Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-19
The Defendant Enters Plea Of
Not Guilty to the Charge.
MRS. lorIlr WILKINS TlsTlflls,
The Day In the Other caurts-A Sumbsr
OF suits Pied Licenses to Marry
aud Court Notes.

O'Clock, the work OF selecting a Jury be.
ink Ia progreas, Seven Jurors had been
selealed Monday and almos, the entire day
yesterday was consumed IN sole, sting tho
iiVe necessary to complete the twelve. Al
lRia5 o'clock the second yenlrs Of nfty was
exhausted and o3urt adjourned with eleven
jurors In tho box. Sheriff Erickson was
Instructed TO summon twenty-five more
10 be present at a'So o'clock. At the after
noon session eleven OF the new venlte were
called before a selection was made. Dayo
Griffin being agreed upon by both tho
State and defense for the last one ut i.g5
4 o'clock. Tho district attorney then road
tile Indictment Colonel Jones pleaded not
guilty for the defendant and Mrs, i.o,tie
| wilkins was called az the nrst witness
for tho State. Airs. Wilkins. u Will be
remembered. WAS n servant In tho Colin
4 household at the time OF tho homicide.
When the officers reached the place that
night she was not 20 he found. a search
was made ana thoy discovered her IN AN
clubhouse with hDr boy, . years OF age,
shrinking from tin many strangers at
! traoted TO the place. Mrs MiikinB' topu-
! mony was listpned TO very ausnuNcA w
! tho large number In attenunnge. mo
court room was crowded. Mr.. GillaEpls
o0nduoted the examination Tor the STATE.
| oelpnsl Jones' Tor Tho dufense.
| ~ ONlNNh 4fNNAHtH lMNfNNNb Wv
criminal district court convened for tic
| continuance OF tho Colin iuRl seven
Jurors mad already been selegted ana ths
yenire o. nfty,. Tho examination q lhosv
Jurors was begun WITH tho Following re,
William llaitunE, disqualified By
| having formed an apinlOnt
~ K. smItfhs. oppSDsd To- 70 dsspiiai pGo;
q. l'Rcla disqualified by having formed
n i. Hughes, accepted. Juror No. a.
J. T., Hawthorne, disqualified ~ haYins
formed 90 oplniien'" "''''''''' ~ N'A
| w. T. Mshho, ehallsgsed by ~ defense ,',,
mott a. g. Han opposed to s9p''a' punish
oPialsn Tornsa o'.pu''a . p'.4p'' VI 1a
Max Hart disqualified because Of an
Hsrnsy driiSstesd. disqualified becauAe
" AZ opinion formed,
~ car IiiSs' Schultz. disqualified because OF
hay'gE formed az opinion ,lnl..,o,r, =, ,n..,
IL j, MiiISS rad {opm,d an opinion.
4 n Sa9n,S Ih1 s5 p1orrne 1" aS ooini6n.
H. y. iiRiSSsTs eSalI 'Gu " )" d o'
j. W barnett, challenged BY thr de-
Thomas Dowd,ii. disqualified by having
formed an opinion,
, 4. y, Connora. challenged by tho stats,
ii, II hlnbin lecoptsd. Juror No. 10
n Cobb had formed an opinion aud
was disqualified.
} 1T ii, Fletcher. challenged by the DO
, fense.
ii1I Bates, had formed an oplnlon;
Turner bond, excused, being opposed "a
, eauitai punishInont.
fhnrlia Bolfrass. had formed an opln.
ion
'iienry parsahle. challenged by the de-
f,use
7 ~ yetlenkamp. nhAll.nfed by thu
de,.pss
u,tter nro.ntod. Juror No. II.
= u Itsvs,n,Isi ind formed Nm opin
, lon
. 'onrhcrt Para. ohall,susd by the defense
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7 an h,pynsrr,t,is, ohon.naed nv IN. do
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