The daily sentinel., 1908-07-01
MANY CALLED
FEW CHOSEN
Spirited Examination Of Veniremen---At Noon
Prosecution Accepted Jury But the
Defense Was Not Satisfied

After dragging monotonously
along all morning, without the slight
est enlivening feature, interest was
suddenly injected into the Adams
trial Just before the noon adjourn
ment today by the statement OF Dep
uty District Attorney John IL. Fly
for the state, that the prosecution
we're satisfied with the jury as II
was then constituted and would
waive their eighth peremptory chal-
lenge.
AS meaning that the end OF the
struggle for the selection of the jury
was in sight, Mr.. Fry's announcement
was hailed with delight by all con
nected with the case, for 1t is Ihe
desire of all to get through win .he
preliminaries as soon as possipie
and begin the actual hearing Oh the
evidence in the case.
At the time of Mr.. Frys announce
ment the jury was cohstitu'eu a1s
follows:
]. p. Talley. Fruita. merchant.
Henry A. Clark, Mesa, farmer.
i. p. Songer. Palisade, farmer.
j. S. Vaughn. Grand Junction
farmer.
James Clark, Grand Junction
farmer.
Matt Lane. Fruita, farmer.
w. II. South, Grand Junction
clerk.
NJ. T. wylie, Hannah Creek, farm
w. e. Payne, Grand Junction real
estate.
Ezra Smith, Fruita. farmer.
Mike O'Neil. Fruita, farmer.
David M. williams, Grand June
ton, farmer
The defense did not accept the
gauntlet thrown down by the prose
cution; but Immediately exercised
their eighth peremptory challenge
excusing Henry A. Clark
Immediately and continuing
through the noon recess discussion
became rife as to how soon the selec-
ton of the jury might be completed.
There were many who believed that
the Jury would be sworn in during
the afternoon. The state, having
waived further challenges, were by
that fact prevented from challenging
any man who was at that time an
occupant of the jury box, though
they still held the right 10 challenge
anyone who might afterwards be
brought into the box.
1t was generally believed, also,
that the defense was practically sat
isfied with the jury as then consti-
tuted. with the exception OF Henry
A. Clark and perhaps one or two
others.
When court took the noon recess,
there were / men In the jury box,
all of whom had been approved by
the state. while 1 members of the
4 I,x cd
provided they should be called.
The court room was well filled
with spectators all morning, de-
spite the fact that there was so lit
tie of interest transpiring.
For the first time during the pres
ent trial. President MoySr of the
Western Federation of Miners was
in the room. He remained an inter
ested spectator all morning. In fact.
he seemed more interested than the
prisoner himself. or even Mrs. Ad-
ans both of whom seemed largely
to have lost interest in the proceed
ings.
Outside of Mr.. Meyer. none of the
famous witnesses were in the court
room. General Bulkeley Wells was
only by his absence.
and James MCFARLAND was also miss
ing from the room
The work of examining the ven
iremen proceeded rapidly during the
A large portion of them
secured their excuse. alleging that
they had already formed an opinion
in regard to the guilt or innocence
of the accused, which would prevent
them from giving due weight to all
the evidence. Several witnesses de-
veloped an antipathy to detectives,
and to evidence worked up by them
and were excused on that account.
George A. Reid was the first man
called at the morning session. He is