The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-05
DAWSON JR.'S TRIAL
CASE OF THE CASHIER OF THE IN
SOLVENT BANK OF MINNESOTA
CALLED.
WORK OF SELECTING A JURY.
SEVEN MEN FOUND ACCEPTABLE
TO BOTH SIDES IN A SHORT
TIME.
LIST OF THE JURYMEN CHOSEN.
c. ID. and It. ID. O'Brien Appear as
Counsel for the Defendant, An
dersOn for the State
WORK OF SELECTING A JURY.
LIST OF THE JURYMEN CHOSEN.

lie trial Of William Dawson Jr. began
III the criminal court yesterday after
noon before Judge Willis. The indict-
ment on which Mr.. Dawson is being
tried charges him with having as a
servant, agent, employe, officer and di-
rector OF the Bank Of Minnesota con-
Verted to his own use $29, 23O.27. In
other words. the defendant is charged
with making an oVerdraft to that
amount.
ing the defense. and County ATTORNEY
Anderson the prosecution.
The case was called at 9 n m Re-
Iore p. M, so Unexpectedly expedi-
t1os was the process of jury getting
seven jurors had been selected. The
Following is a list of them in the order
CHOSEN with their occupations and
places of residence:
Alex F. McCuIly street car conductor q
west Jessamine street
G Ta@as w Elwell, grocer, $50 Broadway.
halfway IA company, 27S Rondo street.
r. Z. Ffitsch, painter. $50 Fort street
cyrus L. Eaton, insurance, 469 Portland
Charles E. Frink, creamery supplies 2s2
East Winifred street
ossian E. Dodge. real estate, CTS Holly
Twenty-four of the panel were ex.
amined yesterday afternoon, including
the seven sworn in as jurors If the
same success attends the work TODAY
the jury may be completed by the noon
hour.
Mr.. McCully, the first juror sworn
IN, was the second man called. G.. D.
y Brlen, who questioned the talesmen
In behalf Of the defense, challenged Nc
Cully Tor actual bias, but the court
found the challenge not true Neither
side wanted triers appointed.
The next man, John H Hoyelsrud.
was excused for actual bias but the
fourth talesman called, George W. Ell
well, proved acceptable and was sworn
IN. In the course of his examination.
Mr., Elwell said he had suffered no di-
rect loss from the failures of local
banks, except through the general de-
preston of business.
L guess that started before the
banks suspended" remarked Mr..
O'Brien.
James A. Karney, an insurance man.
was excused for actual bias, as he ad-
mftted he had formed an opinion, and
j. Walter Fillebrown, who knew the
DaWsons we'll and was a depositor in
the Bank of Minnesota was also ex-
cuSed for a similar reason r. E.
Huntsman had an opinion as to the
guilt or innocence of the defendant.
which it would require evidence to re-
move, and John H. Hoffman was a
client Of Mr.. O'Brien. Both were ex-
cuSed.
The ninth name called was that OF
Edmund ]. Dewitt, formerly the as
siStant cashier of the Allemannia bank.
The defense didn't challenge Mr.. De-
witt. but the county attorney challeng-
ed him for actual bias. Mr.. Dewitt ad-
mitted that he had formed an opinion.
How strong he couldn't say. He hard
ly thought he could act as an absolute.
ly impartial juror, yet if sworn, he
would endeaVor to try the case fairly
In answer to a question by the court,
Mr.. Dewitt replied that his opinion
went to the question of criminality
The tenth talesman was James Nc
Guiggan, who declared that he had
formed no opinion as to the guilt or
innocence Of the defendant, and that
he had no bias or prejudice. Mr. Nc
Guiggan was accordingly sworn in as
the third juror.
After a recess of fifteen minutes, thc
proceedings were resumed. E. w
HendriCkson was excused for actual
bias, but L. G. Tritsch, a painter, had
formed no opinion ard was accepted.
Henry Klein was excused for general
disqualification. cyrus u. Eaton. the
fourteenth man called, was found to
be without prejudice and he accord
ingly became the fifth juror.
Peter Johnson was considered gener-
ally disqualified and then w. w. How
ard was called. Mr. Howard, who said
he was manager for a gas saving COM
pany, was closely questioned by c. D.
O'Brien, who sought to show actual
bias. Upon submitting the challenge,
the court found it not true. But the
defense didn't want Mr.. Howard on
the jury and accordingly disposed Of
him with peremptory challenge. The
defense is allowed five and the state
only two peremptories
Adam Lindig, George Gander and
Edward J. Donahue were excused in
succession for bias. George Jennings
was excused because he did not take
out his second papers until last No
vember.
Charles F. Frink, the manager Of
the Fargo Creamery Supply company,
was accepted as the sixth juror, ana
Ossian E. Dodge, who Immediately fol-
lowed, became the seventh juror.
Benjamin Levenson, a fruit peddler,
was deemed to be generally disquali-
fed, and Amos c. Horton was excused
for actual bias.
Court then adjourned until 1890 u.
m. today.
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