The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-29

/ crossed she frightened. Why, no one
knows, unless she felt herself nearer the
crisis. and like all highly nervous people
/ IS ImDa tent TO meet it.
LITTLE PRISONER EASY.
] Wednesday morning dawned clear and
/ bright and after the clouds Of the prev
! Ious day, people in FL Dorado were much
relieved The court room had bright
er appearance and the persons who were
in the court room had a better feeling
than on the previous day.
Court opened at $50 and the attorneys
were al present ready for the work pre-
paratory to getting a jury. Attorney
Kraemer was feeling stronger than on
the previous day and took charge Of the
examination Of the Jurors.
The little prisoner and her father en-
tered the court room after the session
opened. Miss Morrison looked rested
after the nights session and at quietly
in her chair beside her father The two
were just behind the attorneys for the
defense. Miss Morrison was still dress
ed In black with a white band Of a col
lar around her neck. A fur collarette
was around her shoulders and she usu-
ally placed her left hand in which was
a dainty handkerchief to her face, In
this position she sat watching closely
the examination OF the jurors.
EXHAUSTING THE CHALLENGES
After the jury entered the box, Judge
Shinn announced that the state would
have an opportunity to use their fifth pre-
emptory challenge. County Attorney
Brumbach announced that the state
would wave it. Then Judge Shinn called
the ninth pre-emptory challenge for the
defence and Attorney Kraemer announced
that they wished L. J. Fuller Of Pros
pect township be excused. Mr. Fuller
left the jury box and several men from
the special venire were called to be ex-
amined. The procedure was similar to
that so often described in The Eagle and
resulted In the men being excused for
opinions. J. 3 Palmer was one of the
men submitted to long examination. He
had read something about the case
When asked regarding the matter he said
that he had no opinion He was asked
q number Of questions. among which was
the question Of whether he had ever serv-
ed on a jury IN a criminal case.
GUITEAU'S CASE MENTIONED
Mr. Palmer said no, but that he had
been interested IN one When asked
what case he said Guiteau's case. 81
was just a boy then" Everybody smil-
ed and the examination proceeded. When
asked if he could decide solely on the
evidence offered In the case, he replied.
II can If I don't get ratified ard lose my
head" This caused o connection and
BafiR Long raped several times for
order Palmer was challenged by the
defense and questioned by Judge Shinn.
After the answering OF the questions,
Judge Shinn announced that the chal-
lenge was overruled. The tenth pre-
emptory challenge took Off II. J. Jones
Of Douglas and the state Immediately
placed J M. Hellon Of ROsslia township
in the jury box and after close question
ing was passed for cause by the state.
HelIon Is an oldish like man with q long
brown beard and long hair. When he
was turned over to the defense he
straigh tened up and looked Attorney
Krsemer square in the face to answer
the questions. He had not heard mucn
about the affair and did not know the In
terested parties He had not formed an
opinion IN regard to the matter.
HONEST OLD MAN.
When asked If ne could refrain from
forming an opinion until after the evil
dence was ali fin. he replied: 1T seems
that an impression might be formed be-
fore the evidence was all in" After
number Of other questions the man was
challenged by the defense. Judge Shinn
asked: "Have you any opinion as to
guilt OF innocence Of the defendant"
81 don't believe that have"
"Have YOU any bias or prejudice
against any of the parties?"
mo. sir"
''Do you feel sure that you can give the
defendant fair and impartial triaI?'
eyes 7 thirk can"
challenge is overruled," said Judge
shinn
The state waived their last pre-emp-
tory challenge and A. z. Zerbe was ex-
cused by the defense on their eleventh
-euptory challenge
r r. Smith was calId and after a
few questions was dismissed for having
an opinion
TOLD HIS WIFE
EIr. J. A. Mccain was put I'm the jury
box for examination and was asked If
he had an opinion. He replied: It
told my wife IF Jessie Morrison DID the
cutting she ought 70 be hung"
''Do you have that opinion now
eyes. sir
"I challenge the Juror" said County
Attorney Brumbach and ne man was dis
missed
". N. Smith. tan young man. enter
ed the jury box and he Ike many others
had the same old opinion and was dis
missed
r. p. Ramsey. q gne specimen Of ply
steal manhood was called into the jurv
box and he too had the same opinion.
II seems remarkable the number of
people In Butler county who have form
"a opinion i-s the Morrison case. out
Of the number examined q very lar-e
percent were dismissed on account OF
those opinions formed long before the
trial began in The district court OF But-
Ter coanty
During The examination of Tire men in
TIE morning session. Prosecuting Attor-
nev Bramhach called the COURTS atten-
ton To Juror Tenpleton who was rut
on examination which was not cenclud-
eli owing 10 en- error regarding Templs-
toms initials on TIRE venire list Judes
Sainr. when his attention was called 70
II. excused p Tenpi5ton from further
atten5an-o az The triaL
JUROR WRIGHTs FEELING
SIR r ST. v'ri-ft Of Hickory township
vss placed on the stand and 61-inE the
exspanati7u for she state stated that he