The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-20
HER SMILES FOR THE JURY.
MISS KELLARD ON TRIAL o FOR
gerry, TURNS ON HER EYES.

Ono Juror CHALLENGED suddenIy by the Prose-
cution-Ho Eoesn't Know why, but H'
says Iie lsnd Not Bcon smiling Back mt the
PrIsoner-Jury BOX FuiI-Case Goes Over.
May Kellard, the woman who separated viii
liam ID. Wood from his money and incidentally
from his wife. sat at the bar In the General Sos
sions yesterday eying the jurymen. She is on
trial for forgery, and had much to say In select
ing her twelve peers, seven of whom had been
chosen when court closed on Thursday. The
other five were chosen yesterday, after many
men with stern faces had been rejected at thG
prisoners request.
When court opened yesterday q story wal
circulated by the court officers that Miss Kol.
lard had succeeded In hypnotizing one Of the
Jurors with her smile.
When the box WINS full, Assistant District At
torney Lloyd arose and said:
"The prosecution challenges juror No. 8, VIII.
liam II. Chandler"
Ayoung man of medium height, with a smooth
face and glasses, got up from the fifth scat and
left the jury box.
The newspaper reporters went to the Assistant
District Attorney and asked why the juror had
been taken out OF the box.
"I1l tell you why" said Mr.. Lloyd. "Word
room T%s U fSat Juror 90 i NC. 81 8, Mr. I pS Ghond ie ' and e %iss
Kellard were smiling back and forth at each
noticed them why, she keeps smiling and
staring with those eyes at all the jurors, and
this of course makes 1t a hard thing to get tho
right sort of n jury"
Mr.. Chandler is ~ years old and speaks with
a Southern accent. Ho is very courteous in his
manner and apparently a man of intelligence.
He is chief clerk in the office of the Savannah
steamship line. When seen at his office yester.
day afternoon and asked II he knew why he had
been challenged by Mr.. Lloyd, he eaid:
No. | don't know. except that | asked Judge
McMahon to excuse me last week from jury SER
vice, as i intended TO GO SOUTH
Are you personally acquainted with Miss
kellard q asked the reporter.
NO, replied Mr.. Chandler. II never saw her
before met her in the courtroom. l don't
Assistant District Attorney Lloyd says you
and Miss kcllnrd smiled back and forth at each
Other" said the reporter.
- never smiled ut her. replied MI. Chandler.
box. was carly yesterday morning. That was
while ono of the candidates was being examined.
He said so cthing that made me pass II remark
to the next juror, whcrcupon we both smiled"
Vest rday was a smiling day, however. Rob
ert J. Hare, counsel for Miss Krllard, smiled
as he got rid Of three OF tho panel who were
home men with families" Miss Kellard
smiled when on her advice her counsel got rid of
nm elderly man who had n stern face. The
Tombs angels in court greeted Miss Kcllard
smilingly and admired tho new bonnet which
she wore. yesterday for the first time. When
the Jury box was full the court adjourned to
Monday. The twelve jurors are:
William II. Milling. butcher; Gerhard Ratz, saloon
keeper; Charles Bradley. retired grocer, George j.
Berbert. plumber; Michael Burns. shipping clerk;
Eugene Blum. plumbers supplies; Charles j. Vogue.
electrician; Thomas Carroll, retired merchant; Morris
Leipziger, tailor; David ". Knapp. clCctrician; Mat
thew Tyrell, and Max Weller, matchmaker.