Evening journal., 1901-09-24
Promptly Answered He Was
Guilty OiPreSident' Heath
PHYSICIANS Ol THE STAND
Described Nature Of Bullet Wounds,
and Testified Concerning the
Autopsy

charged with the murder Of President
William Mckinley. He entered n plea
Of guilty" which was subsequently
changed to mot guilty" by direction Of
the court.
All the events of the day in dicated
that the trial will be short Coz lrt con-
vened at 10 o'clock and within two
hours eight Jurors had been secured.
Technicalities were not raised. by ex-
amining counsel, but It was ST gnihcant
that every man who said he had not
formed an opinion on the case was ex-
cused by the district attorney Those
who acknowledged they had for med an
opinton or stated that they we're pre-
judiced. but admitted that their opin-
ion could be changed by evidence, were
accepted by each side.
Justice Truman c. White, one Of the
Oldest and most experienced of the SUI
preme court judges was on the bench.
Immediately after the opening of the
court and after the prisoner had plead
ed Justice Loran l.. Lewis, senior
counsel for the defendant announced
that together with his colleagues, form
er Justice Robert G. TITUS fmd Mr..
Carlton e. Ladd, they were i'eady TO
act In behalf OF the prisoner.
Il thought It best, he said. "for my
colleagues and myself that ] should
say something regarding our presence
here as attorneys for the defendant. At
the time my name was suggested l was
out of the city and knew nothing of
what was transpiring here with ref
erence to the selection of counsel for
the defendant. When the circumstances
OF my selection were told to me I was
extremely reluctant 90 accept But the
duty had been imposed and consider
ed il my duty, ia view of all the cir
cumstances to defend this man.
Il ask that no evidence be presented
here-that the court will not permit
the acceptance Of any evidence unless
It would be accepted at the trial OF the
most meagre criminal in the land"
Il am familiar with these cirrum-
stances" said Justice White in reply,
"and I wish to say 1 will give you.
every assurance that the prisoner will
have a fair and impartial trial, and
that during the progress of the trial
he will receive such treatment as the
law demands in any criminal case"
Securing the Jurors.
The work Of securing the jurors was
then undertaken with a celebrity that
was amazing. Before the day was over
the entire panel had been sworIi, the
Jurors had listened to a description OF
the Temple Of Music where the crime
occurred, had seen photographs OF the
interior Of that structure, and had been
told by three surgeons what caused the
death OF the president and the e6fect
Of the assassins shot upon the various
organs Of the body. They had also
heard why the fatal bullet had not
been located
Following is the jury selecteds
FREDERICK v. LAURER, plumber.
RICHARD ]. GARWOOD. foreman.
HENRY w. WENDT, manufacturer.
SILAS GARNER, farmer.
JAMES s. STYGALL, JR., plumber.
WILLIAM LOTOR, farmer.
WALTER e. EVERETT. blacksmith
BENJAMIN c RALPH, bank cashier
SAMUEL p. WALDO, farmer.
ANDREW J. SMITH, merchant.
JOACHIM H. MERTENS, merchant
ROBERT J. ADAMS, contractor.
The presentation of the govern
ments case began shortly before
O'Clock when Assistant District At
torney Haller began, with much de
liberation, TO address the jury. HI
spoke very briefly
1--WE shall show" said he, that, 70
some days prior to the shooting thi
defendant had premeditated the shoot
ing of the president He knew that ol
the Sept 6 the president would re
ceive the populace in Inc Temple o
Music; that on that day ne went 70 tn
exposition, got into line with the Pee
pie and approached the president; tha
he had a weapon concealed in hi
hand, and as the president extende
his hand in kindly greeting he fred th
fatal shot.
The Fatal Shot.
eHe fired two shots, in fact. One I
them took effect in the abdomen an
caused that mortal wound which 7
suited in the Presidents death. Ths
in brief. is the story which we sha
show you. Witnesses will tell you th
story, and am sure that when ~
have heard the evidence you will ha
no difficulty in reaching a verdict
murder in the first degree"
The first witness, Samuel J. Bielt
chief engineer Of the Pan-Americ
Exposition, described the ground &c
plan of the temple Of music, and "
followed by Perry A. Bliss, photog
pher, who presented views Of the int
ior OF the building. The remainder
the afternoon was taken up with I
testimony Of three physicians. two
whom had attended the President d
ing his last days while the other ?
formed the autopsy. The latter,
Harvey A. Gaylord was the first
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