. A large
crowd seeking admission TO the court
rooms hogan assembling as early rs .
o'clock, although the opening hour was
10 o'clock.
Long before o O'Clock the stairway and
corridors were literally packed. Crowds
pushed and damned each other. and above
the confusion which prevailed could be
heard cries OF peddlers selling pamphlets
purporting to give veracious story OF the
tragedy leading up TO the crime for when
Mutt will be tried to-day. While the
crowd was awaiting the opening OF the
doors young Mutt was being examined by
DIR. Riggs, who will probably be called as
witness during the trial. He declined TO
give any expression as 10 the object OF his
visit and the result reached. At 1920
O'Clock Judge Stowe appeared, and by that
time nearly all the Jurors had been admit
ted, and Major A. NJ. Brown, NJ. 5. Wartz-
weder, and other counsel for the defence
had put in their appearance, while a.
johnson, for the prosecution, had also ar
rived.
The court opened at half-past 10 O'Clock,
after which The names of the Jurors were
called. Out Of panel OF sixty only six
failed TO answer, and some OF them re-
ported later in the session. During the
preliminary arrangements the crowd were
kept waiting outside, but they were now
admitted. In five minutes their number
was so great that the doors were closed.
Mutt was brought in from the jail at about
| 1880 O'Clock. and took his seat IN the dock.
He was quietly dressed IN new suit OF
black. and looked very pale from his long
confinement. The prisoner was arraigned
in due form, and in putting In his plea
answered in a firm voice. Not guilty."
and demanded trial by "God and his
country" John Boyle, eX-district attor-
ney of Fayette county. and Hon. Z. L.
Boyle were then admitted as additional
counsel. The work OF empaneiling jury
was then begun.
At 1850 p. NJ. forty jurors had been en-
amined and four accepted. No adjourn
ment was taken for dinner. While one
! Juror was being questioned a large bouquet
was sent down from the gallery and placed
on the table i'm front OF Mutt. Before the
paper was removed Judge. Stowe said :
"There must be no more OF that. II OBJ
serve any person bringing bouquets into
the courtroom | will have them commit
ted" The bouquet was allowed to re-
main.
At =. VI. ten jurors had been accepted
and the panel was exhausted. The court
then took a recess until o'clock to allow
the sheriff time to summon sufficient tales
men to complete the jury. Mrs. Mutt ard
her daughter Lizzie have arrived here, but
were not present at the trial to-day. Hon.
Daniel VOORHEES,, Of counsel for the de-
fence, has not yet arrived.
The court reconyened at 3o'clock. when
the sheriff announced that he had procured
/ thirty talesinen, out of which the last two
| Jurors were selected before five had been
examined.
An adjournment was then taken till $3.50
| 4. VI. tomorrow.
| The jury, as a whole, is considered an
excellent one. They are as fine looking
| body OF men rs ever sat in Judgment on so
| important Il case in Allegheny county.
| General Blakeley, one OF the counsel for the
defence, said: "My work is done. 1t was
my duty TO see that a good jury was OBJ
! taued, as a schoOl.bOy could conduct the
defence with that jury and obtain an ac-
quittal." In politics the jury stands one
Democrat and eleven Republicans.