The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-24
Only NINE JURORS
THREE YET TO BE SECURED BE-
FORE BIGKEL CAN BE
TRIED.
TEDIOUS DAY YESTERDAY
SPENT IN THE ENDEAvOR TO FILL
OUT THE REQUIRED
DOZEN.
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DEPOSITION OF BICKEL PERE
Was Mads, Part OF the Court Files
Has Gone to Find
Home.
TEDIOUS DAY YESTERDAY
DEPOSITION OF BIoKEL PERE

Another day spent in securing a jury
to try William F. Bickel resulted In
the selection of five more jurors In ad-
dition to the four obtained on Mon
day. When court adjourned at p. M,
nine men occupied the jury box. They
were A. M. Hull, Of the G o b e ad-
Vertising department; s. D. LoVeland,
carpenter; James McLafn, waiter;
Francis S. Daggit bookkeeper; Andrew
G. Johnson, grocer; John P. jacobson,
insurance agent, st. Anthony Park;
John McGarry, machinist, 1O77 Beach
street; Stephen O. Geiser, cigar manu-
facturer; F. ]. McCarron, surveyor In
the city engineers Office.
The five jurors accepted yesterday
were chosen out of twenty-six men
examined Court opened yesterday fore
noon with John S. Kennedy on the
stand Mr.. Kennedy, who was called
the day previous said that it would
require strong proof to induce him to
return verdict of not guilty. The
triers found the defendants challenge
for actual bias true, and Mr.. Kennedy
was excused.
j. V. Lorin was the next man called.
He said that he had small account in
Lie MlulleSOldt Savings JOHN SNS SiAN
time of the failure. Asked if 1t had
been paid, he replied that the account
was balanced Sin a way" The fact
that he had an account and knew the
Bickels in a passing way would not
prejudice his mind, nor would the
banks insolvency cut figure. He was
asked if he had spoken to any one
about the case, and said that he mad
not. Mr.. Butler interposed an ob1ec-
ton to counsel for state inqu1r1ng OF
juror if the latter had ever spoken to
any one at any time about any of the
Bickel indictments, but the court over
ruled him. The county attorney sub
mitted a challenge for actual bias,
which the triers found true, and Mr..
Lorin was excused.
E. P. Loux, in the employ of Lin
deke, Warner & Schumacher, was ex-
cused because he had taken out his
second papers after being summoned
as a juror.
Andrew G. johnson, of the Sterling
Grocery company, was the fifth juror
accepted Mr.. Johnson was born in
Carver county, had lived in st. Paul
for eighteen years, and knew Mr.. Bick-
ell and Pierce Butler by looks. He
had heard of the Bickel cases, but had
formed no opinion.
William A. Keefe, salesman, had
formed an opinion as to the merits OF
the case, and Herman Geise a confec-
toner, was late in taking out his final
papers Both We're excused. Charles p.
Howes, of Bedding Bros. Silk company,
also entertained strong opinions, and
was not wanted by either side. Peter
T. McDermctt law student, was also
excused.
John P. jacobson, of ST. Anthony
Park, became the sixth juror Though
he admitted that he was acquainted
with William Bicke1, the defendants
father.
N. C. McFarran, route agent of the
United States Express company, was
excused, on account of his opinions
John McGarry, a machinist, of 1917
Beach street, stated that he was born
in Stamford, Conn, and had lived
thirty-six years in St Paul. He knew
none of the parties to the case, and
had no dealings with the bank. Mr.
McGarry was accepted as the seventh
juror.
Later in the afternoon Stephen o.
Geiser, a cigar manufacturer, and F.
]. McCarron, a surveyor in the city en-
gineer's Office, proved acceptable and
were sworn in as the eighth and ninth
jurors.
The deposition of William B1ckel,
taken at San Francisco. Cal, before
Justice Gates, notary public, Nov. &c.
was received, and made part of the
files of the case against William F.
Bickel In substance, Mr.. Bickel in his
deposition, states that he was assignee
of the suspended bank for about six
weeks, and was familiar with the af-
fairs, books and accounts, especially
the account of the defendant. AS to the
items set forth in the bill of particulars,
and how they happened to be charged
against the defendant on the books and
records of the bank, he supposed most
of them were checks of William F.
Bickel and the total, the amount of
such checks.
Bearing on the question of the right
or authority of the defendant to re-
ceive the sums of money stated in the
bill Mr. Bickel said:
Fearing a run, some of the trustees
instructed William F. Bickel to OBJ
tain the checks of customers upon their
accounts, ard he did so for a large sum,
how much i am unable to say, for
which he hasino credit, so far as I know,
and he also had quite a sum Of money
due for salary,ldthe exact amount of
which I cannot now state.
In answer to cross-interrogatories
Mr.. Bickel stated that he left st. Paul
for the purpose of finding a place
where he might make a living for him
self and family! He knew from the
books of the bank. and in his capacity
as trustee and assignee, that the trus-
tees had directed his son to get checks
of customers m order to prevent q
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