The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-19
FINE JUKYMFN
IN FORD CASE
CURING AIL.DaY SESSION YES
TEROAY-MEMRE OF MEL
LUM JURY ONE OF THEM.
PLEA Is SEif-DEFENSE
Large Attendance of People
Thirty-four Men Examined
Many Rejected.

Five jurors had boon accepted in
the case Of John r. Ford when court
adjourned last evening, one from
Cairo, Robert Tholnbury, and foar
from Elco precinct, Fred Heater.
West, Henry Allen and John W.
Fozard Thornberry was the only
one taken from the resu;ar panel
the other -four coming from the spec
| ial panel summoned from the north
end of the county Thirty-lour men
had been examined last evening and
among these the defense had eX-
cused ten without giving any reason
and the prosecution eight The five
men accepted are all farmers except
ing TEonhcrry who has been a street
car an in Cairo. The men from the
country who were accepted were ali
ignoran of the case and gave salts
factory answers To the question of
both the defense and prosecution as
TO the law of self defense. Thorn
berry also was able to qualify, but
some surprise is expressed that the
attorneys for the defense accepted
him at all in view of the fact that
he was a member OF the jury which
convicted Louis NcllUm last Saturday
fixing his punishment at death. His
acceptance is q subject of some specu
lation by court people who are watch.
ing the trial with more than ordinary
interest.
There was a large attendance Of
spectators an day yesterday. of bota
races. which is unusual when the pro.
ceedings consist merely of repeti- |
ton Of a series of question with little |
or no variation. Attorneys Green |
and Loek for the defense seem to he |
feeling their way carefully. Mr.. /
Green is conducting the examination |
of the talesmen and his questions |
indicate that the plea of the defense |
is TO he selt-defense The law in reIa |
ton to this is stated to every jury |
candidate namely, that a man may |
kill another if he believes himself t. |
be in danger of neing killed or of |
receiving great bodily injury. Mr. |
Green also inquiries carefully as to the I
religious denominations to which the /
men belong. and as to their feelings
toward the saloon business and men
engaged in it, The secret societies
to which they belong are also inquired
into. Two or three of the five men
who have been accepted belong to
the Methodist or Baptist churches in
which the anti-saloon sentiment is
strongest, but they declared they had
no preiudices in that direction and
could give a saloon man as fair trial
as Il dry goods man Much stress is
laid by Mr.. Green also upon the pro-
vision rs TO reasonable doubt" He
IS particular to impress upon the
minds of the talesmcn the presump-
ion of innocence in the case of the
accused and that his guilt must he
proven by the prosecution beyond
reasonable doubt" the prisoner to
nave the benefit of any doubt as to
MS guilt which may remain in the
mind Of the Juror after he has heard
III the evidence and law in the case
From the tenor of the questions asked
~ Mr. Green it is evident that the
'lea to be set up for Ford is self-de
ense. although there was little or
lothing in the evidence before the
jury to sustain such plea
States Attorney Wilson also seems
o by trying TO secure a safe jury for
he peoples side Of the case He
ound several men among those
'assed to him as satisfactory to tho
efense who declared when question