The evening world., 1889-01-26
A CHANGE OF VENUE
Judge Daniels Suddenly Proposes It
for Tom Cleary.
He Charges the Press with
Caricaturing the Trial.
On Monday He Will Decide II the Case
Shall Be Removed to Another County.

When the Extraordinary Term Of the Su-
the trial of jurors" in the Cleary case this
morning the usually placid features of JUS
tice Daniels were clouded.
He whispered to Clerk Welsh and then
paused in the proceedings while Mr.. Welsh
delivered this communication to the score of
reporters:
Judge Daniels instructs me to say that
he is displeased with the reports Of the trial
printed in som of the papers. He says this
table was placed at the dis
posal of the reporters to facili-
tate them in making truthful reports of
the trial. Instead, some of the papers printed
untruthful reports. If he sees any more un-
truthful reports he says he will order the
table removed from the ROOM"
The reporters were indignant, and when
1901 arrived and The EVENING WoRLD's Sat
urday Half-Holiday law went into operation,
the surrounded the Judges desk.
Judge Daniels said to them Some of the
reports have been garbled and are untruth-
full. Jurors have been carlcaturec, and the
tendency of the reports has been to draw into
public contempt the administration of q
court of justice.
THE Times said recently that l was de-
tanned one afternoon IN the County Clerks
office assisting the Sheriff in drawing a new
panel of jurors. This was untrue. The
WORLD intimates this morning that
it is to my pecuniary interest to drag this pro-
ceedlng along when III fact | an losing every
day, and it is directly against my pecuniary
interest to sit here.
II hope to see no more of it, or I shall be
compelled to take severe measures
Just before adjourning, Justice Daniels
sprung this dynamite bomb on the auditors :
In view Of the length of time already
n0nc,,nnI aud The Iaroa prtphar nf nitSuanG
examined and found to be unsatisfactory and
disqualified for the jury box in this case.
because Of their strong and fixed
the trial of this defendant can be obtained,
will, if the defense so desire, give them tim
to prepare the papers in a motion for a
change Of the place of trial to some other
county"
This was o surprise. indeed, 10 Gen. Tracy
and Ira Shafer. Beads of sweat started out
on the latter and Gen. Tracy turned pale.
Neither was prepared, but asked till Tues
day to decide.
Mackenzie Semple was bewildered for a
moment too. Judge Daniels declined TO ad-
journ except to Monday, but added that if
the defense had then decided to move for a
change of venue he would give them another
day to prepare the papers.
MIR. Semple said he didn't know how hard
he should fight the motion, adding lugubri.
ously: It's a pretty hard job to get unbiased
Five days have been consumed in trying
jurors, " and the box is still empty. There
have been 43O men examined, not one
suiing both sides. Mr.. Semple has
been satisfied with only five, and
these have been peremptorily challenged by
the defense. The defense were satisfied with
only three, and they were ~peremptorily chal
lenged by Mr.. Semple.
Two hundred men are summoned for Mon
day, but they will probably not be examined,
though Justice Daniels declined to saw
whether he would grant the motion for d
change of venue and Gen. Tracy and Mr..
Skater declared that they didn't know
whether they would ask for a transfer or not.