New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-04-26

by the trlers and the jurors excused.
Lee Z. Wood was called and cnalleng-
Led by The defense for actual bias. He
had read the Free Press, Review and
st. Paul Pioneer Press. He had ex-
pressed an opinion as to the guilt or in-
nocence Of DR.. Koch, and has it still
and it would take evidence to over
come it. The challenge was admitted
and the juror excused.
Oliver G. Olson said that he is fire.
man and Waterman at the federal
building. He had read about the case
in the Free Press, Review, st. Paul
dispatch and Minneapolis Journal. He
had expressed an opinion in the case,
and has it still and it would take evil
dence to remove it. Replying to Mr..
Wilson, the juror said that he had no
opinion that would affect him if he
was on the jury. He later admitted that
The did have an opinion that would affect
him. The triers found the challenge
true, and the juror was excused.
Second Juror Selected.
/ w. III. Wilcox said that he had read
of the case and knew of a reason why
he could not sit on the case and try it
impartially. Mr.. Somerville remarked:
"You are anxious to get off, aren't your"
The defense had no challenge. The
state challenged for implied bias. The
juror said that he is not opposed to
capital punishment for murder. The
state withdrew the challenge, and both
sides accepted the juror and he was
sworn. This was the second juror Sc
lected
/ H. R. Weicking was called and the
defense had no challenge. The state
challenged for implied bias. The juror
said that he is emphatically opposed
to capital punishment. He said that he
would find the defendant innocent even
| if the evidence proved him guilty, be-
cause he was opposed to capital pun
ishment. The juror was excused by the
court.
L. G. Diamond was called and said
tnat he had read and talked about the
case and has expressed an opinion. He
had read of the case in the Free Press,
Review, Minneapolis Tribune and Times.
He still has an opinion, and could hard
lily lay it aside to try the case fairly.
The challenge of the defense for ac-
tual bias was found true and the Juror
was excused.
| H. T. Frank Of LIE Ray had read Of
the case in the Free Press and Madison
Lake paper, and mad an opinion. Chal-
lenge by the defense for actual bias
was admitted and the Juror excused.
D. c. Davies said that he had employ
ed MIR. Wilson as an attorney some time
ago. The defense challenged for actual
bias. Mr.. Davies said that he has read
the Free Press, Review and Minneapo-
lis Tribune. He has an opinion that it
would take evidence to override. The
challenge was admitted and the Juror
excused.
| w. X. Bufham was called and said
that he had heard Of the case. The de-
Tense challenged for actual bias. He had
heard the case discussed frequently.
| He takes the Free Press. Review,
|St. Paul Daily News and Minneapolis
Journal. He had an opinion That. it
would take considerable evidence to
overcome. The triers found the chal-
lenge true.
| A. R. Cook of Eagle Lake, a hotel
proprietor, said that he had heard about
the case and read about it. The defense
challenged for actual bias. Juror had
read about the case in the Free Press,
st. Paul Pioneer Press and Globe. He
had a decided opinion that it would
take some evidence to overcome. The
state admitted the challenge.
n. r. Britt of Eagle Lake said that he
had read Of the case in the Review, st.
Paul Daily News and Minneapolis
Tribune. The defense challenged for
actual bias. Juror said he has mad var
ious opinions as to the guilt or inno-
cence of the defendant. He has one now
from what he has read, and did not
think that he could lay it aside It
would take pretty strong evidence to
make him change his mind. The triers
found the challenge true.
w. I. Rappley Accepted.
W. I. Rappley of jamestown said
that he had read of the case. The de-
Tense challenged for actual bias. He.
took the Free Press and st. Paul Dis.
patch. He was visiting a son at Court
land when he first heard of the case.
The articles he read did not make any
impression on his mind as to tine guilt
or innocence of the accused. The evil
danca "a pivan in tho Two nanors G3;3