The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-21
JURY WILL BE
SECURED TODAY
Twenty More Names Have
Been Drawn.
FOR JURORS IN Balm CASE
Defendant Is Interested Spec
tator of Proceedings.
FOR JURORS IN Balm CASE

Before the close of this mornings session
in the district court a jury will probably
be secured in the Balm case. The special
venire of fifty men was exhausted by $50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and a new
venire of twenty names was drawn for
this morning. The following men will
be examined today and they will report
this morning at 10 o'clock in the district
court room; w. G. Mendenhau, city; ].
H Rhodes, city; w. F. Williams, city;
Hubert Childe, city; w. L. Walker. city;
Oscar Ward, city; Patrick Murphy, city;
William Snyder, city; Ben Swartz, city;
w. E. Chamberlain, city; William Banks,
city; j. c. Eggleston, Park township; w.
NJ Kerbaugh, city; E. Sare, Kechi; L. D.
Buck, Kechi; John Reynolds. city; James
Gardiner, city; A. H. Bolte, city; Chris
tian kimerly, city; E. F. Wolfmeyer,
city. Although the list was not given TO
Sheriff Schad until O'Clock last night,
he is one that can be relied upon to get
all the summons served in the shortest
possible time
When court was called yesterday af-
ternoon there were eleven jurors in the
box, nine of whom had been passed for
cause by the state and two had been
passed by both state and defense.
Promptly at 1:30 the following jurors
took their seats in the jury box: A. B.
Felix, Wichita township; d. W. Carroth-
ers. city; William Crawford, Valley Cen
ter; Frank Mitchell, Illinois; John T.
Foster, city; Frank Koob, Grand River;
Joseph Jordan, Greeley; j. c. Winters,
city; Boyd Hartman, Grant; n. r. Grant,
Ohio; NJ. j. Shearer, city. The first two.
Felix and Carrothers, had been passed
by both the state and the defense
H. 3. Elsea was the first called to fill
the vacant seat in the jury box and upon
examination by the county attorney was
dismissed, as he stated that he had
formed fixed opinion about the case.
Charles j. Daugherty was then called
and he was passed by both the state
and defense. The defense then began the
examination Of the remaining nine, who
had been passed by the state. All the
jurors were passed, with the exception
Of N. r. Grant, who stated that he had
some prejudice and was dismissed A.
NJ. Campbell was then called to fill this
vacancy. He was passed for cause by
thu state, but was challenged by the de-
tense on the ground that he had formed
an opinion from reading the newspaper |
articles concerning the case. Upon the |
statement of Mr.. Campbell that he would |
consider the evidence and disregard the |
articles read unless they were proven |
beyond doubt to be true, the challenge |
was over-ruled and he was retained.
This acceptance of Mr.. Campbell COM
pleted the list of twelve jurors and the |
peremptory challenges were started.
The first was made by the state. VIII
liam Crawford of Valley Center was dis
missed and g. d. Wood was called. His
right to act as a juror was challenged
by the state owing to the fact that he
owned no property in Sedgwick county
and that his name did not appear on
the county assessment roll. The chal-
lenge was resisted by the defendant, but
was sustained by the court and the juror
was dismissed.
c. E. Diehl was then called and upon
examination was passed by the state,
but was afterwards excused by the de-
tense. as he had formed an opinion re-
garding the case.
Jay Chappell was called in his place.
but was dismissed on account of opinion.
James Blaine and G. w. Doyle, the
next two on the list We're dismissed for
the same cause.
John Rudisell and c. A Hatton were
both dismissed, as their names did not
appear on the tax roll. r. A Watt, the
next one on the list, was excused by the
court on account of sickness. William
Dow of Mount Hope was passed for cause
by both the state and the defense.
The defense then made their first per-
emptory challenge and a. b. Felix was
dismissed. AS ". C. McCune, the twelfth
man on the special list, was absent,
Charles Goodyear was called TO fill the
vacancy. He was passed by both sides.
On the second peremptory challenge
made by the defense. John T. Foster was
dismissed. Thomas Scott was called and
passed by both prosecution and defense.
The state then took its second peremptory
challenge and dismissed Frank Koob of
Grand River. He was replaced by +. E.
who was passed by both sides
for cause.
The defense then took their third per-
emptory challenge and dismissed NJ. j.
Shearer. AS John Braitsch had been ex-
cused by the court from being present,
/. T. Ault, the twentieth man on the list.
was called. He was passed by both sides.