The record-union., 1892-09-28
SIX JURORS SECURED.
Slow Work Getting a Jury in the
Palmer Murder Case.
The Line of Questions Put to Tales
men by the Defense and
Prosecution.

The tedious work of impaneling jury
to try II. j. Palmer, charged with the
murder of Charles Phleger, was resumed
In the Superior Court yesterday before
Judge CARRIER of San Francisco. Better
success was met with than on the day
previous, six jurors being secured before
adjournment
There was the usual large attendance Of
spectators, talesmen and witnesses. The
defendant was surrounded by his wife
and several relatives, who, with the at
torneys for the defense, Frank NJ. Stone
and A. l.. Hart, made up quite little
party. Mrs. Phleger, the deceasefs
widow, sat between District Attorney
Ryan and Charles L. Jones, special at
torney for the prosecution.
The impeachment is being conducted
very carefully, both sides insisting upon
questioning the talesmen to great length
regarding their qualifications. The gen.
eral run of questions is about as follows:
BY the attorneys for the defenSe-Have
you ever talked about this case? Read
about it? Formed any opinion against the
defendant? Did you know Charles
Phleger in his lifetime? Know his wife
or family? Would the fact that his wife
SltS mere III court, taking III dcllNe luleT-
est IN the prosecution, have a tendency TO
influence you? Have you any prejudice
against the defense of insanity? Do you
understand the meaning of the term
reasonable doubt? Would you give
the defendant the benefit of that reason
able doubt should you be taken as juror?
How is the usual state OF your mind
would you sooner see man convicted or
acquitted? By the prosecution-Have
! you any scruples against finding a ver-
dict OF guilty in case where the penalty
would be death? Do you believe in cap
| ital punishment in proper cases? Do you
know the defendant, his father, sister or
wife? Have you ever had any business
transactions with him? Do you belong
to any secret society? What is your re-
| ligion? If the defendant should belong
| to the same church you do, would that in
| tiuence you? If you should learn that
| the priests or ministers of your church
| were moving in behalf of this defendant,
would it influence you? Do you feel that
you can try this case solely on the evil
dence given on the witness stand and the
law as given you by the court?
Shortly after o'clock in the afternoon
the regular trial panel was exhausted.
The attorneys on both sides had been ex-
ercising their peremptory challenges
right and left. But six jurors had been
found who suited both sides. They were:
d. w. Taylor,
ID. Mckay,
w. II. Ellis,
0. A. Henley,
G. A. Smith.
When the last call was made for jurors
only three names We're left. Attorney
Stone made formal objection to exam
lining these three persons until the jury
box was full. The court, however, over
ruled the objection. He said the tales
men could be questioned before adjourn
ment, but he would not require the at
torneys to exercise their peremptory
challenges until the box was full
The examination then proceeded. The
three men were Henry Gerber, John
Shannon and Henry Meyer. They were
questioned at length, but will not know
whether or not they are acceptable until
to-day.
The court ordered special venire for
100 jurors issued and directed the Sheriff
to have them in court this morning at 10
o'clock