The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23

spring and unfolding buds that under
| his jealous ministrations burst forth
with grateful beauty and delicacy. Tho
f1rst thing Rogers did when he got back,
worn ana weary, from fredericksburg.
was to creep stelthily into his garden
and peep at tho, sleeping beauties he
i had left for day. It was A. NJ. then.
| When daylight came Rogers went again
among his roses now gradually droop-
/ Ing beneath the chill autumn winds. q
! solitary one no plucked and pinned upon
! his coat. This Is the real secret Of RoE-
| erys red, red rose. Il
McCue in Court.
The session OF the court did not begin
| until II o'clock, and the new Svenirenen
| amused themselves as best they could
| until that hour. Each man receives one
dollar for attendance and four cents for
/ each mile he travelled. The distance from
fredericksburg to Charlottesville is ~
| miles. Every Fredericksburg venlren1an
thus gat $3.50, making the State pay for
| the new venlre total Of s3s22o. The
Item OF expenses Is rapidly becoming an
1 Important one and there is n good deal Of
|! speculation 81 HS W hAtIle u ~ ODhule dlAodA1I
| McCue will cost Virginia before his trial
| ends.
! The courtroom was filled when the
| bell waa changed by one OF the deputies.
| The accused came in accompanied by tho
officers. McCue again kissed his brother
! and his eldest son. Willie. Little Ruby
McCue was not present to-day. Durin Z
| the morning the prisoner did not mani
| fest an extraordinary Interest In the pro-
I, ceedings He was clean-shaven and as
/ neatly dressed as ever. Once or twice
he would engage in a whispered conver-
/ saton with Mr. Lee. Occasionally Nc
4 Cue would let his eyes rove around the
! galleries or possibly he would crane his
! neck arid stare at the crowd. Once he
1 took a cup of water. He sood up, offered
j the cup first to Gilmer the Common
\ wealths attorney. and then drank him
(. self. ~ $@
The Examination.
The court was evidently in no hunor
/ for anything but business. Judge Morris
1 sharply ordered the sergeant to send
4 the fredericksburg men into an ndjotn-
| ing room and to keep the Intervening
4 doors closed In this way the answers
i Of tho venremen could not reach those
| still left In the room. After being ex-
am!ned the men were not allowed to re-
turn to thb group OF hose who had not
4 yet appeared
Hopes we're high at the start, but grad
!, ,lally sank. The second man and tho
/ fourth were accepted, and then the trou-
\ BILE began. Here In detail is the result OF
4 the examination:
II. It. Crlsmond: Had formed and fire.
quently expressed opinion. which he was
! afraid he couldn't dismiss from mind.
| Disqualified.
S. D. Quinn, Jr.: No opinion Of case !;
! could give fair and impartial trial; de-
/ Tense made no objection. Accented as
! juror. #
Lawrence Perry: Had formed and ex-
1 pressed opinion, based OH newspaper re-
ports could lay this opinion aside but
would not convict on clrcuulstantial evil
dence. Disqualified.
Nelson Decker: Had neither formed nor
expressed opinion. Accepted as compe-
| tent Juror,
Oscar Gcnther: Had formed and ex-
pressed opinion, which could not be dis
missed from mind. Disqualified,
| George Walker: No opinion of case, but
under no conditions would he convict on
jcircumstantiall evidence. Disqualified.
X. Nelson Goolrlck: Had formed, but
not expressed opinion, based on news
, paper reports; could dismiss opini and
give prisoner presumption OF Innocence
until he is proven guilty, Accepted as
| Juror.
Iransford Wallace: Had very decided
4 opinion. Disqualified
! r. Leo Staffregon: Had formed and ex-
4 pressed opinion, which would bias mind.
1 Disqualified.
Robert i. Wood IIad formed and ex-
! pressed very decided opinion. Dis1uall-
fled.
J. A1ccalla Houlware: No opinion but IS
orposed to capital punishment Disquall-
| fled.
THOMAS Jones Thought everybody more
or less had opinion OF case; had one HIM
4 self; couldn't feel sure that he could dis
/ miss It from mind Disqualified
Samuel Bealc; No opinion; con!d sive
fair and impartial trial; no objection TO
/ capital punishment; accepted,
Allowed to Go Home.
This completed tho panel am II lookee q
as IL the finish had been reached one
\ of the Petersburg men-R. E l.. FAR
/ eraye--was sick and was allowed to go
| home, Attorneys representing both sides
agreed to this, Another juror-spiers-
\ mad cholera morbus, but thought he could
| hold IN under the strain. Tho work OF
! selecting man to iii the vacancy caused
1 bv the departure of Hargrave was ncgun,
The list OF Fredericksburg men was
taken UP again,
| u, a, salan: Had already formed opln-
( lon which could not dismiss from W'hd !;
disqualified.
Clarence r. Howard; No opinion, but
] would not convict on ciroumstantlal evil
dencei disqualified,
| Frank tyler; Would not convict on Cir
! cumstantial evidence unless convinced be-
| yond tho peradyonture OF doubt Law
contemplates conviction when eyer y
reasonable doubt has beeV removed.
| Tyler was rejected by the court. De-
tense noted an exception,
s, y. FosteI. No opinion; opposed TO
death pepnlty; disqualified #
William Rice, Had Formed and ex-
pressed opinion which could not dismiss
from mind. disqualified.
William Scott: Opinion already formed
would bias mind; disqualified,
]. Wilmore Coz; Had opinion In a