The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-19
BEFORE ANOTHER JURY.
JAMES LANDSBERG'S SECOND
TRIAL BEGUN.
JAMES

TRIAL oGGONs
All Day Consumed in Getting Twelve
Men TO Try the Case-Over one
Hundred Talesmen Put Through the
Test-More Than Half Went off for
Prejudice and Having Expressed
Opinions - Judge Fslhgant Rules
That Expressing an Opinion From
Reading Newspapers Does Not Dis
qualify Juror.
James Landsterg is again on trial in the
superior court Tor his alleged attempted
criminal assault upon Lula White last May
week. The case was called at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning and it was o'clock last
night when the twelfth juror qualified and
took his scat in the jury box. 1t has been
many years since such trouble was exper~
fenced in selecting a Jury TO try man
charged with crime.
Landsberg was brought into the court
room in charge of Deputy Sherifs WestooJt
and HartiRan, and was assigned 10 the
prisoners chair. His confinement in jail
apparently had good effect upon his physi>
cal condition, as Landsberg's face was
fuller than at the first trial and a percepti-
bic double chin dropped over his collar.
His demeanor was cooler than when he
first faced the bar on the charge alleged
against him, and he sat back 10 his chair
most Of the time with an utterly uncon-
cerned air, leaving the selection Of the jury
almost entirely to the Judgment of his
attorneys
PICKING THE JURY.
Only four Jurors were secured from the
first thirty-six called, most Of them going
of under the prejudice test Few Of the
eala IL a.
having heard the testimony under oath, but
the majority Of those who went Off for
cause said they were biased. Nearly fifty
were disqualified on this ground.
Four were secured from the third panel,
and then an adjournment was taken until
1880 O'Clock to get more jurymen. Twenty
were summoned, but none were secured,
all going off for cause. By this time the de-
tense had struck seventeen and the state
eight, leaving but three strikes for the
former and two for the latter.
Another adjournment was taken until
O'Clock and thirty more jurors were
brought IN. Ont of these three were
secured, and both sides exhausted their
strfkes- One Juror was lacking and another
panel was necessary, which caused further
adjournment till $50 o'clock.
THE LAST JUROR.
Only ten OF those drawn from the box
could be found. Several went off for
cause. and just at o'clock John Nc
Laughln, Jr;; qualified and completed
the panel He said he had expressed an
opinion from reading the newspaper re-
ports, but Judge Falligant ruled that this
wasno disqualification.
The first ruling onthe newspaper question
occurred at the o'clock session. When
the first test question was put 70 Juror
Reddy he said he had expressed an opinion
from reading the accounts in the papers
and from general talk on the streets but
not4rom hearing the sworn testimony Mr.
Reddy, however, said his mind was Impair
tial between the state and the accused, and
he was devoid of prejudice. Judge Falli- |
CANT ruled that expressing opinions from |
reading newspapers disqualifies no one. A
little argument followed by the attorneys !
for the defense, and Mr.. Reddy was put |
through the test a second time He re-
peated his answers, and Solicitor General |
Fraser at once presented the Juror to the |
defense. Attorneys Way and Morgan con-
suited at least five minutes and finally, to |
the surprise of everybody, accepted Mr.. |
Reddy.
THE JURY.
The Jury is as follows:
W +. Baker, A. J. Pursley.
John Q. Ennis, John H. II. Entelman,
Thaddeus s. Mercer, Paul Day,
Charles W. Goodman, R d. Cunningham,
G. E Broughton, w, f. Reddy. |
ooul - " hAtSeAuoSs JOul mCl4AuKlln, Jr.,
After the jury had been secured Solicitor |
General Fraser read the Indictment. and |
went into short resume of the crime he |
expects 20 prove against the prisoner in |
order to secure conviction.
Laura Hopkins, the proprietress Of the |
house in which Landsberg attempted to as |
sault Miss White was then put upon the |
stand. Her entrance into the court room |
attracted all eyes 20 her, as she was dressed |
IN an Easter costume, with highly deco |
rated hat. She reiterated the story of |
Landsoerg's crime, as has already been |
published in the MORNING News.
Attorney Morgan subjected the Hopkins |
woman to a rigid cross-examinatiop. but |
failed TO shake her testimony at any point. |
RECESS UNTIL TO-DAY.
After she had finished her story Judce /
Falligant ordered recess until 9 O'clock |
this morning. The jury was locked up In |
the third story OF the court house and was |
provided with cots and blankets instead of |
being taken to hotel as the former Jury |
was,
The court room was filed with spectators
during the selection of the jury proceed
ings, but there was nothing like the Jam of
the other trial. Miss Whites father and |
mother are with her in the city, The de-
tense claims to have strengthened its case.
and Solicitor General Fraser will have mora
testimony to submit than he had at the ore
vious trial
a STORE AND EOTSE RTTRNEo