Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-23

no conscientious scruplee against capital pun
ishment. He said, with a smile. that he
afraid he was able TO render an impartial ver-
dict, but he would like TO be excused.
Mr.. jerks WAS accepted by the court.
VIM IL. II. Hoover. who was next examined.
had no opinion that would bias him. The Dis
trict attorney had propounded question TO
discover whether the juror had any scruples
against capital punishment.
Gen. Grosvenor objected to this question.
urging that the scruples against capital punish
ment did not constitute under the federal
statutes principal ground of challenge.
Inc conscientious scruple. remarked Judge
Bradley. was a matter of no consequence where
man would perform his sworn duty. but when
man announced that he could not bring m n
verdict OF guilty of murder he was clearly dis
qualified.
After some discussion the district attorney
modihed his question so as TO a,k jurors whether
they could render an impartial verdict without
referring to the views they might hold on the
subject OF capital punishment MIR. Hoover was
accepted by the court.
ACCEPTED. BUT An EXCEPTION NOTED.
William T. Abbott, who Was next examined
had formed an opinion, but said il Was such as
would yield 10 evidence. He was accepted by
the court and the defense noted an exception.
John X. Woodward. the next juror called.
said his opinion was such that IL would require
strong testimony to change it. He was ex-
FUSED.
Charles A. Iuddman had an opinion so
strong that he was excused
John Leitch WAS accepted by the court.
>. Fred Kelly had formed an opinion which
and he was excused
thomas Beall WAS found to be without opinion.
but he appealed to the court TO excuse him on
account of health. stating that he had been
suffering with am attack OF the grip. The
court required him to take a seat in the jury
box for the present
Charles ". Stewart was found satisfactory to
| the court and accepted.
James IL. Byram did not think he had an
opinion strong enough to bias him. He said in
reply TO Mr.. Wilson that il would require some
testimony to change it. lie was accepted and
the defense noted an exception.
.,oiullDus thomas answers were like those of
Mr. byram and he was accepted, the defense
noting an exception.
Charles f. Nelson had formed an opinion.
| but thought he would render an IMPARTIAL
opinion He was accepted and an exception
| was noted.
The court then took recess till O'Clock.
| AFTER RECESS.
When the court met after the recess the first
juror called up for examination was :. Edward
kedfern, who had 50 strong an opinion that he
was excused
Jacob L. Neurath had never formed an
opinion and never read the newspaper accounts
| Va tuC Sdse. lie was accepted.
Edward ID. Callahan had no opinion and was
accepted by the court
John ID. Bartlett said il would take strong
evidence to change the opinion he had formed
OF the case. He said in response TO a question
OF the court that he believed he could render
an impartial verdict in the evidence. The
court accepted Mr.. Bartlett and the defense
( noted an execution
/ Mr.. Bartlett was the twelfth man accepted bv
| the court on his voir dire and a discussion
| arose as to the order in which challenges
should be made.
| ARRANGEMENT AS TO CHALLENGES.
1t was finally settled that the government
should begin the challenges. The government
has five challenges and the defense twenty.
The order decided on was that the government
should use one Of its challenges and the de-
| Tense follow with four and alternate in this
| way until all the challenges were exhausted.
| District Attorney Cole challenged Mr. Jacob
l.. Neurath and this left a vacancy in the box
| Frank L. Howser was accepted by the court
| to nil the vacancy.
| The defense then challenged Columbus
| Thomas
| John NJ. Waters and Charles q. Beebe were
excused by the court because their opinions
| were too strong.
| VIM Z. Brooks was accepted by the court.
| let
Robert c. Mangum's opinion was SO strong
| that he was excused.
! VIM. q. Crawford said he had formed and
expressed an opinion, but could lind. hC
thought, just verdict. He was however sicb
| and he was excused.
Alfred d. Dent and Louis p. Shoemaker wer,
called and were reported sick.
THE PANEL EXHAUSTED.
This exhausted the list and the court said
| that they could go no further at this time
| The defendant suggested that sixty names b,
| drawn for tomorrow and the government sug
gested forty.
ADJOURNED TILL TOMORROW.
The court decided that fifty talesmen be
drawn and summoned for tomorrow and ad.
| iourne,I