El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-01
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Judge WaItha|| Refuses Kip
per Change Of Venue
FOUR JURORS SECURED
The Panel Is Exhausted And New
One Summoned For Business
This Afternoon.

This morning Judge Waltball over
ruled the motion for charge Of venue
in the Ripper case. A full account of
the proceedings yesterday is published
on another page.
The work of getting jury was then
begun. 1t was fairly rapid work con-
sidering all the circumstances
GETTING A JURY.
Peter Michero had conscientious
scruples against infiicting the death
penalty and was excused by the
state.
Robert Austin, Thomas Hawthorne
and j. G. Voss confessed to being bias
ed and were excused.
L. c. Heep was accepted by both
sides and entered the jury box as juror
No. L.
L. McGarry, challenged by the
defense and excused. He declared
however that he had no prejudice
against the defendant or his race and
he would give him as fair trial as If
he we're q white man. He was asked
If he had read the HERALD'S account
of the arrest OF. Ripper and If he had
formed any bias from reading it. He
had read it but had formed no opin-
ion.
Frank Escsjeda was accepted by both
sides. He WAS not examined by the
defendants attorneys. In answer to
Mr.. Deans questions he said that he
had no bias or prejudice in the case
and had no conscientious scruples
against inf1icting the death penalty.
Thomas Ehrenberg was passed by
the state. He was vigorously examin-
ed by the defense as to his place of re-
sidence since becoming naturalized
citizen of the United States and his
feelings towards the negro race. He
was finally rejected after whispered
consultation between the attorneys.
r. c. Moore was promptly accepted |
rs the third Juror without cross exam |
fnation by the defense.
William Taylor was subjected to q |
a we're cross examination by the de- |
fe ndant's attorneys. Judge Wilcox
was extremely anxious to learn If he |
had read the HERALD'S account of
Kipper's arrest and If it had caused |
him TO form an opinion as to the mer-
its of the case. He had read the ar
isle In question but had formed no OPT
MON or prejudice.
Mr.. Taylor said be was southerner
I'D native of Virginia. He had no
prejudice against the negro race as to
social equality andwould render one the
same Justice as he would white man.
h, was finally accepted by both
sides.
The same line of CROSS examination
W As followed in most cases, each being
asked if he had been Influenced by the
newspaper accounts AID if he had any
prejudice gainst negroes. Many were
questioned as to their nativity and re-
sidenoe in the north Or south.
At 1890 O'Clock the entire panel was
exhausted aud the court adjourned un-
til 2 o'clock to give the sheriff an op-
porsunity to summon another venire of
sixty men.
So far not q single negro has been
summoned. OF the four men accepted
80 far all are working men employed
In this CITY.
L. @. Heep, the fret juror, 10 q broth
er of ex-Deputy Sheriff Henry Heep.
He is a native OF Texas aud is en-
ployed as q grocery clerk and has been
In FL Paso several months.
Frank Escajeda lie of Mexican par
entage and long resident of Ell Paso.
He is q brother of ex-Distriot Clerk
Escsjeda and q Cigar maker by trade.
R. G. Moore is employed by the city
engineer, and William Taylor, the last
jury accepted, is bricklayer.
The jury was PLACED in charge OF the
sheriff after being cautioned by Judge
Walthall against talking about the
case among themsel or with outsid-
ers on any subject.
JOHN CLEMoN EXPLAINS.
John Clemens states that he signed q
petition asking for change of venue
Ia the case of Sergeant Ripper, be-
cause he believed that public feeling
hare was too high TO permit fair trial.
He did not do it on account of race
sympathy, and says he believes that
the guilty man should be legally pun
tshed, whoever he is.
He stated to q HERALD man this
morning that he had been deprived of
his regular employment on account of
the statements made to his employer
by certain persons, denouncing him
for signing the petition.
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