New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-04

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4 will mean delay OF weeks and
great expense to. the county s,
Mr.. Someryille then proposed that
both sides waive the Springfield dele
CATION entirely and use the rest Of the
yenire, but the state refused on the
same grounds as before.
s However, 4 said Mr.. Childs, eff
the defense will stipulate that the tele-
phonlng OF the names should con-
stitute a proper return we will be will I
ing to let the trial go on without wait
ing. This Mr.. Somerville declined
TO do on the grounds that It would be
stipul ating to something which is not
true.
While this discussion between the
attorneys was going on Coroner e. A..
Fritsche was telephoning to Spring
field and now appeared in court and
informed the judge that he had arr
ranged with his deputy to send the.
return down by team and that it would
arrive by 2 o'clock. Whereupon Judge
l5Webber announced a recess until that
hour.
Court was called sharply at nine
o'clock and the ten jurors fled in and
marched to their seats looking bright
and fresh in spite a Sunday spent in
Icon6nement. Before sitting down they
| AL ten as one man saluted with their
| right hands and said in unison.
ss8'1'Aellappy New Year, fudge Weber. e
The judge beamed with good humor
and answered with a hearty
@ Same to you gentle
Jury man Martin Penning then made
arequest Of the court. He said he felt
sure some apples in the evening after
supper would be appreciated and Judge
| Weber ordered that the fruit be
furnished
81. .. Brown, of the firm of Brown,
Abbot Somsen, was in court for the
| first time Monday morning and took
has seat at the table with the other
attorneys for the defense. He had
been in the city for several days but
has spent most Of his time in his room
studying the case.
sL.G. Davis, a Sleepy Eye attorney,
sat with the attorneys on the states
sideso the table and assisted in draw
ing thgtwo remaining jurors.
! gAFTERNooN SESSION
LIN spite of all expectations the two
Jurors needed to complete the jury
we're not secured insthe afternoon and
the crowd, the largest. which has
gathered at the trial yet so far, went
away disappointed and somewhat
] disguised. Fifteen jurors were ex-
Iamined but not one of them proved
acceptable to both sides
The messenger which had been sent
from Springfield with the return Of the
4 deputy coroner lid not reach New Ulm
Until nearly 3 o'clock and then delay
LOT twenty minutes or half an hour
i further was caused in hearing those
! who wished to be excused Twelve
We're allowed to go by Judge Weber,
thus leaving los to draw from.
The first man up was Christ Somer-
field, but the deputy coroner had made
a mistake and written Charles, SO he
was dismissed. Ole A. Grothe Of
4 Hanska, a furniture dealer, was next
i called but was challenged by the de.
tense for actual bias and the challenge
found true.
Andrew Ruenitx, a Sleepy Eye clerk,
was challenged by the defense and the
i bias was admitted by the state. Henry
Hartmann, a Sleepy Eye fuel dealer.
was challenged by the defense fol
actual bias but the state refused te
i admit it and the case went to the
8 triers, who found the challenge true
JUROR CREATES LAUGH.
G. NJ Gress, a Sleepy Eye miller.
was challenged by the defense and il
was admitted by the state. Next came
/ Carl Howe, also miller and from
4 Sleepy Eye, and he furnished little
/. fun which helped to break up the
mono tony
gu work in the mill at Sleepy
I Eye? asked Mr.. somerville.
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aIn what capacity? queried the
attorney Howe hesitated a minute
4 as if not quite sure he had heard the
4 question Alright, then said blandly
& a bout# 5000 cal acity The court,
/. room burst into a roar of laughter
i. and Judge Vebber remarked facet.