The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-25
BET BO OTTLE E OF WINE, ! {:
ON RES U II o J I r TRIAL. / / Y u,


I ROANOKE f. AZ Y Az, January 24:--The$
jury for the FJshburne case vas securetd
this afternoon afterk somewhat Of n sen-E
.saticn. dismissal by Judge Aikenaof two
,of the jurymen on the ground that they
5Were incapable 4 OF giving + Fishbnrne Y
fair trial. VI a # S} 555ss S5
Councilman "A. j. /. Rankin and John NJ. \
3HannAl, liquor dealer. were those NJ dis
missed. When colirt opened :, Common
;Wealtf's a ttnrncy Perkins called ut
5tion OF the court to the fact that three
OF the juryrrlen had exp ressed an opinion
onAtlleF case. The Judge decided that this
did not make d rcopening. Mr.. Perkins,
asked Juror Rankin how fnr Y iie lived
from Mr.. Junius Flshburne, brother Of
the prlsoncr Mr. Rankin said several
hundred 6 feet. Mr.Sg Perkins asked Mr.
Rankin3if { he \ had not told Mr.. q Talbottz
that IN he were the prisoner he' would
skip, Mr.. Rankin recalled no such l,:a1I
3convcrsa tioIi. Si \.
b q MIR. Perkins then wanted 4 to know Il;
Mr.. Rank was und der buslness O obltga. olt
9ttons 4 to Mr.. T. Z. n. Fishburne. He said
Mr.. + jshburne s brothers ank held e
!rnortgagc on his @ house. Rankin a ~ =
called the attention OF the court to- the
TACT tina Ii liz had asked N to be re LEASED
from jury service IN this case. and q gain
renewed the rcqu uest. i4 5 E8
Mind Biased.
s ir. Perkins asked Ra nkin q M y II
view al his relations TO the bro ers & 81
3 s 10 Z his mind might not be biased
~ 4, i q ,,.c,,snd IN. Il Rankin repeated
what @1,e had sal ID t0 Judge Al kcn.5js
s.rhen,'' said Nj, erkirls Dc YOU net
dstrust u. 81
an trlal g I, n
ere ls = ta nevar
a ~ sflnihts that could deal In
ELIe a..s w, Ia ;ls
4! !, , i Il; S,n ,,ad decide ed
Sc sts,ke4 1sI s.an :. ~,
y !, ~ IA tnt
~. ] i,nt 5,vi h, "a ecn ties
=, !. ofs tho trial. Mr.
man "a y .,,a;, .,, :, J, ard
tiaps tia,e, M "a =. In Mr. Eannas S place
- s;, :, sss when tfo murder was being
,,.a,,saaS eanill bet that Fishburne would
either be II acquitted Or the Jury woulds
IN = shefore the first OF July. Mr.. Hanna
\ nols t /, al bct and the wager was q bottle
of wine. Mr.. Woods. of the n dei q et,se, g
a al Mr. enIl. was tha t said n In Q
don,,,a az q : waye,'
"A M penn No indeed ~ was stiai Mt
forward m @bet..r' Laughter.) s aBs
sS AZ II anna came out of the 5ury9 poS
ana made q statement. He said ne nay i''t
mac made bet but had said nothing tfl ;, q q boa5 :
lie punishment OF Fishbtur'ne.5 He haa aa.
expressed his opinion from Whae : 1ne iau
read. He said he was llke Alr'5 11slnA'.' ~
hc would like to be excused 'tc'I g !. IS
Two Rejected.
A,Len. ..I1aye the counsel any
Juass 7 ,,a,,trhey had nothing to say.
thnS .1s;. ~ he Judge, Will reject
\, !. nsa " y, go u 3
'nls for ,c de tense excepted to the
Az, ,t,ss.al ~ both Sjurymcn, !,
agh1 Isra i,l,lin counts venire, which fad
=, ~ saL ~ 10 q, clock, was then called, ard
,s .ha following ~ were accepted as jurSnten n
Tazewell Helms g. Il. am son y Isj ~ ~ ~
narhn,,r 1aaS, ,S'rr n n. yy. peak C. r. Jones
s t'a. 1nbn ~ 8. walker said he had some ON
snr,,,,,es about capital punishment, and
ON ,Sas iaxcused. Mr.. Chapman was excused
~ ~ !. cco,,nt Of sickness nnd NJ: D..5NScbo .. t,t'
s',,st =" it,,ted 6 Vi
SIys NJ rerkins4 said he had been informed !
that Mr. c. IA, Watson had q hypothet'c.,,l
onInIon. min m Mr. Watson said he had maze
IN r,.'h his mind from, w hat he read IN tto
nawsnnpcrs "a as to how Fishburne should tol N
IA 'runished, and in that respect had ox-
pe pu,1's.,s - nostivo % opinion. MI, Joseph
y