Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
10 ACCEPTED
OXFORD JUR Y
PANEL EXHAUSTED, NEW vENIRE
SUMMONED
TRIAL Is DELAYED BY JEWISH
FEAST
Case Continued Until Thursday to
Permit Use Of Temple for
Hebrew Yom kippur
Services @
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1.-Two jurors
were added today to the eight aireapy
sworn to try former Attorney Genera,
Tirey L. Ford, chief counsel OF the ohiteu
Railroads. for the bribery of supervisor
1rhomas r. Lonergan AS the jury now
stands there are ten men finally accepted
and sworn, and each side has remaining
one peremptory challenge.
The proceedings were brought 10 a CLOSE
today. by the exhaustion OF the panel
nudge Lawlor ordered the "big box IN
which were deposited In January z4oV
names of talesmen to be summoneo Ior
trials In various departments OF the su-
perior court brought in. 1t was tneh
ascertained that only thirty-eight names
remained therein They were drawn as
an ordinary venire and the sherin was
ordered to return them into court Thurs-
day morning, adjournment being taken
over Wednesday on account OF tne ser
vices to be held in the auditorium OF tne
Temple Israel, incident to the celepration
of the Jewish feast Of Yom Kippur.
1t Is expected by counsel that the I'm, !,
panelment Of the jury will be completed
by Friday.
Sixteen of the thirty-five talesmen sum-
moned by ordinary venire yesterday for
the completion Of the jury presented
themselves In Judge Lawlor's court TINS
morning. Judge Lawlor instructed the
sheriff to ascertain thet causes or the
absence of the other nineteen and INFORM
the court.
William H. Sullivan, grocery clerk. was
the first of the sixteen to be called TOT
examination this morning. He was eA-
cused as a non-taxpayer.
Joseph M. Loewe, wholesale liquor
dealer. was excused for bias.
Lewis G.. Hill, stationer. ana Jonn
Bevery, music dealer. were excused py
consent on account of extraordinary pusl-
ness engagements
Henry Reader, grocer was excused OF
account, of prior jury service
Michael McHugh, Mission salooi
,xeeper. was dismissed on challenge for
cause by the defense. He testified tna'
his sympathies Jay with the strikers II
the street railway strike, that he partici-
mated in the boycott against the Uniteo
Railroads and that it would please MIN u
the evidence should show Ford guilty
Charles w. Gould, manufacturer, was ex
cused on account of prior jury service
He was called for examination on IN
nanel from which was selected the 1ur,
rhich convicted Vice President Glass o
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At the afternoon session Juror Goul'
was accepted by both sides as propa
tfonary juror NO. IL, conpietins reeY'o
lively the trial panel The defense per
emptorily challenged Jurors Cutten ant
Kenney. The exercise of these perempto
ries left one arbitrary challenge remain
ing to each, side and ten men in the box
Guisippe M. Postiglione, merchan
tailor. was excused for bias. He said ht
considered bribe-giver and bribe-take,
equally guilty; he would, not take mucf
stock in the testimony Of the bribed su,
pervisors and finally declared that he hac
an unalterable opinion of the guilt of the
defendant.
James Flood, stevedore, was excused or
his plea Of having served as juror within
the last year.
Abram Wolfe, merchant, confessed to q
Eyed opinion and was allowed to go.