Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-10
BEGINNING THE TESTIMONY.
Progress Mads In the Schneider Murder
Trial Today.
ARGUMENTS IN THE CASE MADE BY MrssRs. TAO
CART AND wILsoS-wHAT THE GOVERNMENT
WILL PROVE AND THE LINE TIE DEFESsE WILL
CARRY OUT.

1
The announcement in yesterdays Stan that a
| jury had been secured in the case Of Howard
]. Schneider, charged with the killing Of his
wife, had the effect Of crowding the Criminal
Court this morning with by far the largest
throng yet assembled to hear the case. The
marshals deputies we're instructed to admit
none but members Of the bar and those d.
rectly connected with the case. Nevertheless,
very many of the general public secured ad-
mission. Among those who early secured good
positions to see and hear were two ladies. The
| prisoner arrived early and Was soon followed
by the jury.
As stated in yesterdays STAR the jury was
not secured until after ffty nine Of the seventy
hve extra taiesmeE summoned had been ex-
amined, and not until the usual hour Of ad-
journment- ;30-hsd been reached.
THE LAST CHALLENGE.
few moments before the jury was accepted
Judge Wilson, with one peremptory challenge
| remaining to the defense, stated to the court
over to the government.
District Attorney Cole-Ars you satisfied with
the jury?
Judge wilson-For the present, yes.
Judge Bradley-Then, Judge. IL the govern
ment should declare itself satisfied with the
jury, if it should decline to exercise its remain
ing challenge, would direct the jury to be
sworn.
Judge Wilson-Do understand the court to
SO rule?
Judge Bradley-Yes, sir.
Judge Wilson-Then we desire 10 note an
exception to your honor's ruling.
Under the ruling the defense thereupon ex-
ercised its remaining challenge and ex-
cussd Thos ". Ray, colored. VIM F. Bury,
the next talesman examined. was declared
/ a,d ftor n fav n in
consultation the governments counsel declared
themself satisfied with the Jury and it was
sworn. and the court adjourned until this
morning.
THE JURY sELxCTRD.
The jury is composed Of the following: Jas.
W. Cooper. colored, Of $40 Sd street south west,
produce dealer: Herman Kshlert, All 18th
street southeast. fresco painter; Robt. H. Gray.
colOred, $50 Sd street nor thwest, barber; Thoa
II. Cnsworth, Twining City, grocer; VIM. F.
Lewis. 1929 Sth street north west sign painter: F.
W. Spices, 707 It'll street north west cigar maker;
Geo. L. Lee, colored, 214913 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. barber WIN. E. HAYES, Giesboro'
Point, gardener; Geo Pierce. florist. Bowen
road; Ros A. Fish, Cog F street northwest, real
southeast, laborer; VIM. F. Bury. ll0I Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. druggist
THE WITNESSES EXCLUDED.
The court was promptly opened at 10 o'clock,
but it was several minutes before the proceed
ings were begun. After Q long consultation
with his client Judge Wilson arose and asked
that all witnesses for the government be ex-
cluded from the court room, and he Of course
realized that such ruling should also
exclude the witnesses for the defense
The court stated that as the proceedin gs
would undoubtedly be published in full by the
newspapers he did not see that much would be
accomplished by the ruling, but he. neverthe-
less, would make the ruling. and therefore
directed that all witnesses, both for the
government and the defense, retire. which they
did, to their manifest disappointment.
THE GovERNMENT's OPENING ARGUMENT.
The case was then formally opened by Mr..
Hugh T. Taggart. one of the district attorneys
assistants. Mr.. Taggart began by stating to
the jury that the grand jury of the District had
formally indicted for the gravest crime known
to the law. that of murder. While the convic-
ton of he who kills might not be reparation
while it might not bring back from the
grave the murdered person, it did protect So