Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-05-06
AYERS CASE NOW ON
NIL AFTERNOON SPENT TRYING
TO GET A JURY.
ADJOURNED TO 9 A. N. TO-DAY
Only Nine Men On the Regular Panel
Retained Special Nenire of Fifteen
ordered Defendant Looks Cheerful
and Healthy-Wite, Sister and Fa
Their are Present.
Madison. MAY 1.

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Madison, May I.
The circuit court room was thronged
Monday afternoon with Curious
crowd gathered to hear the opening OF
the trial Of George Ayers, charged with
tbs murder of Gus Peterson on the
night of Oct. 6 last. The ease was
called promptly at o'clock. Ayers
was brought in by Undersheriif Bur
meister before the hour and before the
judge and jurors had arrived He
seemed to ENJOY the partial freedom
given him by the undersheiin jan
life seems 20 have agreed with him as
he looks healthy and ruddy and walked
in with springy step. He was
dressed in a new suit of black with a
white shirt and collar and gray tie,
He had a most cheerful and easy air
District Attorney Anderson appeared
alone for the prosecution but Attorney
Il, Ray Stevens had c. +. Whelan to
assist in the defense. Ayers father
his wife and sister, Minnie, sat inside
the railing. John Peterson of De For
est. a brother of the murdered man.
was also present.
The following jurors We're first called
by Clerk of Court Parish: Henry
Page. Madison; T., Il, poty, Burke, J..
II. Gould Belleyilee, Matthias Esser,
Westport; Nels Johnson Blooming
Grove; John Koch, Springfield; Den
mis- Kessenich, Springfield; John Il,
Lee, Christiana; George Lockwood,
Vermont; X o Onstad, Pleasant
Springs G. Stubley, Black Earth; Al
bert Torgcrson, Pleasant Springs. They
we're carefully examined by District
Attorney Anderson and then in turn
by c. Il, Whelan All We're asked by
the latter if they had formed an
opinion as to whether or not q crime
had been committed anC the Norwe-
gians IL the fact that Peterson was one
OF their nationality would influence
them any. All had read or heard
something Of the case, but not one of
them thought he had formed an opinion
which amounted TO prejudice. None
OF the jurors We're excused for cause
and the attorneys then proceeded to
exercise their peremptory strikes.
the defendant being entitled to "a the
state 20 y. The result OF The strikes
was not made manifest until the reg,l-
lar panel was exhausted. \ new name
was called after each strike. The lls'
was John Schantz of Cottage Grove
Two strikes by the defense was fol
lowed by the drawing of William Hank
ST. Of this city and Lewis Pettey Of
York After The next strike by the
GisUict attorney nr s. Smith of Mont
rose was called Two more strikes by
the defense brought Casper Strohmen-
ger Of Sun Prairie and j. c. Latham
of Fiichhmg to the jury box John
Alderman of Roxbury was called after
the next strike.
=. Schembera OF York, ana William
Lemckc Of Middleton. were called next
William G. Schumann of Berry. Pau
Puyelmacher of Roxbury, Albert An
derson Of Perry, James L. DAWSON of
Blooming Grove, A. " Tedderly OF
York, w T. Riley of Waunakee. Fred
Stickney Of Mazomanic. John O'Neill
OF this city, Matthias Esser OF West
port, r. Il. Davis of Middleton, James
G. dig of Albion and Peter Il. Male Of
Blue No pds were all finally called.
The attorneys then announced that
they had agreed upon but nine and the
court then ordered a special venire OF
10 names to be drawn and declared an
adjournment until 8 a'clock this morn
Ing. Judge Siebecker also announced
that this would be the only remaining
case en- the calandar that could be
heard at this term and excused the
other jurors.
The nine men remaining to form part
OF the jury are j. II. Gould OF Belle
vile, c. Stubley of Black Earth
George Lockwood Of Vermont. John
Alderman Of RoXbury. William
Lemcke Of Middleton. w. r. Riley Of
Waunakee, Fred Stickney of Macon
anie John e. Lee Of Christiana. Mat.
thias Esser Of Westport and Il. r.
, Davis Of Middleton.
IT is expected that the case will b,
concluded Saturday.