The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-01-31
PIERCE JURORS
ARE DRAWN.
Relatives Are Now Per-
mitted to Visit AC=
Cused Men.

Media Pa, Jan. 3o-This WAS visiting day
at the Media Jail. There was MI unusu-
ally large numbor of callers, many Of
them expecting to catch a glimpse of
| Jim" Pierce and his bro her, "Pnney,"
accused OF the murder OF George b. Eyre.
| Among the visi or5 wer8 james Pierce,
| Sr., the aged father Of the Two accused
brothers and their two sisters, who came
| over from Chester In the morning. The
wives of the prisoners also visited thain
They were admitted to the cells by War
den Fields. and the spirits of the two ia.
nous prisoners were buoyed up by the
presence OF their relatives, who remained
with tho Pierce boys for about an hour.
The buys were told to cheer up and that
everything would come out all right in
ths end. No one out ide the family was
permitted to see the prisoners.
An event of extreme Importance to the
Pierce brothers took place here this morn.
ing. 1t was the drawing Of the jury list
for the March term Of court. when 1t Is
believed the alleged murderers will be
called for trial. Jury Commissioners
Samuel f. Turner and Michael Cronin,
with Sheriff Edmund Oliver. drew the
grand and petit jurors. The grand jury.
Gefore which District Attorney Smith will
preen the COmmonwealth's evidence
against James and Amo. Pierce and
iS cAIbCtcu ~ iInu u " Tao uill vi III
dictmens again,t the accused brothers,
Is made up Us follows:
Chester, Second ward, William n. Nick
erson, aboror; Patrick Barrett, laborer;
John L. Lehney, clerk, Third ward,
Frank r. Holland, hotelkeeper; Fifth
ward, Mark j. Cummin., merchant; JOS
cph +. D!ll, clers; George Il. Smith, tin
smith. Sixth ward, Henry Frysinger,
publisher. Eighth ward. Clarence nych,
la nt,<,.,a Ns,,eh Hal, I i1T..y
hote!keoper.
Conccrd. Thomas c. Wilcox, farmer.
Darby borough, tumes 1ncrton, lahore".
Media, Benjamin 4. Broadbent, carriage
builder. NetEer Providence, Thomas
Crib, gentlen az; George Hall. laborer;
Thomas bonner. mil worker Upper
Providence, Edward Watterson; Stone
mason. Prospect Park, David HARDER.
mechanic. Ridley township, Edward Sod
Ter, clerk Upland, Edward Cardwe!l.
weaver. Upper Darby, Thomas Mellow
an, laborer; Reuben Grant, gentleman;
Morris Bonsall, gentleman
Prison confinement Is evidently becoin-
Ing irksOmo o tho Pierce boys, who have
always been used to outdoor life. hen
" arden Fields vi tied h two brothers In
h> customary rounds to-day "Pinney"
Pierce said he would like to have some
V'hh ~ OO, l1O uCCiEtu Ouuh w II uC
and his brother 'Jim' were tired of read
ing houks.
Tho warden asked him II he could sew
CARPET rags. and H. replied: "Yes. will be
glad to do it I" aud Mr.. Fields granted tho
request and brought him the work. Jim
to", was given carpet rags to sew.
Chester, Pn, Jan. 3v.-The authorities
are still hard Mt work in the Eyre case.
Chief of Police Berry was Mt his office un-
til Il late hour Tonight Before leaving
he declared positively hat there was moth
ing new to give out relative to thetrngedy.
It is st,ll the prevailing belief that
Chief Berry and District Attorney Smith
are in Possession Of the watch and ring
worn by George II. re OH the morning he
A ked by the luquirer COR
10 ,DOndeDt tonight 10 stamp tho impress
Zion with some authoritative indOfsment,
ho lodged the question.
Tho chief tn.nght was again c!ose'ed
with u Wilmington man. believed to be q
person having some knowledge Of the i!
abuuts of the late George b. Eyre's
missing jewelry. Berry however would
rot say 50. a He was willin. to admit how
'ver, that the missing cunning skitf has
lot been found.