Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-14
local NEWS.
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TIE PHILLIPS TE1AL.-The usnai oroWc
i.ur1a8 the Corporation CGnrt rccm TO daY
20 wi.i,eas this tyial OF Jeff. Phillips, indicted
far the murder of George S. soith. L:ns
bsfoys tbs hcur for convenips coufU -. -.
soecs without The bar prs'snteo eea - ~
heads IS deass ae that Of yastei0ay, ~hue
on tha movement. Notwithstanding t1o IaiD,
c-oeds lnraed In order 20 oCtsl1 s''Wpoe
ss.sn ,,ieooer. Phillips Yss p'scad III toe
49, w. aho7S talf pass ten ocock, 6y WO!ca
49, 49, sn,ca gi hir the b:r cad become
o!r,es. 6. 5gnse!g packed Gs that without.
s'I I'm tae sug Eestlcn OF Common @ea!th'a
Atlorne7 Msrolry the crier proceeded 10
osil the namss OF those 1do hAd bssn sum-
moued for Inc lorY.
Bus eleven Of shose srmuonsd answered
- ,hajr necass, after when an inse.misslon
fcllowed w5ile the deiirqnen's we're es!cs;
huntsc UT. Mr. Lueeu Dotfey, cue oil
tbosa gho mad pu. in sn appearance. vas
excused from service, icing En- active ire
uso.
Ire q m3spha5e Of thu room bacams s!i
flag, ahen windows we're opened iEom the
too ind az opoairg mads ia the csiiios
ybera the circle Of gas t. axe placed.
Asl2 o'a!ock the work OF oottiang tho
REQUISITE jury OF twelve from the elk een
which bad appeared began, aud tie formula
If ,aterrcga,ipg ee0h es to whether or not
he had formed an opinion IN the case aboct
10 hs tried wss preceded with.
Messre. J;hn Il. Johnson snd JAMES Il.
Cation were associated with Common
gsglth's Attorue7 Msr5ury for the proseou.
tion end MessrS Eimaad Burke and S. O..
Rant for the 6etsuso, Hr. B1!ke hsviog
nsid ths fine OF $50 Imposed upon ti oy
tas corr ghea tbs oass Wl5 on hearing at
che October term.
yhioh was oyeyrultd. end the exception
noei.
Grsyes YES The ifst to stand Ire fire OF the
ousstioas - TO Gny previously exDTsaee0
opiniou. ia had Doih forced aad ez'
p;esrsd az opigIon, aid bsl!eVed the pris-
oper guilty o. llnEds1. 70 coutc. na~eVef'
give HIN So uaSisssa, faif t!is'. Dir. Graves
gss told to 5,ena ssid3.
Mc. &. &. EEL sssa nsxS ezemlGsd. lie
hs9 formed 70 opinion end Wa scoaD!ed.
Hug, He fur:a hsd foims3 az o9in!oa If
the liz from reaaiGg t1e GtZlTTgs re
rorl Of, tns tragedy, ba hli net eZpIaeaed
j.. HaG 10 prtj1dica sgsirEt the prisoner.
Cor eica hign !s!r til i.
Hex Prs.2faider Tas !bea interrogaied,
aud Ia eCewer 10 The q les'lon5 pfopouaded
said ho hs1 ioIm3d decided o2i@too, end
gaa tcld 70 ana asidF.
CaArls3 N4fshall dida'c know whether he
had To- q, I'd decided oplaion. C;uic give
the prisoner faig ia.
r. CAr'sr hsd fosm;G &C deti led cplc'
lon aud had n pr ldios agsiaat tie ptia-
n Saer wooI sslG hs had fjrmsd de.
c.ded opioion.
bus ooud ave Tbs prisoner ia'r trial.
E. Goldaulith's OPINION had 5sen previous
ly fOrUsd.
ION from which 30 could cot b3 sWerysd, and
could give P1iiiips !als tfisl.
TT. Fannon had formed ceo!Gsi and
positive opinion and caaidn't co3scen!!ou9!y
te,ve on Inc Jury.
W. H,gan'a testim2ay elioited tho same
Sesponss.
q, Aitchssou had farna3 az cp!aioa Whioh
fddttlona ogl2enc, nj sht remove.
Jsmea Eg3isih hsd fJru,s! au Opinion, be-!
rot CT a postisa nata:o, aai cor;d give Tho
rrisonsr . fair trial.
al. F.;i. said M bad iosmed az opinion
% positive one hut d,da't Fememosr ever
tsv!ng expressed ii.
JR J1spar had foEmad DO positive orin,
lon aud could proceed With tatrns55 should
be be placed on be jury.
Mr.. Jsspsr's being the sixtee5.h rams
called the panel was exhausted,
J.. Ii. Pssks was recalled aad sta'ed that
his prevlously-formad opinion wou!d In NO
way bias him 10 giving the prisoner fair
trisl a4es hearing the evidence.
Nine OF the abcvs-Messrs. E 81 Ball, h.
Herfur.h. Caa3 Marshall. T. L Garter, j..
M. Peaka, E E Padge;t. z, Aitchsson, Jas,
Eveleth snd J r. Jas2ar--weFe accepted ss
jurymsn, and ware, aiier the usual instruc-
tlon,, aGi,uroei until to q orToW N ,rning st
10 O'CLOCK, and an osdar entered for add;'
tional venitemeD
FAILS CHUrCH FIRE INSURANCE Co
Ct the annual meeting of the Falls Church
Mu usl Ere Insuraoce Company held at
F.us Church yesterday the following d.
rec o-s we're elected VIZ: Peter Aito5eson
and John W. Nav. of thlg city; John B. Dat
IN aud Geo. F. E mich, Of Loudouo; Ty-
h. Jauney, Of Prince WlElisD; Miles Q.
Mupsau, OF Alexandria county; Geo. W.
Hswxaurt, D o Munaop, G W. Msn&iD,
G. Gather end v E Kerr, Of Falls ChurcN {;
General William Urich, OF Hernd10, sad
Geo. &, Gordon. CT FairfSx Q. Il. Tois
bao hncr In cvig,nDra tU0 CeAr6