The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-27
SOME BRIGHT ANSWERS
Given by Presumably Intelligent
: oitlzSns
TO THE QUESTIONS OF THE COURT
In the Garrison Casc--.only ono Pan.
Gilman Accepted While a Great
Many Have been Examincd...Fixcd
Opinions, Strong Dias and Prejudice
and In Some cascs Bullhcadcdncss
Keep Citizens Off tho Jury.

Yesterdays proceedings in the CARR.
son triul were ever moro tedious than
those of the day before. Out OF 1871
Jurors examined only Que was accepted
on the panel, thus making seven men.
Judge PAUL. adopted yesterday q moro
expeditions modeo Of puttingprospectivc
Jurors through tho examination. The
usual preliminary questions were put to
aboxiul at n time, and only those relat-
ing TO opinion, bias and prejudice were
asked separately. This saved q good
deal Of time, and many more were OK.
amincd than would have bocn possible
under the old method.
Some OF tho efforts made to keep off
tho jury were pitiful indeed. Intelli.
gent looking mon stood up in court and
mado such ridiculous exhibitions OF
themselves that it was enough to make
the spectators weep, though in most
cases il caused dcrisive smiles. Judge
PAUL. certainly kept his temper, but in
one or two cases told the intelligent citi-
zens they might so, in such II tone that
they would probably have preferred to
serve on tho jury rather than got the
ice bath again.
John Derringer, Potter Erb, ]. X.
Hall and NJ. j.. McFadden had fixed
opinions that evidence wouldn't shake.
Clement Hess had been under obliga.
tons TO Dr.. Baird. John Ziegenfelder
and Robert Nesbitt had strong opinions
and Charles Bailey had q bias. John
N. Sweeney was strongly biased. Otto
Weisgerbcr's opinion was too strong to
be affected by evidence and Thomas
Lewis had a personal feeling, and Charles
Krans was projudiced either for or
against the defendant
ALONE pANELMAN QUALITIES.
George burst, Edward Hazlett and
Theodore Roller felt biased, and SO did
Councilman NJ. B. Bailey. Frederick
Bcntz had an opinion, and had strongly
expressed it, but as he could listen to
evidence and render q verdict accord
ingly, he was accepted and made the
seventh man. VIC. Hanes and Thomas
J. Ball and John Emmert were excused
on account OF opinions formed. Charles
Franzheim said he had had u prejudice
twelve years before the shooting, and
he was excused. George S. Fceny had
astrong prejudice, and John Richardson
had 4 strong bias.
James A. Dunning was excused, hav-
ing been on the grand jury that found
the Indictment. John korn said he
would not regard it as his duty, If
sworn as 4 juror, to find a verdict ac-
cording to the evidence. When the
court asked him if his opinion was posi-
tive, Mr.. korn said he couldn't under
stand that kind OF English, he was
verSed in only the common style. He
actually had opinions and was excused.
George McMechen's opinion could not
be changed, neither could that OF
Michael Emsheimer. J.J. Kavanaugh
had fixed opinions. and William Bayha
had q bias. J.. s.. Leasure had a preju-
dice, and Loring Downs very strong
opinions. HenryK ell defined the word
bias as meaning shaving expressed
m opinion" Of course he wouldn't do.
Lafe Garden had a bias, and so had
Robert Pekari. Simon Parker had a
prejudice, and F. W. Banner; felt the
same way.
Henry Bayha had very strong opin-
ions and Philip Fletcher
HAD BIAS AND PREJUDICE,
which meant, according to his diction-
AIRY, "having expressed an opinion" E.
G. Harry's mind having been made up
the day Of the accident" could not be
changed. Charles Dittman, NJ. L. Col
viz. John McCrum, John Breining,
Charles Lukens, Charles Stumpp, Will
liam Stone, Hugh Sterling, Mr.. Beamer
had fixed opinions and Charles F.
Wincher had bias and prejudice. They
were all excused and another .box.ful
was called up.
Howard Wilkinson, Samuel Fl. Bell,
John E. Riheldafer, James II. Robb,
6: 0. Smith, J.. @. Lynch, John F.
Miller, David Henry, Samuel Ruff, ]. O..
Horner, Charles F. thinner, w. Ebert
and \. Hildebrand were excused, one
or two for bias and prejudice and the
rest for having opinions that no evi-
dence would change.
George Westwood said that Dr.. Gar
rison's wife was his full cousin, and he
was excused. W. E. Davis, John Au-
Der and ]. ?. Roth had fixed opinions.
Thomas killecn could give q fair ver-
dlct II he was not biased. Dan Brown.
shook his head and said that no evil
Gence would shake his opinion. J. NJ.
Bertschy, James Boycott, James Phil
lips, Herman Thatcherand Charles Erik
were excused for the usual reasons.
Adolf 'Bott said his opinions never
changed and Andrew Reitz said
HIS OPINION WAS JADE UP.
e. II. Medick had formed and OK.
pressed an opinion; he thought he
could not discard it, as he very seldom
changed his mind after having. it once
made up. Fl. Menkemeller had strong
opinions and Andrew Slater was a man
who never made mistakes o changed
MS opinions. j. II. Foosc, Harry Cart
ley, John Devlin, George Lobenstein.
henry Bodc, Hermann Daler and Frank
Gruhcrhad opinions. George Canadian
i,iad prejudice. D. kuglen was hard of
hearing and could not change his opin-
IA. Mccullough was related to the
late DR.. Baird and was excused. Chris
haloitzer, Mr.. Bartol, WilliumIDudley.
a: Il; Jacob, Matt McCloskey, Oscar
"elshons and David Hercules we're OK.
cused for having fixed opinions. Leo
pold Schaefer did not know what tho
excused.
At hall past twelve o'clock court ad-
lourned, and examinations were 70.
sumed at two o'clock in the afternoon,
Frank Wendell had n bias and preiu-
dice; Owen McCann had beenlin tho