Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-23
LONG TRIAL COMMENCED
The New Whatcom Uxorcide
on Trial for His Life in
the Superior Court
Unexpected Progress Made in
Empannelling a Jury
Yesterday
A Special Venire of % Jurors
Served Ready For Wit
nesses Today

The trial Of David H. Long, who, i'm
"a fit Of desperation, shot down his uu-
faithful wife and his son-in-law, her
guilty paramOur, i'm New Whatc0m
eally last December was commenced
before Judge Winn i'm the superior
court yesterday morning. II being
| generally supposed that the first day
or two Of the trial would be occupied i'm
empanneIling a jury, yesterdays pro-
cccdings were witnessed by very
small audience.
Much more rapid progress in empan-
nelling the jury was made in this case
than in the Swiloos case. A full panel
Of twelve was passed for cause and
three peremptory challenges were ex-
ercised yesterday, and it is thought the
jury will be secured and the case
opened before the noon recess today.
H. G. Newman, Of this city, who was
originally retained by the defendant,
has secured the assistance of James
Hamilton Lewis, one of the best known
and most successful criminal lawyers
Of the state while Prosecuting AttOr-
ncy Cole is being assisted by II. A.
kurchild, a successful attorney of New
WnatcJm. y. w. Ivcy, Of New What
com, Is as istiug the defendants cOuu-
sci in cmpan ling the jury.
Major Cole conducted the direct OK
animation of the jurors while Mr..
Lewis conducted the cI0--cxamiua-
tion, couuseIed by Mr.. Newman and
Mr. lycy.
David IA. Long, the defendant, was
brought into the court room at $3.50 by
Deputy Sheriff Eu-iabrOOE and with
his three attorneys took seat beside
the long trial table, all I..ug the same
way like four men ON toHUggu. Mr.
Long sitting at the rear HcWg- neatly
dressed iu suit of pilot blue and NOrpa|
white UecktC. He was rl.tuIy shaved
with the exception of light mu-lachp.
lie has blue eyes clCau-cu. features
and l- not the hari-lOOkiug character
usually seen at the bar of the court I'm
capital cases. His complexion has
bleachcd out during his indoor life and
he now looks like man of sedcntary
occupation. lie watches the proceed
iugs Of the court with a keen and
nervous interest, and evidently feels
deeply the gravity Of his situation. /
His manner Is i'm very marked contrast
with the stolid indifference Of George
SwilOOs.
The methods and purpose Of Mr..
Lewis i'm the examination Of Jurors are
radically different from those of Mr.. |
Piles in the Swiloos case. Pile. went
at juror IN CrOss-eXaminatiOu as he /
would an opposing witness, with "a de-
termination to break down his te-u-
mony. He tried to get, as far ~ posi- |
bic, witnesses who had read nothing
and knew nothing about the case. |
Lewis, on the other hand, is appar- .
emily endeavoring to get in the box rs !
intelligent men as possible who are |
not admittedly biased. He resorted to |
no dialectic tricks to betray Jurors into |
making disqualifying statements upon |
which TO base "A challenge for cause. I
On the other hand he frames his /
questions IN such "A way as to lead |
juror into a clear understanding of
point upon which he is bewildered.
Before proceeding to empanneling |
the jury after opening court i'm the /
morning, Major CO.e moved the court /
to be allowed to add the names Of sew
M.
which was allowed.
Deputy Clerk Pierce then called
twelve jurors, who took places i'm the
jury box as follows
Frank O'Neil, j. G. Inks, l.. w.
Nestelle, A. NJ. Chapman, G. +.
Kruger, j. r. Conman, NJ. r. Gee,
Solomon Allen, NJ. A. Hamilton. NJ,
Waugh, Patrick Haley and G.. +. Bliss.
Before proceeding with the exan,ina-
ton Mr.. Lewis urged a formal obiec-
ton TO any jurors Of the rugular panel
sitting in the case, because list had
not been furnished the defendant
twenty-four hours before the com
Of the trial. The objection
was overruled.
l.. w. Nestelle, Of Fairhaven. was
the first juror examined by Major
Cole. He stated that when the homi-
eide occurred he was i'm Michigan, and
had not read anything
about the case, had formed no opinion
as to the defendants guilt or inno-
cence, and was without prejudice or
bias. AZ the close Of the direct ex-
Mr.. Lewis took the Juror.
The cOlOnePs graceful and suave
politeness is proverbial. On this occa-
sion, however, he did not carry his
notions Of etiquette 40 far as did the
society gentleman in Gilbert's humor-
Gus ballad, who, when cast adrft ON "A
wild South Sea island, could not call 10
his assistance companion I'm distress
because they had never been intro
duced. The colonel took the other
horn Of the dilemma and, with gentle
and modest grace, introduced himself
before beginning hIs grim business Of
twelve men before whom his
client Is TO 90 on trial for his life.
Mr.. Nestelle," /" said he in his mellow
earnest, entreating tone, with a charm
Ing bow TO all the Jurors "my name is
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