St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-29

trials of the defend
ants, and this was granted by the court,
though Mr.. and Mrs. Hegener had been
indicted jointly. he as accessory. Mrs.
Hegener'S case was called first.
SELECTING JURORS.
G. Tyson Butcher. A. S. Hall and II.
c. Mccarthy were appointed as triers,
and the work of selecting jurors was
begun. A. E. Gangner was called. He
answered that he was born in Qubec.
He was closely examined as to how,
when and where he had declared his
intention of becoming a citizen of the
United States.
Il took out my papers at.the capitol in
st. Paul." he said.
"Where are they now?" asked Mr..
Erwin,
Il don't know. can't find them.''
Mr.. ErWin-YOur honor. | would ask
for sup9na for the clerk of the su-
preme court to bring here the records to
and all about them.
The necessary paper was filled out
and handed to an officer to serve. Mr..
Erwin than turned to the prospective
juror and said:
''Now, my man, go right along to the
capitol with the officer"
This eXasperated Judge Egan, and he
exclaimed impatiently:
''Oh, object to that, object to that.
It's making counsel and Juror partners
antagonistic to the state.''
Mr.. Erwin-Your honor, it is merely
done to save trouble. l cannot go my
clerk in finding the entry. Because /
send this man along with the officer
does not necessarily make him my bosom
friend for life. 'GO on to the capitol,
please" he added to the subject of the
dispute, and the two disappeared from
the room.
Hes taking him in tow right away"
said Egan in an aside to his assistant,
Mum. They returned few minutes
later with message from the clerk that
he was unable to find the entry. The
man was passed upon until further in
veStigation.
short, Squatty German, with an express
sionless countenance.
Egan-DO you read English?
"Naw, sir"
Mr.. Egan-Where were you born?''
A blank stare was the only reply.
Judge Egan didn't know whether to
laugh or swear. Be finally exclaimed,
with loud empasis on the ''born"
'Well, don't you know what born
means?"
Again stare and litter throughout
the court room.
Say. do you know how to read Eng
Hsh writing?" said Mr.. Egan.
NAV, l unly oonderstan' de lang
vetch," said the man.
'Oh, you do. Well, submit chal-
lenge on the groundo of Disqualified
tiOn." The man was excused.
Perry Long was called. His name
could not be found in the directory. No
man knew anything about him and he
was excused without examination.
E. l.. Fryer thought he had possibly
expressed an opinion formed by reading
the accounts in the GLOBE and Pioneer
Press.
'Do you still retain your opinion, and
would it require testimony to change
it?''
81 think 500
Mr.. Egan-Could you go into the box
an impartial juror?
''YeS, SIR"
Mr.. Erwin-Challenge withdrawn.
''Oh, all right. accept Fryer" said
Judge Egan, and Fryer was sworn in. as
Juror No. 1. He took his seat in the
jury box.
AFTER NUMBER TWO.
Joseph Friedman's career was brief.
: f'Where were you born?' asked Mr..
Egan.
I'm AUSTRIA" said he, and he was ex-
cuSed.
Alfred B. Gehrin had formed an opin-
ion by reading the newspaper accounts,
and thought he would carry his opinion
into the box with him. Judge Kelly
read the law bearing on the qualifica-
tions of a juror, and Gehrin was ex-
.cused.
4 Joseph P. Fry was accepted and sworn
in Immediately without question
asked, making Juror No. 2.
This prevailed also with j. II. Gar