The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22

4 49, So~Aoo Out quickly excused.
Casper Keller; resident Of Agnes CITY
township for fourteen years; was ex.
cused for having formed an opinion
which IL would require evidence 70 re-
| move.
John X. Cook, resident OF Americas
t'wnship, was excused for usual cause.
III. w. KirkeudaIl; resident of pike
township; Unqualified by reason of his
opinion, and was excused.
A. w. Bugley, resident of Center
township, having formed no opinion.
was allowed TO remain for the present
W. A. BasIng. Of Hartford; resided
there for 10 years; knew Of no fact
which would prejudice him in either
way in this case. He vas allowed &c
sit.
This completed the panel of twelve
jurors, which were accepted by the
State, but Mr.. Msrcellius was excuaed
oy the judge on account of sickness In
the family.
At 10 o'clock court adjourned until
80 p. m, at which time the defense
will examine the jurors selected
during the forenoon and make objec-
tions II they so desire.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Promptly at 80 p. m. the court was
called order and the continued exami-
nation OF jurors proceeded with.
Mr.. Curtis Sims, of Americas town.
ship president for seven years; he was
excused for cause.
| Andrew Q. easier, q resident OF Water
loo township, had formed no opinion in
the case. and was allowed 10 retain his
seat.
This ended the examination OF Jurors
by the prosecution. and Attorney Scott
stepped forward and began by question
ing the Jurors that had been accepted by
the State. Mr.. Scott asked each of the
twelve number of point
ed questions, and being satisfactorily
answered in every instance, he
notified the court that the defendant
passed for cause.
Mr. Sterry then asked that a call of
the remainder of the 125 special jurors
who had been summoned be
called in order TO ascertain who
were present before proceeding
with peremptory challenges. This be-
ing agreed to. the clerk went ahead with
the call. This occupied the time until
$3.50, and when concluded Mr.. Sterry
asked the court 70 excuse the attorneys
for the State few minutes. This re-
quest was granted, and In the interim,
Judge Graves gave notice that all the
Jurors who had been specially summon
ed to sit on the case under consideration,
when excused from the jury box, it
would be for the entire term. After
an absence of fifteen minutes, the
attorneys for the prosecution returned,
and objected peremptor.lyt to Mr.. Walter
Bushnell, who Was at once excused.
o. b. Peet was called on to fill the
vacancy. He is resident of jackson
township and was excused for cause.
james w. Dickson, of jackson town.
ship; resided there Is years; excused
tor cause.
j. K. Peterson; resident of Agnes City
township; he had formed no %, inion in
the case aud was passed for cause by
the prosecution.
The attorneys for the defense now
asked for = few moments to
confer privately aud retired.
Immediately they returned and waived
their first and second challenges.
The State then challenged Mr.. Nc
Crary and he was at once excused.
VIM. fl. Hendrix next called
a resident of Center township for
SIX years. Having formed no
opinion, he was passed for cause.
The defense then waived its next two
challenges, and Mr.. Craig was excused
by the prosecution.
q. P. Rockwell called, resided in
Fremont township for two years; ex
cused tor cause.
MIR. Parkman; resided 10 Jackson
township two years; excused for cause.
H. j. Holmes, Of Reading township.
resident 16 years; having formed no
opinion, he was passed for cause.
The defense then waved their fifth
and sixth challenges.
The state Immediately excused
Mr.. Hendrix.
The counsel INDUCED In a little by
play as to whether Mr.. Stratton should
be called and the judge decided Mr..
Stratton ineligible.
George II. Suite of Elmendaro town
ship; resident four years After a long
and tedious examination Mr.. Suite was
passed for cause.
Hugh Roberts, u resident of Eimen-
daro township for years, was passed
for cause and Immediately excused by
the defense. This was the first chal-
lenge by the defense.
The defendants theu waived their nexi
two challenges and the state peremptor.
lily challenged Mr.. Suite.
John Morris; resident of Jackson
township for sixteen years: quickly ex
cused for cause.
Mr.. W. s. Cook, of Jackson township
was called, snd after examination, wal
passed for cause.
: The defendants challenge was thel
asked for and Mr.. Holmes was chal
lenged by the defense. The attorney
for the defense objected TO this challeng
aud IL was overruled by Jude
, Graves on the ground tbs
/. after a right to challenge had been waiV
ed no juror then in the box could b
peremptorilY challenged thereafter. Thi
ruling was sustained after q short argu
ment participated in by attorneys Fen
Ion, Scott, Feighan and Slerry
The panel as completed now stands:
a III. G. Cooley. Sr., Elmendaro.
A 2-Chas- J johnson, Jackson.
so, @. easier, Waterloo.
~ x. Peterman, Center.
81. @. Ad-ms, Americus.
M 81. T. Holmes. Reading.
I'll. 8. Cook, Jackson.
=. S-Aichael Myers. JacksIn.
"A &c. 5. Clark, Americus
- 10-J. d. HEM, Elmendaro.
LA. w Bugbee, Center.
4 l2-W A BasiDger, Hartford.
i. This jury was sworn in by the Gle
, and will nnally render a verdict in I
q most celebrated poisoning case ev
b. known to the state of Kansas.
On the completion OF the panel /
- honor remarked that although II '.
hardly time for adjournment, the COT
on sci tor the State had not had time to &C
on fer together a. they wished a
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