Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-25
Is the Jury In the McSVeeney
Murder Trial,
20 HOURS AND 16 MINUTES
Consumed In Selecting Twelve Men Who
Here UnpreiudiCed.
THE JURY VISITS THE SCENE OF CRIME
The Counsel On Both Sides Addresses the
Jury and Present Their Statements.
The Case Now Ready For the Wit
nesses. Wednesdays Session.

of Ohio VS.. Morgan McSweeney was a
long and tedious task. Twenty hours
and sixteen minutes were consumed
and fifty-nine jurors were examined
to impanel a jury of twelve men, un-
predjudiced and non-interested under
oath, into whose hands will be placed
the life of Morgan McSweeney, and
who, after a careful consideration of
the testimony to be given in the trial,
and after weighing the same, word for
word, will decide whether or not the
defendant, Morgan McSweeney lis
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The names of the twelve men Sc
lected for this hazardous task, togeth-
er with their ages, occupation and res
idence, is as follows:
Daniel Kirsch, age 67, farmer, Salem
township.
Samuel Swan, age 81 nurse Belpre
Village.
VIM. Spencer, age As, steamboatman,
Belpre township.
c. E. Burfield, age 81, farmer, Pal
mer township.
Oliver Tucker, age CT, merchant,
Beverly.
Wesley Rake, age AZ, farmer, Law
renee township.
Frank Arnold, age 30, farmer, Bart
lett.
Frank Chapman. age At, farmer,
Beverly.
Ed Devol, age 40, farmer, Musking-
um township.
Geo. T. Alcock, age AZ, farmer, Ma
rietta township.
H. c. West, age 55, farmer, Marietta
township
Thos. Cleary, age 40, manufacturer,
Marietta.
A larger crowd than has at any day
thus far collected, was at the Court
House Wednesday morning at the
hour set for court to convene.
The counsel on both sides arrived
early and promptly at $3.50 tie Sheriff
brought in the prisoner. He appeared
fresh, yet the nervousness noted Tues
day was still noticeable, but not to
such an extent as to show that the
prisoner was weakening.
Upon arrival of prisoner the Court
ordered the Sheriff to call court to or
der. A large number of witnesses
were present and the Court ordered
them excused for the day to appear at
$3.50 on Thursday morning.
The Clerk was instructed to call the
names which appeared on the second
special venire made Tuesday evening.
There apeared on this list twenty
eight persons from all parts of the
county. Fourteen answered the call.
Sheriff McAllister was out late Thurs
day night and early Wednesday morn
ing serving subpoenaes and that he
got fourteen shows remarkable work.
This enabled the court to continue in
the examination of jurors and the
work was Immediately taken up.
w. D. Devol was called. He said he
was opposed to the law giving the jury
the power to recommend mercy or
death and was strongly in favor of the
laws repeal. He held that in his opin-
ion 1t would be better to dispose of
criminals convicted of crime in other
ways TO work for the state rather
than death. He qualified, but was ex-
cused on preemptory challenge.
C. P. Dyar was then called and after
a satisfactory examination was ex-
cused on a preemptory challenge.
Ed. Devol, of Muskingum township,
asked to be excused ON account of the
death of Frank Ridge. The request
was refused. He qualified and was
sworn in, making the ninth Juror.
Geo. T. Allcock, Of Marietta town
ship, the next man called, qualified
and the oath was administered, max
iuS tue teutn juror.
VIM. Thornley,, Of Marietta town
ship, was then examined, but was ex-
cused on a preemptory challenge by
the defense.
H. c. West, Of Marietta township,
was next examined and qualified, he
the eleventh juror
Geo. Pape stated that he had formed
An opinion which he could not discard
and was excused.
W. T. McKibben, of Marietta town
ship, qualified, but was excused on a
challenge.
Noble Mackey had formed an opin-
ion which could not he removed.
R. T. Miller had eYpressed an onip