Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-15

For the second time since her ar
raignment 10 answer to the charge OF
murder, Mrs. Alice F. Cooper Of South
Windsor, charged with shooting and
killing of young Charles D. Northy
Jr., was hailed before the bar of JUS
tee i'll the supreme judicial court
Wednesday morning fer trial.
The forenoon session lasted just
two hours, from 10 until Il o'clock, and
III that period y of the 81 jurors sum
moncd for draft We're accepted and
cuurt ADJOURNED at noon with the pam
ci completed.
Al the opening Of the afternoon SeS-
sion the senior counsel for the defence
challenged one juror from the panel
alId as soon as his place was filled, the
defence exercised its last right Of chal-
lcngu 10 the array ana took down an
other juror ana with the examination
and refusal of the last juror on the
list the trial came to a standstill be
cause the jury could rot be completed.
Ihc detailed report cf the days lro-
ccGdings III court Wednesday is a fol-
lows:
just as the cloct. pointed to the hour
OF 70 yesterday morning. Mrs. Cooper,
accompanied by Ecr husband. entered
the court room and took her seat just
outside the bar enclosure. she wore the
same heavy fur coat. brown felt hat
AT, white Veil that She has Worn since
the first court proceedings began. she
removed hcr outer garments and dis
played 4 ncW gown made Of black. re-
licrrd ~ a white top bodice and high
nII yy-i 81 hl.l "A
ana f." modest Iuchng. Mrs. Cooper ap-
pCIrnl to ~ worry cheerful.
AT the opening cf the court by .Shcr-
if Ham. .Iust after Justice Peabody as
cended to his place on the bench, the
work OF calling the jurors for cXamin-
alton began. Tho first eight men called
upon were accepted. The first was RUS
Sell NJ. Chase Of FaycttC. Mr.. Chase is
about - years old, married. and 4 far
NOR Nv occupation. He asserted That lio
entertained no opinion that might stf-
feet the interests of the state or the
defendant in the ease on trial and he
WAS accepted as jtryman NO. ].
The next called upon was Anne Casa
want Il grocer nf Augusta. Mr. Casa
want was one Of tile members of thf
original jGly ana i'll response "a long
line Of questioning from the attorneys
stated that he had not formed any
opinion through his experiences since
he first hccame personally Interested in
the case. ANA ho WJS accepted as jury
man No. 2.
The next called for examination was
also ono Of the members Of the first
jury. lie was Frank l.. Pray, 4 farmer
Of Belgrade. and in answering ~"
same questions propounded to MIR. cas-
avalt in Il satisfactory manner he was
accepted on the panel and took MS
place as juryman No. 3.
G. d. Lincoln of Wayne was next
called and he answered the require
mcnts ard was accepted as jury
man No 4. Mr. Lincoln is contractor
by occupation, aged 55 years and Is
married. He stated that he had formed
10 opinion on the case.
Harry c. Davis ot Winthrop was
called next and promptly accepted Iot
thc fifth place on the panel. MI. DAVIS
is III uilcloth worker, unmarried aac y
years cf age.
Juror No. was Robert c. Towle oi
Winthrop. also an cmploye i'll the OIL
cloth works of that place. He is apou'
45 years of age and married.
The foregoing six jurors comprising
onc-half the number needed Tor the
full panel were secured during the ilrs'
half hour of the morning session.
The next two called were both lneiti-
bers Of the original jury and after TAX
ing oath that they had formed no oPiii-
ion. were accepted on the new panel
They were j. w. Norton of Benton
farmer, and r. F. Hussey OF SiGhey.
merchant, and they took their re5rec-
tive places in the jury box as ]urymel
Nos. and s.
The steady run of acceptable Jurors
stopped with the last named anu sew
al were next examined and founo 70 pt
unsuitable for service according to tht
views entertained by the court %
counsel.
W. Z. Frost of Wayne was ci''1