The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-26

ilad either bins or prejudice for or
against tho prisoner and was excused.
J.p. lIeinlein, John i. Smith, Charles
killmycr and John Waliord wero ex-
cused, having unaltcrable opinions. F..
j.. Park Ind either bias or prejudice for
or against the prisoncrand was excused.
q. &; Bnsbey, L. II. Morris, Louis
llGlmbright, Daniel DodleY, D. L. Stall.
maker, W. J. I.ukens and S, NJ. Rice
,wero excused; their opinions could not
be changed by any evidence that could
DO presented. So far iorty-scven mon
had been examined and only two ut:
ceptcd, and court adjourned until. g
o'clock.
Court was called 10 order again ut Q
o'clock and tho examination Of Jurors
continued. A. D. Seamon, VA. Lash.
ley and Alonzo Stcnger were excused.
August Whithuhn said his opinions
never changed; in fact, tho way August
spoke, his opinions were like the laws
OF tho Modes and pcrsians-unaltor.
able. X. O.. Darrah was a particular
friend Of tho defendant, and thought
his feeling OF friendship would render
him incapable OF giving n Just verdict.
Ee and Godfrey Schul were excused.
Robert Ailalier swore no was biased
and prejudiced, but he couldn't give n
DEFINITION OF WORD "niAs."
Ho was excused. John a. Weisgerbor
had strong opinions and was excused.
George Heller was excused. j. b.
Thomas said he could not change his
opinions, no matter what tho evidence.
Notwithstanding this answer Mr..
Thomas assured the court that he had
n great regard for his oath. Chris. Hell
and G. j! Graham were excused, He'll
having fixed opinions and Graham hay
ing strong prejudice.
George J. Crumbacker was excused.
He said that DR.. Baird had been his
physician for thirty-ive years. II. IL.
llibberd could not conscientiously alter
his opinion, ms he was strongly preiu.
diced. "At tho time OF the crime" he
said, i was strongly prcjudiced against
one OF tho principals" William Meyn
said he was down on" the principal in
tho trial to be held. lie was excused
instantor.
W. II. Malone thought he could give
a fair verdict and was seated alongside
Messrs. Bowler and Keller. A. T".Ray
had fixed opinions, and John ITaber-
sticks were like rock-ribbed Gibraltar.
John Rogers said he was related to DR..
Garrison, the doctors sister having
married n brolhcr.in-law OF his. Mr..
Rogers also had fixed opinions and was
excused, ms was David Gundling, for
tie same reason. John Newhouse had
fixed opinions and William +. Weir
was biased; they we're excused.
Charles L. Gee had strong opinions,
and though he would try to give a fair
verdict, he was afraid he could not sue
coed.
Alex burst was excused. Charles
Hathaway said he couldn't hear well he
was assured he would DO given a seat
near the witness stand and was accept
ed by the court. D. S. Frazier was .ex-
cused, as an oath
TAKEN AS A JURyMAN
would have no effect upon his action in
a trial; at least he said SO. p. C. Nor
ris said he couldn't consider it his duty,
II sworn, to regard his oath. II. l..
Robertson, Louis 2Schwalb and John
Stenger, jr.. were excused, the first two
having fixed opinions and the last be-
ing biased. W. F. Stifel and o. Ii.
Auber were excused. Edward busch
and Thomas Davidson were excused for
reasons given by some one or the other
OF the many examined before them.
james a. Burkett said that at one
time he had had an opinion, but that
1t had become somewhat mixed since
then. He thought he could give Il fair,
unbiased verdict and took q seat in the
jury boz. Charles Klein, J. w. Ellen
berger and d. G. Frazier had fixed
opinions. Charles Hotimann, Joseph
Speidel, Peter Auth, J. J. Murdoch,
Jacob Otto. X B. Mccullough, Daniel
Arnett and William Crosby were en-
cused Tor opinions already formed or
prejudice or bias felt. Joseph En-
sheimer was also excused. Charles
Prayer had been examined as 4 Juror in
the former trial, but had been rejected.
He was excused, and so we're j. ii. Egg
ger and I. W. Weitzel on account OF
having opinions. Anthony Fisher had
formed and expressed an opinion, but
thought he could discard it and render
a verdict in accordance with the law
and evidence. lie was accepted.
G. B. Carr and Adam Blum were en-
cused. Adam Schwertieger said he
never changed his opinion, and OF
course he was excused. RS. Kinche-
loe was also excused, as were Charles
Heiener, E. L. Nicoll and Fred NJ.
Strong. Christian Zorg claimed his ex-
emption from jury duty, as he waa
over sixty years OF age. Charles NJ.
Sample and William Rustemeger were
also excused on account OF fixed opin-
ions, already formed and hard to be
changed. The regular jury panel wa4
now exhausted. and it being decided to
draw q new panel Immediately, court
adjourned until 0 o'clock this morning.
The six selected jurymen, Messrs. Jacob
Keller, J. NJ. Bowler, William Ii. Ma
lone, James A.. Burkett and Anthony
Fisher were taken in charge by Deputy
Sheriff Zane.
Up to the adjournment OF court nine
ty jurors had been examined and six Sc
cured toward making up the requisite
panel OF twenty. Six out OF ninety
Gems Il small proportion, but is even
better work than was done at the first
trial. The court officers were consratu-
lating themselves yesterday on tho sue
cess SO far. When the. first two panel
mon were obtained forty-nve had al
ready been rejected, and il this ratio
had continued it would have been
necessary to examine 13l before secur-
ing the six; as it was only ninety were
examined. Getting Q jury OF twelve
men 6oes not now seem so far off as it
appeared yesterday morning.
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