Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-05-24
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Juror: II cannot.

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Mcdlllard had not formed any opinion
In the case, oa5 he was opposed to
capital punishment. Judge Reed or.
dered him sworn.
JACOB L. FreLcl was next called
and accepted. berry Souder, VIM. A.
Cheesmtn and Joseph @. Bradford
were challenge by the defence.
Cbaa. E. Bell ,ws was challenged by
Mr.. Logus. VIM. a. Ellis was chal-
lenged by the defence.
Shepp ard McAllister was taken.
George Heddea che llenged.
George Pffer wac eccepted.
Andrew Dooling ohm l.. Hubbs and
Edward o. Davis were challenged by
the defense.
Alonzo ii. Waits as accepted.
Henry Buck was challenged.
Henry Reeves was accepted.
Charles II. Pierson, Charles G. all an d
John II. Theis were challenged by the
defense, and George w. Hand by the
State.
Burt Keen was challenged because
he had formed an opinion favorable to
the prisoner.
Parnell Raineer was challenged by
the defense, also VIM. Bingham and
W. Reed Elmer.
George H. Ogden and Michael Hor-
ner were accepted.
Ohas. o. Whitaker was challenged
by the defense.
Frank VanKeuren was challenged
because he had formed an opinion
against the prisoners, and was strong
ly prejudiced against him. James
Craig was challenged by the State.
VIM. Vanleer was the last one
chosen and the jury was complete as
follows
Frank Kenny, Lands; Belford Har-
ris, Commercial; Morris Davis, Hope.
well; George McGalliard, Stoe Creek
jacob T. French, Lawrence; Sheppard
McAllister, Millville; George Phiffer,
Maurice River; Alonzo Walls, Lands;
Henry Reeves, Maurice River; Geo.
II. Ogden, Bridgeton; Michael Horner,
Greenwich; VIM. Vanleer, Deer6eld.
Feihl is bright looking fellow, with
an open countenance, black hair and
black moustache, and about a two
weeks growth on his chin. He paid
pretty close attention to the swearing
of thine jury.
Prosecutor Logue occupied his usual
seat at the end of the long table, at
the opposite end of which sat Feihl.
Mr.. Yerkes, the baker, at whose place
the robbery and murder occurred, sat
at his right, Mr.. Logue's stenographer,
Miss Lizzie Loper, sitting next beyond
Mr.. Yerkes.
Mr.. Logue had diagram of the
scene Of the robbery and murder, and
stepping up to it where it was sus-
pended in an easel, made his opening
of the case and told the jury what he
expected to prove.
A large box stood beside the table at
which he had been sitting, which is
supposed to contain the stolen goods
which bave been recovered.
Marcus Frye, a land surveyor, who
made the diagram map, was the first
witness called and explained the dia.
gram.
Judge Reed left the bench and close
ly scrutinized the map.
The route of the robber through the
house was shown, and the window at
which he had escaped after commit
ting the robbery and also where he
was Intercepted by Christian zaiss,
who he is charged with stabbing with
large knife he carried in his hand
Mr.. Logue In his opening said he car.
rted knife in one hand and some
thing which looked like chisel in the
other.
A stolen watch taken from the prem
ises that night, had been traced to the
possession of Feihl and had been recov.
cred.
The map was offered 10 evidence by
Mr.. Logue.
Another map was introduced by the
counsel for the defense, aud Mr.. Bea-
ton Smith, civil engineer, was called
to explain 1t to the Court and Jury.
Ernest Fischer, the man who worked
for Mr.. Yerkes, and was with Zaiss at
the time OF the robbery, was called to
the stand. He said, II worked for Mr..
Yerkes, as baker, on November 2nd,
and morning of Nov. 8, Christian z .iss
was working with me. He, zaiss, had
worked for Mr.. Yerkes since Aug. z.
1898.
We went to work about o'clock In
the afternoon; we worked in the base
ment. He pointed out on the map the