Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-01

stumbled on the first question asked by the
defense.
Have you your second papers?" asked the
attorney.
mo, sir" answered Gibson.
What's that" asked the court In sur
prise. You haven't got your second papers?
How long have you been in this country?
How long have you voted?"
Ten years" was the answer.
Judge Scott stopped a moment and then
continued with some punches OF disgust in
terlarded between his remarks:
We'll, | think this is the greatest country
on the face Of the earth. Here is a man who
has been voting for ten years and Is not a
citizen. Mr.. Clerk, strike his name perma-
nently from the jury list
Thomas Rance did not last long. He said
emphatically that he had an opinion as to the
guilt Of Morgan and that IT would require evil
dence to remove the same. He was conse-
quently excused.
John II. Hoehler, a married man. was salts
factory to both counsel and he retained his
seat.
The state peremptorily excused Charles
Sherman on its fourth challenge.
The clerk called Levy Hooton, a married
man, whose residence is at 1920 North Twen-
ty-secUnd street. He had read accounts of
the crime, but had formed no opinion as to
Morgan's guilt or innocence.
The thirteenth %peremptory challenge by the
defense excused Thomas Kinsman.
Charles A. Gregg was accepted. The de-
tense then on Its fourteenth peremptory chal-
lenge excused X. f.. Livesey.
John II. koehler was able to answer to the
satisfaction of all the attorneys and kept his
seat.
Levy Hooton passed through the examina-
ton, but a moment later was excused by the
defense on its fifteenth peremptory challenge.
On its fifth challenge the state excused j.
J. Gillian.
The next Juror called was an old colored
man named Pleasant Green. While the ques-
tioning was going on. the court asked:
How old are you?'
"Who, me?"
Eyes, you"
"Eighty-one years DID,"
'In what year were you born?"
well, that Is pretty hard to tell
How do you know how old you are them
well. l don't keep track of the years. I
know that I will be going on 50 in January
You are excused said the court.
David c. Dobbs was called, but excused
because he had scruples against the infection
of capital punishment.
Frank ]. King was accepted.
When the court called for the defense's
sixteenth and final persmptory challenge the
attorneys spent several minutes in converse
ton with Morgan. They then excused Little
field.
John d.. Kerr was called, but was excused
because he was prejudiced against the ac-
cussd.
John A. Roper was opposed to capital pun
ishment and Samuel c. Shrigley had formed
an oponion. A satisfactory juror was finally
found in James S. Delaney.
KILL STAYED THERE.
On the states sixth and final peremptory
challenge e. Schroeder was promptly ex-
cussd. p. w. Sherlock was called, but he
had formed an opinion. Then an old man,
whose hands trembled nervously, Peter Kill
nv name. was called,
Before the attorneys asked any questions
Judge Scott inquired OF the juror:
How old are you?"
"Sixty-,ight years DID, was the answer.
You are excused, said the court.
I'VE except to the ruling" put in the at
torney.
whats that?" asked Judge Scott. do
you excep: to my excusing a man that old?
Call the juror back
XIII was recalled and closely Gu STONED by
the court. Although he was old, it devsl-
oped that he was intelligent. He said that
while he had formed an opinion he would lay
Il aside when sworn and would try the cas-
on the evidence.
The defense now challenged the juror on
the grounds that he was prejudiced against
the accused, but the challenge was over
ruled, Judge Scott saying that he did not
intend to be caught on the pin hooks of any
The selection of Kill completed the jury
and it was sworn. After the roll had been |
called and all had said that they were
American citizens the jury was led to its
room, where it will be held until the trial
proper of Morgan begins
The twelve jurors were selected out of 113
that were examined since the case was called
yesterday morning. The panel was almost
exhausted, for when the last man ex-
amined, Peter XIII, was accepted there were
only six jurors who had not been called.
The jury as it stands is composed of: H..
Lingenfeldt, w. II. Sieber, G. w. Rey-
nolds, +. j. Stanley. James Montgomery,
John Marks, H.. S. Moody. John Fl. Koehler,
Charles A. Gregg. F. J. King, James
Della new Peter XIII |