The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-09

Dovener: Have you any feelil
against the prisoner"
Filan: "Eo, sir"
PURELY POLITICAL VENGEANCE.
Dovener: "when you saidy you wou,
get even with him, did you mean in an
cause or hearing2"
Filan: mo, sir; it was with regar
to the Office he held-Health Office
He knew I would not vote for him an
he did not even ask me to vote for hin
though was in Council"
The Court excused Mr.. Filan, sayin
he desired to give the prisoner the bent
ct Of any doubt as to the juror hayin
cleared his breast entirely Of all feelinG
James B. Chambers was called for e.
animation.
He had had no conversation about th
trial outside OF his own family.
"None outside OF my own family. VI
only talked about matters that werl
printed in the papers, the wrangling ant
how they were getting on in the mattel
Of securing jury"
MIR. Chambers asserted that he hat
not known, when became into.court, thai
he had the privilege Of refusing because
he was sixty years old. BE was sixty
and wanted TO be excused on that
ground. He was excused forthwith.
N. A. McConn was found fair. Leroy
Alexander had obsyed all the court'l
instructions. James M. Russell had re-
fused to talk to several people. Nelson
starke had done likewise. Levi Smith
Frank Heller, James Maloney, W. L
Linton, samel R. Evans and John Doyle
were found to be all right.
William ]. Baird was examined by
Dovener.
Dovener: "Did you have a conyerD
sation with Mr.. Crummie?"
Baird: "He said he would not be
taken as a juror. That he had made
up bis mind"
To the court he detailed the convsr.
sation which was entirely uninterestiug
and unimportant.
Dsvener: didn't you, in that talk
with Mr.. Theodore Crummie, say you
had formed an opinion favorable to DR..
Garrison, and didn't you ask II he
wouldn't do the same under the same
circumstances"
Juror: mo, sir."
Dovener: Issue summons for Mr..
Crummie."
William A. Higgs said a man had
asked him II he was on the jury and he
had said he was.
Dovener: "Who was that MANI"
Juror: "Mr. Chesser; he lives at
Valley Grove"
Albert A. Huntsberry had had no
talk with any one.
SEEKING MORE JURORS.
This LIFT only fifteen Jurors in the
panel nnChallenged, and a new panel
was called and tho work OF reGlling the
panel begun. Oliver Morris had formed
and expressed an opinion, and did not
think he could cast it aside. John Lin
ton was sensible OF bias. Jamps II.
Williams had "passed his opinion" and
would not change it. Watt II. Tyler
was prejudiced. Edward Springer had
formed and expressed an opinion. John
link was biased. Reuben link, James
Stewart md Watson Terrell were preju.
diced. Chester Whitten had formed
and expressed no opinions, had no pre-
iudice, and thought he could give fair
trial. He was acCerted without ques-
tions from the attorneys. Asbury Will
Jams had no bias nor prejudice, had
formed no opinion, understood the obi.
cations OF a jurors oath and could act
on the case In accordance with 1t. He
was accepted.
G. ". spinks could not serve. Charles
Bowman was hard Of hearing aud was
excused. Ben speidcIl was little hard
OF hearing, being deaf in one ear en-.
tirely, and bad been excused on that
ground several times before. Edward
Farley had well defined opinions and
did not believe he could change them.
Wesley Bowman, Juror No. 265. did not
think he was sensible OF bias, but he
believed he could render a good verdict.
"My opinion is strong. ] don't know
that l ever expressed any opinion,
though have talked q great deal about
itn He believed he could bring an un.
verdict, but added, "I'm over
age" He was excused.
William Chambers, ir., twenty-five
years old, felt prejudice and was ex.
cused. William Shannon and David
Hercules had feelings about the case
and were excused. ]. II. Bigge was
biased. Joseph Atkinson, j. E. Wade
and William Caldwell were all excused
for the same reason. James Smith was
the last man summoned who appeared.
He was biased and was excused,
The sdvisabilily OF Issuing rules for
those who had failed to answer tho orig.
ipal summons was discussed, and 1t was
decided to dr1w one hundred more
talesmen to report at p:a0 a. m. 10, day.
Court then adjourned till this morning
and the witnesses were excused till
Monday.