Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-04
John MOORE on rrlnl.

Monday morning commenced the
nerve tension OF n trial for lie and lib
erty OF John Moore who was charged
with staying his Ave children 40 they
slept and then setting lire TO the house.
His Ia thful wife was NJ his side dur
ing tne whO'e time with u devotion
which, whatever may have been the
character OF her family, certainly be
tokens n loyal loving spirit In her and
doea not indicate that he could have
been u brute Ia his family.
Moore Ia the same stOIld, silent. I'M.
pSrtnrbed character he WIS the day NJ.
ter the tragedy. Such hs has always
oeen and never can DO anything else,
tie looks pale, however, and worn from
hts incarceration and evidently from
rejecting on the horrible crime which
10 10 apparent no committed.
The whole day Monday was spent In
examining jurors. A special venlre Of
slHty-nlno men from the country WAS
summoned from whom the twelve
we're selected. The usual process Of
qniELlng each man on his knowledge OF
the crime, how II was gained, etc was
gone through with. This paper IS not
given to boasting, but we feel justified
In repeating that one Of the attorneys,
who asked the questions, said that
there were more Of those men who read
the GAZETTE than any other local pa
per
The defense made the following
statement to each jlror and followed
1t with the questions given below;
"The defendant In this case denies
first that he took the life OF this child,
and second II he did, the oifense or act
charged was committed while the de-
PENDANT WAS laboring under the effect
of an attack Of ep lepsy, that 80 much
Of his life WAS blank to him. In
other words he was insane and did not
know what he WAS doing.
"Qnestlons-Have you any prejudice
against or bias In favor OF that mode
OF defensep
Have you formed or expressed any
opinion as to whether the defendant
was sane or insane, either now or when
the act charged In the information, was
commi tedg
Would you give evidence tending 10
show the condition of the defendants
mind the same consideration you
would other evidence In the casee'
The jury empanneled is composed Of
the following gentlemen:
e. M. Marshall Il. b. Dixon
j ease I. Blaine Nick HousingeT
W. II. Howell W. ii. Gully
r. II. Flynn Frank Mcmillan
j. Il Severance Il b. Amadown
james A. Baldock Harrison Gibson.
The State is represented by the
county attorney, Carr Taylor, and he
is assiSted by w. II. Lewis. The de-
Tense Ia conducted by II. Fierce and
Howard Lewis.
The first witnesses for the State were
those who 6rst arrived at the FIRE and
the evidence produced at the coroners
examination was rehashed and the
parts tending toprove the murder we're
reinforced. Mr.. Bremen testified that
he broke in the window and entered
and had be known where the children
were, could have rescued them. The
fire ut that time was mainly on the
east side while the children were on
the west Evidence of the blood bav-
ing soaked the bed tick was also pro-
duced. A large number Of witnesses
were subpOenaed amounting In all TO
twenty.Neven.
L. 8. Lands, manager Of a fruit farm
west Of flown, testified that he adver.
tiSed for man and wife to work for
him. Moore applied, was not accepted
because he had children. Moore said
perhaps he could arrange to leave the
children some place" Della franklin,
wife Of Nit Franklin, who is a brother
to Mrs. Moore, testified that Moore had
said to her "if it wasn't for the child
rem Mat and could get plenty Of jobs"