The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
ATWELFTH MAN NEEDED
1t Is Confidently Predicted
That He Will Be Found
To-Day,
GETTING READY FOR TRIAL
Each Side Is Actively Filling Out the
Details in Its Plan of Cam
paign.
THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE-TWC
MORE JURORS SECURED.

THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE-TWO
MORE JURORS SECURED.
The search for jurors in the Durrant case
proceeded famously yesterday, two more being
secured in the persons of David Brooks, 1911
California street, and J. II, Babbitt 1015 Mar
ket street, making eleven in the box. as follows:
Thomas w. Seiberlieh.
Irwin ]. Truman.
Nathan Croker.
NJ. r. Dempster.
Charles p. Nathan.
Horace Smyth.
Frank P. Hooper.
Louis Gregoire.
Warren Dutton.
David Brooks,
J. H. Babbitt.
Only one more juror is needed 10 fill the box,
and it is confidently predicted that the twelfth
man will be secured from the ranks of the
one hundred veniremen summoned to appear
this morning.
So far the defense has exhausted just ten of
its twenty peremptory challenges, the prosecu-
ton three of its ten, and both sides are ready
for the formal battle for the life OF Durrant.
Each is active in its search for details to fill
out evidence already secured, ana the appear
ance of several witnesses in the courtroom
yesterday morning, Mrs. Vogel among them,
gave more earnest appearance to the
proceedings.
Last night Witness Oppenheim was closeted
with Captain Lees Tor long time, but the
purpose of his visit to the City Hall was not
revealed.
But little time was wasted in prelimin-
aries after court was called to order in
Department 8: yesterday morning. The
prisoner Durrant, apparently in the same
passive state of mind as he has been since
the opening of the case, sat with his face
to the bench, unmindful of the looks cast
upon him from all quarters His attorneys
were early on hand, fresh for the fray, and
Judge Murphy himself appeared to have
fully recovered from his recent illness.
The usual pleas for exemption from jury
DUTY were made to his Honor by a long
line OF citizens after the call of the venire,
and it was pretty close to IL o'clock ere the
actual hunt for Jurors began.
D. H. Watkins, assayer, residing at 2251
Suffer street; ]. f. D. Curtis, insurance,
2S13 Webster, and W. Alexander, cashier,
were challenged and excused in rapid sue
cession on the ground that they each pos
sessed a strong opinion as to the guilt or
innocence of the defendant.
William L. Witham, 1922 California
street, was excused on the same grounds.
w. H. Cowan of % Birch avenue, had a
general opinion about the case and was ex-
cused by consent.
J. F. Cunningham, grocer, residing at
24l2 Suffer street, passed through a
lengthy examination at the hands of Mr..
Deuprey, after having satisfactorily passed
the questions of the prosecution. 1t was
discovered at last that he had a strong
opinion on the case, and he was challenged
and excused on that ground.
j. j. Mahoney, contractor, residing at
401 Van Ness avenue, stated that he knew
Mr.. Deuprey. and in a suit, still pending,
was witness on the opposing side from
him. He was excused by consent.
Melville Staples, superintendent of the
Sailors Home, was challenged and ex-
cused on the ground that he had a strong
opinion on the case.
T. E. TrampIeasure, 1000 Harrison street,