St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-12
County Attorney Egan States
His Suspicion and a
Scene EnSueS.
Alexander Drake Chosen as
the Twelfth and Last Of
the Jurors.
The Trial Of Young Doherty's
Slayer Will Begin in
Earnest To-Day.

| the court III Cn6 morning. SdG Wullo SeV-
eral talesmen were being examined and
all excused. The panel exhausted, he
adjourned court at II O'Clock and
awaited the return of the third SPECIAL
venire, which brought thirty new tales
men into court. When court was called
to order at o'clock, the room
was crowded with probable jurors
and spectators, craning their necks
to get a glimpse of the proceedings.
| After fifteen talesmen had been exam
ined, fortune pivoted upon Alexander
| Drake. and he was SWORN as the last of
| the twelve good men and true for whom
| the counsel have been searching for the
|. past seven days. Just before the first
new talesman was called for eXamina-
| ton, Cou nty Attorney Egan arose, and
| addressing the court, said that it had
| come to the ears of the prosecuting
| counsel that one of the jurors already
sworn and in the jury box since last
Friday had been in intimate association
with A. d.. Warner, counsel for
| the prisoner, and several witnesses
| for the defense. Mr.. Egan said
that he had been informed
| that the juror referred to had met the
prisoners attorney and the principal
witness, Pearl Wilson, and that between
! them there had TRANSFERRED conversation
which was detrimental to the work OF
| the jury in determining the case. Judge
Egan stated to the court that he would
not name the Juror until the court
would allow him to he called from the
box and questioned under oath as to the
truth of the information.
II Object shouted Attorney Warner.
s'This is malicious falsehoOd, and beg
your honor that the county attorney, at whose
conduct am appalled,, shall be restrained
from quoting such malignant stuff before
this jury-only to prejudice it'll If he has any
such charges TO make, let him make them to
the court. and not before the jury"
Il am addressing the COURT retorted the
county attorney.
Here the court buried itself in deep
thought, while all else was suspense.
AS Judge Kelly raised his head again,
MI Mum caught his eye, and said that
the state meant to make no charges
whatever, but that these things had
been brought to them from reliable
source, and they simply desired to exer-
else their right in investigating the
matter"
s!You did it to hurt my case" said Attor-
new Warner. Its an outrage to stlgmalze
those upon the jury whom happen to
Know.
The Judge was about to grant the re-
Quest of Judge Egan to call the juror
and openly put such question to him as
would stamp the suspicion as ground
less, when Mr.. Mum again stated that
he was willing to put Mr.. Warner under
oath and take his sworn statement to
settle the matter.
'sYou can swear me, but do not want any
member of the jury chagrinned by linking
him in open court to such work as you have
charged. Yes swear me- and will answer
all your questions, and show you that you
have no grounds for your base accusations"
'Swear the attorney" said the judge
Clerk Davis beckoneG to Mr.. Warner
and, repeating the formula to, him, put
him under oath to honestly and truth
fully answer Mr.. Munn's questions.
down to be questioned by his opponent
in the trial, and Attorney Mum was
equally wrathy at Mr.. Warmers bold
Remuneration of the states counsel. MIR.
Mum began:
''Mr. Warner, have you had any converse
ton in regard to this case with Mr.. Gar
Tough, Mr.. Rugg or Mr.. Wilgus at any time or
place since last Friday?'
mo, sir. have not had any conversation
with any of the gentlemen named about any
thing pertaining to this case"
Ibid you not meet one Of the gentlemen
in resort in this city and there. accompa-
MED by your principal witness, carry on q
private and lengthy confab with the juror"
81 did nothing Of the kind, sir said Mr..
Warner. II have been in no resorts what
ever except such and such place since this
case began
A few other questions were asked to
which Mr.. Warner gave prompt de-
NAL and sank down in his chair as Mr..
Mum concluded the quiz. Call the
first talesman. swear him, and let the
trial proceed said Judge Kelly, quite
vexed at the possibility of such tam
pering with the jury. Here again, Mr..
Warner left his chair on the carpeted
floor and directed a fucilade of remarks
at random's spacious blanket. He
wanted the record of the little scene
just enacted, stricken from the record.
1--WE cheerfully submit to that, said MIR.
Mum.
utes of the irregularity,'' said the judge, as
he told the clerk to go on with the jurors.
The roll was called and the following
jurors responded and were sworn to
faithfully try the case about to be pre-
scented to them by the counsel and evil
dence: Alexander Drake, Jacob Sow
ders, John Garlough, j. n. Wilgus, Ed
gar r. Barden, Stephen G. Cook, ii. 5.
Bennett. NJ. P. Self, Lafayette Shaw,
Gilbert P. Rugg, Fred D. Sargent and
Jacob r. Steiner. The jurors settled
the case, reviewing its history very
briefly. He adjured. them to do their
duty to the state and the prisoner; to
carefully consider every point OF the
evidence, and then having honestly and
conscientiously weighed it, report their
verdict to the court, etc. The first wit
ness sworn was Daniel D. Doyle. con-
tractor, who was an eye witness to
to the shooting. He testified
that he saw Clara Blatz come to the cor
ner of Fifth and Robert streets on the
evening of Feb, ~, and after standing
there awhile she pulled revolver from
her muff and. advancing to the middle OF
the street, shot man through the back.
Witness testified to other things,
corroborating previous published ac-
counts of the tragedy. The next
witness testified to picking up
Doherty's body and carrying it into the
Exchange laundry. 1t was then5 O'Clock
and the court adjourned. The state has
not much to prove: the TACT that Clara
Blatz fired the shot which killed young
Doherty and that he came to his death
at her hands will be brought out to-day,
and the defense will begin tomorrow.
Its side of the story is somewhat longer,
and about twenty witnesses are expected
to testify. Attorney Warner stated to
certain package of letters which
was taken from Clara BlatZ when
she was imprisoned produced. He said
these letters would show that the muir
dere man had addressed the prisoner
as his wife-Mrs. Clara Doherty.
Among them were letters which the de-
ceased wrote to Mrs. Clara Doherty
while she was at Hot Springs, and will
throw a good deal of light on the young
mans relations with the woman. Pearl
Wilson, the principal witness, sits in