The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-24
KNOCKING IT DOWN
State Gets Jury of Twelve and
Defense Is WreCking 1t
FIGHT FAST AND FURIOUS
Nothing Left Undone by Miss
MOrriSon'8 Lawyers.
TWO BRIGHT MEN STICK
Tax Rolls Brought in to Get
Jurors Otf
TRIAL LIKE A FANTASY
Gloom of the Day Pervade8
the Whole Scene,
NO JURY LIKELY TO-DAY
Judge Calls Jurors Down for
Talking About Case,
Gloom of the Day Pervade8
the Whole Scene.
NO JURY LIKELY TODAY
Judge Calls Jurors Down for
Talking About Case,

with a lowering sky outside darkened
the court room and adding the gloom OF
the elements to the gloom Of the trial
with the faces OF the spectators grown
indsstinct, the figures Of the jurors ike
phantoms OF an unnatural twilight, the
attorneys peering close to read their pa
ssrs, The state, in the Jessie Morrison
ease at El Dorado yesterday succeeded
IN setting up twelve men, acceptable to
the state as jurors.
And the defense. set ike iron IN It's
purpose. lighting for every precious inch
as though it were the last one by one
Is knocking the possible jurors Of
If the state were the only side TO be
considered the actual trial could have
begun last evening. But the defense was
there. opposing every step. protecting The
rights Of the prisoner.
The scene Of the trial seemed to take
on the melancholy garb OF the smudgy
day without The whispered consulta-
lions Of the attorneys took on a sepuich-
tors acquired the appearance Of stealth,
the little prisoner. her set face half lost
in the dim, veil-hke light, made the whole
seem at moments q fantasy.
But through this strange atmosphere
would break at times the spirit of the
strenuous contest, the impact Of conten-
ton against contention, the heavy clash
Of opinion against opinion which for he
moment showed the substantially Of It
Rn and let it lapse again into the realm
OF the unreal.
Yesterday afternoon and last evening It
was a hand to hand struggle. At O'Clock
the state had obtained twelve jurors
The defense gathered its forces to-
gether to riddle the structure which had
been put up by so much work.
C. w. Harvey came first he was Sc
cured Thursday as a possible juror The
defense took him IN hand Judge Shinn
interrupted and asked if he had an opin-
ion he had. He was dismissed Out of
eight men Of the special venire then the
state secured another juror.
William NJ Woodward. the benevolent
DID gentleman secured Thursday. who
vas willing TO hear the trial. came next
abe defense questioned him at great
length and challenged him because he
had an opinion. Evidently Miss Morrison
did not approve Of him. Judge Shlnn
questioned him and dismissed him.
After another long. tedious trial the
state secured man and the defense .
turned Oh Richard Curd. secured Thurs .
day
Curd was riddIed with questions an .
hour. and then challenged. Both sides
argued strongly but Curd had expressed
an oDiaion at the time of the murder
and was challenged. He was dismissed. (
Again the state secured a man Then the .
defense went after A. Wor-lne The al
tack was furious. bat 1T was without sue
cess Every possible means was used by
the defense 10 get a statement of opin-
ION from him. Then WorIne was chal-
leageI But the court ala not excuse
him Under terrific fire IT, =. Lggett
pulled through. The defense used every
opportunity To obtain grounds for chal-
longing Tax rolls were brought ont 10
dispr0ve residence and property owner
ship. The defense objected TO every move
II the state and even objected 90 Judse
6hinn questioning the jurors
Z T. Mum was questioned for am hour
by both the state and the defense and
then questioned by Judse shinn, who dis
missed him because of failure % properly
answer questions regarding The influence
Of newspaper articles Up 1n The mind Of a
Juror. The state. n trylas TO get the
twelfth man. examined ten ana all had
formed opinions which &c needed strong
20 chanse The state fai ed 10