Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-19
The Karcher Murder Trial.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT TO-DAY.
In the case Of LOUIS karcher who was indicted
for the murder, on the 9th of March last OF John
W. Grimes, the alleged paramour OF ksrcher's wife,
the work of completing the jury was resumed be-
fore Judge Macarthur 10 the Criminal Court this
morning at 10 ocloc.- District Attorney Worth
ington and Assistant Coyle for the government,
and Mr.. T. ]. Mackey for the defendant.
There were 40 talesman drawn Saturday, and
this morning they were called, SO answering. Mr..
pieting the panel.
The defendant then challenged the first Juror ac-
cepted as competent. MI E. A: shuster, and B. De
ford Webb was selected in his place Thomas F.
Ben was challenged and W. ii. Aistrop was called,
thus filing the box again. The government chal-
IN his place This completed the jury and at 1I:3O
O'Clock both sides announced that they were con-
tent with IL
THE JURY COMPLETE
Is as follows: II. I'll. Kimmen. dyer; Richard Rig
giles, carpenter; Lewis H. McDade, wheeIwright;
Nathan Janney, CLERK; solomon J. Fague, District
claim agent, &C. James 3. N0urse. farmer; Irving
q. Ashby, bank clerk; John Moran, dealer IN Stoves
George j. Davis, halter; b. Deford Webb. tobacco
mist; W. H. AiStrop, Teal estate agent, and 4. p.
White, miller.
THE WASHINGTON PAPERS STAND HIGH.
When the list had been nearly completed the
court said that it was astonishing how much Gre
dence was put in the newspapers here. for the pa
perS seemed 10 be the whole source of information
on Which the opinions were formed The WASH
fngton papers certainly stand high when so much
credence Is put In their reports
The court announced that in the present crowded
condition OF the hotels the jury could not all be pro-
vtded for at one hotel to sleeping accOmmOda-
lions, and therefore provision would be made in one
OF the rooms OF the building.
Messrs Juar1s and Milierwere sworn as bailins.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY COYLE'5 OPENING
STATEMENT.
Assistant District Attorney Coyle opened the case
70 The jury at 114) Oc.Ock, stating that they ex-
pected TO show that karcher and his WIFE though
occupying the same house, occupied different rooms
He admitted that there was IAN UBwriJIen law
under which the crime OF killing by the husband. OF
the wife's paramour would be excused but he sub
United that there Were circumstances which re-
moved this case from that category, and he pro-
ceeded TO speak OF the prisoners knowledge OF his
wffe'S Inconsistency to repel the idea or sudden
burst OF passion because OF discovery OF the wrong
MI Mackey objected to this course OF argument
but when the government said that they expected
70 show that the defendant knew OF the adulterouS
practices OF the wife, he withdrew his objection.
OPENING STATEMENT FOR THE DEFENSE.
Mr.. Mackey, for the prisoner, said that there
were facts which had not been stated. This act was
committed in the house OF the defendant and al
though at the cOroners inquest 1t was shown that
the bed was still warm from the pressure OF The
oody-a condition of things which would warrant
no indictment higher than for manSaughter-the
district attorney had prepared an Indictment for
murder, thus calling for karcheT'S incarceration.
Mr. Mackey referred 10 the S.ckle'S trial
Az this point recess was taken.