Bismarck daily tribune., 1901-09-24

It consisted merely of calling the roll
Of grand jurors for the coming session
and they were then /; excused until
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IN Clerk of Courts Fisher then proceed:
ed with the calling Of the Jurors sum
moned for the trial of the Czolgosz
case in part three. Judge White al
lowed the grand jurors, who had pre-
viously been@called, to1eaye the room,
IL they desired, but only two did so,
the Others preferring to stay and wit
ness the trial. + Il 5#.. II: Ts Z 4
E#$@ At 1918 there was a hustle in the
I corridor and squad of policemen
brought In the prisoner. He was hand
scuffed to an officer on each side, whilo
in front and behind him walked other
uniformed police. 4; q. I 5.;s 81
s The prisoner was attired in a. new
suit Of dark grey, white shirt and a
collar and a light blue bow tie. His
face was cleanly shaven and his hair
combed. # 1 }.$ 55yi
# He sat dawn behind his counsel
with two officers III plain clothing i'm
mediately in his real. "a .:z
q. y. y; Reading Of the Indictment.
District Attorney Penney proceeded
at once with the reading of the in
dictment. He spoke to Czolgosz In a
low voice, in fact SO low that when the
prisoner was asked to plead he seemed
not to understand what had been
said. Justice White asked him: r. g.
What have you to say ~ 2? 53s# &: z
There vas a moments hesitation,
then the prisoners lips moved as IL
to make reply but before he could do
SO his junior counsel, Mr.. Lewis, arose
to speak, not having seen the prison
er's motion. IzS u 81, II ss.
Justice White, however, s Insisted
that Czolgosz should speak and the
prisoner said: .s n
S7#} 81 a idnss hear what he said. .S S
District Attorney r Penney then read
the Indictment again in a louder voice
and to the demand for reply the pris-
oner, who was standing at the time,
said Ia a very low voice, Guilty. X
his plea, however II was not per
mitted to stand, under the law, and "a
plea of mot guilty IS & was at once or
Sdered by the court.
Nj titus, senior counsel for the de-
h tense, then arose and started to the
Court the facts already known as to
his connection nth the case. He ex-
planned that the position Of himself
Sand his assocfat ties, Jud ge Lewis and
Mr.. Ladd ], was a peculiar one and con-
sisted mainly In aking sure that all
the forms Of law and Justice were OBJ.
served in the prosecution. S3S q. &.
Justice White Id reply comp pliment-
sed the counsel for the defense and
said that the iisoner could have no
better counsel and that whatever the
outcome 1t would reflect only credit
and hcncr#on them.
Securing the Jury.
The examination and swearing iii OF
the jurors was then begun, the pris-
5onei. standing as each was sworn
1'he first juTor was summoned at
10 .26. His name is frederick ".
Later, q plumber He was examined
briefly by the distric attorney and
counsel for the prosecution No Oh.
lection was made and Lauer was ac-
cepteG
Richard j. Garwood, q street rail
way foreman, was next summoned.
One of the questions put To him by
District Attorney Penney was Do
you believe In the present form of
government Re- to which Garwood re-
piled !: les. + Judge Lewis asked
GarWood liz he would acquit d man if
II was clearly proven that he Wss In.