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which he is a stakeholder.
Nathaniel Stevens, u retired farmer of
Amboy, and Lee Champlin, farmer of
Vernon Center, were excused by consent
because of their opinions, which they
could not lay aside.
w. II. Huber, who has been a baker
at Amboy for the past twelve years,
said that he had an opinion, but would
not be influenced by it. He had no
bias or prejudice. The triers found a
challenge by the defense for actual bias
to be untrue. The defense then APP
piled its fourth peremptory challenge.
Jesse Cornish of Amboy, who plays
first base for the Giants, was not chal-
lenged by the defense. The state chal-
lenged for implied bias and Mr.. Cornish
said that he was opposed to capital
punishment and could not vote to con
Wet on circumstantial evidence. The
court found the challenge true.
Milton Porter of Vernon Center is en-
gagged i'll litigation and Mr.. Wilson is
his attorney The state therefore ad-
mitted challenge by the defense for
implied bias.
c. r. Thompson of this city, who
assists his brother, Engineer Thompson,
in doing surveying, was not challenged
| by the defense. He said that he IS
taking the academic course at the state
university. The state challenged for im-
| piled bias, and the defense admitted
| it.
| r. E. Salisbury, who is farmer iv-
ing five miles west of Amboy, said thao
he had an opinion, and the state ad
mitted challenge by the defense. f. P
Wilder, a Pleasant Mound farmer, was
excused because Mr.. Wilson is his at
torney in an action.
Charles Thompson, an attorney OF
Amboy, was challenged by the defense
for actual bias. He said that he hal pc
opinion now, but had expressed tive
opinions. He might have expressed
them in the same conversation. Up I,
the time that the subpoena was served
he might have had conversational
opinion. Then he placed his opinion be
hind him, as not being based on suffi
cient premises He had freed his mine
of the opinion, but could not say where
| 10 A. (h,IJo
Mr. Thompson said that he was in {
state of mind to try the case fairly ant
impartially. The triers consulted ano
got permission from the court TO ask Mr.
Thompson a few questions. Mr.. Thomp
son said that he had formed I'm opinion
after the second trial, but hal put j
aside when the subpoena was served
The triers then found the chalIeng
true.
Judge Cray ordered special vcnir
for sixty talesmen, to be returned Mon
day at 2 p. m.
Judge Cray called the, attorneys Oh
the two sides into his private otfic
and talked over the matter of the reques
of Juror Cornell to be excused from ser
vice. On taking his seat again, he stat
ed that he had decided to retain tn
Juror, as his afhiction was not seriou
trouble. The juror could see physi
: clan at any time except when sittin
on the case, and between now and Mon
day could take treatment. The physi
clan said that the outbreak could b
pacifed easily.
Judge Cray then announced a recess
until Monday at 2 p. m. He said tina
the jurors could walk about the city
but admonished them TO remain ava
from the principal streets, where the
were likely to hear something sal
about the case, even though uninter
tionally. He did not want them to hea
anything whatever said about the cas-,