The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-18
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
Two Hundred New veairemen Ia the
GalIaher Case.
The FALL Jury HAS BEEN SECURED,
Torpedo Flosilla WIN ne In tho nay
February aa-N~xt CHtticmcu's
cinvcntionln Mantcd.

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Is at the fremont Hotel, where items OF news
communications and advertisements wili DO
rectiNcd.l
Galveston. Texas. January 1.-THE NTH
day OF the trial OF Virgil 0aliaher for tue
Milling OF his mother has been without
especial incident. The day was entirely
consumed In tsating the qualifications Of
Jurors. but such rapid progress was made
III this work that tomorrow the introduce
ton of evidence will begin. When court
met this morning Sherin Thomas and
his deputies had on hand a venirc OF zoo
ren. mostly farmers from the mainland,
from which 10 select the remaining juror
They proved better material as many OF
them had not heard OF the case AT all, and
consequently the Jury box WIS rapidly filod
UPS
Messrs. L. G. Fisher and August Wis
rodt. the two jurors chosen last week, had
quiet time OF II from SATURDAY ar
ternoon until this morning. During
that period they remained in the court
house. only leaving II In charge OF an of
iicor when they came up town Tor their
ineaic MS far AS Market street to u res
tatrant aud then returning 10 the build-
ing. This morning when they Took their
seats In the court room both appeared
as it they had rested we'll ana bad pre-
pared 10 face the ordeal OF The day.
Tho promise that tho clear. bright and
bdln,y weather OF yesterday wound con-
tinuc toiay WAS not fulfilled, and tho sky
this morning was overcast by dull and
heavy clouds, and gave every indication
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moist WEATHER would be repeated.
AT an early hour tho crowd began TO us
semhle IN front of the court house. but
the rules established last week were en-
forced and the deputy shcriiis denied nd-
mittancc except to those having Nustnoss
at the court house
At half past . o'clock the prisoner YVES
brought from the jail by one of the iepu--
ties and taken into tho sherir's office anu
the door closed and he was thus screened
from the gaze OF the curious There Wa
no noticeable change In his appearance
as compared With Saturday.
Judge Gavin and Prosecuting Attorney
j. X Z. Gillaspie entered their offices
some half hour prior to the openlpg OF
court as did Clerk c. J Allen,
Promptly at 10 o'cloak the Judge took
his scat on the bench and court was
formally opened,
The prisoner took his seat IN the dock
beside his counsel.
There were a number Of toys In the
court room, aud Judge Gavin directed the
sheriff TO notify them that they had bet
ter 30 home.
All the jurora md witnesses In the cFse
were directed to he brought into the conrt
room and seated Ia separate places.
When court adjourned for the day the
full Jury had been selected, the personnel
being as follows: l., 9. Fisher. August
Wls,udt j. s, Rodgers OF Galveston; TO-
Back. Albert Cole. w. u. Hilton OF Aita
Iona; W l.. Shumatr. /. A. Haintiion
of Clear Creek; 4. T Wooten. w. ~.
Drake OF Hitchcock, Arthur McGregor Of
League City and ]. NJ. Powers OF Arcadia.
They are nearly all farmers, and the be-
lief Is that fair and reasonable jury bias
Teen selected The Introduction OF testi-
muny viii begin IN tho morning nnh tho
case win now reach a speedy conclusion,
TORPEDO FLOTTI1fA.
Secretary McMastcr OF tho chamber OF
commerce has received tho following letter
respecting tho movements OF the torpedo
fotIlla. which Is expected here In February:
Mr.. c. II McMastcr. Galveston. Texas
House of Representatives, United
States. Washington, y. G.. January ".
ls9s--Dcar Sir. have relied upon inc
puhlic prtnts TO give you the ninrma'
ton e6neerning the torpedo uotllin.
/ deem IL advisable. however, TO say
to you auihorltatiyely that Secretary
Long and Captain Nrowninshl"ins ohiui
OF tho bureau of navigation, have both
assured mo that the flotilla wiz man
ouver IN Galveston waters on February
% next, and win be accompanied by one
or two armed cruisers. ] think II ex-
pcdiont 10 rely on one rather than Two.
but the display Will be one OF the most
novel and attractive that has ever Via
tied our city.
! wish II might be arranged Tor all
Texas to visit Galveston on this orea-
sion In response 10 tho EFFORT on inc
part OF the government TO illustrate TO
our citizens the progress In naval ar
ohitecture, which Will make them as
proud OF Uncle Sam as they are OF our
great State. Sincerely yours.
II. u. Hawley.