The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-06-29
CIRCUIT COURT.

The jury in the case of Okonski against
the PENNSYLVANIA q Ohio Fuel company
brought in verdict of S., 900 for the de-
PENDANT. The case occupied the atten
ton of the court full week The dam
ages asked We're So 600.
Immediately after the jury was sent
out the case of Katie Hucek VS. joseph
Zeman of Gibson was called. This was
case fer breach of promise the partie;
having been engaged to be married. Bot
Zeman married another girl Nj IS Rozum.
The circuit court resumed business on
Monday afternoon. The criminal calen-
dar was' taken up and James Hemptoi
was arraigned for the murder of his wife,
July ~, 1898. His trial was postponed
at the January term of court for this
county because of the inability of ma
terial witnesses for the defense to be
present
District Attorney Schmitz and R. y
Burke appeared for the state, and Sedg-
wick, Sedgwick q Schmidt for the de
Tense The whole afternoon was occu-
pied in selecting jury and the panel
was exhausted before "a jury was secured.
There were many excuses for cause. Mr..
Sedgwick was particularly rigid III his
examination and laid particular stress
upon the question as to whether the
jurors were prejudiced against plea of
insanity, thus indicating what the de
Tense will be.
Hampton sat within the bar but offer
ed no suggestions to his lawyers while the
work of selecting jury was in progress.
He has fallen into flesh somewhat, and
has a healthy appearance G. &. Sedg-
wick has taken the laboring oar in the
defense.
The regular panel was exhausted Mon
day evening. Judge Kirwan issued a
special venire for 80 persons to serve as
jurors There were only 7 of the regular
panel allowed to serve on the trial jury
The selection of a jury was continued
during the forenoon of Tuesday and I'M
til otter p NJ when the extra five We're
chosen The following is list of the
names of the members of the the trial
jury, the first seven being of the regu-
lar panel, the remaining five from the
special list August Cans, John Even,
Frank Wilhelm, Joseph Backhaus, Geo
Goldie, Fred Vetter, Michael Hauch.
Anton Schmitz, Charles Meinke, Joseph
Meshkosh Henry Meinke Aug. Schultz
Fifty names were drawn before the IL
were accepted.
The opening for the defense was made
by CLYDE Sedgwick who outlined what
the defense intended to prove. The Flea
is insanity of an intermittent character
caused by an injury received by Hemp
ton while quite young, in falling from a
wagon his head being injured. The
taking Of testimony was begun between
and Tuesday afternoon.
The deposition of VIM. Hampton, faith
er of the defendant, was read by Albert
Schmidt 1t related to injury received
by James when young and which affect
ed his mind Records and statements of
doctors as TO defendant 5 condition while
at the Oshkosh hospital We're presented.
The following witnesses testified on be-
half of the defendant, the testimony hay
ing reference to Hempton's mental con-
dition, Henry Hudson. Henry Heap,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hampton, Jere Reardon,
George Gibson, John Golding. The
trial will occupy the greater part of this
week. The defense will pnt in some ex-
pert testimony, but it is not known what
alienist they will have.
The jurymen with the exception of
those serving on the trial Of James
Hampton were discharged yesterday.