Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-01
ANOTHER YEN|RE ORDERED.
Two More Jurors to Complete the
Panel in the Eastman Case

Panel in the Eastman Case
And This Number Will Probably
Be Increased Efforts of Biased
Talesmen to Get on the Jury.
Two Of Them Skillfully Unmasked
by Mr.. Howard-Two More Days
Will Probably Be Spent in Filling
Panel-Impatience to Hear the
Evidence in the Case.
Special to the Register.
Parsons. w. Va, November oo.-
The trite old saying of the>Scotch poet
that 1.-The best laid plans O mice and
men gang aft aglee'' was never more
aptly illstrated than in the turn taken
by the Eastman case to-day. Yester-
day it seemed that jury by noon to-
day was certain, and yet before eleven
O'Clock all the talesmen in attendance
had been examined and only two addl-
tional jurors obtained, making total
of eighteen, which is two short of the
required number; so a new venire of
twenty-four talesmen was ordered, and
the sheriff is now securing the county
in search of the persons whose names
were drawn.
This, of course, occasions another
very disappointing delay, and, as if
that were not bad enough, the defense
renewed it's challenge of two talesmen
who had heretofore been accepted and
introduced a multitude of witnesses to
disQualify them. The result is that
Juror Benjamin has been stood aside,
the court sustaining the challenge, and
judgment as to Juror Jones has been
reserved until morning. The defense
will also, it is understood, attack the
qualifications of Juror Nazlerod, whose
former challenge was overruled, and if
all three of these should be rejected
the panel will be reduced to fifteen.
Interest in the outcome is hourly in
creasing and the impotence of the
people to witness the trial proper, and
near the merits of the case, is becoming
almost beyond restraint. The examina-
tlon OF talesmen to-day was unusually
animated, and Attorney John A. How
ard Is being warmly complimented to-
night for the skill and generalshin
with which he defeated the purpose Of
TWO very prejudiced parties to get on
the jury.
1ney were both more than ordin-
ar1ly shrewd one of them in particu,ar
occurring the tactics of French fenc-
Ag master to uncover him. but Mr..
Howard came off triumphant. The
4iesmen examined to-day and yester-
Ply were different class from those of
ne first venire. They read the papers.
ld 1t was noticeable that there was a
conspicuous absence of citizens from
tClover deestrict." The first man up
}thls morning was George Horatter, and
ne had an opinion that was good
enough for him, evidence or no evil
dence. he was excused Andrew
Jackson Smith was the next victim.
lie admitted having slight opinion.
but thought he coulo get rid of it if
the evidence required it. He had
great sympathy for ANY onlucky man
In trouble" and would like to see him
get justice. He was not biased in this
case, but on second thought, after a
good deal of goading by Mr.. Howard.
he believed he did complain to Jake
PltZer because the grand jury had in
dicted Eastman; and it was possible
that he did say to Jake that the grand
jury were "a lot of perjured - -
-" at any rate, he wouldn't DENY
it, and whatever opinion he had then
he has now; but still he was not biased
at all, and thought he would make
pretty fair juror, and if the evidence
was strong enough ne might even con-
descend to change his mind; but he
was up against it, and when the judge
said 'stand aside" with reproachful
look at the court and Mr.. Howard,
Andrew Jackson complied.
T. g. Carr had an opinion as unal-
terable as the laws of the Modes and
Persians, and was excused. J. P
Porter, had an opinion that would not
give way to sworn evidence, and so he
gave way to A. E. Teller, who was
qualified in every respect, and was ac-
copied without challenge. ]. B. Lam
bert dramatically explained that he
had an opinion, and was therefore ex-
cused. Robert Phillips read the pa
pers, and made up an opinion from
what he read that no evidence could
change. When it came to a choice
with him between believing the news.
papers or believing the evidence, the
evidence was not in it. F. S. Piper,
w. F. Heiser, Albert Ingram, John A.
Stull, E. D. Porter, w. Cassidy, H. B.
Heronious and E. M. Heiskell all read
the newspapers, had faith enough iii
what they read to form fixed opinions
therefrom, and were therefore ex-
cused
A. H. Goodwin "played possum" and
came very near getting on the jury be-
fore Mr.. Howard unmasked him anil
showed him to be the worst prcju-
diced man before the court. He was
turned down. This exhausted the ven
ire, and further proceedings will be
delayed until the newly summoned
talesmen appear.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS