The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
THe CROWD STRUGGLING
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ears. Their dresses were torn and their hair disheveled in the melee and their hats were ruined. Their dilapidated ap moment; they had come early, hoping to get a glimpse of Mrs. Botkin and Dun ming, and their desire being thwarted they and Bailif Wheeler stood. in front of the down Keep quiet" "Order in the court" but their voices were drowned for way into the noisy mob and separated men who were about to fight over seats Finally semblance or order was secured and as the door to Judge Cooks chambers opened, the bailiff rapped three times with his gavel and in a moment the room was fairly quiet
 During all this turbulence Mrs Botkin sat, indifferent and unmoved, in her usual seat. Her sister, Dora, equally unper- turbed gazed out of the window While the crowd was waiting the prisoners Sheriff Boyle had succeeded in smuggling her into the room through the Judges chambers.
 As soon as the ten jurors who were sworn in the day before yesterday had answered the rollcall, Judge Cook asked for the Sheriff's return on the special venlre or twenty-five talesmen who were clerk made a list of the names returned and then called the roll. While this for mality was in progress George Knight,
 
 were holding an informal but very ami mated discussion. The chief counsel for the defense had learned over night that Juror Samuel H. Daniels, the bank teller, was a warm personal friend of Chief of Police Lees, and he objected to his pres ence in the jurybox. Hosmer and Chief Lees resented the request of the defense and Knight then declared in his emphatic. explosive manner: Well, Hosmer, if you won't consent to excusing Daniels I shall exercise the right of peremptory chal- lenge and give my reasons to the court why the juror should not remain in this trial'
 You may do as you please" retorted Hosmer. T suppose you want a sensa-
 Sensation or no sensation, Daniels shall not remain on that jury" Knight angrily declared, as he took his seat be- side his associate, MT. Wheeler
 Just as this little side show. which had been an interesting pantomime to the spectators, ended. John P. Dunning and Joshua Gnaod D. bDeane whose wives were the table where the prosecuting officers sat. Cunning took a seat with the news paper reporters, his back to the audience, and MT. Deane held brief whispered con versation. with Attorney General White, Detective McVey and Chief Lees. Learn ing that his presence would not be re- quired until to-day, he left and did not return. Miss Josephine Bateman. another Delaware witness, remained during the morning session.
 roll call of the special venire of twenty five, about eighteen of whom responded to their names. and his Honor ordered the attorneys to proceed with the examinatio | of talesmen. MT. Hosmer gave a syn opsis of the indictment of Mrs. Botkin and F. l.. Hunter and l. w. Hellman Jr. were called to the two vacant seats in the jury box. MT Hunter was examined and passed by the prosecution, and was ! turned over to MT. Knight, whose anger over the Daniels incident was una bated. The talesman admitted that ne had formed an opinion that the defendant was guilty and that evidence would be required to remove it.
 Now, if you were the District Attorney there and accused of murder, would you frame of mind?" shouted MT. Knight. MT. Hosmer exploded violent objection,