The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-28
BITTER FIGHT WON
Defense at Ell Dorado Scores
a Point
JUROR H0LFORD. DISMISSED
Miss MorriSOn'8 Attorneys
Believed Him Against Her.
NO JURY SECURED YET
And Testimony viii Not Be-
gin Until Friday
STATES CHIEF WITNESSES
viii be Mrs, SpangIer, Mrs,
MoberIy and Butcher Boy.

MoberIy and Butcher Boy,
Charging with the impeuosity and the
persistency Of a football team. the de-
tense IN the Morrison case at FL Dorado
yesterday, by repeated efforts. won a
point for which it has striven for days.
That point was the removal Of Juror f.
d. HoIford.
The defense did not want him on the
jury; it old not want to lose one Of its
precious peremptory challenges on him.
And it succeeded by dint Of hard and
obstinate effort in having him dismissed.
TIE principal actors in the sensational
trial have worn themselves out Attor-
ney Kraemer for the defense was so
weak last evening that he asked that
court be adjourned at $3.50 o'clock This
was refused but no night session was
held. The little prisoner showed marks
Of WEAKNESS which have been so notice
able for their absence before this.
The jury has not been secured. VIII
1t be by t0night2 Who knows? Those
who probably know best say yes. IF it
is secured today testimony viii not begin
until Friday for there VIII be a breath
ing spell IN the trial Thanksgiving Day.
In the long. fierce fight over the jury
the point has been reached where the
defense has four peremptory challenges
left. thu state two. Seventy men have
been examined out Of the 1S2 men Of the
last venire. The jury as it now stands
IS made up Of the following: Joseph Mich
OILS, William Sharrock. II. G.. Liggett, A.
2 Zerbe, L. J. Fuller Alex Hewitt, AL
bert Little, J. T. Stewart. John Gregory,
K II. Jones. c. A. Grant and James
Dean.
HOLFORD IS DISMISSED.
In the morning the defense's witnesses
who said that they had heard that Hol-
ford had expressed an opinion, did not
on appearance In court make much Of a
showing.
But in the afternoon the defendants
attorneys informed the court that Attor-
ney Shoemaker had received a telephone
message from Augusta stating that Juror
HoIford had borrowed newspapers con-
tanning accounts Of the preliminary trial
and had expressed opinions Of the case
to the family Of r. ID. Cady. living near
Augusta Shoemaker was questioned and
verified this.
The defense asked that these witnesses
be subpoenaed. Judge Shinn refused this
but turned and dismissed Holford
The defense had scored the point fol
which # had worked so hard. The de
tense made such a bitter fight on Holfort
because OF the rumored opinion of Hol
ford in favor of hanging Jessie Morrison
STATE Is Confident
Meanwhile the state is confident anJ
says that if the jury IS secured by to
night and il has any challenges left j.
VIII waive them.
Tt was again a gloomy day. with tn
rain falling outside darkening the fac
of the little prisoner and deepening it,
now apparent lines Of worry. Olin Cas-
lie is better and came into the cour
house yesterday.
Court viii meet this morning at $50
and things Will he rushed ia order TO Sc
cure the jury by tonight.
The state announces that its principa
witnesses against Miss Morrison viii b
Mrs. spangler and Mrs Moberly. VIII
were the first to rush into the Casd
cottage after the struggle, and Pear
Basley. the butcher boy who was near a
the time.
GETTING TIE VENIRE.
Early yesterday mornine. long hefor
the sun shone in the east nine deput
sherins left El Dorado on their tresom
trip to secure one hundred and eighty-on
men whose names are on The specs,
venire fur jurors la the Morrison cas-
These men have been doing hard wor
for the past week and their service
Yesterday only added another arge loa
To the mountain of expense in the Morn
son case This special venire viii eos
something near $1,000. perhaps more tha
tha. sum. owing to the fact thar man
of the men summoned live such Ions di
tances from El Dorado.
sheriff Turner and his deputies worle
unul long after midnight making out q
lists OF names for each deputy and 81
termnlng .he exact location Of tho.
men 90 be summoned.
Sherin Turner was out early seen
shat DE men-his depuues-got away
soon as possible
COURT BEGINS LATE
The people who did aot attend the nie
session ora Monday were disappoint
Tuesday morning when they entered q
court room and ascertained that -hc con
would not begin work on the N iris,
case until II clock. A aumeer
women entered the SQUIRT ro7n at
o'eloek and learning thar court wen
convene 10 examine Jurors in two hou
SAT in the court room discussing thc ca
g. Ell ,r us phases. The women atten