The morning call., 1892-02-02
ALL BUT TWO
Jurymen Obtained for the Trial
Of NJ. Il. Curtis.
Another Venire for Thirty Talesmen Return
able This Afternoon-0ne Mans
Linguistic Powers.

Out of ffty-three talesmen examined
yesterday in the Curtis case only two were
sworn in as jurors, leaving the panel at the
close of the day with only ten men IN the
box.
The prosecution has exhausted all but two
of its Ten peremptOry challenges and the
defense all but one of its twenty. When the
hour for the adjournment of the court ar
rived Judge Trout ordered the Sheriff TO
bring another venire into court at O'Clock
this afternoon by taking thirty good men
and true from tho body Of the county ana
not from bystanders.
The two additional jurors obtained yester-
day were Ii. V. Demng, miller by occu-
patton, and Thomas Denigan, a wool mer-
chant. Those who passed the ordeal sue
cessfully but were peremptorily challenged
were NJ. j. Gallagher and p. Mullaney,
challenged by the prosecution, and W. w.
Sanderson son of Mayor SandersOn), a.
Crawford, John Murray aud j. W. Stetson.
challenged by the defense.
Mr. Curtis wore a rosebud in his coat and
looked the picture of good health. HIS
wife, who sat by him, held in her hand
big bunch Of sweet vlOlets. She did not
watch the talesmen as sharply as she u!d
the first two or three days.
The proceedings were as mOnOtOn0us as
weighing out coal or tallYlng shingles. ne
only diversion during the day occurred soon
after the name Of John +. Schmidt vas
called.
HIS ENGLISH DEFECTIVE.
a thick-set, Square-buit man, about 60
years of age, with Iubicund face ana
ClOSe-cruppcd white whlskers, shamOieQ
into the box. The District Attorney asked
him one of the schedule questions. Inc
man leaned forward over the railing ana
said something to the District Attorney.
Have you formed or expressed an"
The man again bent over as though IN
very. great distress.
"You don't understand English! shouted
Mr.. Barnes. and then turning 10 the Judge,
he said. Your Honor. he SAYS he don I
understand English At this the people
laughed. They hadn't any funny situa-
tons all the morning, aud this began TO
look like one.
"How long have you lived in this coun-
try?" asked the Judge.
Schmidt stared bankly at the bench, and
then looked about as though he would be
the most grateful man on earth if somebody
would bring an Interpreter
The Judge repeated the question, where
upon Schmidt nearly collapsed at the rail-
ing, as he leaned forward. Everybody
laughed again.
You're excused" said the Judge
The CELEBRITY with which Schmidt got on
his feet and danced out of the box at these
words set the spectators in another roar.
Il see he understands that much English"
dryly remarked Judge Trout as Schmidt
pushed his way out through the crowd
OPPOSED TO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT,
There were a great many men called yes
terday who announced that they were
opposed to capital punishment. Among
those who owned to such ScTuples were
lnE4nttpr
Grim, ). ID. Duke. w. Ii. Norton, NJ. J..
Slattery, ". Ii. knight and NJ. p. Mora
CHAN.
In this class were +. Buchanan, who said
he would only hang man Of bad reputa-
tiOn upou circumstantlal evidence, and f..
G Abel, who declared that he would re-
qulre something stronger than circumstan-
tlal evidence TO convict Curtis of the murder
! OF Grant. If there is a shadow II doubt l
would not convict him." added Mr.. Abel
Those excused because their names are
not on the assessment roll were. John
Dodge. f. b. Gibson. NJ. j. Wren, A. Roll
Inns, Charles Carr, +. W. Delnoy. II. r..
Winchel John Hughes, W. NJ. Kennedy.
j. Parker, ii, NJ. Vernon, A. Morse, James
b. Smith and ) Lowell
George W. Croswel, James N. Hamilton,
c. \. MAXWELL, NJ ID. Pagan, George Wal
com, l.. l.. Allen, j. Grove, William Me
Plum, T. j. Cough. John r Coghlan, II. G.
Chamberlain, II. l.. Morton, a. w. Star
bird and William Shepherd had formed
opinions which IL would take evidence to
change and they were excused.
OTHER EXCUSES.
g. Eastman and James Aiken were let of
! because their hearing was defective. +. w.
! Marvin claimed exemption on the ground
| that he was a militiamau. A Merle and
! Thomas Brannau were excused on the
! grounds of non-resdence, and Il. p. Van
! Orden because he was 70 years Of age and
unable to endure the fatigue Of the trial
The jury 30 far is composed as follows
| 5. G. Knerr, 5. W. Dixon, H. G. Beverly, 5.
! c. Porter. ID. Pringle, F. d. Bepler, Robert
! Haght, r. Husband, H.N, Deming, Thomas