The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-10-09

He Bas told 10 take his seat in the jury box
Jacob spiegle was called and excused OF
account Of deafness
Norman : Berkey had conscientious sera
/ pes against capital punishment and va
challenged for cause
josiah Meiz.sr wascalIed, sworn and sSooc
aside.
samuel J. Mckenzie had read tie HERALI
and other couniy pspersi had made up ar
opinion. BAT thought be coald render an i'm
parsial verdict after hearing the evidence
He was challenged peTeaiptorily by the de
fense.
John 4 Clark had read the newspapers
and bad no conscientious scruples agains
hSnging a person gaiky Of murder. He wa
challenged by the deisnse.
Sleyhen Mccfntoek had fsrIne5 an epin-
ion. but shoaght he could divest himself o
il after bearing the evidence Challenges
+ by defense
d. II yonght bad resd nothing about Tbs
/ case and was promptly stood aside BY the
Commonwealth
Z John II. Custer had Rad about the cass
and had 10 scruples sgainst capital punish
nsnt. He was accepted as a juror.
Edmund Ho'sapple was willing 70 go into
the box and render an impartial verdict, buI
was stood aside by the defense,
Fredsrick Koontz had beard The case talk
ed about, bur had termed 10 opinion as To
the guilt OF innocence Of the defendant.
Both sides were satisfied with him and he
was told to take his seal in the box.
Michael Knechi Lad rad the Meyersdale
C5aanereiai and as stood aside
Abraham Eicher had read nothing about
de case and Was stsod aside.
sullivan Wilhelm hsd not made UP an
opinion nor had be any sc-uples against
capital punishment He was challenged fer
cause
samuel Maust bad heard nothing about
the case, and was challenged BY the deiense.
Lewis Gfossmzn was witness in the case
which was good ground for challenging
him
Joseph Kocher bad read good bit about
the case in the HEr4Lp. He had no seruples
against capital punishment. Stood aside.
Daniel SchFock hai conscientious scruples
against csEis4l punishment and was ehal-
lenged for cause.
Charles Rsam was sick and was excused.
Benjamin Kline had read about the case,
IN TIE HEEALD; had served on The Patler-
son jury was s. years Of age, and did not
feel well enough 70 sit on this ease. ChAl-
lenged s1rcause
Jscob s. Wilfzout, was partly opposed 70
hanging man, and was stood aside.
Henry Zimmerman, had read the HERALD;
lived about NO miles from where the kill
ing occurred, and was challenged BY the de-
fsnse.
John A. Largent. had rad nothing about
The cass, and was challenged by the defense.
jonathan Ling. rad about the case in the
HERA1D, and was Aoeap,ssl as Juror.
Solomon Coleman had no serupies against
capital punishment be Rad the Meyers
dale CosuaaerciaI aid x q stood aside
B. b. Coughenour had considerations scru-
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extent and Eas stood aside.
Georze ". Ande1son heard and read about
The case and was Challenged By the defense
Herman Johnson read the HERsLD and
Bsao1raf and was accepted as . jnror.
John Grof bad made Up and expressed An
opinion. aud did not think he could render
an impartial verdict Challenged for cause
William II Barron rad the HEzaLD bad
no scruples against capital punishment: had
net made up or expressed an oFiuion- stood
aside.
Fremont Y0uk n waschalIeagel fJrca1se
Albert McCiintOck lived in tie neishbor-
hood Of Confiaence and WAS challenged by
the dsiense.
Casper wahl read liitle something about
the case in the Dsnsoeraf and vas ehalleng-
Sd BY the defense
Abraham Folk had conscientious scruples
against capital Punishnsent- said be:
swhsn We are taken into the church We
promise 10 take up zrHis zssinsi 10 man and
to help con5enn no m4n 70 desih" t,h4l-
lengel FOR cause.
L J Hiilesas read the HERALD and was
accepted as a jaror
Adam Po0rbasgh had rad pathing abcut
The case and was stood aside
Joseph Glessner had resd nothing about
the case and Wa challenged by the defense.
This exhausted the venire and il uss neces-
sery 10 recall those who had been ssood
aside
Jacob u. Walter was challenged for cause.
Jo-iah Netk,er had not made up or ex-
pressed an opinion and was accepted.
b. H. vought heard 10 particulars Of the
case and was accepted.
E5maBd Holsapple had not made up or
expressed an opinion as to the guilt or in
nocsnce Of the prisoner and was sworn as
the twelfth juror.
rEE Jrkx-
D. n. Weimer, JOAN J. Martin. Urias s
FOX, william G. Knepper. John II Custer.
Frederick Koonfz, Jonathan Ling. Herman
johnson. l. J. HilleEas. Josiah MsszIer. d.
H. vought. Edmund Hoisapple
X vas adjonrning tine when the selection
Of tbs jury Was completed aud, afer eau
t.ouing them not 10 speak 70 any one or 10
Aliow any one 10 speak 70 them or in their
presence osncerning the case. Judge Basr
direcsed them 10 Be placed in charge oftxo
coussables tili Coart would mess O'Clock
Moaiay
The Jury attended services at the Reform