The Washington times., 1907-02-25
Bake Had I've Excuses Ready.

James p. Baker. slim Esan about
forty-fve years old with a blonde mus
tache and gray hair. said he had an
opinion. The Commonwealth objected 10
him serving. On cross-examination ty
Attorney Lee. Mr.. Baker said he could
set aside his opinion and return a YER
dict on the evidence. The defense in
sisted that Mr.. Baker was competent
juror. Mr.. Baker announced that he
suffered from a nervous disorder and
might collapse at any time. He was
allowed 70 stand aside.
c. II. Haine, black OF hair and sharp
Of features. admitted that he had an
opinion. but II could be shaken.
Josiah Wisman. a ruddy faced. tall.
bald-headed man. answered all the ques-
tions promptly and satisfactorily. He
was seated
James o. Bot. probably the youngest
man Of the lot, wore n constant smile,
was interrogated. and was seated.
Charles O. kellar was accepted.
A. A. Stickley. clear-cut man, about
thirty-eight. with a long yellow mus
tache was accepted
w Frank Bowman. a handsome. styl-
ishly dressed young man. with an intel
lectual-looking forehead. said he was
opposed TO capital punishment. and stood
aside.
Jury of Sixteen Completed.
s. NJ. Baker said he was III. He stood
aside.
p. y. Jarrett, tall, black-haired man
about fifty years old, was accepted.
J. c Townes. a stalwart. ruddy-
checked man. was ordered to take a
seat.
John W. Copp. sparsely built man,
with a piercing blue eye. took a seat
w. n. Fierming a stout man with
curly hair. was seated.
w w Bird. slim, wen dressed and
smiling. completed the panel OF six
The ranei was fne-looking set Of
men. Most of them are gray haired
or partly so. The majority of them
are married and have families.
After the sixteenth man was seated
counsel for the defense was granted
half an hour TO confer over excGsing
four OF the talesmen
The veniremen were then credited
with their mileage
Four Men Are Excused.
Shortly after noon s. C. Henkel. C.
H. Hahn. A A. Stickley. and John W.
! Copp were excused.
The twelve men in whose hands the
fate of the accused now rests are:
Asa A. Sheetz. y. NJ. Bushong, NJ A.
! Price. Daniel Lickliter. w. c. Lantz.
Josiah Wisman. James o. Bott, Charles
! o. Keller, p NJ. Jarrett, ]. c. Tow7les,
| W. II. F'lemming. and W. W. Bird.
/ After the jury was sworn the defend
| ants stood up and were arraigned on
three counts of the Indictment charg-
] ing homicide and assault with intent 20
| kill. Both stood with their eyes leveIled
at the clerk. Philip smiled now and
then. but James face wore a look of
sadness
| After their arraignment jointly both
were arraigned singly. 1t required half
an hour to read the lengthy Indictment.
| The jury was then instructed as to how
/ To bring in its verdict. II they found
/ the defendants guilty in the first degree,
they are to say Guilty as indicted"
jury Given Instructions
| If they return verdict of guilty in
the second degree, they are to fix the
penalty as not less than five years nor
more than eighteen II the defendants
are pronounced guilty of manslaughter.
the penalty is to be fixed at from one 20
five years. If a verdict of involuntary
manslaughter is returned, A fine of not
less than IS or Imprisonment in Jail, or
both fine and imprisonment.
At 1880 o'clock Judge Harrison ordered
! a recess until O'Clock this afternoon
When court recOnvened. Commonwealth
Attorney Keith made the opening for
the State. He said the Commonwealth
! expected to prove Il brutal. deliberate.
and malicious homicide
Attorney John L. Jeffries. senior cDUC-
| sci for the defense, responded, saying il
would be shown that the Strother broth
ers had every justification.