The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-22
JURY IN SHUGART
 CASE DULY SWORN Little Over an Hour Required in
 Selecting Jurors COURT ROOM WAS CROWDtD D Majority of Jurors Are Farmers-Trlal of the Man Charged With Taking
 Life of Hanholzer Pro-
 ceeds Today.
COURT ROOM WAS CRoWDt D

| in the lobby of the Metropolitan hotel harroom last January. was organized yes terday afternoon in the first division ct the criminal court of Jefferson county, Judge Dan A. Greene presiding. Little over an hours time was required ! in selecting and organizing the jury. This morning the indictment will be read to the jury by Solicitor Harrington P. Hefiin, the attorneys for the defendant will then enter their pleas and the first witness will be placed upon tho stand. The April term of the grand jury returned a true bill against the defendant, charging him with murder in the first degree. In March, at habeas corpus proceedings in- stituted before Judge Dan A. Greene, the defendant was allow ed bail in the sum of S10.0O0, which he immediately made, and was released from custody.
 First oh Docket.
 The case against Shugart was the first on the docket of the last week of the present term of the criminal court, and 1t was called on Monday. A continuance was made, however, in the hearing in or der that the attorneys for the defendant might prepare and submit showings for absent witnesses, who have been unable to come to the trial These showings were submitted yesterday afternoon. and after considerable argument they were ad- mltted by the state and the court then ordered the organization of the jury to proceed
 The defendant Is being represented by Attorneys B. M. Allen, Hugh Morrow, Lee C. Bradley, Charles G. Brown, Robert N Bell, the defendants law partner and John T. Shugart, his father, while Solicitor He1in is being assisted in the prosecution by Attorneys Jesse F. Stall lings, John C.. Forney, a brother-in-law of the deceased, and Assistant Solicitor Edward W. Winston The criminal court room on the second floor of the court house was crowded yesterday afternoon when the case was called, there being probably thirty members of the bar asso- citon among the spectators.
 The Jury.
 The following is the jury selected:
 T. A. Fayette, miner.
 T. M. Jones, salesman.
 l. E. Smith, blacksmith. c. P. Smith, farmer
 J. B. Martin, farmer.
 William stringfellow, farmer. R. D. Coleman, farmer. Sam Potter. engineer. J. G. Reid, farmer.
 J. F. Rodden, farmer
 ". L. Simpson, conductor. Henry Brunner, clerk. From the above it Is seen that the jury which is to try the case is com posed of six farmers, ones salesman, one clerk. one engineer, one blacksmith, and one railroad conductor. Two of the jurors are from Birmingham, Brunner and Simpson, Thrty-three names of the orig inal jury venire were called before the jury was selected. The state exhausted all of it's five challenges, while the defense only used eight of it's ten.
 The defense made a motion to ouash the jury venire on the grounds that the court wrongfully and unlawfully excused Henry D. Cockrell from serving on the statement that he was an employe of the Alabama Great Southern railroad. The court ruled the motion to quash the venire and the defense accepted the decision.
 The names of the jurors were placed in a hat which was covered over with handkerchief. The names were drawn bv Deputy Sheriff John c. Burgin. and they were called by Deputy Clerk John P. Alp bolt. The drawing commenced shortly after o'clock, the name of J. H. Skin ner being the first called. He was ex- cused by the state and R. A. Bradford was called. He was also excused from serving by the state. w. R. Hilliard was excused by the defendant. T. A. Favette a miner residing at Pratt City. was the hrst juror to be selected by both sides.
 Jurors Excused.
 T. G. Watts, farmer, said he would not convict on circustantial evidence. and he was excused for cause by the state. w. c. Davis was the second juror to be excused by the defense. T. M Jones of East Lake. a clothing sales- man, was accepted as the second juror by both sides, and he assumed a seat in the jury box.
 Nick c. Hickman. machinist residing at West End, qualified before the court but was excused by the state. ]. R. Smith. a blacksmith residing at Toadyine. was accepted. H. w. Tinker was chal- lenged by the state for cause and be was excused by the court from further attendance.
 C. P. Smith, farmer of Toadvine, was the third juror accepted. J. B. Martin, a farmer residing at Trusville. was accept ed as was also William stringfeilow, a farmer residing at Gwins. John R. Goude- lock, a clerk residing at Elyton. had not been a householder or a freeholder of Jefferscn county for year. and he was excused for cause by the state. James Ellard of East Lake stated that he would not convict on circumstantial evidence and he was excused for cause by the state. A. J. Doss. miner was excused by the state. Harry L. Meyer of Birmingham swore that ne would not convict on cir ,cto foI T