The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09

Gregoire salesman in Dodge Bros bookstore,
residing at s16 Cspp street. This A4aaes nine
of the necessary twelve jurors sworn So follows:
Thomas W. SeibeTlich.
Irwin J. Truman.
Nathan Croker.
NJ. R. Dempster.
Walter S. Brown.
Charles P. Nathan.
Horace Smyth.
Frank P. Hooper.
Louis Gregoire.
Something or q sensstio none the less so
because expected, was sprung by General
Dickinson during the morning He offered
affidavits from Durrant, and upon which he
based request for citations for the editor and
city editor of the Examiner, John P. Barrett,
reporter on the same paper, and the editor and
city editor of the Chronicle. This request is
based upon published interviews with Jurors
Brown and Nathan.
Mr.. Dickinson also announced that he would
ask later for citations for the editors and city
editors of the other newspapers.
Judge Murphy has the affidavits in his
possession but will not state when he will take
action on the matter.
The hunt for jurors will be resumed this
morning, when all defaultihg jurors will be
brought in on attachment.
There was not even standing room in De-
partment when Judge Murphy took his
seat on the bench. Every seat was taken
the steps on the raised platform were
thickly crowded, and the corridors sur
rounding the courtroom were fairly
TANNED with men and women painfully
anxious to be in at the springing of the
sensation which had been so confidently
predicted.
Five of the jurors were in the box when
the bailiff raped for order, and Juror
Brown was not one of them. He passed
hurriedly in through the main door, how
ever, almost out of breath, about three
minutes later, smiling a sood-morning to
the other occupants. Mr.. Seiberlich, who
has always been so punetual heretofore.
was somewhat tardier. but escaped the
consequences by reason of the fact that
counsel for the defense were late in put
ting in an appearance. They got there
finally, and Judge Murphy ordered the
call of the roll of jurors III the box.
This having been speedily done, all eyes
centered on General Dickinson from whom
it was confidently expected the Initiative
in the sensational would come. But Gen
eral Dickinson never moved muscle, the
volleys of inquiring glances falling harm
lessly against the soldierly figure. He was
almost tantahzingly Indifferent and GER
Ldl0ly disappointed every one OF the walt
ing crowd. Even Judge Murphy looked at
him questioningly, while District Attorney
Barnes positively wheeled his chair and
faced around to await developments.
But the general failed to respond and
every body gave it up.
"Oall the names of jurors returnable to-
day" said the court, and in second Clerk
Morris facile tongue was rolling changes
on proper names calculated to astonish the
owners themselves. There was very lib
eral response.
Now" said Judge Murphy, 'T want to
say to the citizens summoned here as
jurors that we are having considerable
difficulty in obtaining jury in this case.
The law does not permit me to excuse
you simply because your business may
suffer, or for any slight or trivial cause,
and you are simply taking up your own
time and the time of the court in offering
these petty excuses. will not take excuses
on any such grounds. 1t is duty every
citizen owes to his cauntry to perform
jury duty. Now, those who have excuses
to offer will please present them"
And forty-five men rose as one, each
believing that he certainly had an excuse
that would prevail with the court. Thirty
two of them were correct in this surmise.
while a bakers dozen were ordered back
to their seats.
While this was being done the interest
of the spectators had once more centered
on General Dickinson and hope once again
welled high in every breast. There was a
plain movement at the table where sat
counsel for the defense, which portended
that something interesting was in prepare