El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-02
JURY READY
FOR RIPPER
Twelve White Men Chosen To
Hear the Testimony
PERSONNEL OF THE JURY
Not a Single Negro Was Summoned,
But Each Juror Was Examined
As To His prejudiCes.

rs u HIS PICJuufSCS
At exactly 1912 this morning the
Ripper jury was completed. Twelve
citizens, all white men, have been
selected to try the colOred sergeant
for his life. The last juror was }. E,
Hsuser, the last man on the panel.
He was taken under protest by the de-
Tense. An exception was noted although
he declared he had no favor or pre-
judice and had formed no opinion. He
moreover stated that he had no pre-
judioe whatever against negroes and
would give one the same fair and i'm
partial trial he would give to white
man. He said he was from Iowa and
Is barber by trade. The challenge
was formality for technical reasons
to reserve certain rights to the de-
fendant.
Yesterday afternoon and this morn
ing the following eigh: jury men were
selected in addition to the four accept
ed yesterday morning. They are VIM.
Thompson, J. E. Moore, A. Schloss, G.
B. Hartley, A. Munzenbe berger, A. Sol
ky, w. E. Rogers and j. E. Hauser.
Not single negro was summoned but
every juror was carefully examined as
to his prejudices against negroes and
the majority were questioned as to
their position on the race ques-
ton. Several of those accepted by the
defsnse are southerners by birth and
training who frankly admitted that
they were opposed to social equality
but would give negro the same trial
as white man.
WHO THE JURYMEN ARE
William Thompson, the first juror
accepted after dinner yesterday, is en-
ployed at Phil Young's cafe and has
been in Ell Paso several years.
]. E. Moore is a carpenter by trade
and was for long time janitor OF the
court house under Sheriff Boone. He
Is Texan by birth and raising.
Juror G. B. Hartley Ia the proprietor
OF a crockery and novelty store On San
Antonio street.
A. Solky ia 8 halter by trade and is
well known in the city.
The eleventh juror, w. E. Rogers. is
the only one who is not resident of
the city. He is farmer from down
the valley.
are both we'll known residents of this
city.
ANOTHER EXCEPTION TAKEN.
When the jury had been completed
Attorneys Stanton and Wilcox asked
for time to consult with their ellen
and for about ten minutes they were
clos eted in Judge Walthall's private
office. Then on their return to court
they entered an exception to the sec
ond venire OF jurors on the same
ground as the first, viz: that the negro
race had been Disseminated against In
the drawing of the panel.
The court then took recess until 2
o'clock when the taking of testimony
will begin.
WHO SAW THIS FIGHT?
After court had adjourned Attorney
M. w. Stanton called the reporters
present aside and requested that no
tce be inserted sskipg that the person
who witnessed the fight on Myrtle
street in this city between Corporal j.
W. Hull, the soldier killed at the jail,
and policeman few days before the
killing OF Newt Stewart, please make
himself kuUYn. 1t seems that it is al
legged that one night about ten days
before the killing Hull was 10
town on his bicycle. AS he was riding
along Myrtle avenue q policeman
undertook to arrest him,
it is said, for riding a
bliod bike. Words were passed
after Jussle. l. is alleged that GER
tain party, u white man supposed 20 be
o resident on Myrtle street, witnessed
the e ght but 1t has been impossible to
learn his name. The attorneys for the
defendant believe'that in some way this
circumstance will have Il very jmpor-
tant bearing on the case and ask that
in the interests Of Justice the party
come forward.
THE TRIAL IN SIGHT.
The trial is expected to be at least
week 10 length. The main evidence
for the state will pro badly be the testi-
mony OF Corporal Powell. He and
Jailer Blacker are the only witnesses
to the bsttle at the Jail where Newt
Stewart lost his LIE. In addition to
this it is expected that Capt. Lough-
borough aud a number of soldiers from
Fort Bliss will be called to testify
on one side or the other.