The Nome nugget., 1903-05-27
JURY IS
 SECURED In Case of United States
 Vs. JolIey. NAMES OF JURORS
Fifty.Six Men Were Examined as to Qualifications Before a
 Jury Was Obtained.

At 2:3O o clock this afternoon jury in the Jolley case was secured, the last juror being Geo. l.. Fish.
 Up to l2 o'clock today when court adjourned until , P. m. eleven juror, had been secured in the case of the United States vs J. J. Jolley, indicted by the grand jury on q charge of mur- der in the first degree: The jurors al ready secured are: w. l.. Bachmor, J. K. Sewell, Fred Johnson. C. C. Cham bers, W. A. Clark. J. T. Thornquist. C. K. Snow, J. Y. Lindseth, T. D. Baker, John Nj. Winslow, K w. J. i Reed.
 In all 51 men have been examined as to their qualifications. Of the number nine were peremptorily excused by the l United States, 21 were excused for cause. and lj were challenged peremp- torily by the defense. Those who were peremptorily challenged by the United States were: A. F. Southward. w. l.. Springsteen, John Taylor. J. F.. Crane, C. F. Chadbourne. Geo. ;. Maynard, ! C. J. Blrcroft. Thos. W. White, r. J. Monroe. The defense peremptorily challenged the following: |. J. Court right, P. J. Eckert. F. K tchmark, A. H. Riggs. C. l.. Morris, F. F Lewis, D. J. Wynkoop. Thos. McGrath, John Bennett, J. Dobbelaar, Thomas A. Whistler, Otto w. Oleson, Phil War ren. r. R. Cowden, J. H. Wood. The following were excused for cause: Frank Minto, r. T. Bernard. l.. ". Palmer, A. McGelt tigan, Fred Jensen, R. W. Simpson. J. T. Bell, C. F. Kelly, bod Stewart C. F. Adcocls, F.. $. Har rison, H. H. Benson, J. w. Rutter. J. A. Riley, H. Spencer, w. J. Rogers, F. Wallace Smith, R. F. Trengove, w. J. Burger, J. C. Brown, Henry Lind. The case of the United States vs. Jolley was called in the district court Monday morning at 9:30 John l.. Me Ginn and C. D. Murane appearing for the United States, and Sullivan X Fink for the defendant. The work of em- panneling d jury was at once began. and has proceeded ever since. In the main, the work of securing jury has been thus far without incident. The jurors have been subjected to rigid ex- aminatons by both sides, but the de- examination. These were G. C. Cham bers. Fred Johnson and John Taylor. but the latter. who stated that he was born in Kentucky and had resided there until about a year ago, was excused by the United States, Mr. Fink, as stated, having passed him with but brief ex- animation.
 Geo. $. Maynard, who was accepted by both sides on Monday afternoon, was peremptorily excused by the prose- cution Tuesday morning, one F.. G. Le- fehldt, having been called to testify that few days previous to the late municipal election he had heard May nard state that Jolly had made a good chief of police. Maynard denies this statement and cites others who were present at the time who Substantiate his assertion.
 C. K. Snow, one of the jurors who was accepted, was subjected to Il rigid examination because of his connection with certain set of resolutions passed by the Eagles, wherein Sylvanus How lands Stevens was expelled from the order of Eagles, for violating his obli- gatiOn as a member. The resolu- tions were introduced in court and read by McGinn. The defense obs jected to their introduction but were overruled.
 The court also compelled the defense to exercise their peremptory challenge as each juror was passed for cause, each time entering an objection, which was as promptly overruled.
 The trial of the case will probably last for a week or ten days.