Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
DELAY DISCOURAGED
Justice Pritchard Pushing the
Pest Office Trial.
WITNESSES CALLED
THE TWELVE TRIED AND TRUE
MEN IN THE BOX.
Mr.. Beach Opens Case-Tells What the
Government Expects to Prove-Hlt
Over Presence of Inspectors.
WITNESSES CALLED

The Jury in post office conspiracy
case as completed today is as fol-
lows:
Douglas Markham, Benning road.
w. O. Bergman, Brookland,
D. c.
Charles E. West, 1892 yelling
place northwest.
Clarence Bradburn, AL 10th
street southwest.
William P. Cannon, 4o8 18th
street southeast.
Holley L. Herrell, oIS Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast.
John F. Gerhold, corner of 18th
and G. streets northwest.
Roach Abel, 52o AZ street south
west.
T. E. Clements, North Capitol and
Seaton streets.
John Cocker, Broad Branch road.
David A. Wetzel, New Cut road.
Carl Petersen, o34 F street north
west
and the Lorenzes for alleged conspiracy to
6efraud the government in connection with
the Post Office Department scandals was
begun in earnest today.
1t was ten minutes after 10 o'clock when
Justice Pritchard took his seat on the
bench and declared that court was con-
vened The work of selecting jury was
continued. There was delay in any
particular.
Eleven men were In the jury box when
court adjourned yesterday. They were all
in their places fully half an hour before
court convened The talesmen who were
subpoenaed yesterday afternoon and last
evening were, with a few exceptions on
hand early.
= Many of them were business men. who
did not hesitate to express themselves an
not being anxious to serve as jurors. They
walked up and down the corridors of the
city hall building and talked among them
selves. Some of them were heard to say
that their business would suffer IL they
should be found competent and were re-
quired by the court to serve.
As on yesterday, there were half a hum
dred more witnesses from the Post
Office Department present in the court
room. Among them was First Assistant
Postmaster General Wynne, Assistant Au-
ditors Chew and Allen, Chief Clerk Blaine
Taylor, Major Bell and others in author
lily III tne department
When the court clerk read the names OF
the witnesses they responded to their
names Former First Assistant Postmaster
General Perry Heath was not present when
his name was read but he came into the
court room soon afterward and took a seat
near the door to the left of the bench An
other former first assistant postmaster gen.
eral, Mr.. Johnston Of New Jersey, was also
present, having been subpoenaed as a wit
ness.
Mr. Machen was In the court room early
and he held several earnest conversations
with his counsel Mrs. LorenZ today wore
O navy blue satin waist in place of the
cream -colored garb in which she appeared
yesterday. The Groffs were on hand early
and also took part in the converSatio
with the array of counsel for the defense.
Mr. Machen took more than ordinary in
terest in todays proceedings. He watched
every move of the counsel for the govern
merst and he scanned with his own counsel
the list of taesmen they were called.
At times he bent forward and spoke to Mr..
Charles A. Douglass of his counsel, and II
was evident from Mr.. Douglass actions fol-
lowing that he appreciated the suggestions.
Jury Completed.
At 1925 am. the jury box was full, and
each side had two challenges left, under
the ruling yesterday of Justice Pritchard.
The defense was prepared to again ask the
court for ten Challenges for each of the FIVE
defendants
United States Attorney Morgan Beach led
In the work of the counsel for the govern
ment at the forenoon session. Mr.. Holmes