Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-07
|UDY'S TRIAL FOR MURDER.
su-sue = ne C.ss Bss9n-wha' the Wit
~ shs Commonwealth 30 Far
unmsnsa nave 10 say-rhe Jurors
y,,ss the scsss Of the Tragedy.

6ns eeuinst Taylor X. Bair rendered .
S1r6ss1 az guilty Of malicious mischief and
1rio ssssult and battery. Sentence was
-,111noned until Saturday, - there are
~ Of the peace cases against Bair grow
" out Of the same transaction.
- THE RUDY MURDER.
+ Johu W. Rudy, charged with the murder
- - father, was called for trial and ne
,Inlked nom the custody OF the sheriff TO
- lnhie Of his counsel. He was dressed
q = suit OF black, was clean shaved ano olo
- nnpear 70 realize that he was ABOUT
heluS lyied for his life.
Rni1v n represented by Marriott Bro
saua Col, B. Frank Eshleman and John A.
Uuvlc md the commonwealth by District
Assnruey Weaver, e. X. Martin and Will
49, N, Apple. District Attorney Weaver
aanaed 10 the court that the defendant was
furmally arraigned on February 25, and en-.
tesed Q plea Of not guilty. The court d.
rocAed the clerk TO proceed with the en-
runnsIsing Of the jury.
A. each jurors name was called he was
sworn 70 make true answers to such ques-
Uons . would be asked him. The ques-
lions put were I" Have you conscientious
exuples on the subject OF capital punish
meut the penalty being death, II the evil
daenco should warrant such verdict 2"
. Have you formed or expressed an opin.
acQ In favor Of or against John w. Rudy,
~ prisoner at the bar ?"
e DO you stand perfectly Indifferent be-
tween the commonwealth and John w.
Rudy, the prisoner at the bar
x II NE Juror answered all these questions
nasisisctorily and was passed by the common
veaatb then the juror was told to look
upon the prisoner and the prisoner to look
upon the juror and he was either chal'
lenred or accepted as 1t suited the de-
Ssndants attorneys
In all As jurors, all OF the regular panel
Who are In attendance, were called at the
afternoon session. OF those ten were
scoepesd by the prisoner, three were chsl
leured peremptorily by the commonwealth,
nine BY the defendant ana twenty three
were challenged for cause.
THE JURORS CALLED.
O. Herr Esbenshsde, merchant, Paradi Use;
Lovi X. Brown, farmer, Fulton Abraham
nlsst, farmer, Saliabury J. Frank Reist,
eruOsr, city Benjamin l.. Hess, farmer,
y Manheim township 4. J. Watson, wheel.
wright DrumoYe East John II. Eaby,
lsrmsr, Rspho Levi X. Forney, farmer,
Penn Peter Hershey, farmer, Paradise,
I'D conscientious scruples on the subject
q capital punishment and were challenged
\ III cause by the commonwealth.
Daniel Mc0owan, farmer, Bart; John
0armap, supervisor, East Cocalico David
Jofiries, bricklayer, city Martin a. Grei
der, farmer, Rapho Abraham Herr, su.
X poevisor, Manor; William Studonroth
caesxmaker, West Earl II. b. Shreiner
farmer, Mannheim township; w. ii. Fen
drich, tobacconist Columbia Samuel M
Nolt miller, Mannheim township John A
Z elads, inn keeper, Columbia Adam b
Long, farmer, Mannheim township; A.
Finn, merchant city /; A. z. Libhari
1armer, Marietta John 8. Brenemsn, Goa
dealer, city, had expressed opinions whic
would interfere with them n Jurors an
Woee excused from serving.
David CrAmer, farmer, Martic; John n
4 Ghenk, farmer, Providence; Clemei
Hunson, cigar packer, city 7. 7. Shocl
editor. Marietta William II. Kline, hattie
Adamstown Michael Gross, shoemako
Upper Leacock Benjamin q. Markley
: gontleman, Conestogs Andrew Greide
farmer, West Hempfeld, and John Cres
baugh, driver. city, were challenged pei
emptorily by the prisoner.
O. A. Bowers, ice dealer, city; Geo. w
Iaby, clerk, city, and Henry Gunkel, cal
painter, city, were challenged peremptoril
by the commonwealth.
The jurors selected from the reguls
6 panel were: John II. Engle, farmer, Rapht
Abraham Breitegam, miller, Lancaste
township; b. q. Seyferf, farmer, Brecknook
Aaron Dissinger, merchant, Elizabethtown
y. M. Buf1enmyer, grain and lumbe
& dealer, Eden; Frank q. Mellinger, farmer
Salisbury John Charles, farmer, Martic
II. 8. Ausser, lumber merchant Eas
Z Donegal Monroe M. Piautz, merchan,
4 Mannheim borough, and s. J. Beard, farmer
z Psnn.
THE PANEL EXHAUSTED.
At o'clock the clerk reported the pane
4 Of jurors a. exhausted. District attorne,
moved for special venire returnable forth
& with. The court Issued venire to Sherii
Burkholder to summon thirty six jurors :
- In court at Z 80 in the evening, at whic
t1mo the venire was made returnable, an
court rose until that hour.
ONE JUROR OBTAINED.
IA Wedaesday Evening.--The empanellln
i Ofa jury In the Rudy murder trial was re
Z eamed when court re-sssembled at 7:3
o'clock. The sheriff made return OF tn
4 Nonife issued to him and reported tn
names Of the 36 jurors empaneled by him
Counsel for defendant moved 10 quas
~ special venire summoned by the sherIl
a the ground that all summoned are res
~ 1nts OF the city and do not come from tn
body Of tho county, az required by law.
Tho court overruled the motion and di
reoted TO proceed with the calling OF juror
All Of the 80 jurors summoned wer
calied and examined and only one juro
Wns obtained-B. Frank Saylor, photo
gnphsr.
The commonwealth challenged Harry 1
+ Trout book binder.
The defendant challenged Geo. Co,
CLARK William Hark ins, oollarmsker A
w. Baldwin, gentleman VIM. H. Iredsl,
lsrk n. Deichler, shoemaker VIM. L
Bateman, painter Theo. w. Kinzsr, gen
tlsman Joseph Reeser, jeweler, and Adsn
=. Barr, gentleman.
II J. Houston, merchant; Martin Kreider
gentleman John G. Haas, tailor; w. O
a AAxuhaIl, shoe dealer, and Philip Doersom
carTisee maker, had conscientious scruple
On The subject OF capital punishment
John b. Roth, merchant Jere Rohrer
liquor dealer George A. Marshall, NOR
ehanf James B. Frey, tobacco dealer
John w. Holman, manufacturer Jerr,
RaeA insurance agent J. q. Getz, clerk
81 ID. Musselmap, clerk y. II, Zsbm
nnorohAnt: Jacob Gable, gentleman w
K =. LIANT, gentleman Henry Wolf cabine
maker; John #. Brimmer, liverymsn
Chaxles +. Miller, soap manufacturer
Edward II. Kemper, clerk Frank ii. Bari
tobacco dealer, and John Marshall, line
4 man, had expressed opinions which woul
Influence them.
Lewis Haidy, marble mason, was ex
cuDod because there was not seating capat