The San Francisco call., 1898-01-28
TO TRY FICEL
 FOR MURDER Three More Jurors Se- cured to Pass Judgment
 on His Guilt.
The Difference Between Rea- SOnable and Possible Doubt
 the Stumbling Block.
Many of Those Examined Are Unable to Distinguish the Legal
 Distinction.

The net results of yesterdays pro- ceedings in Judge Cooks court was the acceptance of three more jurors to try Theodore Figel on the charge of hav- ing murdered Isaac Hoffman last June.
 Reasonable doubt" is the great ob- stacle to rapid progress in securing the jury. Many men have been ex- amined who bid fair to prove accepta- ble to both sides until Judge Murphy, for the prosecution, would begin to question them as to their knowledge of the difference between a reasonable and possible doubt Few were famil- far enough with the intricacies of the law to recognize the difference and in- sisted upon giving the defendant the benefit of any possible doubt. This. of course, was entirely satisfactory to the defense, but the holders of such opinions were speedily challenged by the prosecution.
 During the morning session the panel was exhausted after securing one tu- TOT, Henry Hanus, a hardware dealer residing at Il Henry street, and ad- journment had to be taken until ? o'clock to enable the bailiff to round m a new lot.
 MT. Hanus came near falling down on the reasonable doubt point. but finally he was made to understand the fine distinction of the law. He was sworn in.
 In the afternoon the jury box was filled by the drawing of J. R. Phtllins R. B. West, F. L. Guntz, G. F. Roberts, Ed F. Ring, l.. Lautermilch. A | Ken. nP6V Fred ROnUp6u
 MT. Phillips, merchant residing at 3l7 Leavenworth street, answered all the questions to the apparent satisfac- ton of both sides. and was tempora rilv passed, as was R. B. West, a jeweler living at 424 Geary street. F. L. Guntz, an undertaken, living at 23 Do lores street, got tangled un with old reasonable doubt" and was excused.
 c. F. Roberts, a Polk street confec- tioner. had strong conscientious scru pies against the death penalty on cir cumstantial evidence, and he was al lowed to go.
 The fact that Detective Dillon was married to his aunt did not militata against MT. Ring, who keeps a grocery store at Nineteenth and Castro streets and as he answered all the uuestions satisfactorily he was passed.
 l.. Lautermilch was opposed to hang ing and was excused. A. J. Kennedy also escaped on admitting that he wac biased because of his strong friend ship for Figel's brother and father Fred Bouggen, grocery man. con fessed that his knowledge of English was too limited to permit him to serve and he was allowed to go back to bis store.
 J. A. Bremen. solicitor for the Royal Insurance Company, was fem porarily passed. but after Judge Nur- phy had peremptorily challenged Mr Phillips Judge Louderback exercised the same right in regard to MT. Rre- mer. leaving only West and Ring to be sworn in.
 Clerk Tolle then drew the names of R. V Crosky, J. l. Twohig. w. J. c. Muhl, Fl. Bohlman, F. J. Baumel R Cohen and T. H. Chandler. and those gentlemen having taken their seats in the box and been sworn Judge Cook on the consent of the prosecution and defense, adjourned the case until Mon day morning.