The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-28
GET THREE JURORS
FIRST SPECIAL VENIRE OF FIFTY
PRODUCES A FOURTH OF A
JURY.
TO TRY ALBERT SCHEFFER.
THE SESSION FRIGHTENED IsY
A NUMBER OF AMUSING
INCIDENTS.
ONE WOMAN DRAWN TO SERVE.
Her Husband Answered in Her
Place ana WAS Excusct'-An-
other Venire OP.serGd.
TO TRY ALBERT SCHEFFER.
ONE WOMAN DRAWN TO SERVE.

Only three jurors were secured yes
terday out of the twelve necessary to
Try Albert Scheffer on the Indictment
charging grand larceny in the first
degree This exhausted the special
venire of fifty, and another venire of
siXty-six was ordered returnabie at
2:30 p. m.
The trial did not begin until 2:30 p.
m. 1t was deferred until that hour
at the request of the assistant county
attorney, who said he had certain other
matters requiring his immediate at
tention. The delay caused some COM
ment, and many expected that the next
move CT the prosecution would be to
nolle the Indictment. But County At
torney Anderson. who is enjoying the
sea breezes at Cape Cod, announced
before his departure that he would not
nolle the Indictment against Col. schef-
fer, under any circumstances, and 81
his assistant had no choice but to pro-
coed with the case.
At 10 a. m. the assistant county at
tOrney asked that the case be post
poned until p. m. 1t was so deferred
and at that hour the prosecution asked
for another delay of half an hour This
request was also granted. At $50 the
assistant county attorney appeared and
took his seat at the table opposite G..
NJ Nelson and Gen. Moses E. Clapp
and announced that he was ready TO
proceed. The clerk gave the revolving
box a whirl and drew out the. first
name, which proved to be that OF Eu-
gene A: Towle. Then began a monoto-
nous examination of Jurors, which re-
suited in the excusing of thirty-t three
men out of the thirty-six, who had
responded to the summons, served I'M
der the order for a special Venire OF
fifty. Later in the afternoon three of
the Venire were brought in, two OF
them, Jacob Becker and E. E. Calder
wood, on writs of attachment, and the
other, JudsOn H. Cornish, on an order
to show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt for not answer
ing the summons. In the case of Mr.
Cornish, the summons had been left
at his residence during his absence
Mr.. Cornish explained to the court that
he had found the summons at his home,
but did not think he was bound to re-
spond to it, as he was not personally
served. The court informed Mr.. Cor
nish that he was mistaken, and the
next thing Mr.. Cornish knew, he found
himself selected and sworn in as the
third juror in the case.
Eugene A. Towle, the first juror
called was peremptorily challenged by
man called, Howard E. Bartlett, an
employe Of Mannheimer Bros, said he
could try the case fairly, but he was
excused on the peremptory challenge
of the defense.
Herman HIM had not taken out his
second papers, and George w. Boer-
niger, an optfcian, was challenged for
actual bias and the challenge admit
ted by the state.
Bernard Beck, grocer, had no opin-
ions, because he read no newspapers,
neither daily nor weekly, English nor
German. Mr.: Beck was excused.
The next man was Frank G. Tacker,
car painted by trade. Mr.. Tacker
proved acceptable to both sides, and
was duly sworn in as a juror.
Charles L. Tracy, of $50 Bates ave-
nue., cashier for H. c. Burbank & Co.,
and S. A. Clefton, salesman for the
Western Supply company, were both
excused after being briefly questioned
Andrew Thaanum, bookkeeper in the
Savings Bank of st. Paul, declared
that he knew Albert Scheffer by sight,
that he had formed no opinion as TO
his guilt or innocence and that he could
y
assistant county attorney didn't want
Mr.. Thaanum and so resorted to his Sec
ond and his last peremptory challenge,
the state being allowed only two per-
emptories.
William HI. Cogin, a special Police
man in the employ of the st. Paul &,
Duluth road, and formerly a member
OF the city police force, was also eX-
cused, the states attorney promptly
admitting a challenge for actual bias.
The defense did not like the looks of
Anton Burch, a jeweler, and as they
could not show any bias whatever, Mr..
Hurch was excused on a peremptory
challenge.
Joseph Charles, an Englishman, who
SAID he was born in London, but had
ilVed for fourteen years in this coun-
try without becoming a citizen. was
ineligible, Attorney Nelson. remarkine
as Mr.. Charles left the stand that he
ought to become citizen after living
IN TINS country so many years.
Jonn Ames, manufacturers of sash
Blinds and doors, would have made
an intelligent juror, but he had formed
an opinion, he said, which it would re-
quire strong evidence to remove. Mr..
AmeS was accordingly excused.
George A. Schrom, a dry goods clerk
employed by Mealey & Co, declared
that he had formed an opinion that he
couldn't lay aside under any consider
alton. He couldn't, he admitted. try
the case on the evidence.
j. A. Willwerscheid, the undertaken.
knew Col. Scheffer. though not in
timately He had transacted business
with him, but he had formed no opin-
ion whatever concerning his guilt or
innocence. Both sides were so favor
ably impressed with Mr. Wi1Iwercobaid