The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-11
ONLY TWO JURORS SECURED
AS THE RESULT OF THE FIRST
DAYS WORK-ANOTHERT TILT
ON JURY DRAWING.
WAR ON BANK EXAMINER KENYON
Hennepin County officials Will Re-
ply to His Attack-MinneapOli
Matters.

important of all the bribery cases,
came on before Judge Jamison and
a jury yesterday morning after half
day of sparring over preliminary mat
tiers and objections which were over
ruled by the court.
Aid Durham, of the Third ward,
stands indicted for having demanded
of Halvorson, Richards & Co. bride
amounting to 100000 for which sum he
agreed that his vote would be inf1u-
enced, and that he would vote and
work for the awarding Of a contract,
for which bids were to be opened by
the city council April 80, 1895. The
contract was to be an immense one,
and was for work in connection with
the construction of the East side res
ervoir, which the city afterward took
upon itself to build by day labor in
stead of letting the contract. Two Of
the witnesses on the indictment are
Halvor K. Halvorson and Charles H.
Richards, members of the firm.
The accused appeared to be little put
out by the preparations for trial. The
success Of Drew, the first man tried OH
the bribery charges, buoyed him up,
and there were broad smiles upon the
faces of the city hall contingent pres
ent at the morning session, among
whom were ex-Ald. McAlHster, Burke
O'Brien and a large number of friends
of aldermen. The crowd in attendance
was not large, the Third ward being
very slimly represented.
William Gay, a Dayton farmer was
called, and then the defense objected
to the jury panel by a general chal-
lenge, and proceeded to give evidence
on that score. 1t was stipulated that
the evidence in the Drew case might
be used as far as it went relative to
the drawing of the jury, but the at
torneys went much further and took
evidence to show exactly how the jury
was drawn. Clerk Dickey, Misses
Strayer and Swift, Henry Altnow, Dep
uty Clerk Mclaughlin and Frank T.
Corriston, stenographer, were all
sworn, the result being that the coun-
sci for the defense showed that it was
not possible to get any evidence to
show that it was certain that the same
names were in the box that were on
the first list, for the reason that they
had never been verified.
Clerk Dickey and the attorneys had
little tilt at one time, Mr.. Dickey be-
ing unwilling to say that he had re-
fused to allow Mr.. Moves to examine
the jury lists, when he had called for
them. He excused it by saying that he
had put the lists in his private safe,
AND that his clerks had no knowledge
of where they were, so could not view
them when asked for.
Then, as matter Of fact, they were
not the files of your Office, for public
use, were they?" asked Mr.. Noyes.
Mr. Dickey explained that they were,
but as they had never been asked for,
but when Mr.. Noyes wanted them,
there had been no. secrecy about them.
MI. NoyeS, however, insisted that he
had been refused several times, and
the record was taken. The court found
the challenge untrue, and the usual
exceptions We're taken, after which with
very little questioning Mr.. Gay was
accepted by both sides as the first juror
to try the case.
The attorneys took up the greater
portion of the afternoon in an exami
nation of the condition of mind of
Simeon E. Sykes. The state liked him,
and the defense did not, but wanted
to escape a peremptory if possible. The
juror frankly aQm1tted Inat ne naQ an
opinion but not as to the guilt of the.
defendant
81 know there was something wrong
with the aldermen" he said, explaining.
II am firmly convinced that there has
been some bribery and rottenness, but
that it is this defendant who has done
any of it, am not prepared to say"
Have you talked with any one about
the case?" asked Mr.. Moves. The juror
admitted that he had talked with Mr..
Gardner, who was a member of the
last grand jury. That conversation was
that very morning, and Mr.. Gardner
had informed him confdentially that
there was something very rotten In
having that reservoir work done by day
work instead of contract, and gave him
some figures.
The court found the challenge true,
and he was excused. William Urqu
hart, living at 1924 Logan avenue, was
called, and accepted with but very
little ques. ioning, and the adjournment
was taken, the two jurors selected being
placed in charge of the sheriff until
the trial is over, until when they will
practically be prisoners.