St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-28
The BANK ROBBER TRIAL.
THE TRihL OF EEURY FOR THE
$1,000 ROBBERY AGAIN. BEGUN.
ILLNESS OBTAINS MIR. Err WIN.

Work OF EmpaneIing a Second
Jury BeGun-Three Men b.
tanned Yesterday Afternoon
A New Panel Will Appear This
neutrality-suspicious. Hard and
Ritter Contest in Prospect.
The first day OF the second trial of
Thomas Fleury for the robbery Of the
Merchants National bank. Aug. IA last.
commenced yesterday before Judge
keliy. The case was called at the morn
ing session of the court. The defendant
was IN court, and all apparently ready
TO: proceed when it was noticed that
Attorney Erwin, of counsel for defend
am, was not present, being detained by
Illness After brief consultation be-
tween the court and Henry Johns. also
OF counsel for defendant, Judge Kelly
announced that the court would take a
recess to p. M. when the case would
be called aud parties must be ready to
proceed.
AT p. m. court opened promptly, and
tile work OF getting jury was at once
entered upon. Upon the call of the
panel of jurors some twenty-eight per-
sons answered TO their names. AS each
name was called and the parties ap-
peared and answered to the challenges
interposed by the attorneys, the list
dwlndled down and grew smaller by
degrees under the decisions of the three
triers, ). NJ. Hayes. E. j. Darragh and
f. M. Hopkins, who had been selected
for the occasion.
Finally the name of George B. Over
ton was reached. and, to the evident
surprise of the crowd in attendance, was
accepted by both parties without objec-
ton. He was thereupon sworn, and
took his seat in the jury box.
The second juror accepted and sworn
proved TO be Edward Munns, who is a
naturalized citizen, having come here
from Canada. and has for six years re-
sided IN st. Paul. His business is that
OF contractor, and his residence is 46I
East Page street. West side.
The third and last Juror obtained was
Reuben l.. NUNS. who is a jeweler,
and lives at 461 Page street, West side.
OVert0n is machiniSt in the employ
OF +. j. REM, of the Perret electric mo-
tors and dynamos, on Minnesota street.
1t is somewhat singular, not TO say
wonderful. that these two jurors, Ed
ward and Reuben NUNS, should sustain
TO each other the relation of father
ln-laW and Son-in-law. and live in the
same house and serve upon the same
jury. Shortly after 4 o'clock the jury
panel was exhausted, and Judge Kelly
ordered the sheriff to summon sixty
qualified jurors from the body OF the
county anu have the same in court by
10 a. nj. today, to which hour the court
then adjourned.
AT yesterdays afternoon session the
court room and galleries were
i fairly filled, but not crowded.
The interest of the GROVE! in
the trial bids fair to be maintained
throughout the second trial, though not
IN the same degree of intensity which
marked the first. Among the crowd all
Kinds OF rumors are in circulation and
discussed. Some insist that the state
has discovered mine of new evidence
which will be opened up and worked in
tie present ease which can but result
inevitably in conviction. Where the
new evidence is coming from nobody
seems to know, but it is fully believed
by those who claim to know that it will
De forthcoming at the proper time.
Meanwhile the defendant maintains The
same placid cOmpOSure as before, and
so FAR as can be seen, maDifests no
change in nerve or feature.
1t IS understood that Mr. Erwin will
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