The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-12-28
WYANDOTTE'S wRECKERS.
The Hereulean Efforts to Find
Jury who Know
Nothing.
The Work of Getting a Jury
Likely to Last u Long
Time.

court commenced this morning the work o.
getting jury was proceeded with. j. w
Mount, IN the grocery business, Who ha:
resided in Wyandette for thirty-one years
was the first witness called. He said 81
am not acquainted with Hamilton, but
know his face. have read an account Of
the wreck and formed an opinion"
He was excused.
keep hotel and an familiar with the cir.
cumstsnces of the wreck, and have formed
an opinion" Excused.
Nick McAlpine followed: 81 am a
real estate man, and from what have read
have formed and expressed an opinion "
He followed the sthhers.
John pepper had an opinion and was ex-
cused.
Isaac P. Moore, of Quindsrs, formed an
opinion from newspaper accounts. He
thought he could act upon the evidence,
but since he had conscientious soruples
against the death penalty, he was excused.
Joseph Minenger has resided in Wysn-
doite for only two months. he knew moth
ing of the wreck aside from seeing il. lie
could not read, so formed an opinion
from what he heard. He was excused.
w. Z. Alsey Is not acquainted with
Hamilton. From what he had heard and
read he thought he could give an impair
tial hearing. He was not q knight of
Labor and had no scruples against capi-
tai punishment; 30 he vas allowed TO re-
main.
John Voss had formed an opinion, so
was excused.
u a
had no opinion, was not Knight of Laber
and not opposed to capital punishment
he remained.
Charles Douglas was excused, for he
had an opinion as 10 the guilt Of the de-
PENDANTS.
A short recess was here taken to allow
one of the jurors TO speak to his family.
having been absent from home for several
days.
g. Filbert, a carpener, did not know
Hamilton, but had heard and read about
the wreck. He had az opinion, so was
excused.
III. w. Freeman lives eight miles west of
Wyandotte, had an opinion, so went the
usual way.
Thos. Crook, farmer and fruit grower,
did not think it morally right to take life,
so even il the evidence warranted il, said
he would not feel justified in bringing in
a verdict of murder in the first
degree, if the penalty would be death. So
he was excused.
Fred Bremen, farmer had strong
opinion and was allowed to 90.
w. w. English was afraid that his bust
ness on the outside would interfere with
his trying the case. He had no opinion in
the case, but under oath stated that his
mind was so filled with business that he
could not bring it TO bear upon the case.
He was not Knight. The court refused
to excuse him at first, but did so afterward.
Fred Cosgrove said he was knight four
years ago, but not now. He had no opin-
ion in the case.
He was asked if the obligation he took
when he becsme Knight, was in his opin-
ion paramount to the obligations of the
law.
To this the defense objected.
The court held that the state might ask
If his obligations TO the order were such as
to interfere with his competency as a
Juror.
Cosgrove then stated that he left the or
der voluntarily, and did not at the present
consider himself Knight
He was opposed to the death penalty
in this state, "where they don't do it."
However. if the evidence warranted il, he
would not hesitate in bringing in verdict
Of murder in the first degree. He was al
owed to remain.
David Keppler, a farmer from Arm
strong, was excused, for he had an opinion.
John Stubt, farmer, who lives four
niles west OF Wysndotte, had an opinion,
md was excused.
Fred Sofia, young farmer, was not ex-
,ured. He knew nothing, was not a
might, and not opposed TO the death PEN
lily.
Henry Stuckof, farmer read some
hing about the wreck, but had no opinion.
lie was net positive wreck occurred or that
Horton had been killed, and had not read
he confession. He was not Knight of
1abor, and was not positive that he had
n opinion on capital punishment, but
bought be was opposed ii,
Frank Elkius a long-haJed farmer, was
REUSED for being so intelligent as to have
n opinion.
John NJ, Richards, another farmer, had
10 opinion, was not knight, and was not
opposed to the death peualty. He was not
REUSED.
J. J. Connolly had no opinion, said he
Tas not a Knight, not opposed to the death
'enaity. and he could try the case impair
tally on the evidence.
This completed the examination of jurors
" the state, so they were turned over to
he defence, Mr.. Hutchins conducting the
Examination. W. b. Alsey was the first
uror picked upon. Alsey had formed the
pinion the train had been wrecked by
Tillful act, not an'sccident.
The defense challenged him, but to this
he state objected. The court, after some
questions, excused Alsey.
Another juror being needed, Henry
Soete was called, and knowing nothing,
lot being opposed to the death penalny, or
Knight OF Labor, he was accepted by the
tate and turned over TO the defense. He
id have an opinion that the train had
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