The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-24

j have COnCiu0E0 70 H~h YOuT totio oai ahA
/ this trial 10 81, from 10 20 ~ In the morning
and from ? 10 4 In the afternoon. lsnentlon
4 bacaiI-a nv home. my summer nome ~
ia Low iston and my tnnn leaves AZ tfu'
aud I avn not inclined. unless ! All at~oiuteiN
compelled to do 10, 90 iina an Abiding pla,N
here Ia the city while my family Is at Ls-~i~-
ton. n that IL oar request, that tho"
b. the hours hxcd. and We believe the unal
would BE- practically NJ expeiitouSiy con
cluded n II We were compelled To WORK
here beyond our strength
The Court am inclined IN think. q
Lewis, thai your request ~ entirely reAron-
able I think YOU gentlemen should 70"
INDUCED IN any request thai you MAKE
ia view 81 the oneTous task that you hh"
upon yourselves here. IL h. quite -aus-
factory to the Court 20 comply with your
wish. and therefore the Court will convene
hereafter at 10 O'Clock In the morning and
adjourn AZ y O'Clock and then resume work
at ? O'Clock.
Ban c Ralp. a bank cashier. made
the eighth juror. Court then a. a rrce-s
until , O'Clock.
rHI JURY COMPLETED.
Czolgosz. attended by his guards.
marched between the lines OF policemen
o. the basement and TO the Jail where he
ate a hearty meal as usual. With eight
Jurors s-cured In two hours the case was
speeding along.
After two men had been rejected In tho
afternoon. Andrew J Smith. a dealer m
butter and eggs, was accepted. Truman
d Hayes was fined s25 for failing to APPEAR
Then came a tale n who apparently
had given an exp ression on The subject
81 the Presidents arsaSsinstion which
In the opinion of the District Attorney
disqualified him. feter teidt OF North
Collins was asked n he had made any COM
meut on the way Of the shooting
Il did not, said he. George Smith
made IL
Sir Psnney-I think this juror should 10
excused u paper has been submitted
Nv tho Court n you agree that this
man should b. excused he viii Ire excused
Mr.. Titus think he should exercise
his peremptory challenge
Mr.. Penney do not wish to make public
what IL In the paper
excused on eI-parte afidavits.
Nv the Court Hats not disqualified on
has answers.
Feidt was challenged and excused.
Thrse talc~men were excused IN RAPID
siocession and Joachim Mertans was ac-
cepted and Immediately afterward Robert
J. Adams proved acceptable.
THE FrLL JuRr.
III. full Jury wac then in the box a.
follows Frederick '. laner, plumber,
Ioxs Michigan street. Richard J Garwood,
builder. itO Hey; street, Henry W Wendt,
manufacturer. S5 Jersey street Siias
GARNER. farmer. Clarence. james : Sly
William Lotion. farmer, Eden. Weller =
Everett. blacksmith, i7o Fifteenth street
Ben { Ralph, bank cashier. $40 Wood
ward avenue. Samuel p WAldow. farmer,
Alden. Andrew ]. Smith. butter and egg
dealer, LEO LEROY avenue. Joachim IL
change street: Robert j dams. contractor,
2n puTdy street.
The Co,rt asked IN. District Attorney
how much time he anticipated would h"
Consumed in tho presentation OF the cas-
10 TIE jury
Mr Penney-I am In hopes tina, we can
present our case by tomorrow noon. Pos
sibly IL make take a little longer.
The Court-And YOU. gentleman for the
defcnce, how much time will YOU takel
MIR. Titus-That depends largely on what
turn The cass takes. We are not prepared
70 say,
The Court-Mr. Penney, the case Is with
CASE OPENED roH THE PEOPLE.
Frederick Haller, Assistant District At
torney. opened for the people. lie said; d.
This defendant ~ before YOU charged
with having committed the crime OF murder
In the first degree In the city OF Bunalo!
on the 9Th Of September OF this year. l
shall but briefly Indicate to you the trend
OF the evidence ~ u will be- presented 20
YOU The witnesses produced 10y the poo
pie will show TO your minds, ! relieve, D--
yond any reasonable doubt. that this de-
PENDANT for some days prior to the dav
on which he committed this crime had
premeditated and dehberatcd upon. tho
commission u this crime. that he had h-sn
informed that the President OF the United
States would, upon the 9Th day OF sep
temher. he az tho Temple of Music in the
Exposition grounds Ia the city OF Bunalo,
and that he would there receive the popu-
lace, that he would greet the people h
came there TO shake hands with HIM. .
-The defendant, ! say. had been informed
OF that. had received Information Of that,
and upon this day named. the 9Th day 81
September. he went to the Exposition
grounds armed, prepared 90 commit this
assault: that while there he learned that
the President had entered the Temple oil
Music: thai he, the defendant. entered tie
Temple Of Music With the othe peuple who
entered AT the time 10 shake hands with
the President. that he got into line with
the pes Pile who were passing before tie
President and awaited his Opportunity
| aud approached tn. President, that AS
he approached the President he had this
weapon concealed In his hand. that ~ the
President extended HE hand 70 shake tn
hand OF this defendant, the defendaHthred
the fatal shot. that he fired two shots, that
one shot ~ fred by him inflicted this wound
tina, I have referred to. that he was i'm
/ meIlatflv hppftn"fufu " INV inv dith
| disarmed, and has been in custody ever
| since. that the President WA taken In
| charge-in care of -i~mmediately by persons
there with him. and was offended Ca In the
CITY Of Buffalo and Afforded all the care
that could be Afforded him, and upon the
10Th day Of September thereafter he died
from this mortal wound ~ inflicted 10y The
defendant upon that day.
These are In brief the mein facts In this
cass They will IT, presented 20 YOU nv
evrwitnes-e.. by people who were there
NJ the time and Jaw the commission OF this
crime, by tho-s who spprehanded the de-
PENDANT and who disarmed him At the time.
You will IL Afforded an opportunity OF
Judging a. 10 the position that the President
occupied and the people approaching him
AZ this time. and the position occupied by
tho defendant This opportunity viii he
Afforded you by n diagram OF tho Iemple
81 Music, the building In which this crime
was committed This ". IN brSrf, gentle
men, the case Of the people, and have
no doubt that when the evidence II pre-
-snn,ad 70 YOU, you Will not find mach difi-
Guilty in arriving NJ q verde, In accordance
with the evidence
Samuel J Fields, q civil engineer. who
made a map Of the -cene In the Iemple
81 Music was tho first witness. Tie de-
scribcd the premises for the enlightenment
81 the Jury. Harry A. Rliss, who made
the photographs ~ che temple for the
paopfr = case, testified go taking five photo
graphs which were offered la evidences
and received without objection