Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-16
JONES MURDER TRIAL BEGINS.
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tContinueo from rage I.D
getting jury. This forenoon two ju.
rors were passed for cause. while four
were excused The examination Of
the jurors started auspiciously with
the passing of the first Juror to be ex.
amined, Emil Dreier, for cause, but af
ter this several Jurors stubbornly held
to opinions they had formed. showing
that still more than usual difficulty
will be met in getting a jury.
The case of the prosecution was con-
Quoted by Deputy Attorney General
Emil c. Peters. Attorneys J. J. Dunno
and A. G.. NJ. Robertson appeared for
the defendant.
Alter the roll of Jurors had been cali
I'd by Clerk Simonton the following.
Jurors were drawn: L. T. Dreier. +.
Z. King, l.. X. Sheldon, c. II. Ath
erton, l. r.. A. Hart, T. p. O'Brieu,
Frank J. Robello. Richard Weldon, +
Z. Hartmann, j. A. II. Vierra, Albert
McGurn, VIM. J. Karratti.
Deputy Attorney General Peters st.
ted to the jury only the fact that Jones
stood committed for murder In the
first degree on his wife. Linda X.
was then proceeded with.
The examination by the prosecution
went into the minutest details, dwell.
/ Ing not only on previous knowledge
and other usual questions but went
into the possibility OF connection
. osif atin of hA
family. The examination of the de
Tense. conducted by A G. NJ. Robert.
, son, was careful in a similar manner
| Emil Dreier was the first Juror eX.
amined. He had no knowledge of the
case beyond that he had been told that
Jones had killed his wife. showing a
surprising lack of information regard
Ing the famous case for one who was
In Honolulu at the time OF the murder.
tie was passed for cause.
+. II. King had objections to the
form of capital punishment which con-
sisted In hanging by the neck. He had
formed fixed opinion that the defend.
ant was guilty, from reading the news.
papers. The prosecution passed the
Juror, who was. however. challenged
by the defense and was excused from
further attendance until notified. j. ].
Green was called into the box In his
place.
Lawrence X. Sheldon had scruples
against the death penalty. He had
had this ever since the Togo Jackson
case. Since Jackson's murderer had
not been hung, he did not believe tina t
anyone else should be hung. He would
never bring in verdict which would
hang a man. If sworn as a Juror he
would say that Jones was not guilty =.
Sheldon was challenged by the prose,
cution and excused. ]. s. Azevedc
was called to take his place
Chas. II. Anterior had been excused
as a juryman on the former Jones
trial. He knew Of the case from the
newspapers and from an eyewitness.
He could not be fair towards the de-
lfendant. The juror was challenged by
the prosecution and excused. j. II e.
Cummings was called In his place.
l.. II. A. Hart had scruples against
the infiction of capital punishment
and was excused. Mr., Glrdler was
drawn in his place.
T. p. O'Brien was challenged on ac'
count Of his acquaintance with meni'
bers OF the defendants family. The
challenge was not allowed and the
Juror was passed for cause.
At noon two jurors had thus been
lpassed for cause while four had been
Iexcused. This left twelve men In the
box but the original panel Of sixteen
will be exhausted as soon as one Of
the Jurors has been excused. Under
these circumstances the Court was II,
flavor of continuing the examination
until another juror had been excused.
(which would undoubtedly speedily
happen, in order that a special venire
could issue Immediately and the police
would have time to summon at least
some Of the new jurors before the
end Of the recess The prosecution
however, objected to this and recess
was taken until 2 o'clock this after
noon. II is therefore certain that u
Especial venire will issue this after
noon. 4
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