Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-10
GLASS JURY
!. IS COMPLETE
AND READY
Expect to Conclude
Bribery Trial
in Week
One 1aleSman in Doubt
and May Be
Excused
Jurors Allowed Personal Freedom for
the Night to Close Business, but
Not Permitted to See
Families

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO July 9.-The jury to
try Vice President Louis F. Glass of the
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph
company on the charge of paying Super
visor Charles Boxton a bribe of $1,000 to
vote for the Withholding of a franchise to
the Home Telephone company of San
Francisco was completed shortly before
o'clock this evening. Six Jurors were
chosen and sworn yesterday and six were
selected and sworn today. The jury is
composed of the following mem
Patrick Lyons, retired merchant; Joseph
II. Robinson, grocer; Michael A. Samuels,
photographer; George A. Kohn, merchant;
John G. North, manufactures of ma
chinery; John w. Shields, retired SER
geant of police; Jacob w. Wertheimer.
wholesale liquor dealer; William War;
neke manufacturer of preserves; William
Walcom, retired carriage manufacturer;
Hugo Schessel, mechanic; Charles P.
Fonda, manufacturer; John H. McCallam,
lumber merchant.
The total number of veniremen exam
ned was forty y-eight-eighteen yesterday
and thirty today. Twelve of these quail
fled yesterday and fourteen today. Six
were excused for cause yesterday and six
teen today. Two by the prosecution and
four by the defense were challenged per-
emptorily yesterday, three by the prose-
cution and five by the defense were arbi-
trarily dismissed from the panel today.
the defense making no use of its tenth
peremptory, while the prosecution ex-
hausted the five allowed by law.
Change in Jury
One change may be made in the jury as
1t stands. A doubt has arisen as to
whether Hugo Schessel's name appears on
last years assessment roll. If any exam
i,,af az - lo1 L.
be withdrawn and another selected to
take his place. This would give the de-
Tense an advantage over the prosecutionv-
as the former still has one unexercised
peremptory challenge. |
Juror North (5) put up a strong plea to
Judge Lawlor to be excused from jury
duty. saying his business would suffer
severely if he should be forced to serve
This statement, made in chambers before
North was examined, was brought to the
attention of counsel by the court imme-
dately after the jury had been sworn in
Judge Lawlor suggested that If the at
torneys were willing to let North go and
select substitute the court would not
object.
Assistant District Attorney Heney CON
sented. but Mr.. Delmas said he could not,
in the interests of the defendant, sane
tion such an invidious proceeding" So
Juror North had to stay. But Judge
Lawlor agreed in his behalf and extended
the same privilege to the other eleven.
that an agent might report to North once
day in open court to confer and receive
instructions
Judge Lawlor allowed the Jurors their
personal freedom over night in order that
they might arrange their various business
interests, but he admonished them partic-
ularly that they must hold no communica-
ton with their families, either by word,
note or telephone. Each promised to
obey. Tomorrow Sheriff O'Neil will for
mally take charge of the jury, and there
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