The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-27
TRIAL HAS NOW BEGUN
After Examining 1868 Men Jury Was
Obtained in the O'Neit Grimes
Case.

Case.
AT $3.50 Yesterday afternoon the last
man Of the twelve necessary % tiny
fO'Neil and Grimes was agreed upon
+ by both sides TO the case in the circuit
court He was Iuo H. Smithey. Of
( EIco lie was the l5Sth candidate foy
place on the jury ana his selection
concluded one of the most prolonged
and Iabored efforts 20 get q jury ever
made in The county takipg ua nearly
ave days Mos; OF the men Summon
I'd had read or heard Of the case and
formed opinions. some were opposed
capital punishment, others hal
1remdiCes against The saloon bust.
aass in which the defendants were
engaged al the time OF tho tragedy
The prosecution made y peremptory
challenges and the defense ~ The
jury consists OF three negroes ana
nine white men Two OF the former
are wen known in local political cir
ies j. l. Brown and Ino D Stepp
the former never failing to make him
,alf heard at an election on one side
3r The other. the latter having served
me term as coroner Of the county. be-
ng elected against another negro can,
lidate, Tttress Horrell As finally
made up the jury is composed as fol
9ws
Henry Bass, Delta
John L, Brown. Cairo
James Douglass, Cairo
John D. Stepp Cairo
J. E Foster Beech Ridge
William Hepler Beech Ridge
Reuben Fozzard Elco
John Allen, Elco
Edward SJegmiller Elco
r ; Rambo, Olive Branch
VIM Coward Jr, Olive Branch
John "A Smithey Elco
So far little of interest has develop
ad in the trial although the court
Dom has been daily crowded with
,pectators, The prisoners seem to be
n good health and present a neat ap-
laarance, Their immediate relatives
ire present, as are also those Of the
lead man Con Sheehan, the latter in
ieep mourning MIR Angus Leek eX.
mined the candidates for iurymen
Of the defense and States Attorney
Wilson conducted the examination for
he prosecution
When the last juror had been Oh
aimed yesterday they were duly
worn by Circuit Clerk Davis, and the
Witnesses for both sides We're called
md sworn There are about a score
i these but it is likely that the
sial will be concluded By the first Of
he week If not tonight as Judge Dun
IN IS determined to push il through
o make room for other cases of inn
lortance which he is to handle for
udge Butler
The judge admonished the audience
keep quiet particularly against Civ
~ amy evidence Of leyity as the court
as not place of amusement. es.
leciany when the case On trial in
olyed human life
States Attorney Wilson was first to
address, the jury presenting the cas-
in behalf OF the pepole. Tie read the
aw in the case and then described the
premises where the tragedy occurred
and he tragedy itself He said Shee-
IAN ard his party had been in the
ard whore some harbecuing was 20.
irg on that they went into the hous
arough the wine room and started
lefoss the bal to enter the saloon
>ear the door opening into the sa.
loon man and woman were standing
the former talking al taetelaphone
fb latter standing BIZ his eide and
1bstrnctiag the door Sheehan and his
PARTY stopped because the woman was
d the door. O'Neu came ont OF the
Tine room % go into the saloon and
id You fellows viii either have ID
elt IN or out Sbeohan made a re-
park something like y guess we don't
1--WE 10 get ont Further words f0l-
eved and ONeil struck Shcehsn in
he face; then the men clinched and
gan pulled them apart O'Ncil went
nto hts saloon and returned with his
siol forcing the hall door open he
ired. killing Sheehan and w0undine
Cyan
Mr Angus Leek made a very fun
atement for The defense. saying in
3ar that he would prove by evidence
That Sheehan and his party were dis
iIrbers Of the peace that they were
SHOWN as buliies ard were in the nab.
Of taking possession Of places Of
business that they went into O'Neil's
place for the purpose OF creating
1isiurhance and that ONeii was com.
PEELED to use violence to protect his
place of business and himself
Two Witnesses we're examined be.
fore court adjourned last evening
Or McManus and Chief of Police
Price The former said he saw Shee.
han about fifteen minutes after the
tragedy that he was dead the butler
having penetrated his heart There
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