The evening times., 1896-05-18
MURDERER F0RD's TRIAL
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Have you formed or expressed any
oplnion as to the guilt or innocence Of the
DEFENDANT
NO, sir
can you render an impartial verdict ao-
cording to the eyidence:
Yes, SIR
Have yuu-Tny conscientious scruples
against capital punishment"
Tie defense s<fefe,i n 10 objection, aud he
was allowed to take his seat.
In the cases OF Byrne. Fillmore, Linger,
Hollauder and Shea the defeuse challenged
,or cause, aud when oyerruled reserved eX-
ceptions. ,.-
Frank \. Jones. was disqualified, and the
rest were seated.
what courseare We to pursue In challeng-
ing, your honor?'' inquired Mr.. Peter
The defense. may exercise four chal-
lenges and the government one, and SO on
un,il the box is nlled," replied Judge Cole.
We challenge William Hollauder per-
emptorily," said Nj. Peter.
James L. Calhoun was next called. but
was disqualified and S. W. Deckmau was
seated.
Richard W. Allnut was challenged and
oliver L. White called 70 replace him and
qualified.
CHALLENGED BY DEFENSE.
George NJ. Fillmore, F. A. Linger and
Daniel Shea were successfully challenged
oy the defense, and Mr.. Birney for the gov-
ernment challenged Matthew 7. Byrne.
George K. Cook who was called aud re-
placed Mr.. ByTne was excused by the de-
fense as were also Richard Allnutt and
William T. Ferguson. Charles E. Burnes-
Leonard c. Bailey, Joseph L. Calhoun, Ed
ward Brooks, Frank b. Bersley and George
E. Brown, expressed opinions and were
disqualified.
This exhausted the panel nd left seven
teen challenges to be exercised. At the
suggestion of Mr.. Birney, Judge Cole
ordered that sixty names be drawn, from
which the rest of the jury might be Sc
lected.
Ten O'Clock tomorrow was set for a con-
tipuation of the case. and court adjourned.
During the proceedings Ford had, ap-
parentIy, beeu the least interested specta-
,or. He did not once shift his position,
nor change he rowing, restless expression of
his eyes, until Il touch on the shoulder by
Deputy Springnan warned him that it was
time to go. He rose, mechanically, and
his head hanging over, his eyes fast ened on
the floor, went to the private passage that
leads from the court room into the cells.
Ashe was walking through the room the
clerk who was calling off the names OF
the witnesses, shouted:
"Belva Kreglo,'' ''
At that familiar sound that has doubt
less been ringing in his ears, sleeping and
waking since he dyed his hands in the in
nocent blood of her sister. the murderer
gave convulsive shudder, and in a mo-
ment more disappeared from the gaze of
the watching throng.
LAWYERS AND WITNESSES.
Messrs. Donaldson and Peter, the young
lawyers who have undertaken Ford's de-
rense, are evidently determined to allow
no point to go uncoutested in the fight for
the life of their client. After court they
had all the witnesses for the defense sent
over to Mr.. Donaldsoas office, and durinS 9
the afternoon held a consultation with
them.
A large crowd assembled around the
eastern door of the city hall after the
proceedings in the hope that Ford would be
carried ba ok to the Jail Immediately. They
were disappointed, bawever, and so long a
time elapsed before the wagon left with
the prisoner that most of them had grown
tired of waiting
As there remainsD, on both sides, but
seventeen CHALLENGES. it is almost certain
that with the larG& number of talcsmen
summoned for tomorrow morning, Jury
can be secured before the day is very far
advuuced This wfff-enable them to pro-
coed with the actual trial of the case We'd
nesday.