Evening star., 1907-10-29
TRIAL OF G00DACRE
Under Indictment for Violating
Law Against Gambling.
COURTROOM IS CROWDED
Court Amazed by the Noise Made by
Workmen in the Building.
ORDERS CONSTRUCTION TO STOP
Panel of Talesmen Exhausted by
Cha1lenges-Adjournment When
Jury Was Incomplete.
COURTROOM is CROWDED
ORDERS CONSTRUCTION TO STOP

indicted by the grand jury for violation or
the gambling laws of the District by set
ting up a handbook for receiving bets on
the races, was begun before Justice Stat
ford In Criminal Court No. l this morning.
Goodacre had been arraigned some time
ago, and his plea of mot guilty was OF
record before the court, so little time was
lost In getting down to the dlrect prelim-
inaries to the trial when the case was
called.
Goodacre, who has been at liberty under
bond ever since his indictment and arrest,
occupied chair before the bar, surround
ed by his counsel Attorneys Henry f.
Davis. Campbell Darlington and R II.
Parent. District Attorney Baker IS per-
sonally conducting the case for the gov
ernment, Assistant Attorneys Charles S.
Turner, Harvey Given and Frank Perry
being associated with him
An interruption of an unusual nature
occurred just after the opening of the
morning session of the court, when JUS
tice Stafford, annoyed at the continuous
pounding of a gang of cement workers
who are engaged in the work incident to
the installation OF elevators in the city
hall, directed one of the deputy marshals
to have the work stopped
Foreman Before the Court.
From the negro foreman, w. G. Morgan,
the answer came that he could rot stop
without instructions from his employer.
Without further parley Justice Stafford
ordered the man brought into court, and
there gave him the choice between having
the men cease work or going TO Jail for
contempt of court.
Il would like to obey ORDERS Morgan
parieyed, but may ! have some idea how
hx
1T makes no difference replied Jus
tice Stafford. Stop until the court tells
you to resume"
District Attorney Baker examined the
talesmen for the government and his
questions were directed mainly to ascer-
tanning whether the prospective jurymen
had ever bet on horse races, and whether
they had scruples against the enforcement
Of the anti gaming law of the District.
Attorney Davis questioned the talesmen
for the defense.
The courtroom was crowded when the
Goodacre case was called, and Mrs Good
acre and the defendants little daughter,
Edith, occupied chairs well to the fore.
With them were d trio of lady friends
Of Mrs. Goodacre. and all of them were
close observers of all events In the court
room, and Mrs. Goodacre, in particular
seemed to concentrate her attention upon
the examination of the jurors who will
decide her husbands fate. Mrs. Good
acre was clad in a tailormade suit Of
brown. with hat trimmed with brown
plumes to match
In the crowded benches of spectators
there were a number of friends Of the de-
fendant, besides number of persons who
were obviously interested in the prosecu-
ton of the first of the handbook cases.
Shortly after IL o'clock the regular
panel of twenty-six talesmen was ex-
hausted by the alternating challenges by
the government and the defense, and an
adjournment was taken until o'clock.
Jury Not Completed.
The jurors in the box when the panel
was exhausted included Charles B. Alt
hoff, thirty-six years old, a baker by
Haywood Hicks f1fty-four years old,
grocer, of 9O1 1st street southwest; Joseph
c. P. Hartley. thirty-eight years old. mer
chant, of Gil E street southeast; Frank
S. Iseman, thrty-seven years old, timer,
of 81 street southeast; James l.. Fee
ney. forty-eight years old, publisher, of
90 Rhode Island avenue; James Nash,
forty-two years Old ice dealer. of 359
Pennsylvania avenue northwest; AieXan-
der NJ. Cole, forty-four years old, grocer,
of 1915 Az street southwest: John NJ. Alb
bott, thirty-eight years old, grocer. of
400S Sth street northwest; Frank NJ.
Hodges, thirJy-five years old, merchant,
of 1901 T tsreet northwest; William L.
Reiss fifty years old, brick business, of
1412 Kenesaw avenue; Samuel ]. Gray,
forty-five years old, waiter, Of 1905
street northwest.
The government had two of its ten
challenges in reserve when court ad
journed at 11:;0 o'clock, and the defense
had three Upon the adjournment of
court Justice Stafford ordered Clerk
Hawkins to have thirty additional tales
men summoned. all to appear in court at
o'clock this afternoon
Jury Sworn.
The task of securing a jury was re-
sumed at the opening of the afternoon
session and District Attorney Baker re-
stated the principal allegations in the
case for the benefit of the special panel
namely, that Goodacre is charged with
setting up a gaming table and with main
tanning a place at 92S New York avenue
for the receipt of wagers upon horse
races.
The excusing of J. NJ. Nash exhausted
the governments challenges. and with
the acceptance of NJ. Augusterfer the jury
was completed, and the twelve men were
sworn by Clerk HaWken.
Samuel L. Bieber took the only vacant
seat in the box and qualified, and Attor-
ney Davis announced the defense was
satisfied with the jury as then constituted.
The government challenged NJ. Feeney,
and after William L. Smith failed to sat
isfy the defense, Charles Rupertus, cigar
dealer of 23O6 14th street northwest, was