The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-03
THURMAN ON TRIAL
Hard Work to Find q Jury
Without Opinions.
]. peomIsE OF SOME NEW FACTS.
Yssk Eow Ous On BenAs-The Dso-
80 Case Agafnst van Brockiis-
The BIotteF.

IN ~he revelations which were expected
san-t.a ErEg xas placed On trial. but which
& ..ser rrs&tsriaiized. may possibly do 20 In
- trial of bis alleged accessory, Henry
1~.Avmar. which was 10 have commenced
s<erdsy. bat was continued until this
ro~ning from the inability Of the state 70
- 3 unnsased jury. That such may be
h "a. ease is Indicated by the words Of h. G.
Snryhes. Nr. Fuhrman's attorney. Who
& 81 70 PosT-IsTELLIsEscEE reporter last
4 -lvhs when asked whether, - IL was ru-
s -ered around tho courthouse yesterday.
Ia Fuhrman would take the stand and
z$1ks con plete statement of the whole
- esi4: THAT depends entirely on the
~.nr.s OF the prosecution and on the evil
800 introduced. This will also deter
z~fue what We will do in the way OF de-
4t.n., I can assure you, however, that
~ trisl OF Mr. Thurman will be conducted
- fxy AZ we are concerned with view to
aNiesting facts, and not with the object OF
8eksesdlng other persons than the enc on
4nial, We siIl, OF course, have 70 meet
3sseus the same evidence, suppose. ~ In
- riai of Krug. but We have new facts
lad POINTS TO raise. and the course OF the
XfrfE4 NIL Ne eatssy kaS sS.<*~ - 80 $50
4stasr case"
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Nc
4Brsds, however, 10 OF the opinion that the
1eorrss Of the trial will not b novel and
That only old evidence will be sifted again
7sna old Law points argued. The state will
4,siy great deal. il Is said. upon alleged
submissions of Mr.. Thurman made ~ the
Termination OF witnesses before the
Jtnsnce committee of the city council .
jfsx days after Krug's fight
4 The charge the state has made against
I'M. Fabrman is that he aided and abetted
lgrsg in the use OF $4,000 OF the city's
lmoney in q manner unauthorized by Law
Ion July 2. 1892. OF this crime krng vas
Aesa vicsssi ON trial before Judge Moore .
|4lnIe more than . week ago and il now
Iunaer sentence Of seven year, imp.ison-
'Imsnt krug did not make any effort to
jrebu. the states evidence against him,
1 bu: by his attorneys contended that he
I hsd committed no crime under the stat-
uses Of the state.
4 determination OF the jury was begun ~
|is30 o'clock yesterday morning and ~ 5
jo'eaock in the afternoon was Suspended,
1.-The regular panel Of jurors in attendance
Hon judge Hurnes' court having been sx-
ahausted. A two hours recess was then
taken in hopes OF getting jurors from
i Judge 0sborn's department. but the Jury
there being engaged on . trial Judge
Humes, at 6 O'Clock. adjourned court to
$50 this morning. The state has two per-
1smpsory and the defense four persmptory
challenges yet remaining. A jury will
probably be secured at noon today with
lou. the need of issuing . special venirs.
During the examination of the jurors the
hv spectators, mostly attorneys, who
]wers in court had q laugh At the expense
Iof Prosecuting Attorney Miller. The lat
1 ssr was questioning Porter Langdon. the
Juanita farmer. who Is apparently not
much over middle age. Mr.. angdon had
sold Mr.. Miller that In 1851 he was living
1 Ia New York, but that soon after that he
spsnt four years in travelling around. Z"
Mr.. Miller, ell unconscious. went on ask
/ ING conundrums. which revealed the fact
thss Mr.. Lsngdon had travelled all over
he South. rarely stopping . month In one
+ pace Why this should be Mr.. Miller
could not see and was puzzled TO account
i for II until be asked what business Mr..
langdon was in aud was answered that he
sss one OF q corps Of army engineers,
which explained his srratic movements.