Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29
THE MORRISON TRIAL
The Work CT Securing Jury
Proving Difficult,
The DEFENDANT IS ON The ALERT.
Venires Exhausted without Securing The
Requisite I'anel,--The sheriff Kept nusy
serving Sunmons.-Mlss Morrison
Feeling the strain OF the Trial.

InlF alttVllOom III lnt MORRISON muir
der cLlse. \, 3 o'clock, after dozen
or more Of the vCnlre had bcpn chll.
leNged nad excused fram service us
jurors, for causs, II, \, Kramer Of
codnsg fer defence, asked TO have the
jury tnkcn out While hp offered al
motion. Ills request was gINaItel.
When the jury had left, he asked per-
mhs,3n Of the cOyprG 10 have +, ID,
llolford Of Augusta, now on the jury,
rerapG for further examination.
lIolford was challenged saturday by
Mr.. Kramer. for The ease, but the
court overruied the challenge. Mr..
Kramer explained TINT j. II, Dunn, a.
reputable lnrmer Of Leon, hdi.l lo,l
him shat Thomas OyerStreel,, a neigh.
Dor Of Mr., llulford, had heard the lat.
Ter express an opinion about Gh' Nor.
ri - cUga, which was prejudclnl TO
the defendant,
Mr., Klhmer was sworn lnd tgs;liied
that he had secured subpoena for
Oyers.reat, which sheriff TURNER had
placed in the hands OFF Deputy Artie
HetYly for service, lie has alto sub.
poenNyd DunH. sheriff Turner cor.
rohora.cd This statement, md Judge
Shinn, placing the jury I'm charge OF
EliiilS, adjourned sessiam uallll Henry
returned with Oversreet ana Dunn,
During the recess Mr., Kramer 'lu
chat h. had also been informed ny
Abe Iindcnfeltpr, also q farmer that
Chnrles linM haal said What llolforl
hc' .r,krd to him Lynn against the
Morr, on womaA a. Lcoa after he had
been summoned Ms II juror In the ease
and tha, If he were CHOSEN ms q Juror
he w0n,d vote TO convict her, MS he
thought her guilty, Kramer states
tllt he had caused Subpoenas 10 be
issued for Lindgnrclter and Lynn. Al.
though BndrnTy'eer wae In the court
pouse during The brief recess, when
he talked with Mr.. Kramer, he had
disarpelr,d when Mr.. Kramer sue.
,credad in getting Judge SShinn back
on the bench.
Judge Shinn them said that he
would ret keep the jury out longer
and dp'ay The ease. When the Jury
WAS called I'm Mr., Kramer re.PNamined
HClrorl. who denied that he ever had
such ccHvrr.1tion ms alleged with
INan CIR Overgtreet. cor with anyone
ELSE on c2m:h," said Mr. TIo'ford, with
n snap. The incilI Mt was thus closed
far The time being Mr. Kr1mcr stat.
ing he would have IT up again wheA
hi raw Witnesses came in court to.
morrow.
The court exhausted the special ven
ire ~ 200 draws Thursday, ait g
o'clock ;cAight, AMI ST ol work after
dark to draw a new ve''r'. the
drawing was In charge of County
Clerk II. A. !, Couplings and JuSiice'
Of the Peace NhbNrh and Avery. N
q o'clock iSl names, an that ihc wheel
contained, had been taken ou.', and
Judga Shmn 1djcuN~e'l court until II
o'cNcck tomorrow. The work was
dome IN opcN court by gas light, aaf
in. thu prt. nee of the court and n
'harg2 nmhcr Of spectators.
Half a dozen deputy sherltIs were
ogycn tho summonses for the venre,
and hv ihe time c2lmt conrenHS &c
morrow " is though. that AL will have
been served.
When court convened today at 1880
O'Clock there were YET remacnlnp
81 n,roo names - the vrNire of 200
drawn Thursday. Ont Of this number
.hrloc Shmn excused rhrce for carili
reascnS. The remainder provided
competent jurors.
Men were carie1 10 the box and then
dismissal IN droves as they said they
could nGt alter the opinions they ha !
formed of Jessie MorrisH1's gull
save through the mlroduc'iem OF erI
drrpe. The rate waiN"l It's nrrcm"
tory challenges to hay and has five vet
IT dismissal ONE juror Saturday The
defense EXERCISED the right Of percmr
tory challenge five times today II
excused one juror Saturday and now
ha SIS more pcrcHpory challenges,
Those excused by the defynse ollN
were; II. h. Davis, william Wnn,
Chester Nash. Thomas Pines AMI j. II
Burr Thomas Mcknight was rY
cuscd for cuuSc by the de-
f.mse. The cmly new names added
TO the Is, or jurors nWDlNsn'U SOnlaN
morning are THOSE of John Gregory
of Rock Creek and c. l.. Briggs, also
Of Rock Greek. Gregory is a young
married man with young daughter
while Briggs Is elderly and has =
Family. They are FARMERS Gregory
had met heard Of the case, save once
when his N0thrr had read the story f.
hi''' from The Knnsas City Times, On.
of 'he jurors excused by The drrenSr
today had. II us alleged, heea heard to
remark that he waNted To sit cn the
jury for several reasons, lie eS,
pressed freely the desire to do the
state fun Justice. The story Of this
mau's condiiicn Of mind WAS carried
to Mr., Kramer Of the defense anGl he
promptly challenged him.
NESS Morrison looked hnggard to-
day, At last the trial Is beginning
TO show It's effect upon her There are
Clark rings under her eyes and her
face lS more sunken than ever, and
Notwithstanding she "entertalned"
Sunday in her cell, and had many
flowers and book given her, She took
her sart in the court room, looking
batIy. Miss Morrison was surround
ed by her relatives to-day. and beside
hen brother and father. Mrs. Lloyd
Bright Gcll Mrs. w. II, Ehlers, her
- lters. were in the room during the
pnt'rp saNsinu 'rhpN nnuttutp1 nhuIrc