The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-08

Colonel Arnett: "NIr. Young, yor
haye expressed yourself positively anC
quite often"
Mr.. Young: ~ have"
Colonel Arnett: "You weresunmoned
as o juror, were you not?"
! Mr.. Young: 81 was called here by
mistake"
WHAT MI. YOUNG SAID.
Colonel Arnett: "Mr. Young, you said
that yon had expressed yourself in con-
demnationH"
Mr.. Young: ayes, sir"
Colonel Arnett: "Mr. Bell asked you
what you would DO under certain cir.
cumstances-if a man were to call you
certain names?"
Mr.. Young: 81 said If I were young
man like DR.. Garrison l would thresh
him."
Colonel Arnstt: "Then, Mr.. Young, It
is only an inference on your part. You
did not hearhim say anything about the
case. He did not say he thought DR..
Garrison did right in the matter"
Mr.. Young: 81 did not charge my
mind with IL"
Colonel Arnett: "Then you do not
say that Mr.. Bell said to you that be
thought DR.. Garrison did right or that
he justified his action?"
Mr.. Young: sit made 80 strong IN
impression upon me that repeated 1t
an hour sf.erwRrd and said l thought
Mr.. Bell would like to be on the jury"
Colonel Arnett: ibid he say to you
that he justified the actP Give the LAM
guage be used"
M. Young: ~ cannot repeat what
he said. It made a deep impression
upon me, but 1 did not charge my mind
Colonel Arnett: "Are you sure he
used the word justification 2"
Mr.. Young: ~ can't say positively"
Colonel Arnett: "Mr. Young, did
Mr.. Bell express any opinion on this
case2"
Mr.. Young: Winierred that he did,"
Colonel Arnett: "But tits all only an |
inference Of yours, is 1t not? He did |
not say that he justified DR.. Gsrrison's
actions, did he? he merely asked you
a question, did he not2"
Mr.. Young: HE used the words,
'Ifa man would say, yoa vera sired by
q niger, wouldn't you justify man do.
ing something Desperate"
Captain Dovener: "When you spoke,
didn't you refer to tho Garrison case 2"
Mr.. Young: eyes, cir"
Captain Dovener: "When you said
you considered II cold blooded murder,
didn't Mr.. Bell say be did. not?"
Mr. Young: II do not remember"
Mr.. Young was dismissed and Mr..
Bell asked to rise again.
Captain Dovener: "You live in the
upper part Of town, do you not, near
DR.. Carlson"
Mr.. Bell: eyes, sir, do.
Captain Doyener: "You take papers
and discussed this matter, did you not ~
Mr.. Bell: FL discussed the matter in /
my family, bat l do not know that
aver expressed an opinion. could
Iorm no opinion till | heard the evi.
1snce."
Mr.. Howard: "Weren's you summon.
ed as juror early In this term and
didn't you ask to be excused? Didn't
you have one Of your men excused2"
Mr.. Bell: eyes, sir"
"Mr. Howard: "Have you no preju.
dice nor biasP"
"No Sir"
Mr.. Howard: "well, why do you
want to be on the jury?"
Mr.. Bell: II do not"
Mr.. Howard: "Then why do you
not plead your privilege2"
The Court: THAT Is no fair question
10 ask here"
Mr.. Howard: "I want to speak to
the court. This man has the privilege
Of walking out Of this court because Of
bis age. BE knows no has that privi.
lege. II he has prejudice, TO allow him
10 ait upon the jury is wrong. II he
leans to the prisoner II is unfair to the
State, and II 1t is against the prisoner
It may be official murder"
CHALLENGED FOR CAUSE.
Mr.. Dovener: "The State challenges
the juror for cause"
MIR. Bell made personal statement.
He was summoned at the beginning OF
the term. He had stated to the Judge at
that time that 1t was impossible for him
10 stay at that time. "He very kindly
allowed me to go and said could and
would serve atsny other time. On last
one Of the sheriIs came and
said he wanted me TO come down on
was free 10 come at that time,
and when l got here l felt that after he
had so kindly allowed me 10 20 1t would
be unfair for me to plead my age and be
excused. l did not desire to stay, but l
did not think II would be rightto 90.
"There is another matter which /
think perhaps the court shonld know OF
In connection with that Young affair.
We were sitting outside there, and some.
one was being examined. / said did
not see how man could swear to such
things. Mr.. Young replied that he bad
made up his mind that he would hang
The -"
There was much discussion as 10 the
OF tho court dismissing Mr..
Bell, the defense raising an objection
and speaking OF length against Captain
Dovener's motion.
Before court adjourned, Mr.. Bell made
a stiif further statement that when he
and Mr.. Young were talking, he had
simply demonstrated with him and ask
ed him to take more unpreiudiced
view OF the matter. Mr.. Bell said he
had done nothing that he knew TO be
wrong and that since he had been made
such bone Of contention he would like
to assert his privilege and be excused.
Colonel Arnett objected TO his being
excused, holding that it is not the pro-
vince OF q juror 10 plead the age privilege
after he has been found fair and accepts
ed and placed upon the panel. The
Court asked for his authority and he
promised TO show II this morning.
Court then adjourned, and this morn.
ing the work OF filling up the panel will
be resumed.
wheeling.
The Rev. James Stalker, D. D., OF
Glasgow, Scotland, has Just completed
course Of lectures on preaching at the
Yale Theological School. These leo
lures have been very popular and large.
" attended. This is the first visit Of
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