The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-22
SIMON SOLOMON
SEEKING A JURY
OnIy -Four Were Secured in the
County of HenricO
QUALIFIED TO TRY J. P. CARTER
ON Motion of commemorative Attor-
ney Sands. Judge Wickham IN
structed the Sheriff 10 Pro-
coed 10 Some other Section

After the most earnest efforts only four
Jurors could be secured from the county
Of Honrico to try James Penrose Carter
for the killing Of Charles f. Moore and
Judge Wickham yesterday instructed
Sheriff Simon Solomon 20 proceed TO
some other section of the country and
summon a venire TO be present at Il
o'clock this morning.
For reasons which he did not disclose
Judge Wickham from the bench instruct
ed Sheriff Solomon to keep his destina-
ton secret, and also stated to counsel
for the defense that he himself would
not make the section in which the jurors
were to be secured known.
TRYING FOR JURORS.
The courtroom was pretty well filled
when court convened q ID o'clock yes
ter1av morning. Sehrin solomon was
rromntly ON hand with a yenire OF TWEEN
fv-0ve Hcnricoans and the examination
of the qualifications as jurors was begun
"A motion first being made by the defense
and oyorruled, that they should ne eA-
amiucd separately. Tho court dlschaIsed
Mr.. Charles Austin, who was held MOI
day on fiRNatiD ANaANAN t'@ %
was ass follows.
Ncssrs r. c. Hoeuinger y. r. May
nard. W. u. simmons r. NJ Butter
Arthur Trovctt j. W. Penick. j. ;. Her
hort J. Watson Phillips. w. r. Mason.
George Gregory. W. II. Blankenship'
Walter J. Todd. George W. Chamber
lavne. ID a. Higginbottom. j. W. Barnes.
" l.. Dove. r.. G.. Holman, Howard
Kinney. John Culton. William Jones. a.
S. Palmorc. W. H. Walker and Andrew
Via.
THREE CHOSEN.
OGtbis number Mcssrs w. j.. Dove.
II. g. Holman. and W H. Walker were
found 20 be qualified 70 act as jurors.
Thus. out Of forty-One veniremen. TOUR
have so far been secured. the fourth
being Mr.. David Cunant. who was select
cd yesterday.
Nearly all the veniremen were rejected
for the reason that they had read inc
accounts or the trial and fully made up
their minds Two Of the four who were
chosen confessed 20 having read only the
Northern papers and that they were
therefore. ignorant Of the case.
FORMED HIS OPINION.
Mr. Waller j. Todd said that he took
The Leader and The Times, ana had
formed his opinion from the facts con-
tanned I'm those papers which he believed
10 be entirely correct. The defence
questioned Mr. Todd. and were willing
10 retain him on the Jury, but the Judge
discharged him, and an exception was
noted
Mr. George W. Cham1erlayne was IN
eligible. having been n member OF the
grand jury which indicted Carter
When the venire had been exhausted.
Nlr SANDS said that 90 was quite evident
that it would De impossible to secure q
Jury iu the county. he therefore novel
Chat am attempt 90 secure them be made
elsewhere. He suggested that the court
examine the Sheriff and deputies II be mad
amy doubts as 90 the possibility or get
ting "a jury from Henrico.
Mr. Wendenhurs. Tor the defense, op-
posed tho motion.
Judge Wickhlm said that there was no
Ns.,cssity to examine The court officers.
: am satisfied" me sai1. that jury
cannot be gotten in HcnricO. ard / shall
direct the Sheriff 10 secure them from
another section. lie viii NOT make
known the point to which ho viii be
directed 20 proceed
The Judge then discharged all vvitnessce
until II o'clock this morning, and
also the four jurors secured, after warn
ing them TO talk with no one about the
case.