The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-05

low went over to the defendants table
where his uncle sat- and shook hands
with him. They chatted together for
several minutes.
THE CASE CALLED.
The case was called at 1890 in the
morning, and Assistant District Attor-
ney w. Gaylord Thomas, who has
charge of the prosecution of the case,
said that the accused had no one to
defend him, and he understood he de-
sired to plead guilty. Nolan, however,
said that was not his intention, and
Judge Edwards assigned Attorney 7.
p Duffy to defend him. Mr.. Duffy told
the court he would prefer not to as
sumo alone the responsibility of con-
Quoting the defense in such an import
ant case without preparation, and the
court suggested that he select some
one to assist him, whereupon he called
Attorney l.. p. Wedeman to the de-
fendant's table with him, and the work
of selecting a jury was taken up.
1t was slow, tedious work. There
was an unCommonly large number of
Jurors with conscientious scruples
against capital punishment, and at 4
o'clock the panel was exhausted and
only ten jurors had been secured. They
were:
Thomas Boland mill hand, Scranton.
Charles Dies conductor, Scranton.
Thomas A. Donahuc, reporter, Scranton.
William Engle, cigar-maker Scranton.
Charles Garrcn, laborcr Scranton.
T. J. Granachcr, conductor, Scranton.
Charles Hamilton, bill poster, Scranton.
Ambrose Herr, grocer, Scranton.
II. H. Jadwin, clerk, Scranton.
II. s. Keller, insurance agent, Scranton
Court directed Acting Sheriff Ryan TO
summon fifteen talesmen, and from
these an effort will be made this morn
| ing to select the remaining two jurors
| The commonwealth has still one Chal-
| lenge and the defense six
The defendant has been in Jail since
the time the crime was committed. He
yawned a good deal yesterday after
! noon while the jury was being selected,
as if the proceedings bored him, but
never once did he allow his eye to
wander to that part of the court room
where his mother and the other mem
bers of his family We're seated.
After court adjourned, the mother
and other members of Nolan's family
waited until the crowd had departed
and then asked permission of a court
officer to see the prisoner. He was
| allowed to join them just outside OF
the prisoners pen, where he kissed his
mother, sisters and nephew very af-
fectionately. He shook hands with his
brother but his brother-in-law re-
mained some distance apart from the
group.
The party chatted for several min
utes, and then came the time for re-
moving the prisoner from the court
room and Nolan turned back toward
the pen.
His mother started for the door with
tears softly streaming from her eyes
but when she reached the court room
door she turned to look at her sor
again. A deputy sheriff was busy hand.
cutting him to a big, burly prisoner
who was to be his companion to the
Jail.
Mrs. Nolan allowed her eyes to res
on her son for an instant and then she
hurried out into the corridor with 6
sob she tried hard to restrain. TIL!
work the deputy sheriff was engaged il
seemed to bring keenly to her mind tn,
grave danger in which her son is stand
ing.
George Perry, painter, of Waverly
and w. d. Spencer, farmer, of Waiver
ly, upon being asked if they had heart
anything concerning the case, told o
having sat opposite to the defendant,
!
and that the brother made comment.
on the case. They would not say tha
the remarks were addressed to then
and admitted that they did not dea
with the merits of the case.
Judge Edwards, after satisfying him
self that the remarks did not deal witt
the merits of the case, allowed tn,
matter to drop.