The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-16
EISENHOWER MURDER TRIAL
The Jury Secured After Exhausting the
Whole Venire.
THE SHERALD" REPRESENTATIVE.
He Furnishes a Full and Detailed Report
of the Trial Up to Late Hour This
Afternoon-The Line of Defense
Probably insanity.
to EVENING HERALD.

Special to EVENING HERALD.
SPoTTsvILLE, June 16th.-The trial of
Theodore Eisenhower for the murder of
John Schwindt, at Shenandoah on the 18th
Of February last started in earnest this
morning and may consume the balance of
the week 1t was announced yesterday that
the Commonwealth would call about twenty |
witnesses and that the defense had subpoenaed |
thirty-six but last night the Commonwealth |
issued subpoenas for twenty-five additional |
witnesses, so that large audience is assured |
for the trial in those compelled to attend, if
not in curious people. That the attendance
on the mart of the latter will be large, how
ever, is almost a foregOne conclusion. The |
people of this place seem as much interested
in the case as the people of Shenandoah. Not
because of any particular interest in any of
the parties connected with it, but on account
of their being "a woman in the case" To
every inquiry as to what case is being tried
before Judge Savidge the reply is, THAT
Shenandoah woman case" This is a signal
for grand rush to the court room and there
is great straining of necks, not to get
glimpse at the accused man, nor the weeping
widow, or the fatherless children who sit at.her
side apparently unable to understand what is
transpiring, but to get look at Mrs. Eisen-
whose account Eisenhower says he did the
shooting But Mrs Eisenhower is not in
evidence. She has thus far kept away from
the court house, and in fact from Pottsville
If the defense does not subpoena her it is not
likely that she will be seen here at all as she
will not appear here voluntarily, and the
Commonwealth cannot subpoena her, as she
would then be made a witness against her
husband 1t has been limited, however, that
Eisenhower's children may be put upon the
stand against him. In such an event they will
be called upon to testify to the event on the
night Eisenhower says his wife behaved un-
seemingly with William Schwindt, the man
Eisenhower intended to kill
1t is understood that the prosecution will
endeavor to show that Eisenhower's pro-
claimed grounds for jealously are merely
fabrications and that he had determined to
kill William Schwindt in revenge for beat
ing ne received at the hands Of Schwindt.
The defense, it is believed, will set up
claim of insanity and attempt to show that it
was brought about by the wife's unfaithful-
ness. 1t is also expected considerable evidence
will be introduced to show good character on
the part of the accused.
The preliminares of the trial concluded at
o'clock last night, when the twelfth juror
was secured. At $50 the panel of 70 was
exhausted After 62 had been examined
Clerk of the Courts Shortall explained that
one of the remainder had failed to respond,
one was exempted from duty on account of
| being deaf and the other six were excused
/ for various reasons. Up to $50 but seven
jurors had been secured. Judge Sayidge
directed that efforts be made to secure the
rest from the jurors who had been stood aside
after examination, and in half an hour the
seats in the jury box were filed. Judge
Savidge then instructed the jurors as to their
duties between sessions of the court. He
admonished them not to talk about the case
or allow anyone to talk to them concerning
it, He also admonished them not to read
any newspapers published in this county and
only such other newspapers as shall first be
inspected by the court The jurors are also
/ to remain together and are in charge Of two
court officers at the Hotel de Court, Of which
Joe Wadlinger, formerly Of Shenandoah, is
proprietor.
In the panel of jurors examined were
George Dengler William II, Glenn, Thomas
A. Evans, Jacob Noll John Watson, James
Bell. Edwin V Williams, John Daddow and
E. j. Wasley, of Shenandoah and Levi
Dornseif lately of Shenandoah but now of
! II
Neither side was disposed to accept a resident
of Shenandoah. Several of the parties
named said they had formed an opinion on
the case, but could set aside the opinion and
render verdict on the evidence.
Silas Hofnagle, of East Union township,
was among those examined He said he
could render verdict of murder in the first
/ degree, knowing hanging TO be the punish
ment, hut not in Eiscnhower's case, as he had
known the man from boyhood. Hofnagle
was excused.
All but three of the jurors are compara-
! lively young men, apparently in the thirties
/ but all are married. Both sides seemed
| disposed to select only married men for the
case. The jury impaneled is as follows
No. l. A. E. Ganzow, shoe dealer, Ashland
| No. ?. George Hill, miner, Silver Brook.
No 3. Isaac II. Lutz, laborer, Iamaqua.
| No, f. ID. b. Thompson, miner, fremont.
No. 5. Harry Wmore, matchmaker, Ire
mont,
No 6. Levi Kissinger, merchant, schuyl-
kill Haven.
No, Z, r. L. Prosser, painter, Ashland.
No S. Jacob Ledisch, farmer, Hubley
township.
No o. Maurice J. King laborer, Tower
City.
No 10. Wm. w. Leonard, laborer, St. Clair
No, H. Patrick Dougherty, MINER Ash
land,
No l2. Frank Horn, clerk Ashland.
THIS MoRNING's SESSION.
The jurors witnesses, Judge Sayidge and
court officials were on hand promptly at
nine o'clock this morning, but it was ten
minutes after the appointed hour when Dis
trict Attorney Edgar Bechtel commenced his
opening address before the jury. The pros
ecuting official opened the case by saying that
on the 18th day of January, last, Eisenhower
appeared at the Turkey Run colliery in an
intoxicated condition and asked William
Schwindt to take him home and Schwindt
agreed to do so upon condition that Eisen-
hover would promise not to beat his Eisen-
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