The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-08
THREE JURORS
ARE SELECTED
CONTINUED FROM PAGE H.


the court. Within 10 minutes after JUS
tice Bowling had resumed his place on
the bench, eight talesmen had been dis
posed of. They all had opinions which
no evidence could change.
District Attorney Jerome exercised the
peoples first peremptory chalange
against John E. McHorter, an auditor,
who had been passed for cause by both
prosecution and defense, and was seem
ingly about to take his place in the
jury box. McHorter said he was trav-
cling at the time of the first trial and
did not follow it closely.
No. 20 Accepted.
1t was not until the twenty-third tales
man of the afternoon session was reach
ed that another provisional juror was
secured He is Otto Weiss, Jr., an in
surance agent who said he had read a
good deal about the case, but had form
ed no such opinion as might not readily
be removed by evidence. He filled chair
No 6.
William H. Moeller a painter, one of
the talesmen examined at the afternoon
session, declared he held a feeling of
resentment against certain persons as the
| result of his close reading of the first
trial and he felt it would affect his judg-
ment. Justice Bowling sustained chal-
lenge against the man and ordered him
|
This man could legitimately qualify,
declared the judge, "but he is evidently
over-anxious not to serve
Fred w. Pitcher, a shipping clerk about
80 years of age, was the next talesman
to take his place on the temporary panel;
His examination afforded much amuse-
ment at times. He declared that he had
an opinion in the case.
do you feel you are in a pos. ton to
lay that opinion aside?'' asked Mr.. Lit
Teton
mot now" he replied, 'but 1 might
be if / got into the box"
Pitcher called attention to the fact that
the president of the company by which
he is employed is also under summons as
possible juror.
"If he got on the PANEL said Pitcher.
at might be influenced by him, and will
also saw | am a little skeptical about
defenses of insanity
Both sides were willing to take Pitcher
under the conditions he named and he
was escorted into the box as juror NO. IL.
Last Vacancy Filled.
The last vacancy in the box was filled
at $40 D. M Albert s. Frazier, mer-
chant passed a satisfactory examination
and the tentative panel was complete.
A consultation of attorneys 1olioWeo'
and at its close, Justice Bowling was
asked to grant a recess until p. m.
The recess was ordered at 5:25 o'clock.
The full jury panel did not last long
after the- dinner recess. Peremptorily
challenging one after another OF tne
Jurors. District Attorney Jerome and Mr..
I.ittleton, for the defense, emptied the
box of all but three. These were accept
ed and sworn, and thus are finally ac-
cepted for the trial panel They rear
ranged their seats and became:
NJ RI S (rPmmelS.
err foreman.
No 2-Arthur r. Naething baker.
No 3-George w. Cary, dry goods.
BY consent Juror Roberts, who was
No. 10 in the tentative list, was excused.
District Attorney jerome then challenged
Jurors Hatchett Goss Weiss and Fraz-
iers The defense challenged Jurors
Moorewood, Sanford. Bowler and
| Pitcher.
Thaw arose and faced the three ac-
| cepted Jurors as they were sworn. 1t
/, was decided to again fill the nine, va
cant places before exercising any more
challenges.
| George C. Rupprecht. salesman, the
| first talesman, examined during the even
| ing. qualified as to cause and became
| provisional juror as No. 4.
Session Drags Along.
| Moses Greenbaum an insurance agent.
was next to justify, after four tales
men had been excused because of the
strong opinions they held. Mr.. Green
baum became conditioned juror No. 5.
! After the selection of Messrs. Rup-
| precht and Greenbaum, jury hunting be-
| came hard game, and half score of
| talesmen were disposed of without result.
| The opposing attorneys showed evidence
! of fatigue toward the end of the session
J and the proceedings sagged along wear
| ily John r. Maginn, a retired grain
! broker and former member of the Chi
| cago Board Of Trade broke the long
| chain of disqualification and was assigned
! temporarily to seat In the box. Mr..
| Maginn said he had an opinion but could
| lay it aside. The night session had gone
| to 1920 p. m. when Mr.. Maginn was Sc
! lected.
| The last talesman of the panel which
reported today proved acceptable to both
sides at 10:4S p. m. He is Thomas F.
I Cranston. printer, who declared that he
had no opinion whatever in the case In
4 fact, he did not have even an i'm
! preston. 1t was 1880 o'clock when adj
| journment was finally taken until 1880
! g. m. tomorrow.
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