The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-08
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BLUFF T I:
Charge Tampering With
Prospective Jurors in
the Thompson
Case.
~ a. o. PRINCE.
staff correspenaent u The star

staff Correspondent o. The star.
TACOMA. p,e s-povsiormsnss
seem q Indicate that the soruen hat
sensational Inference ~ Jury nainE
iatrffselsd into the examination -
tslssmsn faf tho chester Thompson
trial yesterday vas simply a gentle
game q shluff ludmEsa IA ~ ths
eminent counsel u tho case hs
foundation faF Future emergencies
Attorney Morris. for he defense
NIu eharEe before TIE trial iury is
aees ufsa that Judge Smell made
graFe mistake b. allowing taissfrru
Fasast for eaHae o. miusir wfih
strangers IN the court house lobby
during teeeas times ana thr openly
iuiinhtst differences % Jury fltins
wiii - god argument Ia hia hands
Fhs sans wtl h~ true nu 20 enc
prosecution in the event me state
~ any tlrme srea ~ % cry fraud
Foundation Tor Tnb.
The Only foundation for ne sean.
fat seems 70 D. the rrrsencs here
Z q L y Selaaa. detective hifrH
E y he state - keep an syr on ths
YsHifsuaan. prareedine Witch. II
4 said. = often smriored hv esih
sides II e criminal easp - such i'm
paftanFe a. the ens row under con.
alteration The presence n this nns
man haa ben made the subt-rf
- al sorts - sensational talk
which rs snvsi8psd ne case b.
/ mystery as deer and trarsnstfahts
- a London fnF
The iobbF = the Tacoma hotel T.
nightly filled with sfsaithy footed
sinEsrH eagerly pointed oti a.
slsaths. nnf a. fbr court hsus~ dur
tnE f@esss tlsne everybody views uv.
anybody else wiih sire suspicion "
deed. % Ear has this state ~ affairs
pFaEFssasf that ,hs presence ~
persons - ths hlEhest social ana
financial standing ia Seattle have
basn made The sghisrt % most ssar.
tliuE ana sensational inusnaos He's
little these umors and suarl-
elans are % - credited IL shou.n
By TIE fat fhat yesterday after.
esan che defense rfrcmptertiy chat.
isnEsa = taiesman whom N. STATE
had learned vas one % a number
-talkea te- - friends ~ ne rris
ansr
Hard 70 O., jury.
/ u is daily becoming more aprar.
eat that IL wiil be- e very Difficult,
iank e. nbtatn lury in this cas-
/ The Hernni veuirs made out bv the
Jury ramnniasiaurrs yesterday prom
ises 80 Yfeld bot fsw taleanen. a.
ou' - THE fsa who reported At n
j. ioek this morning practically an
we're for some reason or other es-
I eusaA
n order to enable ne sheriff -
bring iu SHINE more taiisrnrn the
court ordered recess uufu 2
o'clock this afternoon. when the
steusss - more tnlsamsn win BE-
heard
Prosecuting Attorney Macintosh
stated this morning that there f.
/ possibility of holding night sessions
WITH Jury is inuaneled
f TIE fret vnuirr was exhausted
late yesterday afternoon. and the
jury commissioners were imms.
diately summoned by Judge Smell
20 make nnt new list F1ny names
wsfa drawn. and the sheriff vas
Instructed 10 cause the now tales
men q report 40 10 o'clock this
morning Zach side exercised ifs
/ tizht In a peremFtory challenge b..
/ fore the close ~ the afternoon aaa.
slan. but there are stiii 10 challenge
to be ussi BY both sides N they
deem fit
Prisoners Attitude.
The remarkable attitude Of the
young defendant durtng the long
tedious hours u the examination Il
bseamine more ana more generally
observed hF those who are attend
inr the trial Where others are no.
tlesabiy figity under the monoton
oua repetition ~ procedure. tho
/ prisoner iu almost sphinx like III bic
| Immortality lie maintains tho
same position hour after hour until
/ II even wears on those who observe
him. save Tor his eyes. which are
always bright and not az all morose.
there ts sort ~ cataiortic quiet
ness IN hia manner which IL almost
| irritating 10 those who expect him
| 10 do something Or ~ show that
he at least IL interested IN vhat II
going on n this 10 madness. as
claimed b. the defense. ~ 10 a sort
Of madness which even the attor-
ueya on the other side say they
are unable 10 understand n Il la
simply the carrying out ~ role. na
| has been whispered ~ ia declared
10 be wonderful BIZ Of acting ~
a passive sort IN either case IL IL
something very few arc able ta
underaiand how this young prisoner
can SIT. aa be does. hour after hour.
session after session. without NOV
Ing. ahaolutely inert-riRld